Thinking that the comely professor was serious about her inquiry, Spencer responded.  "So far I have spent upwards of $1000 on this rare opportunity," he said, his eyes, alongside his flashlight beam, glancing over the aged hallway.  "While I am loathe to invest in any single venture that has no guarantees of a return, I believe it to be more than justified in this case; the potential for truly ground-breaking discovery was too valuable to pass up."<br/><br/>Gravel crunched beneath his feet as he followed behind their guide once again, pausing only when she did though for reasons Spencer had yet to understand.  She was either feigning hearing a voice or actually was hearing one, in which case the Ph.D. student's investment had already borne some fruit.  Though without his own supernatural experience, or one for his newfound partner latched to his hand, there would be very little he could turn into meaningful research.<br/><br/>When suddenly, the professor asked a question that seemed devoid of any context.  Do what? he wondered.  Confused, he questioned her in return.  "Our guide didn't do a thing.  Did you hear something?  See something?"  His eyes and his light darted around the hallway, searching for evidence of anything out of the ordinary, hoping to catch even the denouement of some supernatural event, but turned up disappointed.  Their guide seemed similarly confused, drawn in by her own unique experience that was shared with neither of them.<br/><br/>As Jamie called out for her friend once more, as yet spurred on by a voice he could not detect, Spencer's hand grew clammy and his heart raced, though more out of excitement than fear.  He trained his flashlight down the hallway and over her shoulder and continued to follow.<br/><br/>"Will we see the room, then?" he whispered to Jamie somewhat impatiently.  "The one with the women?  Or must we find your partner first?  I'd like to remind you that I paid expecting to see the entirety of the house."<br/><br/><a class="username" data-user-id="20459" data-username="@LeaT" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/20459/">@LeaT</a><a class="username" data-user-id="41027" data-username="@MsBloom" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/41027/">@MsBloom</a><a class="username" data-user-id="34307" data-username="@Colonel_Liam" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://bluemoonroleplaying.com/community/members/34307/">@Colonel_Liam</a>