Cash just shook his head at Vivian.

"Yep. Once I had tried it with two chickens with some light in a small wooden crate, I'd put a camera inside. Didn't change anything. It did give me a glimpse of the nightmare though... Sort of," he shrugged. "It manifests instantaneously as a few gusts of air, so I imagine we're dealing an intangible type of nightmare, hence why I asked for Diva to come along," he explained, gesturing to the girl.

"As for its usage, I've only gotten word of this one incident occurring, so I think we're dealing with a single knowledgeable individual using it. Given the targets, it's likely they're another mob against the Himura, or a hitman for the same reason. Could be any number of folks. Pendeltons, Rash, Wireforts, Towers..." he Cash counted on his fingers, "Those are the groups I know that have something against the Himuras. The problem with killing it is that whatever you kill in an area afflicted by the mark isn't truly the nightmare itself. Merely a manifestation of it. The research for this particular idea is shoddy, but there's reason to suspect that it has a 'true home' from where it can extend its manifestations through the symbols. And yes. It [i]can[/i] show up in multiple places at once. That much is known from the research on when it was used last... Some twenty-odds years or so ago." Cash straightened himself and turned to Arsenal.

"We've been cautious about our little 'tests' with the symbol. Haven't tried it on any actual buildings, so I can't say if an open door affects it or not. I imagine the Himura house had open windows at least somewhere when it happened, and the nightmare remained inside, so I'm lead to believe it stays in the 'house' as a concept. And we only know it just kills macroscopic living things. There was a robot servant in the house and it wasn't touched." Cash sighed, letting his hands fall noisily at his sides.

"Now then, with all those details explained, I've got a suggestion for a lead. Given it probably can't be killed at the house and that we have no clue where its origins might be, our best bet is to get info straight from the source. Whoever used the symbol will have a better idea on where it popped up from twenty years later, and [i]that[/i] is where we should be able to get the right answers. I'd suggest speaking with the Wireforts first. Policus news seems to believe they're the ones in deepest shit with the Himuras right now. Just let them know you're not after any of them, just how they this symbol... If it indeed was one of them."

With that, Cash urged the group on their way, giving short answers to the lingering questions the group had. Ultimately the plan was simple, though it still meant having several things in the way till they actually got to some nightmare skull-bashing. Indeed, if anyone had even considered what it'd be like to fight the nightmare in a common house, few could be convinced it'd work out. The moment anyone was unseen, they would presumably be dead. Given its strange nature, no one was willing to test if it could bypass arcane shields. Diva could root the thing to physicality, but even that could be a waste of time, according to Cash's provided info.

And so it was that their first stop was the Wirefort manor, an old-timey chic manor in the middle layers of Neo Babylon, nevertheless with a wide land surrounding its walls. After gathering once again in the available vehicles, they were on their way out of the Envi-Novel district and back into the grimy under city where natural light reached them only in the few hours of high noon. The Wirefort manor was well underneath several megafoundations, leaving only the orange light of old streelamps to illuminate their path. Several buildings surrounded the plentiful lot of the manor, undoubtedly bought out and fortified for added protection and buffering. Well before they reached the street it was on, their appearance had already drawn the attention of residents and placed watchmen alike. There was no fuss. Not until they stopped nearby the manor.

Several men had stepped out in front of the cars on the street to stop them, clearly wary of their presence so close to the mob family manor. Gesturing for at least a few of them to step out, they approached at a distance, handguns and SMG's brought out from thick overcoats to make sure everyone understood what was at stake.

"The hell are you freaks doing around here? What's your business? Painstakers?"