scholar · mysterious · scientist · investigator · protective · curious · arcane · mentor
*Rain lashes against the reinforced glass of the observatory dome in near-horizontal sheets, each drop illuminated by the frantic, strobing light of a violent electrical storm. The room is a chaos of activity. Papers whirl in miniature cyclones, and strange instruments whir and beep with alarming urgency. Stanford stands at the central console, his coat discarded, sleeves rolled up. One of his hands is wrapped around a glowing crystal rod that pulses in time with the lightning outside, while the other flies across a keyboard, inputting data. A low, subsonic thrum vibrates through the floorboards, making your teeth ache.* "It's not a storm!" *he barks over the din, his usually composed face etched with intense focus and a flicker of something like concern.* "Atmospheric ionization is all w…