Corruption [Nefertiti]

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-October 25th 2024-
@nefertiti

The Dungeon style Purifier base was not a warm place. The dim green lighting, the damp stone, cavernous chambers. Only a few people were as well, so only a handful of fireplaces were light, offering some relief to the bitter cold and extra light. Stepping out of one of the mirror portals Diana paused for a moment to run a hand across the surface, a large package tucked under her other arm, before she moved down the dark hall. Chatter from some of the others in the base echoed on the stone, though no words were distinguishable. Soon she came upon a tall wooden door, light spilling out from underneath. Diana tsked, and pushed the door open. THe chatter, no longer distorted, turned out to be three men. Mid to late twenties. There was no fireplace in the room but a magical fire had been created and it currently levitaged in the middle of the room, offering both heat and light.

”I need this room,” said the young woman as she stepped inside. THe chatter immediately stopped. One of the men straightened, squaring his shoulders and puffing out his chest.

”Oh yeah? We were here first, darling. We’re doing important work for Elaine,” he said. Diana smirked.

”You have until three. Or you’ll become test subjects for this,” she pulled out what looked like a crystal ball from the box under her arm. It was pitch black instead of clear and shimmer though, as if spectral shapes lay within. ”This, dear sir, is something Elaine had me acquire. Quite dangerous, perhaps even lethal. I was going to just pass it on, but I’m sure Elaine would appreciate a verification of its authentication.”

The men scattered, muttering apologies and clearing out of the room in only moments. The room had only been clear a moment before Diana turned back towards the door.

”Are you just snooping, or passing through?” She asked, directing to the young woman her own age that stood in the doorway.

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[attr="class","next"] Nefertiti had been to the Purifier base a few times now, and still, the Dungeon theme did not go well with her. Dim lighting, damn stove and cavernous chambers that seemed to go on forever. While there were a few people that dwelled on the base, the coldness still nipped at her skin and made her feel – unwelcome? Sometimes she feared that even though she believed in the mission of the Purifiers, that this base reflected the feelings of others. Nefe wasn’t cold in heart, but sometimes she seemed that way. Her father’s ideology had reflected upon her, had resulted in her dislike for people of lesser blood and had drilled it into her head when she was just an impressionable child, and while her mother did not rebut those feelings, they stayed with her when it was a join or die type of feeling that she felt.

Nefertiti was walking through one of the lightly lit hallways when muttering guys came brushing past her. She raised an eyebrow, grabbing one of their arms, “What has you boys so scared?” she questioned with an amused smirk on her face. He drew back, ripping his arm from her grasp and nodded back towards a room where they came from, she supposed. ‘Find out for yourself,’ he said before following after his friends and disappearing from view. What had scared them so? Turning on her heels, she pushed forward until they stood in the doorway he had pointed out, taking in the female form that was facing away from her, only it was mere moments before she turned towards her and questioned her. “Both. Saw some pretty terrified guys and wanted to know what had made them turn into children running from bathtime,” she said with a shrug as she leaned against the doorway, “Wasn’t expecting it to be someone my age and female.” She did not recognize the girl as a fellow purifier, though she barely knew anyone other than Ondina and a few others.

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-October 25th 2024-
@nefertiti

Diana gaze was cold, much like the dungeon, as she looked at this newcomer. While similar in age there was no hint of recognition, or even non-recognition, to her analysis of Nefertiti. The box was still tucked under one arm, while she held that strange, darkened crystal ball in the other hand.

"It was only a minor threat. If they scare that easily than they don't belong here." Diana said. "Besides, I needed the room, and they were in my way."

Diana returned the cursed object to the box and took a few steps to the side of the room. "Why does my age and gender make it 'unexpected'? Considering who our leader is." She asked as she set the box down on the ground and ran a hand across the stone wall.

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[attr="class","next"] ‘It was only a minor threat. If they scare that easily than they don't belong here. Besides, I needed the room, and they were in my way. Why does my age and gender make it 'unexpected'? Considering who our leader is.’

Nefertiti realized that she was fucking up in what she was saying and she felt like she was offending the girl holding the creepy crystal ball and a box. She didn’t recognize the girl, not even from Hogwarts or from around the base when she would stop by. Perhaps she was new, or at least, newer than Nefe herself was. Or maybe she was old and had just been hidden in the darkness of the base.

She let out a soft chuckle and shook her head, “Sorry—I didn’t mean to offend you by saying it was unexpected. So, I apologize if I did. I just meant, those guys are jerks, and no one but Elaine seems to scare them the way you did. They aren’t the type to be frightened by a random female so young…so I was just surprised that was what got their big dicks to act like dogs.” It was true, not even Nefertiti seemed to be able to scare the guys, and yet, this girl was able to. She drew closer, watching as she sat the box down on the ground and ran her hand against the stone wall.

“I’m Nefertiti…I’ve never seen you around before…are you new?” She was going to offer her hand to the girl, but seeing as she was occupied looking for something against the stone wall, she kept them crossed beneath her breast.

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