[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=#9370DB]Gene Benaszewski[/color] & [color=00ccff]Nora Kingston[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/C5TXWPzW/giphy.gif[/img][hr][hr][b]Location:[/b] Athribis [b]Skills:[/b] [color=00ccff]Pattern Analysis, Cryptography, Mathematics, Decipher hieroglyphics, Acute Observation[/color] [hr][/center] At Lauren's admission that their exact sort of scenario scared her, Gene snorted slightly. [color=#9370DB]"Then this must be a really horrible vacation for you,"[/color] she commented. She didn't see any noticeable traps or trip wires or anything of the likes around them, so it seemed to be safe enough to keep on moving. Her gut also told her that Belladonna was fine, probably just on a different level or something of the sort in these ruins. Belladonna's family never was the sort to just die easily - though Gene couldn't say the same for the Lord Major's family tree. She then glanced at the Lord Major, as he asked for them to hang back and try to figure out what had happened with Belladonna. She was pretty certain that the Lord Major had a crush on Belladonna. [color=#9370DB]"Alright, and how do you suggest we do that?"[/color] Gene asked him. [color=#9370DB]"Jumping into the hole isn't going to help. I already did a bit of a test and it is deep. If you have a rope, we could lower someone down there to get a better look,"[/color] she explained. Gene was on vacation and she didn't really want to take charge in this situation, but it seemed like she might as well have to at this rate. [color=#9370DB]"Of course, what would you secure the rope to in order to lower someone down there? It isn't like this place is the most stable, so there's nowhere to hitch it that wouldn't risk another disaster on our hands."[/color] She huffed slightly. [color=#9370DB]"If you'd like, I can do a reading to see if she's still alive - you'd be surprised how accurate tarot can be when you do it properly."[/color] Meanwhile, Nora was examining the markings that Mahendra had pointed out to her. While she didn't understand their exact meaning, she was able to piece together a rough pattern from them - directions were being pointed to different points. It reminded her a bit of the maps that were pasted onto the walls of buildings, in order to help visitors locate the various offices and the like inside. She started to scratch down more and more notes on this, hoping to put together a map of sorts - or at least more of a guide as to their situation. [color=00ccff]"These markings are giving directions,"[/color] Nora explained, looking at Mahendra for a moment. [color=00ccff]"If I continue this process as we go... Perhaps I will be able to create a map of sorts, which would help us when we decide to leave this underground..."[/color] her voice fell silent for a moment, thinking on the Belladonna situation. Maybe they would be able to find her final resting place, using this guide. She didn't know if someone could have survived a fall like that. The Lord Major only survived thanks to his clothing getting caught, and she had seen how exhausted everyone was after trying to get him back up. While there was a chance that Belladonna was still alive, she felt that the probability of it was low. [color=00ccff]"... I don't know if she could have survived such a fall,"[/color] she told the Lord Major quietly. [hider=Roll Request - Nora]Character current location: Athribis, Underground Characters attempted actions: Nora is going to do a back of the envelope / Fermi calculation to try to estimate if Belladonna could have survived that drop. Any and all skills being used: Mathematics, Acute Observation Why each skill is being called: Mathematics - in order to calculate/estimate. Acute Observation - basically perception. Desired location of the character: Athribis, Underground[/hider]