Val regretted not knowing more about Serenian art. The directions seemed clear when he received them, but now he saw the flaw that he failed to notice before. He was supposed to turn right at the portrait of the founder. While there were plenty of paintings in the hallway he was in, none of the subjects looked even barely humanoid. He tried reading the plaques for some information, but his eyesight started getting blurry. He didn't want to take a risk - usually, whenever there was some chance element, his curse had a way of skewing the probability towards the worst possible outcome.
Val heard footsteps. Was his friend back already? He turned around, but even with his eyes affected, he could easily tell that the student who just showed up probably was someone else. His skin was green, for once, and he was far larger. Nonhumans were far more numerous here in Serendipity - or was it a result of some spell gone wrong? It would probably be rude to make assumptions either way. "Excuse me" he began. "Might I ask you a question? I'm new here, and I believe I'm a bit lost..."