Willard doesn't even blink.  Instead, he gives Irina a tight little smile.<br/><br/>"Man, this is starting to feel just like that first field trip all over again!"<br/><br/>By now, you've reached the strangely unguarded elevators.  He waits for you all to board before hitting the bottom-most switch.  As it descends, he raises his voice so that you can hear him over the machinery.<br/><br/>"You've noted the lack of internal security?  If I'm right and this is like Belize, then they don't really care about stopping intruders from getting in.  Those guards outside would be there mostly to deter tourists, not stop a dedicated attempt.  Real defenses are going to be down there."  He runs a hand through his hair.  "Anyway, this mine played out a few years ago.  So imagine my surprise when someone buys it out and starts digging all over again.  And then, the same day something really weird happens in Tokyo, there's an earthquake that supposedly shuts it down again?"<br/><br/>He laughs.  It isn't a pleasant sound.<br/><br/>"Did a little detective work on my way out here.  New owner's a member of the super-church in town.  Call me cynical, but I bet someone with just enough paradise on the brain to be stupid got their paws on something with actual power...and borrowed the mine to try some ritual or other they got in a cheap knock-off of the<em>al-Azif</em>."  He pauses.  "And if I'm wrong about this, drinks are on me."