[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 - Underground [b]Skills:[/b] [color=00ccff]Pattern Analysis, Cryptography, Mathematics, Decipher hieroglyphics, Acute Observation[/color] [hr][/center] Nora was thoroughly in her element, taking notes and beginning to piece things together. While Belladonna was most likely dead or critically wounded, and she knew as much, Nora felt [i]whole[/i] for perhaps one of the first times in her life. She had a sense of purpose and meaning, allowing her spirits to be lifted even as they were facing the possibility of death in this underground fortress. While she didn't know what this meant for her going forward, she made a note of this feeling of completeness and would examine it later - just another step towards actively living her life, rather than resigning in passivity due to the disappointment that was society. Her analysis allowed her to figure out a decent route to allow them to go further into the tomb, as well as potentially find Belladonna. She figured she had found a way to at least get to where the hole Belladonna had fell into would lead to, which would allow them to determine what had happened to her. In addition to this, she was able to note the location of some of the traps that they might encounter, in order to prevent further tragedy. She allowed herself a slight smile and had she been at home, she would have rewarded herself with a good cup of tea. [color=00ccff]"I believe I have charted us a course to where Belladonna would have fallen, as well as identified some of the traps that we may encounter,"[/color] she told her comrades. She had already told them that she had seen the haze as well, so she didn't respond to Mahendra's question. She did not like to repeat herself. [color=#9370DB]"Yeah, everything is fuzzy here,"[/color] Gene answered Mahendra. However, there was then a sudden noise and Gene turned around, an eyebrow arched. Yeah, so they had picked up a stalker or something, it seemed. Why else would someone go into the off limits area and not say a word to announce their presence? She tried not to laugh as the man started talking about the authorities getting involved. They were dealing with mystical events and had just been threatened with the local police. In fact, she couldn't hold back the laughter and she was smirking. She wished there was a theater program just involving this stranger and the Lord Major. Of course, the Lord Major was talking to her again. [color=#9370DB]"Believe it or not, I'm here to protect you all,"[/color] she said honestly. [color=#9370DB]"You just wouldn't believe me if I told you what I can do."[/color] At the very least, the Lord Major was a certified bureaucrat in her opinion, meaning that his claim of being an authority followed through. However, laughing at his expense had gone on a bit too long. She needed to focus her mind and senses a little bit in this situation. They had a path to Belladonna and this newcomer to deal with, that was fine. But the haze that was clouding her vision - that was concerning. She hadn't experienced anything like that before. [hider=Roll Request - Nora]Character current location: Athribis, Underground Characters attempted actions: Nora is seeing if she can tell anything about the stranger by looking at him and such Any and all skills being used: Acute Observation Why each skill is being called: Acute Observation - basically perception. Desired location of the character: Athribis, Underground[/hider] [hider=Roll Request - Gene]Character current location: Athribis, Underground Characters attempted actions: Gene is attempting to figure out, drawing on her background and all, what this haze could be Any and all skills being used: Psychophysics, Counterfactual History Why each skill is being called: Psychophysics - it deals with the mind and its response to physical stimuli, so this could be one explanation for this 'group hallucination'; Counterfactual History - if she has heard of anything like this before Desired location of the character: Athribis, Underground[/hider]