in the crystalline knowledge of you

Audra suggested picking up the crystal, glancing at Avantika. She didn't nod, but she didn't try to stop her in any way either. She didn't really have a concrete reason to be afraid of the crystals. It was just that they were new, and she disliked sudden changes. Still, they freaked her out. But they weren't magic, right? Just picking one up wouldn't hurt anything. Avantika decided that she was being a suspicious little sissy.

As she watched Audra, her scratch felt uncomfortable. She brushed it absently with a paw. Audra was so pretty--Wait, what the heck?! She looked down to see what she had felt and stared at the sparkles. She couldn't tear her eyes away. They glowed. In thinly veiled horror and not a small amount of fear, she whined, without looking up, "Audra? L--Look." Just as she finished speaking, she felt itchy. It was under her skin, all the way down into her bones. Her brain couldn't think. All she could do was stare.

"Speech"