Aderyn shrugged, "Call it what you like, it looks like a spark to me." A slight toss of her head flared her stylish cut into almost a crest once more, just for an instant, before it settled smoothly around her face, once more framing high, tanned cheekbones. "The vampire is not alive, and beyond what your companion has told you, you can tell its youth because it still mimics the habits of life. There are signs that look like life, but the father beyond death it goes, the less it will mimic life. The less it will remember to mock things like breathing, like feelings."<br/><br/>She stepped closer to Yukina and her hand moved in a graceful gesture, curving in the air close to the woman's face as if she were cupping her cheek, though she came nowhere close to contacting her skin. "You are. You could live ten thousand years and you will not ever one single day have to<span style="font-style: italic">remember</span>to feel." If Beth was watching she might see that Aderyn caressed the edge of Yukina's aura, and that it would seem her presence attracted that energy. As if she'd touched sticky cotton candy, she came away with nearly invisible wisps melting into her skin. Islwyn was the same, the pair seemed an energy sink, drawing power to them simply by being.<br/><br/>When Yukina spent time arguing with Neo and Raven for the presence of a soul, Islwyn smirked slightly and then bent his head over the drone, studying it with perhaps excessive diligence. He thought the argument amusing, but knew his sister's temperament.<br/><br/>A sharp click of her high heels somehow conveyed ire, "I have the answer. I don't need to see all to see that." Aderyn gestured sharply to the vampire, "Empty." She waved vaguely to indicate the humans in the room, "Nearly blinding since the lot of you are mages." This was the preferred argument, though her annoyance at being questioned by a human, no matter how old, was clear. Clear and nearly hot enough for her to point out that the vampire offered her no subsistence, and just being in the room with mages was... pleasant.<br/><br/>Emotions were running high, emitting delicious energy. She had her own spark, but that energy was one that tasted best. Like the vampire she could take bits with blood, but more she could drink it pure. If the core was left, the energy would regrow, that was how humans were... farmed back home. Still, telling a room full of mages that they were tempting food was not the way to live a long life, so she remained tightly controlled.<br/><br/>Islwyn gave Beth an interested look when she mentioned crow familiars. "So you send this thing, which will not feel harm and may see clearly from out of sight. Wise." He stroked the drone gently with one finger, seeming to have a need to touch everything. Yet both were almost extremely careful to not touch the humans even by accident.<br/><br/>Having inspected the drone, Islwyn shifted back, "Things that are a danger to you may not be to myself, but if they need suits, will you as well?" He seemed to be assuming that no matter what the drone saw, they would be exploring the facility. A scout was wise, but a scout was a prelude. He doubted the drone could sneak in. Of course he wasn't so sure about the humans either. Still, it was likely that Aderyn and himself could bend shadows about a few if needed.<br/><br/>Islwyn turned his head, once more an unerring glance through walls to the direction of the facility. He heard it, felt it in his bones. Intriguing. Enticing. Was the lure for a purpose or was it an accident? If not on purpose, why were magical beings vanishing? What use were they put to? So many questions, especially as vampires vanished as well. They were worthless to him, but they were powered by something. A force that kept them going even if they had to siphon bits of anothers spark to keep themselves going.<br/><br/>After a long moment of staring through both people and the wall into the space beyond, Islwyn finally answered Beth's words. "Energy is energy. It was always to be a place of power, is it difficult to imagine a shift from outer to inner?"<br/><br/>Perhaps for the humans it was. They liked to separate, categorize, isolate, name. Their minds sorted and grouped and buzzed. Despite the love of his kind for enjoyable chatter, they were more wide seeing, calm of thought. It would be a good match perhaps. He smiled at Beth, charmingly magnetic despite his wild appearance. It didn't matter what glamour he wore over his appearance, as drab as a sparrow he would still pull attention. The smallest off center draw of an aura was felt unconsciously, and most often followed.<br/><br/>Of course Neo was right, a mind could now easily convince itself that Aderyn drew the eyes because she appeared to have strolled off a New York cat walk. When there was another plausible explanation, a mind did not have to admit it was her nature to draw energy. Though perhaps among mages it may be known, or could be noted.