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Everyone deserves a place to relax and let down your hair, especially our favorite Voltra residents! Everybody is welcome to come in, kick up your feet, enjoy a hot cup of tea or hot cocoa or a refreshing smoothie, and shoot the breeze!

Oh, and do please pardon the mess. We're still getting things squared away.

@Vontell: Hmm...

She hurries along, keeping a firm hold on Vontell's hand, deep in thought.

With what you've told us, I can't help but wonder if this person is not a person at all but some kind of construct. Limited speech, neither warm nor cold, the way it moves is clearly not human. A summoning maybe? It still raises more questions than answers. Why Vivienne? Was she just in the wrong place at the wrong time or were they after her specifically?

She glances up as they arrive at the abandoned building.

Woah. That's a little bigger than I expected it to be. Where are we? An industrial zone? Wait, Leo!

She looks back at Vontell and the others.

I don't know about you guys, but I trust Leo's instincts. He knows it's dangerous, he had that reaction to the gunk from earlier. I don't think he'd recklessly charge in without good reason.

She turns to Vontell.

I know throughout this whole thing we've all been sort of casting our vote on what we should do next but Von...I think this is a decision you need to make for yourself. We don't know what's in there for sure. It could get dangerous and you've already been attacked. Nobody will think less of you if you want to go get help. But if you do decide to go in, I think it should be because you think it's the right thing to do. We're all the masters of our own fate, after all, and I trust you to make the right decision. Whatever you decide, I'll still be your eyes. I'll lead the way.

She smiles and gently squeezes his hand reassuringly.

It's time to choose, Vontell.

Rush the Building
or

Try to Find Help

@Vontell:
She frowns, tapping her chin in thought while assessing Vontell's eyes.

When I was younger I used to have to squint a lot too to see anything. I'd get headaches from the strain on my eyes. My eyesight was pretty bad and I had to get glasses. It looks like whatever that thing was, its attack damaged your eyes. You may need glasses or it might just be temporary, but we're definitely going to want to get it checked out by a professional.

She sighs, struggling with what seems to be a very difficult decision.

Vivienne needs us, and I know how much it means to you to find her. But you're having trouble even seeing me, and I'm right next to you. With your eyesight damaged, you could miss a clue or react too late to an attack. We could lose the culprit altogether. With all this in mind, I think the best decision is....

She passes the light to someone else and takes Vontell's hand.

...that we'll have to be your eyes. Let us lead. You should let your eyes rest a little or you could do permanent damage to them. Focus on your other senses instead. Try and remember what the culprit smelled like, sounded like when they moved. Was there a chill in the air when they were present? We'll keep our eyes open for visual clues and you can keep your ears open for sounds. Leo can keep us on track following the goo and smelling them out. We're gonna get to the bottom of this.

Come on. Let's follow the Figure.

@Vontell: We have to find Vivi, but we also have to keep ourselves healthy and capable of helping her, otherwise her best chance at rescue will be lost with us. Vontell, give me the flashlight. Let me see your eyes. We have to assess the damage before we can make a reasonable decision.

Can't wait to find out what happens next! This was a brilliant idea, by the way.