[b]Finch[/b]

Left on his own, Finch found himself exploring the base that he had been deposited in by his new allies. He seemed to have the time on his hands, so if he was going to be staying here for a while then he might as well get some idea of what the place looked like. He didn't particularly care about what was going on in the city right now, figuring that somebody would handle it. And if they didn't, well, it wasn't his problem anymore. 

Looking around though, he wasn't entirely impressed. Well okay that wasn't fair. The entire thing was made of metal, from the walls to the floor, and it was pretty sturdy and solid. He was impressed by that, since he couldn't think of any place like it in his own memory. He just wasn't all that impressed by the decor, since aside from being metal it wasn't all that fancy. He supposed they most likely cared more about utility than aesthetics. Which he could understand, but if you were going to have power you might as well live a little. 

There were a few things not metal though, like the chairs. He supposed he had to be grateful for that, or at least his back would be if they were going to have meetings here. It could be that there was a more practical reason related to whomever had made the place, but he liked to think it was just because no one wanted to sit in metal chairs all the time.

But for now he spent the time wandering a bit, eventually shifting to looking for a room and not just random exploration. There were some good options there, though geographically he didn't know how much of a difference it made. He ended up choosing one that was relatively equidistant from one of the studies and the dining areas. It could have been worse. 

It was too bad that he didn't have his stuff with him though. Maybe they'd let him go back and retrieve some of it? He supposed it wasn't that big of a deal, but he had some sentimental attachment to some of the things he had. There was no harm in asking about it later.

Finch was about to move on when he caught sight of the mask on his bed, suddenly there when it had not been before. He would have been more confused by it had he suddenly not remembered that the Alkahest had an Epic with teleportation related abilities with them. So that probably explained it.

Picking up the mask, he looked it over and noted the blobs where the eyes would be, and the star where the beak would have been on an owl. Keeping things close to theme, but not being too incredibly obvious. He was okay with it.

Thinking on it for a moment, he slipped on the mask before turning to resume his exploration. So far so good, and he was interested in seeing what else this place had in store for him.