You begin to wander off in the direction you think the voice is coming from. Completely unaware of anything else you keep walking further and further away from Michael as the voice urges you forward. You continue on when suddenly Michael's voice cuts through your clouded head. The voice ceases with an irritated hiss. Your senses come back just in time. One of the mannequins from the Masquerade scene is falling toward the very place you're standing. You jump back not a moment too soon. The dummy lands with a thunderous crash.
Gasping for breath you slowly stand up again and make your way over to Michael. It was eerie how much control the voice had over you. Frightening, really. The line ,"silently the senses abandon their defenses..." becomes very clear, very real to you.


And you hurry over to #18