[ If anything, this feels a lot more like Solvunn's area than anyone else's, but Steve figures that Wanda would have better insight into it than he would. She lives there, and has for longer than he's even been in Abraxas. ]
Ȱ̸̧̻̻͚̋̃̕͜f̸̧͐f̸̧̙͙̤̭̹͖̼̳͎͎͌̆̈́̀̔̉̅̅̀̅ white, c̸̫͔̠̺̘̆́̋̔͊͂̿̃̈̚͝r̵͚̗͖̹̺̆̎̇͛͐́̓́̀͠ͅa̷̜̻͙͙͇̘̼̺̳͇̥̣̒cked. The eyes l̶̨̫̦͎͓̗̟̮̮͉̳̭͚͖͗͆͌ǫ̸̱̳̜̗͓͈̳̙͓͈͙̠̯́́͗̽͗̊̉͗̀̿͜ô̵̪͆̃͛͑͑̈́̈́̑͛́͘͝͠k̷̨̦̯̟͋̾̔̒̉̽̉́̃̒̈́̍̋̅̚͝͝ ̷̡̫͓͎͈̦͔̮̥̦͈̺͓̯͐̿͗́̚ͅľ̵̡̺͙̼̬͎͓̿͐̃̓̄̓̾̈̉͠i̵̧̢̦̮̙̹͔̩̞͔̞̲̝̝͈̽͂͜k̴̡̭̥̟̤̮͈̼̽̏̐̅͊̅̂̀̍̔̎͘͝e̵̺̣͉̣̾̈́̆̉̈́̈̅̈́ ̸̜̪̠̝̲̄͐̉̈́̋̌̍͊̆̾̚k̷̢̧̢̹̙̥͇̥̥̼̲͉̗̍̂̇̆̿̃͝͠ȅ̸̪̞̮͍͓͙̘̼̱̝̻̖̩̮̻͍̭͌̾̐̈̓̎̈́̎͂̇̕̕͝ỹ̶̭̝̳̞̈́́̓́̔̌͝holes. Black marḳ̵͙̓̎͒̀̑̈̍̎̕̕͝ḯ̴̧̛̛͈̲͂͠n̶̨̧̺̥̬͚̥͍͍̱͓̬̘͓̗͕̂̌͐̆̌͂́̀̔͜͝g̷̛͓̘͔̤̘̟̈́̋̀͂̍͑̈̉s̵̨̡̘͇̯̗̭̤͕̗͕̏̔̓̃̔͐̋̆̀̾̉̒̈́̊.̶͕͎̜͒
Keyholes. D̸̍͘ͅǫ̶͔͔̮̋͋e̵͍̓͌̔s̵͎̺̄͑̐̃ ̵͔̓̽̽̂t̸̡̰͈̓̓̌h̶̩̙̆͂ã̸͔͙̙͜t̷͖̻̥̘̔̈̃̐ mean something t̶͎͘o̴̢̺̊͂͑ ̶̡͔̏y̸͖̮̭̋͛ȏ̴̘͛͂ū̵̧̍͆?̶̰̬̇̽͘
No, t̴̳͙͋h̵̺͂͝e̸̛̞͖y̷͕̜͐͗ ̷̠̋͑h̸̑ͅa̸̬̦͝v̷͈͘è̴̞n̷̦̿'̸̻͑̽t̵̫͐̒͜ really said m̷͂͜ű̷̡̯c̵̮̳̋͘ḫ̸̭̈́̕,̵̰͕̌̈ ̵̣̜̌b̶̬̩͠ú̷̢t̵͈̥͛ ̸̩̥̑Ī̶͓̍'̴͚̼̈́m̴͈̭̅́ ̷̦̒g̸͎̖͌͒o̸̜̎͝n̷̜̦̾̃n̴͓̟͗̎a̵̡͌ try to get more o̴̟͝ṳ̶͐t̶̖͐ ̸̤̀ò̵̠f̷̝̃ ̵̻̌t̷̼͒h̴̫̆e̵̳͝m̶̡̉.̸̻̓
[ Steve can only make out bits and pieces of what she sends before the words fade away, vanishing from the cave walls. But he can gather that she's going to look into all this, not that he had any doubts about that. ]
No. Sorry.
B̵̹̫̋̓u̷̡̽͒ͅt̶̨̜͆͘ ̸͎̉I̶͚͐̐'̴̞̑̍͜l̸̤̐͐l̸̖͛͘ ̶͖̖͂͝ć̵̬̪ȯ̶̢̠m̷̻̿̒m̶̠̈́͂i̶̫̾́ť̵͖ͅ to memory a̴̬͐s̴̲͐ ̸̭͐m̸͖͐u̶̗͆c̷̯͑h̵̼́ ̵͙͝a̵͇͘s̵̭̑ ̵̘̓Ǐ̵̘ ̸͉̚c̵̤͝a̵̙͝n̷̹̑.̵̨̔
[figures, but wanda is not all too surprised. still, steve ought to have a really good memory. he remembered what pietro looked like after all these years, after all.]
[ It's true, he does have a good memory for this kind of thing. He'll be drawing out as much as he can once he's out of here.
When, not if. ]
Not that I̵͇̾'̸̛͉v̶͎̋ē̶̩ ̷͍̐s̵̖̽ę̸̄ę̷̓n̷̠̋,̶͈͊ ̵̦̈b̷̪͒u̴̩̔t̸̖̆ ̶̦̄ï̷̜t̵͈̆'̴͉̊s̸͇̅ dark. T̷̘͐͜͝h̷̗̿̈́ͅe̵̩͕̕̕r̷̯̔ę̷̳͑̓ ̴̛͇͈̅ȉ̸͚̃s̸͔̒ ̶̦͒̀a̷̺̰͑͝ tunnel system and w̴̩͜͠h̵̰̃ȁ̵͚t̷̗͕͑̈́ ̶̘͌p̴̨̄̍e̵̦̓ò̷͕̝̆p̶͍̣̋̍l̷̟͌͂é̸̬̬͘ ̶̞͠ȃ̷̪͙r̵̬̊̈ȇ̸̠ ̷̥̗͋̀c̵̬̑̎â̷ͅl̸̡͔͝l̷̥̭̆i̴̯̊ñ̴̬̗g̸̖̈ shrines, so Ḯ̸͎̝̓'̴̱͘l̸͓̩͗l̵̜̮̇ ̴̦͍͝t̴͇͎͛̈́ȧ̴̖̲̕k̸̞͇̋́è̵͎ ̵̬̆ȃ̷͕ ̸̢́c̶͇͋l̵̘̋o̷̧̖͗s̸͈͌̑ě̴̞͎r̶̞̾̃ look.
Y̵͚̍o̷̫̼͊̓ǔ̴̳̲ be careful too. There are still p̵͚̆e̴̩͂̋ó̶̪p̴̥̰̍l̷͈̃e̴̦̬͌ ̶͉̓ḇ̸̅e̷̹͒i̵̠͎̊n̴̠̆̂g̴̝͐ ̴̬̬̇̈́b̷̧̝̂r̶̥͗ọ̶̇̂u̵͓̽̎g̷̗̎h̵͖͘t̶̞̏ ̷͕̚h̷̲̰͊͊e̸̟̅r̴̜̟̈́e̷̦̼̓́.̶͚͇͋ So keep an e̸̘͊̌y̵̥̽͑e̸̮̾͝ ̴͎̅ȍ̶͇̺̆u̵̗̒t̵̗̠͒,̵̤̐ ̵̙̒̚ȧ̷̹l̷̗̈͝l̸̉͜ ̶̟̋r̵̭̫̿í̶̻͜͠g̶̤͑̓h̵̊̏ͅt̸͍̀?̵̞̃
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Ȱ̸̧̻̻͚̋̃̕͜f̸̧͐f̸̧̙͙̤̭̹͖̼̳͎͎͌̆̈́̀̔̉̅̅̀̅ white, c̸̫͔̠̺̘̆́̋̔͊͂̿̃̈̚͝r̵͚̗͖̹̺̆̎̇͛͐́̓́̀͠ͅa̷̜̻͙͙͇̘̼̺̳͇̥̣̒cked. The eyes l̶̨̫̦͎͓̗̟̮̮͉̳̭͚͖͗͆͌ǫ̸̱̳̜̗͓͈̳̙͓͈͙̠̯́́͗̽͗̊̉͗̀̿͜ô̵̪͆̃͛͑͑̈́̈́̑͛́͘͝͠k̷̨̦̯̟͋̾̔̒̉̽̉́̃̒̈́̍̋̅̚͝͝ ̷̡̫͓͎͈̦͔̮̥̦͈̺͓̯͐̿͗́̚ͅľ̵̡̺͙̼̬͎͓̿͐̃̓̄̓̾̈̉͠i̵̧̢̦̮̙̹͔̩̞͔̞̲̝̝͈̽͂͜k̴̡̭̥̟̤̮͈̼̽̏̐̅͊̅̂̀̍̔̎͘͝e̵̺̣͉̣̾̈́̆̉̈́̈̅̈́ ̸̜̪̠̝̲̄͐̉̈́̋̌̍͊̆̾̚k̷̢̧̢̹̙̥͇̥̥̼̲͉̗̍̂̇̆̿̃͝͠ȅ̸̪̞̮͍͓͙̘̼̱̝̻̖̩̮̻͍̭͌̾̐̈̓̎̈́̎͂̇̕̕͝ỹ̶̭̝̳̞̈́́̓́̔̌͝holes. Black marḳ̵͙̓̎͒̀̑̈̍̎̕̕͝ḯ̴̧̛̛͈̲͂͠n̶̨̧̺̥̬͚̥͍͍̱͓̬̘͓̗͕̂̌͐̆̌͂́̀̔͜͝g̷̛͓̘͔̤̘̟̈́̋̀͂̍͑̈̉s̵̨̡̘͇̯̗̭̤͕̗͕̏̔̓̃̔͐̋̆̀̾̉̒̈́̊.̶͕͎̜͒
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[she's...maybe seen something like that before.]
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D̸̍͘ͅǫ̶͔͔̮̋͋e̵͍̓͌̔s̵͎̺̄͑̐̃ ̵͔̓̽̽̂t̸̡̰͈̓̓̌h̶̩̙̆͂ã̸͔͙̙͜t̷͖̻̥̘̔̈̃̐ mean something t̶͎͘o̴̢̺̊͂͑ ̶̡͔̏y̸͖̮̭̋͛ȏ̴̘͛͂ū̵̧̍͆?̶̰̬̇̽͘
No, t̴̳͙͋h̵̺͂͝e̸̛̞͖y̷͕̜͐͗ ̷̠̋͑h̸̑ͅa̸̬̦͝v̷͈͘è̴̞n̷̦̿'̸̻͑̽t̵̫͐̒͜ really said m̷͂͜ű̷̡̯c̵̮̳̋͘ḫ̸̭̈́̕,̵̰͕̌̈ ̵̣̜̌b̶̬̩͠ú̷̢t̵͈̥͛ ̸̩̥̑Ī̶͓̍'̴͚̼̈́m̴͈̭̅́ ̷̦̒g̸͎̖͌͒o̸̜̎͝n̷̜̦̾̃n̴͓̟͗̎a̵̡͌ try to get more o̴̟͝ṳ̶͐t̶̖͐ ̸̤̀ò̵̠f̷̝̃ ̵̻̌t̷̼͒h̴̫̆e̵̳͝m̶̡̉.̸̻̓
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[related? it might be.]
[maybe not but it's worth asking.]
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No. Sorry.
B̵̹̫̋̓u̷̡̽͒ͅt̶̨̜͆͘ ̸͎̉I̶͚͐̐'̴̞̑̍͜l̸̤̐͐l̸̖͛͘ ̶͖̖͂͝ć̵̬̪ȯ̶̢̠m̷̻̿̒m̶̠̈́͂i̶̫̾́ť̵͖ͅ to memory a̴̬͐s̴̲͐ ̸̭͐m̸͖͐u̶̗͆c̷̯͑h̵̼́ ̵͙͝a̵͇͘s̵̭̑ ̵̘̓Ǐ̵̘ ̸͉̚c̵̤͝a̵̙͝n̷̹̑.̵̨̔
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When, not if. ]
Not that I̵͇̾'̸̛͉v̶͎̋ē̶̩ ̷͍̐s̵̖̽ę̸̄ę̷̓n̷̠̋,̶͈͊ ̵̦̈b̷̪͒u̴̩̔t̸̖̆ ̶̦̄ï̷̜t̵͈̆'̴͉̊s̸͇̅ dark. T̷̘͐͜͝h̷̗̿̈́ͅe̵̩͕̕̕r̷̯̔ę̷̳͑̓ ̴̛͇͈̅ȉ̸͚̃s̸͔̒ ̶̦͒̀a̷̺̰͑͝ tunnel system and w̴̩͜͠h̵̰̃ȁ̵͚t̷̗͕͑̈́ ̶̘͌p̴̨̄̍e̵̦̓ò̷͕̝̆p̶͍̣̋̍l̷̟͌͂é̸̬̬͘ ̶̞͠ȃ̷̪͙r̵̬̊̈ȇ̸̠ ̷̥̗͋̀c̵̬̑̎â̷ͅl̸̡͔͝l̷̥̭̆i̴̯̊ñ̴̬̗g̸̖̈ shrines, so Ḯ̸͎̝̓'̴̱͘l̸͓̩͗l̵̜̮̇ ̴̦͍͝t̴͇͎͛̈́ȧ̴̖̲̕k̸̞͇̋́è̵͎ ̵̬̆ȃ̷͕ ̸̢́c̶͇͋l̵̘̋o̷̧̖͗s̸͈͌̑ě̴̞͎r̶̞̾̃ look.
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There are still p̵͚̆e̴̩͂̋ó̶̪p̴̥̰̍l̷͈̃e̴̦̬͌ ̶͉̓ḇ̸̅e̷̹͒i̵̠͎̊n̴̠̆̂g̴̝͐ ̴̬̬̇̈́b̷̧̝̂r̶̥͗ọ̶̇̂u̵͓̽̎g̷̗̎h̵͖͘t̶̞̏ ̷͕̚h̷̲̰͊͊e̸̟̅r̴̜̟̈́e̷̦̼̓́.̶͚͇͋ So keep an e̸̘͊̌y̵̥̽͑e̸̮̾͝ ̴͎̅ȍ̶͇̺̆u̵̗̒t̵̗̠͒,̵̤̐ ̵̙̒̚ȧ̷̹l̷̗̈͝l̸̉͜ ̶̟̋r̵̭̫̿í̶̻͜͠g̶̤͑̓h̵̊̏ͅt̸͍̀?̵̞̃
[ Yes, he will worry about her. Even now. ]
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[she also doesn't want to take more of steve's time, or concentration, should he need to focus on his surroundings now.]
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And this final (for now, at least) message sends with no interference. ]
I know.