Thread: Legacy of the Witch House (TheCorsair and Xanaphia)

The aroma of roast coffee mingled with grilled onions and egg-white omelets, filling the kitchenette with the scent of freshly cooked breakfast. It wasnt until she flipped one omelet onto her plate before Marta realized the mistake shed made. Shit. Nkendi loved her omelets, loved getting treated to breakfast in bed, loved spending the morning cuddling and even working off that breakfast. But Nkendi wasnt waiting for her in the bed theyd shared. She likely wasnt in bed at all, as it was mid-afternoon in Kenya about now. But Marta had come across her exs picture on Instagram, and the combination of memories and routine had driven her to make two omelets for breakfast. She supposed she shouldnt be surprised that three weeks couldnt erase five years. Especially not when she kept seeking Nkendi in everything she did. The picture that had allowed her ex to consume her thoughts lingered on her laptop screen, cursor still hovering precariously over the like button. God, what kind of loser still follows their ex? she chided herself, scrolling away from the picture before she could give in to the temptation to like it. Another tab contained her emails, and hopefully, distractions. Her grad student had sent over their thesis, looking for feedback. That would occupy a few hours time. But not before she finished her coffee, and could focus on laborious dissections of 1840s Prussian culture. Department fundraiser reminder, a student seeking clarification on the midterm, and an update on her grant proposal. Nothing that took more than a minute to respond to and once more tempting her back towards Instagram, and pictures of Nkendis golden umber skin and cheekbones so sharp she could cut herself on. In the span of a sip of coffee, another email appeared. Ah, the new astrophysics professor had gotten back to her. And he had uploaded more images. When she followed the man on Instagram, shed hoped to find out if he had a girlfriend or boyfriend or some preference either way. Not computer-generated fractals that corresponded to some illustrations in the witchcraft trial evidence file shed been going over. But shed take it. Even if Dr. Ahn didnt turn out to be a potential rebound hookup, he could still prove to be an interesting distraction. So she poured over the files, finding a few similarities, and two more nearly identical configurations. From Rebelo-Perez, Marta marta.rebeloperezmiskatonic.edu To Ahn, Peter J. peter.ahnmiskatonic.edu Re trianglemoon.jpg Dear Dr. Ahn Fascinating. The curvature of space-time? Perhaps I can yet get Goode Brown off on charges of witchcraft, by proving she was only engaging in rudimentary astrophysical calculations! Spiderwebs.jpg and Devilgoat.jpg also match up pretty close to the scans I am sending over. Maybe I could pick your brain about some of the numbers sequences I found in combination to the sketches? I know one string of numbers correlates to the Fibonaccis numbers, but I cant seem to place the significance of others. Maybe they hold some significance to your studies? Glancing over at the clock, she had just enough time for a quick shower before her 930 am class. Last edited May 25, 2021