Naomi nods, glancing in the direction of the forest.<span style="color: #6495ED">"I'm not surprised. There was an.. incident. A being that looked very much like Suicune, only.. more, larger... attacked Saisho. She was being tormented by something, something clearly not a part of her, something that wanted her to attack despite her nature. I saw her try to resist it. And when she died, she.. her body dissipated in glimmering sparkles, rising to the sky, while the corruption she'd been infected with stayed behind, bubbling and hissing until it melted into nothingness. Her death felt.. like the world had lost something. Given how quiet it's been here, I wonder if, perhaps... something in these islands is reacting to more humans, using machines and vehicles, as an invasion, a disturbance of the balance of the isles here. I didn't see anything like the shrine you had set up, or anything like the torii we're going to put up tomorrow."</span><br/><br/>Naomi colored, blushing a bit.<span style="color: #6495ED">"And now, I bet you're thinking I'm being superstitious. Looking for evidence of something which doesn't exist. I just.. I can't help but feel that way, you know? Like there's a balance, an ebb and flow to this place, and we're just blundering around without paying attention."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>