The cat looked back as she murmured, and almost looked like he was about to snipe at her when she boldly moved in and caused him to trail behind with caution. Etoile was a natural, the corrupting energies swirling away from her aura like light in the shadows. Normal eyes would have fumbled blindly in this dark, but the magically enhanced gaze both Biral and her were casting cut through effortlessly.<br/><br/>Maybe she was nervous, but her eagle-eyed concentration left no room for surprises. The entryway to her house was the same as always, but dark... like it was night and everyone should be asleep! It's like the sun no longer reached, having somehow set early or else its rays just fizzled like her house was sinking deep into the ocean.<br/><br/>Nothing jumped at her here, nothing besides benign but eerie shadows making shapes against the walls from the light - the light emanating off her dress! Glow in the dark was a new function Biral hadn't mentioned, but it helped the cat find her as he jumped up onto her skirt, digging into the fabric with his claws before leaping higher onto her ample breasts and then on her shoulder.<br/><br/>"Hm, wouldn't want to get lost, black is not the best color for me right now," he purred. Suddenly his ears flicked upward, and a second later a muffled pounding noise echoed through the walls. At Etoile's feet there were shoes - her old man was home for sure, but... so was some strange woman by the look of a pair heels that certainly wasn't hers!<br/><br/>"Guess your father has company over," Biral snickered before sobering up with a more serious glint in his eye. "We better search the place - the source of this aura could be anywhere. Want to try the living room and kitchen, the bathroom, or maybe head upstairs?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Whichever you choose, roll 1d6 for an observation check. Describe the room, but the results will determine if she catches any and all traps lying in wait.</div></div>