Round 74

Silra's teal eyes narrow as she watches Jeane's wings unfurl across the room, blocking access to the deeper passage like a dark barrier. The electrical discharge intensifies, sparks flying from her feathers in an eerie display of power. "No one touches that wiring until it's properly isolated," the succubus snarls, less seductive and more genuinely angry. "You want to die of electrocution before we even get started? Silra's right—this is a death trap." The tunnel walls seem to close in, the flickering lights casting eerie shadows across everyone's faces.

Across the room, Abby watches from the shadows of the penthouse suite as Hera hesitates at the entrance to the secret passage, her expression caught between fear and desperate curiosity. She feels a pang of sympathy for the other woman—she knows all too well what it's like to be drawn into something dangerous by the promise of knowledge or pleasure. Her heart hammers in her chest as Jeane steps forward, her wings unfurling with a menacing grace that sends chills down her spine. She's blocking the way now, using her power to assert control over the situation.

Jeane moves with unhurried confidence into the center of the room, her wings spreading wide like a dark barrier between Hera and the electrical tunnel. The air crackles with more than just sparks—the tension is almost visible now, thick enough to taste. "Absolutely not," she says, her voice calm despite the storm building inside her. "That passage isn't safe for anyone, especially someone as... valuable as you are." Her eyes flick to Silra, noting the rogue's protective stance with a mix of irritation and grudging respect. That elf has more guts than sense, it seems.

Silra watches Jeane's wings unfurl, a display of power meant for Hera—and everyone else in range. Sparks shower her feathers like confetti at a funeral we're not quite ready to attend. "Jeane," she says, her voice sharp enough to cut through the crackle of dying insulation, "those aren't party decorations. They're active wiring from a building that should have been condemned decades ago."