So, I was just poking around in the Hall of Paintings for the hell of it, for a little while with Stories at an Exhibition equipped, then switching to the painting guidebook. I saw the Starry Sky, Suckling Pig and Sunset Painting (not with the guidebook, though, I think), then hit the Parasol Portrait and got this:
Almost hidden in a corner, you find a painting of a woman carrying a parasol and looking away from you. It's in the style of painting from back before they had cameras for portraits.
Something about her pose, probably the closeness and her relaxation, makes you feel like something's about to jump out behind you.
Although the painting looks old fashioned, the guidebook identifies its model as one Emily Davers, a recent graduate. Apparently she's "looking towards the future," which doesn't seem like what the painting is trying to show at all.
It's obviously wrong, maybe on purpose. Whoever painted this was interested in the subject… creepily interested in the subject, not thinking about any future.
You feel pretty confident now that you've run out that train of thought.
You've learned a new Skill: Art Appreciation
You've earned 6 XP in Reflexes
I've certainly fought all the paintings and gotten all the painting items that we know of. I hadn't fought any today, though, and I didn't spend any time in the museum etheric today. Also, I think I drank OJ yesterday, but I'm not certain.