--Initiative Count: 15--
Doctor Sanduine could hear the anticipation as it rippled through the crowd. So many faces, all watching with rapt attention as Juno squared off against some nightmarish creature, a ritual as old as humanity itself. No matter how civilized humanity fancied itself to be, there would always be violence, and it would always compel the attention of the masses. In this, the doctor was not unlike her fellows.
There was an undertone to her attention, however. The base desire to see bloodshed, the compulsion to watch the dance of death was complemented by her burning curiosity. What sort of creature was this, speaking ancient tongues and conforming to old human rituals? Could she be an alien? Perhaps one who had visited Earth long ago? Doctor Sanduine made a note to ensure her survival; the creature could be a treasure trove of knowledge of the ancient world. Her eagerness to fight was curious too; had she learned that from old cultures? Or was violence a universal language across the stars?
Doctor Emma Sanduine watches the duel unfold.