When the red glow rose from the totem, Oscar was assaulted as well, though it was not as overt or obviously nearly as harmful as what had happened to Voltaje. He might have gone to his aid if the entirety of his attention hadn't been devoted to the totem, like a charmed snake sitting in a basket. The first time he had seen that red glow from the airplane, he had sensed... Something strange. His empathy had acted wild, even though he had not been in contact with anyone, but he knew he was sensing some strange emotion. And here it is again... Something in the totem was calling to him. He had taken a few steps toward it, unaware of the environment around him until Athena interrupted his daydream, telling him to keep lookout.<br/><br/>He blinked furiously, trying to dispel the strange feeling that had taken him over for a moment, and looked between the group and the totem, the object that had caught his attention so. "Hey, Captain?" He asked, taking a few steps towards Athena. In a low voice, he told her, "I didn't say anything on the airplane because everything happened so fast, but... Just now, I felt something. When the big red glow came over us, my empathic powers were going nuts for a moment. That totem... I don't want to sound crazy, but it's<em>alive</em>. And it's watching us, right now. And usually, I can only get a good reading when I'm right next to someone... Like right now," he said, patting her lightly on the shoulder as if demonstrating the proximity needed to exercise his mental powers, "But I was two dozen paces away and I could still<em>feel</em>something. Do you think I should... Check it out or something?" He wanted to go touch the totem, but he had reservations... Was he entirely safe if he touched it?