Masato tensed when reality froze and shifted, only moving again when the ripples ceased and his attention was stolen by the odd smell.  He'd been smelling something strange ever since they had begun investigating the building but it was so much clearer now.  His hackles rose as he sniffed at the air, wide-eyed like some sort of hunting dog.<br/><br/>"Upstairs... " he muttered.  "... something... "