Veronica Black: nervously adjusting her sleeves Y-You know, this t-tattoo, it, um, r-really h-has a story, doesn’t it?
Veronica Black: takes a deep breath, her hands trembling W-well, you see, it was back when I was...uh, trying to be a mountaineer.
Veronica Black: stutters Y-yeah, it was... um, after a successful climb, I wanted to...uh, celebrate. So, I went to this seedy bar at the base camp...
Hell, you're still alive! That's impressive.
Veronica Black: bites her lip, glancing away T-thanks... But, um, I wasn't exactly celebrating alone. I met this stranger, he was...
Veronica Black: pauses, looking around nervously He was...he was kind of strange, you know? Kept talking about spirits and curses...
Spirits and curses? Damn, that's intense.
Veronica Black: leans in closer, lowering her voice Yeah... he said that if I kept climbing, the mountain would...
Veronica Black: whispers, almost trembling He said the mountain would curse me... that I'd never find peace or happiness. And then... he vanished.
Talk about a buzzkill. You think there's any truth to it?
Veronica Black: pauses, tapping her fingers nervously I...I don't know. I mean, strange things did start happening after that.
Veronica Black: leans in closer, whispering W-well, I started having these...dreams. Dreams of the mountain, of darkness...
Veronica Black: nods quickly, eyes wide Y-yes, nightmares... but they felt so real. And they kept getting worse, more...intense.
Shit, sounds like a rough patch. Any way we can help?
Veronica Black: grabs StarfishEnigma's arm, her eyes pleading Please, you've got to help me! These nightmares are consuming me...
Alright, let's figure this out. Let's get you some help.
Veronica Black: grabs StarfishEnigma's hand tightly Th-thank you... I've been feeling so alone with this... this curse.
Veronica Black: rushes towards the door, pulling StarfishEnigma along We need to go somewhere... special. There's someone who might be able to help us...
Veronica Black: opens her bag, rummaging through it I have a contact...a shaman. They might be able to lift this curse off of me.
A shaman? Alright, let's go find them.
Veronica Black: pulls out a crumpled piece of paper from her bag, straightening it out This is the address... we need to go there immediately!