Category: Phantom Smells
Description:
Invisible Smoke involves smelling smoke or fire where none exists. This phantom smell can be alarming, suggesting a spectral memory of past fires or events.
Example: Smelling smoke or fire with no apparent cause.
Previous Case: Smoldering Secrets
Case Details
- Serial Number: PheSmo-211
- Location: Lunarium’s Luminous Library
- Color Spectrum Reading: Burning Burgundy
- Reported By: Librarian Max, 45-CART-86530, walked in:
- Disturbance: A consistent smell of smoke concerns the library staff.
- Witness Report:
- Max found an undamaged, ancient book on fire rituals, radiating heat but not burning.
- Library staff alarmed by the consistent smell of smoke.
Case Research
- The library suffered a fire centuries ago but was rebuilt.
- Historian Jenkins describes old blueprints showing a hidden section lost in the blaze.
- Strong smell of burning, but no visible fire or smoke.
- It’s a reminder of the knowledge lost in the fire.
- Book, ‘Flames of History’:
- The memory of the fire is so strong; it manifests as a phantom smell.
Closing Notes
In a place of plenty, I reflect, there’s always a hint of decay.
Media Reference
Backdraft: Firefighters face fires with an almost sentient behavior.