[An outheld arm further instructed Mabel to not interfere, although at this point Oscar was having doubts that running at all would be effective. He bit his lip nervously, wanting to look at Mabel but unwilling to take eyes off of the eerie scene before them.]

I've been reading things in the libraries in Gaze, [He admitted. A known bookworm, this wasn't unusual. However--] I've also been attending classes at the school to get a better idea of this place. [A sigh.]

Mabel-- This...

[He took a step backwards on his prosthesis and stumbled when the toes of his boot didn't meet the ground when he expected. This... wasn't good.]

It's advanced corruption. I think.