[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=#9370DB]Gene Benaszewski[/color] & [color=00ccff]Nora Kingston[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/mkGy8X72/giphy.gif[/img][hr][hr][b][color=#9370DB]Location:[/color][/b] Train To Athribis
[b][color=#9370DB]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A [hr][/center]	Gene chuckled slightly, spotting the red cat that jumped into J.C.'s lap. She was familiar with a red cat back home that always seemed to turn up when she least expected him to, though that was part of his charm. She turned her head slightly as the Lord Major indicated that she could sit with him, and she smiled pleasantly at him. [color=#9370DB]"Great!"[/color] she exclaimed. If he had told her no, it wasn't like she was going to move anyways. She wasn't about to sit alone and the old man was way too much fun to poke fun at. 

	Nora nodded at Lauren's question, composing her thoughts for a moment. She had so many disconnected ideas on this topic and she couldn't decide which piece of thread to follow to the end of this puzzle. At the mention of her branding, Nora rubbed the branded thumb slightly with her other thumb, reminding herself that the mark was indeed real. She could not discount what had happened, could not wave it off as something impossible - it was just merely improbable from what she understood. She was slightly taken aback by the malice in J.C.'s tone towards the cat - sure, not everyone loved animals but they were innocent creatures in her opinion. However, the conversation quickly returned to branding and Nora took a slight breath. 

	While they had addressed Lauren, Lauren had not been branded. Nora had been. And of the others branded, Josephine was the only other one that still was alive and she was not currently on the train with them. [color=00ccff]"I was, as well as two others..."[/color] Nora said softly. She removed the covering from her hand and allowed them to see the brand on her. She wondered if the cat would have any sort of reaction to seeing it. [color=00ccff]"As for why this is happening... From what I can tell, a working explanation falls into line with what we discussed with Neema - that we have been chosen as protectors of sort for the Bastet in some fight... But I must confess, the theory seems shaky at best... but not one that can be dismissed outright."[/color]

	[color=#9370DB]"Try being more flexible,"[/color] Gene told Nora, hearing her theory. So many people had it in their head that things had to be a certain way, but that wasn't the way to go about things. Gene believed in keeping an open mind and being open to possibilities, even things that defied one's understanding of reality. It would've been incredibly dull to live in a world where everything was within the realm of the expected. She wanted to be shocked and surprised - and to see these people in such an interesting situation, worried because it didn't adhere to their own sense of reality? It was a bit annoying and disappointing. [color=#9370DB]"Assuming that the answer has to be what you'd expect is probably why you haven't sorted this all out yet."[/color]