First pass at an idea for Amanda: the strange phenomena Area X is a deliberate manifestation of some higher being's will/displeasure and she has big cult-type opinions on what all of it means. This includes thinking whatever caused it is speaking directly to her, and that some bigger power has plans for the future of humanity. She would like to help it achieve those plans.

So she's going in as a '''''researcher'''' but she's gonna turn on everybody once she's in there and sacrifice as she feels is required and necessary/rush right into the middle of everything and get herself body-horror turned into something beyond recognition. There being no return is fine cuz she's gonna go be one with Area X and isn't that wonderful and aren't you jealous of her

HMU if you're interested in having your more rational character have to interact with a violent zealot (whether she's having a go at them or if they're trying to genuinely understand her viewpoint), or if you're leaning toward exploring the death/body horror prompts for your characters (she could have a hand in that).

Change is such a negative buzzword for Amanda that I don't wanna get into it this early in her journey on the Peregrine, so I'm gonna kill her off at the end of all this