[REWARD: NEW SKILL INTUITED.]
[VOID SENSE (LV. 1): PASSIVELY SENSE THE ECHOES OF STRONG EMOTIONS AND IMMINENT THREATS IN YOUR IMMEDIATE VICINITY.]
He stared at the words, his mind reeling.
He could feel things now.
He could feel Jinx's wary relief.
He could feel the faint, lingering echo of a thousand failed dreams in the dusty air of the studio.
And from across the city, through the comm unit still in his ear, he could feel a single, overwhelming, and deeply repressed emotion radiating from their eye in the sky.
It wasn't analytical.
It wasn't tactical.
It was a raw, fierce, and utterly undeniable wave of pure, undiluted relief.
It was Chloe.
And she had been terrified for him.
Nyx was impressed.
She leaned against the noodle bar, a perfect, predatory silhouette against the neon glow.
She took the now-inert Gate Key from Michael, her long, elegant fingers brushing against his.
