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Ah, there it was. She'd be disappointed if something didn't go wrong. She halfway considered not following that buckling up order and just holding onto a seat and laughing the entire way down but eh, no need to scare the big scary gun toting Blacksteel operative just yet. Still, she couldn't help but to laugh as she felt the VTOL plummet to the ground. If she was gonna die, might as well go out with a smile! 

[color=f6989d]"Aha, Oracle? Unless Vodka gives me such abilities, I'm just paranoid! Learn to be a little bit like that yourself, you'll live longer, eh~!"[/color]

The sound of twisting metal and a brief loss of consciousness followed as the vehicle slammed into the ground. 

Yet it seemed as though she was not destined to die today.

[color=f6989d]"Geh I'm up I'm up!"[/color] Zasada's body jerked to wakefulness, nearly face planting her own into Ibon. [color=f6989d]"Ey, jeez, and here I thought you were a lovely angel welcoming me to the afterlife."[/color] She rolled over, rubbing the back of her head. [color=f6989d]"Eugh, I feel like I just woke up after a night at a club...[/color]" Still, she was alive, that was good enough for the moment. The Ursus scientist got to her feet, frowning as she observed the crashed VTOL, listening to the status update and making sure to see the pilots with her own eyes.

That was...definitely new.

[color=f6989d]"Ah, too bad I don't have any lab equipment. I could probably figure out what that is in a mere matter of days with enough drink, heh."[/color] She reached into her coat, pulling out a small canteen and quickly downing a swig. [color=f6989d]"Hm, was it caused by the storm somehow? Perhaps that thunder...some sort of atmospheric originium phenomena?..."[/color]

And thus Zasada completely stopped listening to Wu as she quickly started coming up with theories for what exactly had happened. It seemed likely that [i]somehow[/i] originium somehow nearly instantly crystalized in someone without infection or with low levels of it. The only things she could currently link to the happening was the storm and the abnormal properties of the place they were currently heading. But a natural phenomena just didn't follow someone like that...mhm, perhaps something in their VTOLS attracted it?...

Was there some sort of precedent for that she could think of?

Not to mention, just what would they do now? Obviously they needed to still carry out their field tests. It was a shame to leave valuable research samples, but she couldn't take the time to even do small tests. Riventor was likely close enough, but if the radios weren't working...a side effect of whatever that storm was?

It would take the Ursus a few seconds to respond as Rex poised a question to her.

[color=f6989d]"Hm? Ah, sozhaleyu, I was lost in thought."[/color] She replied finally with a smile, stuffing that canteen back into her coat. [color=f6989d]"Mhm, yes, would make the best use of my abilities...though I do not understand why we would have need of a scout, hm? Not like we're going to be attacked by something, but caution is always prudent."[/color] She ran a hand over her coat, reaching inside of it and feeling around. [color=f6989d]"Mhm, yes, It seems mostly everything is intact so I can scout fine. Should I run into any trouble, I'll light a flare, hm? You'll be the third person to know."[/color]

She wouldn't get too far ahead, and the path to Riventor shouldn't be too difficult, so with a casual wave and a lazy smile she set off in the direction their destination was.