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Entry tags:
- !dungeon,
- alice liddell (american mcgee's alice),
- arashi narukami (ensemble stars!),
- archer (fate/),
- bolin (legend of korra),
- caren ortensia (fate/),
- commander syrlya (guild wars 2),
- corrin (fire emblem: fates),
- elise (fire emblem: fates),
- favaro leone (rage of bahamut: genesis),
- felicia (fire emblem: fates),
- gilbert nightray (pandora hearts),
- jae-ha (akatsuki no yona),
- kaede (elfen lied),
- kija (akatsuki no yona),
- koumei ren (magi),
- lenalee lee (d.gray-man),
- mammon of greed (umineko),
- masakuni doudanuki (touken ranbu),
- masamune date (sengoku basara),
- mikleo (tales of zestiria),
- minato arisato (persona),
- miranda lotto (d.grayman),
- niles (fire emblem: fates),
- one (drakengard 3),
- orihime inoue (bleach),
- owain (fire emblem: awakening),
- pacifica northwest (gravity falls),
- rory connor (original character),
- setsuna f. seiei (mobile suit gundam 00),
- sion astal (lolheroes),
- slaine troyard (aldnoah.zero),
- sorey (tales of zestiria),
- subaki (fire emblem: fates),
- wander (wander over yonder)
DUNGEON ♛ GRANTEBRYNCGE LIBRARY
20 SEPTEMBER (SYLVANT) 2016
In the morning, the Heroes chosen for the dungeon will receive a message via Carrier to meet at Grantebrycge. Heroes already in Grantebrycge will have a quick trip. For those who are not, however, the recommended method is to use Platform 42 5/8ths and then head to Cochrane's train station. The ticket is sponsored, and will arrive with the orders.
The train will pass through Friedgood before arriving at Grantebrycge. It's a long ride. Sit back, have your breakfast if you haven't eaten already, and hold your breath when riding through Friedgood.
After arriving at Grantebrycge Library, Verdoni can be seen with a number of professors. Nosy students stare at him (and you) from a distance. A few might try to introduce themselves to you before being shooed away by their professors.
Basic info on the dungeon can be found here. Dungeon mechanics can be found here. All OOC questions about the event may be directed to the thread below.
The train will pass through Friedgood before arriving at Grantebrycge. It's a long ride. Sit back, have your breakfast if you haven't eaten already, and hold your breath when riding through Friedgood.
After arriving at Grantebrycge Library, Verdoni can be seen with a number of professors. Nosy students stare at him (and you) from a distance. A few might try to introduce themselves to you before being shooed away by their professors.
| Verdoni Despite the ongoing investigation, we haven’t the slightest idea what would cause this anomaly… [ pause ] That was my attempt at humor, mind; save your laughs for later. Someone has been practicing forbidden magic deep within the library. Who, why and since when are unknown, as it is impossible to enter. However, the mana fluctuations match the dungeons, which I’m sure you’re all acquainted with. Investigate the library and find the dungeon core. Failure is an option, but we don’t need to embarrass ourselves, do we? [ snaps his file shut ] |
Basic info on the dungeon can be found here. Dungeon mechanics can be found here. All OOC questions about the event may be directed to the thread below.
ONE ♙
It's eerily quiet when you enter the first room, which, given that it's a library, says something.
The first thing you'll encounter is a massive library counter. Atop it are three things: a bell with a sign that reads “Ring to get the librarian's attention”, a sign, and a list. There's no librarian to be seen. If you try ringing the bell you'll discover there's no clapper inside of it and it makes no sound. If you try reading the sign it says, "Please return all books in a timely manner." If you look at the list, it has the names of unreturned books.
You can try to leave, but for some reason no matter how far you go or how many times you turn, you seem to pass by the same three shelves and end up right back where you started. Strange. Was that potted plant always there? How about that couch? All of the bookshelves look alike after a while...
The only way to continue is to return the books to the front counter and scan them with the magical lens there. And it will be a hunt. Behind that potted plant (and how is it growing when it's so dark below?) is a copy of Wretched in the Fog. Over, under the chair, is Friends Behind the Counter. (There's nothing behind the counter. You checked.) In that drawer, halfway shut with traces of blood on the handle, is They're Watching You. And there's more books above bookshelves and wedged in shelves incorrectly, sandwiched between 15 medical records which shouldn't be there.
Once you're done the doors behind you will open up to the rest of the library. And running towards you are...
Once the mandrakes are defeated, the way is clear and you can move to the next area. Ahead of you is a long and dark hallway with several closed doors. They have signs telling you which department the room belongs to, but you can't quite read what they say. Must be the lighting. Or maybe you just forgot how to read. They do seem to be getting more and more nonsensical as the seconds pass.
Why does it feel like you’re being watched?
Attempt to turn the doorknobs, and you and your teammates will hear chilling whispers of “You had everything. I had nothing.” And if that message doesn’t sink in the first time, perhaps the way the words are quite literally being carved into your arm will make it stick.
Unfortunately, there’s no other way to get through. You must keep trying to open doors. Eventually one will open, right? Just how long is this hallway, anyway? You tried twenty doors but you've barely moved away from the entrance. Eventually, you'll discover that one door is unlocked.
TWO ♙
It's a study room, complete with two couches, a rug, and bookshelves. And more bookshelves. Lots of bookshelves. Did we mention bookshelves yet? You can't see an end to them. You may attempt to leave, but outside is the same corridor as before, unchanged and with all of the doors locked. If there's a way forward it must be inside the study room.
Searching the couch will reveal a note written in Prehnite green talking about adding to the underground tunnels and a code to unlock the doorway. If you search the bookshelves you'll discover that there's one particular book which seems to attract your attention. Do you dare pull it? Of course you do. One sharp tug later, you unwittingly summon:
Once all of the ridewords are defeated, one of them will drop a key. Back to the hallway.
THREE ♙
The hallway suddenly doesn't seem so long this time. Unlock the door at the end and you'll see a long and winding, spiral staircase, surrounded by bookcases, leading below. Keep an eye out, as ridewords will pop out from the shadows or from the bookcases themselves. They'll drop from the upper levels, launch themselves from behind darkened shelves, and so on. You can fight, but there's too many to fight off indefinitely. You can only run.
To make matters worse, the ridewords seem to have some friends. Massive and ornate paintings decorate the walls around you. Initially benign, as paintings tend to be, they now literally fill the hallways with new life. The subjects jump at you from the walls, hostile. Between them and the increasing numbers of ridewords, it would do you good to figure out an escape quickly!
Calm down for long enough to examine the paintings further, and you'll notice that the clues are in the colors...
Keep going, and you’ll eventually reach the next area. It's another library room, with more bookshelves and books. The lighting is as bad as before but luckily, there seems to be a lack of ridewords. Given the number of book corpses on the ground, their fate seems obvious… or if there were ridewords they all were killed given the number of book corpses on the ground.
There are no doors in sight, except for the mess of books on the ground, and there is a sign that reads: “Please return the books to their rightful place when you are done reading and arrange them properly.” The way is unlocked by arranging the books in alphabetical order on the empty bookshelf in the middle of the room. It doesn’t matter if it’s by title or by author, as by coincidence the author’s names start with the same few letters as the title. The poor lighting and blurry font on the books will make the task tedious. Is that an ‘o’ or an ‘e’?
Heroes will have to be creative in coming up with a light source. Those who brought the Prehnite note from the study room will probably have an advantage? It did mention a well-hidden reading lamp behind a certain set of shelves in the corner… Except after you finally locate it, you realize it’s broken. There’s a note that reads: "Sorry man, we broke it. We'll bring down a replacement later.” Either try repairing it yourself or start looking for an alternative which doesn’t involve burning the books you need.
Once the puzzle is solved, the center bookshelves will suddenly move by itself to reveal the final passage leading to the last room in The Detention Hall.
FOUR ♙
In the deepest part of the dungeon is a research room, one that seems to be dedicated to the study of alchemy. There's a strange scent, akin a women's perfume. The walls are covered with photographs of blurred out faces. If you look closely, you'll discover that most of them have been scratched at or appear nicked.
Most likely you will not have the time to investigate, though. A hysterical laugh echoes in the area. If you hesitated too much or entered too quickly, violent matagots pounce you. And while you fend off the matagots, a beautiful woman enters, looking young enough to be a recent graduate. If it weren’t for the ancient cruelty in her eyes, she might have fooled you into mistaking her true age. She refuses to give her name, though if you ask nicely enough she'll introduce herself as the Mistress.
The moment anyone in your party says anything about Pigeonsblood or asks what she’s doing here, she'll start her agitated rant. She'll talk about how things have taken a turn for the worse, how talents are wasted, and how they're driving the school into ruin, how misguided everyone is. The Mistress says she'll turn the tides of the academy and she'll make everything right again. Starting with your defeat.
The Detention Hall’s beginning to fade away like ink on old paper while a school bell echoes. Looks like school’s out.
FIVE ♙
The moment you return, the people of Grantebrycge will cheer, and pop lights or throw confetti… but not too many. They know that you're tired.
… Though some Prehnite students might try to slip you their dorm room number and ask if they can talk to you about the dungeon later.
Heroes who have enrolled in Pigeonsblood will have access to their dorm rooms, where a hot meal is already waiting for them if they're hungry. Heroes who have not enrolled will have a temporary room assigned to them. A hot meal will be belatedly brought to them; however their portions seem to be more rushed, considering the quality...
In the morning of the following day, Heroes will receive news that the Royal Family of Cochrane, House Amethyst, will be sponsoring an extravagant field trip for Heroes with regards to their job well done and continued service for Gammon. Details on this will be released in a few days.
It's eerily quiet when you enter the first room, which, given that it's a library, says something.
The first thing you'll encounter is a massive library counter. Atop it are three things: a bell with a sign that reads “Ring to get the librarian's attention”, a sign, and a list. There's no librarian to be seen. If you try ringing the bell you'll discover there's no clapper inside of it and it makes no sound. If you try reading the sign it says, "Please return all books in a timely manner." If you look at the list, it has the names of unreturned books.
You can try to leave, but for some reason no matter how far you go or how many times you turn, you seem to pass by the same three shelves and end up right back where you started. Strange. Was that potted plant always there? How about that couch? All of the bookshelves look alike after a while...
The only way to continue is to return the books to the front counter and scan them with the magical lens there. And it will be a hunt. Behind that potted plant (and how is it growing when it's so dark below?) is a copy of Wretched in the Fog. Over, under the chair, is Friends Behind the Counter. (There's nothing behind the counter. You checked.) In that drawer, halfway shut with traces of blood on the handle, is They're Watching You. And there's more books above bookshelves and wedged in shelves incorrectly, sandwiched between 15 medical records which shouldn't be there.
Once you're done the doors behind you will open up to the rest of the library. And running towards you are...
| MONSTER ♟ Mandrake | ||
| Weak against Fire |
Strong against Earth |
Immune to Water |
| Creatures born of an ALCHEMY EXPERIMENT GONE WRONG. They have precise control over the growth and movement of their roots, which they use to ENSNARE OR HIT TARGETS. Don’t get hit by the POISON EXTRACTS that they launch via their leaves, either. As a last resort, they will shriek loudly, STUNNING any Hero nearby. Killing a Mandrake makes it lose its magical nature, and they cannot be replanted. DROPS: Mandrake Core, Leaves, Roots, Poison Extract, Mana-rich Powder |
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Once the mandrakes are defeated, the way is clear and you can move to the next area. Ahead of you is a long and dark hallway with several closed doors. They have signs telling you which department the room belongs to, but you can't quite read what they say. Must be the lighting. Or maybe you just forgot how to read. They do seem to be getting more and more nonsensical as the seconds pass.
Why does it feel like you’re being watched?
Attempt to turn the doorknobs, and you and your teammates will hear chilling whispers of “You had everything. I had nothing.” And if that message doesn’t sink in the first time, perhaps the way the words are quite literally being carved into your arm will make it stick.
Unfortunately, there’s no other way to get through. You must keep trying to open doors. Eventually one will open, right? Just how long is this hallway, anyway? You tried twenty doors but you've barely moved away from the entrance. Eventually, you'll discover that one door is unlocked.
TWO ♙
It's a study room, complete with two couches, a rug, and bookshelves. And more bookshelves. Lots of bookshelves. Did we mention bookshelves yet? You can't see an end to them. You may attempt to leave, but outside is the same corridor as before, unchanged and with all of the doors locked. If there's a way forward it must be inside the study room.
Searching the couch will reveal a note written in Prehnite green talking about adding to the underground tunnels and a code to unlock the doorway. If you search the bookshelves you'll discover that there's one particular book which seems to attract your attention. Do you dare pull it? Of course you do. One sharp tug later, you unwittingly summon:
| MONSTER ♟ Rideword | ||
| Weak against Water |
Strong against Wind |
Immune to Status Effects |
| MAGICAL FLYING BOOKS that cast spells, the nature of which is BASED ON THE BOOK’S GENRE, at their targets. Horror books will cast waves of darkness, religious texts deal Holy damage, and romance novels will either engulf their enemy in flames or charm teammates into fighting each other. These are just a few examples, but there are many more genres of literature, and these little books are creative with their spells. DROPS: Enchanted Book Pages, Glowing Bookmark, Saucy Pin-ups, Bags of Potato Chips |
||
Once all of the ridewords are defeated, one of them will drop a key. Back to the hallway.
THREE ♙
The hallway suddenly doesn't seem so long this time. Unlock the door at the end and you'll see a long and winding, spiral staircase, surrounded by bookcases, leading below. Keep an eye out, as ridewords will pop out from the shadows or from the bookcases themselves. They'll drop from the upper levels, launch themselves from behind darkened shelves, and so on. You can fight, but there's too many to fight off indefinitely. You can only run.
To make matters worse, the ridewords seem to have some friends. Massive and ornate paintings decorate the walls around you. Initially benign, as paintings tend to be, they now literally fill the hallways with new life. The subjects jump at you from the walls, hostile. Between them and the increasing numbers of ridewords, it would do you good to figure out an escape quickly!
Calm down for long enough to examine the paintings further, and you'll notice that the clues are in the colors...
| MONSTER ♟ Surface Painting | ||
| Weak against Fire (red), Lightning (yellow), Earth (green), Water (blue) |
Strong against None |
Immune to None |
| A magical animated blob of paint that can move between finished works of art or CAUSE PAINTINGS TO FLOAT. It’s the mischievous type, finding fun in jumping from painting to painting, using its camouflage to animate pictures. THE COLOR OF ITS ORIGINAL FORM INDICATES ITS WEAKNESS, which makes things quite confusing! DROPS: Oil Paints, Playing Cards, Sunflowers, Floppy Clocks, Fig Leaves |
||
Keep going, and you’ll eventually reach the next area. It's another library room, with more bookshelves and books. The lighting is as bad as before but luckily, there seems to be a lack of ridewords. Given the number of book corpses on the ground, their fate seems obvious… or if there were ridewords they all were killed given the number of book corpses on the ground.
There are no doors in sight, except for the mess of books on the ground, and there is a sign that reads: “Please return the books to their rightful place when you are done reading and arrange them properly.” The way is unlocked by arranging the books in alphabetical order on the empty bookshelf in the middle of the room. It doesn’t matter if it’s by title or by author, as by coincidence the author’s names start with the same few letters as the title. The poor lighting and blurry font on the books will make the task tedious. Is that an ‘o’ or an ‘e’?
Heroes will have to be creative in coming up with a light source. Those who brought the Prehnite note from the study room will probably have an advantage? It did mention a well-hidden reading lamp behind a certain set of shelves in the corner… Except after you finally locate it, you realize it’s broken. There’s a note that reads: "Sorry man, we broke it. We'll bring down a replacement later.” Either try repairing it yourself or start looking for an alternative which doesn’t involve burning the books you need.
Once the puzzle is solved, the center bookshelves will suddenly move by itself to reveal the final passage leading to the last room in The Detention Hall.
FOUR ♙
In the deepest part of the dungeon is a research room, one that seems to be dedicated to the study of alchemy. There's a strange scent, akin a women's perfume. The walls are covered with photographs of blurred out faces. If you look closely, you'll discover that most of them have been scratched at or appear nicked.
Most likely you will not have the time to investigate, though. A hysterical laugh echoes in the area. If you hesitated too much or entered too quickly, violent matagots pounce you. And while you fend off the matagots, a beautiful woman enters, looking young enough to be a recent graduate. If it weren’t for the ancient cruelty in her eyes, she might have fooled you into mistaking her true age. She refuses to give her name, though if you ask nicely enough she'll introduce herself as the Mistress.
The moment anyone in your party says anything about Pigeonsblood or asks what she’s doing here, she'll start her agitated rant. She'll talk about how things have taken a turn for the worse, how talents are wasted, and how they're driving the school into ruin, how misguided everyone is. The Mistress says she'll turn the tides of the academy and she'll make everything right again. Starting with your defeat.
| BOSS ♟ Mad Matagot Mistress | ||
| Weak against None |
Strong against Lightning, Status Effects |
Immune to Dark |
 “If I knew what would happen, then it would not be called research, now would it? Oh-- but oh, my. It appears I've drawn in some special little guinea pigs. I'm all full up on living subjects, but that's an easy fix, isn't it? Let us begin.”With a sharp clap of her hands the Mistress summons her familiars, her FAITHFUL MATAGOTS. Seemingly harmless, they will nevertheless CLAW AND SCRATCH at any Hero while she casts off quick but DESTRUCTIVE ELEMENTAL SPELLS. Heroes who ATTEMPT TO CAST A SPELL themselves may find a matagot attacking their head! Unlucky Heroes will discover them attempting to claw out their eyeball, or trying to scratch out their tongue. “Hehe, what’s wrong? We’re just getting started! Show me more, show me why they noticed you, what makes you so special…” They CAN BE PACIFIED. Food and toys work wonderfully, and Heroes who dare to pet them will be rewarded. Singing a sweet lullaby for them will put them to sleep. A Bishop Tamer’s ability can win them over temporarily to the party’s side, though a Queen’s charm magic is ineffective. The matagots will not betray their Mistress, but they can be convinced to STOP ATTACKING. The Mistress will use her charm to regain influence over her matagots if they’ve taken too long to attack. ”Oh no no no, you didn't think that would work, did you? You should know better. My babies are incredibly loyal, you see.” Distracted Heroes, watch out! The matagots will start attempting to steal your blood, a scrap of your clothing, or some of your hair. If the Mistress gets these items, she will use her ability to create VOODOO DOLLS that will render you immobile, making you easy targets for her spells and for her pets. And if you are male, she will give you a PRIVATE LESSON, where she enticingly steals mana to fuel her next attack. The only thing that can free a Hero will be destroying the doll. “I was the special one, once. I was the one who... well, it doesn't matter, does it? They passed me over. But mark my words, darling, Pigeonsblood was mine. Not his, mine!” She will also use “Private Lesson” to SEDUCE MALE HEROES and turn them into her willing human shields. In order to snap them back to their senses, you must overwhelm her charm magic. For example, KISSING an affected Hero will instantly free them from her control. The more intimate, the better. ”I've worked so, so hard! I did so much for the academy! And how do they repay me?! How?!” The Mistress is now angered and will begin displaying her remarkable grasp on COMPLEX ELEMENTAL MAGIC. She will combine multiple elements to blast her enemies. Her favorites are water with lightning for painful shocks, or fire and wind in high speed flame curtains that sear the very air. The ALCHEMY BOTTLES in her dress will turn her attacks into an overwhelming force. For instance, she will use poison with her water magic to create acid rain in the room. Break or steal the bottles before she has a chance to use them. ”I just wanted to make the school a better place. I really, truly did.” With tears streaming down her cheeks, she falls, and the DUNGEON CORE appears in her hand. Her beloved matagots, the only ones the Mistress could count on, will drag her body into the shadows. The core is left for your party to take. DROPS: Catnip, Fish Heads, Toy Mice, Dead Mice, Alchemist’s Dress, Assorted Alchemy Potions, Life-like Dolls, Pins and Needles, Lesson Planner, Alchemy Recipe Book |
||
The Detention Hall’s beginning to fade away like ink on old paper while a school bell echoes. Looks like school’s out.
FIVE ♙
The moment you return, the people of Grantebrycge will cheer, and pop lights or throw confetti… but not too many. They know that you're tired.
… Though some Prehnite students might try to slip you their dorm room number and ask if they can talk to you about the dungeon later.
Heroes who have enrolled in Pigeonsblood will have access to their dorm rooms, where a hot meal is already waiting for them if they're hungry. Heroes who have not enrolled will have a temporary room assigned to them. A hot meal will be belatedly brought to them; however their portions seem to be more rushed, considering the quality...
In the morning of the following day, Heroes will receive news that the Royal Family of Cochrane, House Amethyst, will be sponsoring an extravagant field trip for Heroes with regards to their job well done and continued service for Gammon. Details on this will be released in a few days.
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In the princess' defense, it sounds like she may be correct.
[ you both seem to like books? you are lumpable with takumi, leo. accept it. ]
A lot of things here seem to be about books. [ truly a mystery. owain is browsing the shelves cautiously, looking for anything intriguing or bleeding or whatever, almost pulling one or two out to examine closer. ]
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Since he was in the same aisle as Owain, he'll grab the man by the collar to drag him forcibly away. ]
Look out!
[ It was a book about volcanoes, so of course it erupts a lava fountain. Molten rock also starts to fall, set aflame and raining like hotcakes. ]
dw failed to send me the notif?????
Are we gonna get fined for all this book damage?!
[ she has zero cash. zilch. nada. except for the pocket money corrin's been giving her, anyway. please don't give her a bad library score, book monsters.
another of the books darting out is a comedy one. who feels like uncontrollable giggling fits not elise but that's what she's getting anyway. ]
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Try to destroy them while they're casting! [ it's always the most vulnerable moment for mages. he would know. somewhere inside leo feels a bit uncomfortable revealing this weakness, but it's not like it was ever hard to figure out. ] We'll worry about the fines later.
[ an ice barrier is erected around owain and takumi - it's big and covers them completely, but it honestly wouldn't do much good against something like lava. it should at least buy them a little time to put some distance against it. meanwhile leo musters more of his mana to try and douse the offending book with water. maybe soaking its pages would help? ]
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with leo's ice barrier up, owain does make use of the time to get the hell away from the book volcano. and hopefully the water will douse it to death, owain focuses on the horror novel getting ready to throw some shade that they really don't need and hacking at it with his sword while it's casting. ]
Begone, worthless kindling! I will damage every book here if I must!
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When he hears Owain say that, there's a sting in his heart. It hurts... To damage all of these books, but he's right. The ice barrier is very much welcomed as he lets go of the man he was dragging. Pulling off his bow from his shoulder, he notches a bow.
The book does wilt and flop a bit in its float when water is poured onto it. The eruption comes to a close, but then there's the sound of flapping. Just in time, too, because there's a gaping hole that Owain left through to attack that horror book. ]
Keep an eye out, there's more.
[ He'll just shoot down the lava book, piercing it shut before tailing Owain. They'll have to protect Elise and Leo in the back--especially from that blazing beam of light that shoots through the aisle, barely any space to hug the bookcases. ]
Incoming!
[ Luckily, he weaves between a gap, so he should be good. Everyone else... He has to trust they can dodge it. ]
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still, it should be enough to defend them. ]
Leave Leo alone!
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it pains him a bit also, to be destroying books like this. however leo fares a little better when he thinks of it as not books, but monsters. monsters that are trying to kill them. there's no choice but to defend themselves, so leo burns that book to cinders before taking a heavy breath, feeling his mana level depleting quickly from using so many spells in succession.
elise is right here, though. so he slides his hand around hers and grips it, feeling the slight relief of mana flow between them. ]
Let me do this for a minute, Elise.
[ or just. a few seconds, even. because there's yet another rideword coming out of the woodwork, flapping its pages and whipping up small vortexes of wind that storm in their direction. hopefully elise's barrier holds up. ]
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[ or in this case, rude spell-doing books. hopefully this particular evil horde will rest soon. maybe take a nice nap. dodging around the beam of light (no, thank you) owain decides to make a debatably poor strategic move and decides to unleash the stored up moisture in his sword.
whirling around in the direction of the tornado book, ] VAMPIRIC RELEASE! [ the liquid flows forth. but will it hit the book or just douse the poor nohrian royalty w e l p. ]
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[ Takumi just needs to know at this point. He's starting to wonder if this is real or if it's just a dream. He has had some pretty vivid dreams, not like he would ever share them. He's fine on his own, so pushes forward to a pair of books rising out of the depths of the library. It takes only a quick slash per book to down them and he doesn't look over his shoulder.
Owain is with them, so he has to trust that they can hold up against the tornado book. Either way, the water seems to douse a couple of books. Takumi doesn't give it a second thought to check if the poor Nohrian family will stay dry. Things seem peaceful now, even with the books flopping on the floor like fish. ]
What a waste.
[ He lets his katana float out of his hand so he can stretch. What he doesn't notice is this romance novel floating behind him, opening its pages where pink hearts basically float out.
Who will it charm? The cute little girl? The two pricks? Or the great SCION OF LEGEND? ]
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Of course, Leo - hey! [ owain. owain some of that moisture stuff came from the POISONOUS MANDRAKE PLANTS, are you trying to give them a poison bath? granted, he did help take down the tornado book, but that was a very close call? elise's barrier shatters - she can't hold it very long, sadly - but at least it did protect them from the whole. poison attack.
she glares over in owain's direction, although it is tragically not at all intimidating because she's too tiny and too pink and frilly and cute and stuff. ugh why can't she be terrifying like camilla? life is unfair. ]
What if we'd gotten hit with that?! Be a little more careful! [ she's. too busy scolding owain to actually notice the newest book, and she doesn't drop leo's hand but instead tugs on it to drag him forward so they can rejoin the rest of the party, still pouting. ] Even though it WAS pretty cool of you to help us out, try to help us out less dangerously next time, okay?
[ unfortunately her dragging leo thing takes at least her and maybe leo, who knows, directly into the path of the hearts she didn't notice in time. good job, takumi, this is somehow all your fault.
...
okay but she's already a teenage girl who can get giggly over dumb things so will anyone even be able to tell if she is charmed by a book. at any rate she does stop pouting to beam at owain. ]
But! It was really cool. Can you help me think up attack names?
[ #helpful. did she even try at all ]
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Aim better next time.
[ but once again, owain did get rid of that book, so leo swallows his complaints and takes a moment to wring out his sleeves. that moment is enough for him to get hit with those hearts. suddenly he feels... strange. calm. almost happy?
at least he's no longer annoyed at owain for destroying his clothes. if anything, leo looks a bit lost, unsure of himself. his grip on elise's hand falters. he's about to stop her from absorbing any weird habits from owain but... suddenly he thinks that would be an absolutely fantastic idea.
but he's not about to steal elise's thunder... what a dilemma. plus it's still embarrassing even if he's endeared to the thought courtesy of that book. there's heat on his face? he's quiet, looking away, but he's feeling a little warm for sure. ]
... Elise, there are more important things at hand. [ even when charmed, he has his priorities straight ok. ] Save that for later.
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Sorry, I'll work on my aim. [ but it worked and the tornado book is dead so. success? ]
Ah, Leo is right but! We can work on attack names while we continue the important things, right? [ pretty please. finally someone wants to be a dork. for... the wrong reasons because spellbooks but l i s t e n.
and more to takumi, as an answer for "why", ] It's all about mental warfare, giving them names gives them more power-- same with weapons!
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Takumi can't help but look a little uncomfortable? Why are they looking at Owain like he has saved their country and is the hottest shit in this room? ]
Whatever you say, Owain.
[ The little book disappears, retreating from the scene now that it has the last laugh. Takumi swore he felt a presence, but whatever. ]
Are you two okay? It looks like you're sick.
[ More like he's going to be sick. ]