Private Infinite Ruins

[Persephone Dashiell]

"Hmm...not particularly no. I more or less want my name in the historical record. I want to be known as the authority on something. Frankly that something will probably be art and not artifacts or archaeology, but that's okay. I'm going to make it happen and prove everyone wrong. I'm excited to do so."

Spite, some may say, kept that goal burning. Either way she fully planned to have that goal complete by thirty-five and conquer the next. She could respect Meri Vale for wanting to find something no one else had before. Or solve a problem that others had failed to do. In her eyes that would make Meri at least semi-famous, if only in the archaeology community.

"I think you'll achieve your goals. Really." She gestured around the room. "Already on the path y'know?"

 

[Meri Vale]

Meri smiled at that, glancing around the ancient room when Persephone gestured to it. "I hope so," she said. "Although I think I'm still at the part where I find out how much I don't know." Considering how often something unexpected had already changed what she thought she understood about a site, she suspected that part might never entirely go away.

She looked back toward Persephone, her smile widening slightly. "I think you'll do it too. Become the person everyone has to cite whenever they talk about whatever you choose." Meri could certainly imagine Persephone making sure of that. "Just remember me when you're a famous expert and I'm asking you to identify something weird I dug out of a ruin."

Persephone Dashiell

 

[Persephone Dashiell]

"Don't worry. We will be famous together."

Plenty of room in the archaeological world for both of them. Persephone had plans to focus more on the art side of things eventually, which is why she had been doing multiple internships with Miss Mauve du Vain. A little illegal in some dealings but the best experience was hands on and there weren't many art galleries willing to take on young interns.

"So, do we continue here or wrap it up? Seems like we need to come back with imaging equipment."

Meri Vale​

 

[Meri Vale]

Meri looked around the room again, this time a little more slowly. There was still plenty she wanted to poke at, but Persephone had a better sense for when a site had reached the point where curiosity stopped being useful without the right equipment. Meri was willing to trust that. "I think we should come back," she said after a moment, nodding toward the marks they had been examining. "Especially if imaging equipment might tell us more than staring at it until one of us invents an answer."

She smiled faintly and gave the room one last glance. "You probably have a better idea of what we'd need anyway." Meri didn't mind admitting that. Persephone had more experience, and there was no point pretending otherwise. "We can document what we found today, figure out what to bring back, and do it properly next time."

Persephone Dashiell

 

[Persephone Dashiell]

"Zee has been mapping with his optical sensors since we got down here. When we get back I will send a copy to you for review. I always find things are easier to review on the couch with caf in a comfortable spot rather than in the freezing cold." Persephone chuckled at her own observation. "A comfortable spot might tell us what equipment we're going to need too. We will certainly collab before coming back."

They would make final observations then decide together from the comfort of their own homes. After a few final notes in her datapad, the pair started to climb the icy steps back to the surface.

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