There was some noise in the van, a short while paused at the shouting that Valerie was doing. A couple of fellows stepped out of the front office, one of them looking like the clerk, with a hawaii shirt and a shot-glass in hand, the other a proper man in a suit, raising a phone to his ear on spotting Valerie. At the meanwhile, the van's side door opened and past the man Val could see a variety of instruments, computers and a chair before them, a real 'control center' of some sort. Various monitors and such. The top of the car had a bit of a strange antenna too, up close.<br/><br/>In anycase, as the guy approach Valerie, his frown was obvious. He was a lithe guy with glasses on his nose, but the suit he wore fit well. Tailor made, not off the rack. His hand on the hip. The shape of a gun visible through the cloth as he pat it warningly. "I don't know what you think you are doing miss, but I advise you to step away from the van or I'll use whatever force is necessary to make sure of that." Inside the car, two other guys looked her way briefly.<br/><br/>One of the monitors blinked, and the guy sitting before the monitors gasped. "There's a response!" His tone seemed to cause all the men to tense up, and the man before Valerie gripped on the gun. Looking over at the other witnesses, he frowned.<br/><br/>"Miss?" The man from the front door walked up closer. "I am Professor Thomas Blackstorm, and I assure you there are no animal testings going on around here, no logging, no mining, nothing of that sort. So if you would kindly take your rants elsewhere." His tone was calm and almost fatherly, but when he looked at Myriad's eyes...<br/><br/><strong>Valeries Everywhere</strong><br/><br/>Immediate shock went through the Valerie's self, as one of the group was suddenly gone. Without any warning, without any reason, the connection ended as the man looked into Valerie's eyes up close like that. What's more, it had cut just as soon as a adrenaline spike had struck.<br/><br/><strong>Ada, Paradox</strong><br/><br/>The Valerie standing out before the van was gazed at and then the man's eyes seemed to emit a faint glow. Ada's connection with plants was gone. It didn't feel there was a thorn on her anywhere either. Where as Paradox in turn was disconnected from the database for the moment.<br/><br/><strong>Valerie facing the Man</strong><br/><br/>Flood of unease, a heat of something dangerous, a primal flight or fight reaction, something was pushing at Valerie's mind as if to drive her away, drive her wild. There was no connection to the rest of her.<br/><br/><strong><em>OOC: Please all Roll a Will Save, success returns your characters to normal a round later when the characters get their own resistance together, on failure those abilities are not usable at least immediately, leaving the characters with their innate human abilities as it stands. For Myriad, there's also a second save to avoid being struck with Panic.<br/><br/>Overcome 18, and you're on the clear though. Hero Points or Extra Effort are an option to push with too, on a side note, if you need them.</em></strong>