Steady Pulse

Aliana was getting rounder by the day. From what he'd experienced with Siren, round meant uncomfortable. Uncomfortable meant sitting still more often than not, so Chimera decided to get Ali out of the house for a bit. She needed a change of scenery and to stretch her legs. At least, he thought she did. A gentle nudged roused the woman and he asked her to come with him. Together, they exited their wing of the resort and moved out into the wide open atrium. That was where the familiarity ended.

Blue crystals were plastered at the base of damn near every surface in sight. They were particularly thick upon the wood of the buildings. Were they growing from within the wood or had they simply formed on the wood? Part of Chimera wanted to just have Ali go back inside while he investigated, but he couldn't keep her inside forever. The new strangeness of the world showed no signs of stopping. In fact, it only seemed to be getting worse. Chimera cast a glance at the clouded fae. "Stay close."

Moving out into the open space, Chimera approached the massive tree in the center. Glowing blue crystals grew along the spines of ever single root, casting the entire atrium in an intense, luminescent blue. Tentatively, the giant man reached out and touched one of the crystals with one paw. The crystal seemed to thrum to live, glowing bright white before dying down again. Chimera's mouth set in a hard line. This was all too strange and he didn't like it.

"Chimera Klein"