<div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">Nadine</span></div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">Research Specialist</span></div><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">Tagging: Open</span></div><br/><hr/><hr/><br/>''Thanks.''<br/><br/><br/>Nadine nodded her acknowledgement, catching David's lip's movement as she supported him and wrapped his arm around her shoulder so she could catch his wrist with her other hand.  At least, that's what she thought he said. She could hear it just barely. Instead of clouded deafness was now this innate ringing. Typical for the return of hearing.<br/><br/>"A LOCAL ANIMAL LIFE APPARENTLY! I DON'T RECALL SEEING ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE! HAVE YOU?! THIS IS CRAZY. WHERE IS THAT FREAKING DOCTOR!??"<br/><br/>Hannah responded, yelling in order to compensate for the lacking ability to hear, but Nadine suddenly perceived what she had said far clearer than she had in moments just past. She recoiled, wanting to cup a hand to her ear closest to Hannah, but having David on her arm prevented any such movement.<br/><br/><strong>"I don't know, but I can hear you loud and clear!"</strong><br/><br/>Garrus seemed to agree when he winced at the yelling, and approached determinedly to reproach them for yelling. Or not being calm.. Or maybe both. Nadine shot him a glare right back, now that she could hear what he was saying. One that was more annoyed than anything.<br/><br/><strong>"I AM calm!"</strong><br/><br/>She paused, recollecting herself. Right. Not the way to portray the picture of what you just claimed to be. Though, it was when she had turned to Garrus that she noticed the warm glow of a moon just peeking over the horizon behind him. The sun.. Or what they thought to be the sun was matching in descent. A new sense of haste made itself aware when she looked up, and noted another moon in full rise over their heads. Two moons? Where were they?<br/><br/><strong>"Regardless, we need to gather wood, and get back to the ship. We don't know what's out there, and we'll need to stay protected."</strong><br/><br/>Nadine glanced over to Hannah, reassuringly. Yes. that's what they needed to do. And they needed to act fast. She took mental note of everyone there, counting the heads. It was then that the pilot decided to make his debut in full suit, and Nadine's brows knitted. The doctor hadn't come out yet. Where was she? Hadn't she heard the noise? Were they already starting to dwindle, and they had only just arrived? She waved the pilot over.<br/><br/>It would seem that the screeching noise only debilitated the victim for a temporary amount of time. Just enough for the creature to escape harm's grasp in the very least. Internally, Nadine was noting everything. The way the noise had certain effects on some, and not on others.. The creature's features, and the amount of time it had taken for hearing to return. If even barely. Nadine looked at the watch strapped to her wrist.<em>Twenty minutes</em>. Twenty minutes felt like an eternity when faced with the unknown.