A few hours later, Simona returned with new ID's. I was now Madeline Berkley, and I was a 28-year-old professor in archaeology, who was here to study the Solomon Temple. I studied the credentials carefully, and while they wouldn't get through a thorough examination, I could always use my powers to influence if things were getting hairy.
"I brought some makeup," Simona said. Her statement confused me; we were going on a dangerous undercover mission to recover ancient artefacts. Why did I need makeup? Simona explained herself before I had the chance to say anything "Makeup to make us look older."
"Oh, good point." I said sheepishly, embarrassed that I hadn't understood Simona's intention straight away.
As Simona carefully applied my makeup, I realised how similar we were. She was also very multi-talented, and I asked myself if she had also been sent by a higher power to help me with the mission. I didn't think about it for long, as Simona finished quickly. I studied my new face. I certainly looked older, and the tinted lenses and the wig helped as well.
Hopefully, I would be able to impersonate the real Madeline Berkley. To do that, I would need to learn a lot about archaeology quickly. I accessed the internet and utilised my photographic memory to accumulate lots of archaeological knowledge. It was an interesting subject, but I only needed to know the basics for my cover to work, so I logged off the internet and turned to Simona. "Now, I know everything I need to know, to blend in as an archaeologist." I said
Simona stared at me in disbelief. "Was that what you just did when you quickly scrolled through that text?" Simona said.
"Yes." I replied.
"It took me years of elementary school to learn all that stuff," Simona said.
"Some people never learn, even though they have years of schooling," I replied.
Simona smiled at me and spoke. "So, Miss Madeline Berkley, are you ready to see the catacombs of the Solomon Temple?"
To which I replied, "Yes, Miss Arya Simon, I am very grateful for you showing them to me." After that, we left the safehouse and headed in the direction of the Solomon Temple.