They May Offer you Fortune and Fame

[asthecroweflies]

Who; Jagger (asthecroweflies), Watts (gadaboutdetective), Yuki (areasontohope) aka The Gullwings
What; Trying to get to the bottom of this plant problem
Where; Gullwings office to start, then elsewhere
When; Sunday (9/12)
Warnings; None at the moment, will update as necessary



Jagger was heading back from lunch when he spotted it, in a planter just to the right of the door leading back to their offices: a small bulb about two inches wide. It looked innocent enough, but upon closer inspection, it didn't fit with the flowers that grew alongside it. He moved closer slowly, brow knitting as he got closer to the thing. He wasn't exactly an expert on plants, but he pulled out his phone, the one given to them upon arrival, nonetheless, and snapped a photo of the bulb. Who knew, maybe Yuki knew something about it.

The mold and mildew had been hell to deal with up to this point regardless, but this was a new addition, and new things in Aterat were rarely good. He headed inside after he was satisfied he'd seen enough of the plant to share with others, and to reference if he was going to look it up somewhere.

He placed his phone on Yuki's desk, glancing over toward Watts' station before crossing his arms.

"So, this is new. Anyone want to take a crack at it?"

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[asthecroweflies]

There were people talking, in the here and now, and he was vaguely aware of it beyond the waning sensation of horror, of panic. He swallowed, and that physical action brought him back to the world around him and out of the, well what he assumed was the past. He ran a hand over his hair, stepping back from the table and taking a moment to get a feel for the people around him, the real people.

"They were terrified, but I don't know why. Yuki...where did you say you found this thing?"

[gadaboutdetective]

“Terrified…?” How far back did this particular microscope go? What had it been around for…? His eyes turned to Yuki as Jagger asked him for confirmation about where it had been found. It might be a good idea to follow up with that location and see what else could be learned there…

[areasontohope]

Yuki blinked at Jagger as he asked his question. But he shook his head. "It was on one of the desks near the information desk at the Mage's Tower." He wasn't sure whether or not swiping it had been a good thing but no one had been around for him to exactly ask if he could borrow it either.

He caught the detective's gaze but he was just as baffled as the other man.

[asthecroweflies]

"Yeah." His mind was reeling from the possibilities, but it was better than being flooded with that feeling. "...something happened there. Something big. And unexpected."

He was quite certain about that point. Whatever had happened, they hadn't been anticipating it.

[gadaboutdetective]

“Mm… That thing that the locals keep talking about happening before we arrived, perhaps?” His brow furrowed. He knew Jagger had indicated before that he only got mostly a feeling or sensation rather than actual information… But it was clearly a large something for that kind of residual… whatever it was. “Has anything like this ever come to your attentions before?” He asked, directing the question to both Yuki and Jagger.

They’d worked at the office longer than he had, after all, and it was hard to not wonder if this was a first for Jagger here.

[areasontohope]

Yuki had absolutely zero ideas as to what was going on here. But one thing was for certain, Jagger seemed to be able to know things and it wasn't as creepy as Hanajima's electric waves.

So he looked over at the detective and shook his head. "I've never seen anything like this."