The Tale of An Chéad Toshi: Uruk IC Thread

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This is a sci-fi/fantasy RP. The Players are young Mages who have been brought to the Academy in order to develop their magical talent and protect their city. They will fight monsters that roam in the wilderness, investigate nefarious plots against King and Country, and so on. But that is all in their future. For now, after a bit of general plot setup, let us have the characters meet up, get to know one another, etc. We can feed them to monsters later.

The plot so far:
The students meet their teacher, Professor Yuki Okamoto, and have their first few days of instruction.

About a week into their Academy life, they are unexpectedly sent out on a mission to investigate the town of Normaden. They learn that a Witch, a powerful monster that sometimes grows from humans with magical potential, has developed in the region. Their Professor takes on the role of exterminating the Witch itself, leaving the students to handle some of its Familiars. During the students' fight, though, they are unexpectedly brought face to face with an Angel. After a fierce fight, the students are victorious and return to their homes safely.

Back in Uruk, the plots grow thicker. A massive force of Angels has gathered near Babylon, and the head honchos discuss plans of how to deal with the threat. The Academy's Headmaster learns that the Angel that the students encountered was sent by the Chief of the Galileians. What could Chief Herschel be plotting, and why involve these young Mages?

Completely unaware of these plots, the students are assigned another mission: to resolve an incident over who should possess a valuable research subject. They will be escorted and monitored by Essence Parker, one of the academy's Student Council members...

To chat, give feedback, watch us fool around OOC, etc, please join the Discord

For a brief bit of worldbuilding or to create a character, please refer to the OOC thread

This club prides itself on having a very detailed combat and character system. For more information on said system, please refer to the System Info/Extra Lore thread.

To see a list of some detailed NPC sheets, please view this thread.
 
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Yune
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"Hmm? Like this?" The tripod on the base of the railgun spread itself out as the gun tipped forward to land stand-down on the ground. A digital control panel appeared above the trigger, showing a small, cutesy logo of a girl's head with blue hair and a green hat. A cheerful voice that Ryan might recognize began jabbering away from the railgun as it purred to life.

"Hiya, thanks for buying Midori's new state-of-the-art model GJ27 Deluxe Railgun! While its powering up, can you go ahead and click "Agree to the Terms and Conditions of Use" on the screen here? Then you can configure your preferences and get to blastin~"

(OOC: if anyone would like to pick up the railgun, please PM me on Discord. I'll give you its menus over there so that it doesn't take half a dozen posts to interact with it)

Meanwhile, Yune's turn was up in shiritori. Londo had spoken the word "Nailgun". The result might not have been what Londo was hoping for, but a nailgun was produced. Yune wasn't familiar with Quake 4, but she did her best.

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All of a sudden, the distinctive sound of a stomach growling could be heard. "Noodle cart!" A small wooden cart appeared, decorated with a few lanterns. It also came with its owner, who immediately began hawking his wares to everyone in the vicinity, and even a few small boxes for those on the shorter side.

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"Heya everyone! Good evening Uruk! Who's hungry? Got ramen, fresh hot ramen! Shio ramen, miso ramen, tonkatsu ramen, and more! Any toppings and flavors you want! Get your ramen here! I'm also doing a special on grilled eel!"

Yune immediately popped herself over to the stand, where she took one of the boxes in order to be tall enough. "Oyaji, one tonkatsu ramen. With a boiled egg."

"Comin' right up!"


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Goblins 4-6
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Reaction Phase:

As Goblins 1-3 were approaching Londo and Yune, they were more than a little surprised when Yune suddenly disappeared. They were even more surprised when Goblin 1's head disintegrated into a bloody mess; its torso took a couple more wobbly steps before also collapsing.

2 and 3 screeched something in panic, though the language wasn't one known to the humans. Any interest they had in Londo had dissipated in the course of Yune's disappearance and their comrade's demise. The enemy that had their ire was the sniper some ways away from them. But they didn't rush in to attack yet. Goblins generally didn't mind participating in a suicide charge, but they preferred to do so when they had numeric superiority. Two against five was not odds they liked when they were the two.


Meanwhile, 4-6 were having fun with their own foes. A spray of bullets took their attention off of Ryan. Of the twelve bullets that shot forth (which only cost 12 Prana, since it was 1 Prana per bullet), nine connected with their intended recipient. One struck Goblin 4, and the final two went wild.

Mislyte started to back up on his roof. Considering he was standing atop a store, he would have no issues with space. Indeed, had he not stopped in order to retain visual contact with the goblins, he could've easily continued backing up. Well, spacious rooftop aside, he was ready and waiting for Goblin 6 to turn away. He only really had a chance for a solid flank shot after Ryan had already closed in to melee range, but Mislyte was confident enough in his aim to be assured of not hitting Ryan.

Speaking of Ryan, he decided to take on the closest opponent: Goblin 4. All of 4-6 had continued advancing, unlike their lower numbered brethren, so they would meet in a fierce skirmish in but a moment's time. 4 attempted to leap up to avoid being struck by Ryan and Kashmir's kicks, but unfortunately, being of small stature did 4 no favors this time, as it meant a lower jump. Both human-sized legs connected with either goblin leg, sending sharp pain through 4's bones. In return, 4 flailed wildly with its sword, slashing horizontally twice (first its right to left and then vice versa) in an attempt to drive back the humans (well, human and summon).

Meanwhile, 5 and 6 decided to seize upon Kashmir being distracted by 4. Both closed in, with Goblin 5 leaping in with a vertical downward slash at Kashmir's side. 6 approached from a bit behind Kashmir's right side, swinging in towards Kashmir's back right with a horizontal left-to-right slash. The energy wave that descended on 6 caused sharp pain, but it remained focused on the swing, recalling the long hours of practice it had spent in its goblin life.



Action Phase:

Goblins 2 and 3 bided their time, hateful eyes turned against the gunners. Reinforcements wouldn't be long, so the best they could do for now was remain on guard and try to defend against any more bullets. And lest Londo feel too neglected, their eyes flicked his way every once in a while to ensure he wasn't making any suspicious moves either.

Goblin 6, having just been struck by something from up above its left side (judging from the way the wound felt on impact) backed away, turning its attention roofward. A quick scan didn't reveal any clear enemy presence, but 6 was definitely wary now.

4 and 5 decided to continue laying it on the boys. Focusing on Kashmir, 5 jabbed his blade forward in a vicious thrust, while 4 swept his blade upward at a 45 degree angle from its left to right. Better to focus on one foe at a time. Cut them down so that there was one less to deal with.


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The barrel that had been pushed through a Gate and been partially sliced open now met its end by the hands, or rather front bumper, of a fire truck. As the wood splintered, the powder within forward out into a massive pile.

The Gate continued to ripple without cease, spewing out more and more goblins from its murky depths. These ones were all fairly similar to the previous lot, though more numerous this time.

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Londo Sperry THE GREAT!


  • Centennial Square


    • Aura: 100 / 100
    • Prana: 100 / 100
    • Stamina: 100 / 100

    • STRENGTH: D
    • VITALITY: D
    • WILLPOWER: E
    • RESISTANCE: E
    • SPEED: E
    • DEXTERITY: E
    • PERCEPTION: E
    • RECOVERY: D



    • Lion's Heart: Ready for Activation

    • Mark of Hibiscus


  • Gauntlets: 40 / 40 --- 40 / 40

    Alice: Spirit Core

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(Actions: -0 Prana, -0 Stamina)

(Aura: -0 Aura)

(Start of Turn: +3 Aura, +5 Prana, +13 Stamina)

Reaction Phase:

Londo watched as the goblins watched him in turn. Maybe if he got a 'G' in this game, he could summon a goblin slayer. Or maybe.... Actually, that gave Londo a good idea!

"Yune, I need you to get rid of the Goblins, if you do I'll... Uh, give you a present later! 'Twig'!" Londo said as his word, as a stick appeared.



Action Phase:

Londo then backed off a bit, aiming his nailgun at the goblins, "Back I say! Before you face the wrath of a nailgun!" He taunted to them

 
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Hibiscus Oswald


  • Centennial Square


    • Aura: 75 / 75
    • Prana: 150 / 150
    • Stamina: 75 / 75

    • STRENGTH: E
    • VITALITY: E
    • WILLPOWER: D
    • RESISTANCE: D
    • SPEED: E
    • DEXTERITY: E
    • PERCEPTION: E
    • RECOVERY: E



    • N/A

    • No current Buffs or Debuffs


  • Knife/Book: 40 / 40 --- 40 / 40

    Lyka: In spirit core form.

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(Marks: -0 Prana, -0 Stamina)

(Aura: -0 Aura)

(Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina)

Reaction & Action Phase:

Once in place, Hibiscus checked out the situation... Not good... Not good at all...

Hibiscus opened up her AMB and messaged both Okamoto and Almeida with the voice to text function, "Where the hell are you at? Are you ok?"

Meanwhile, she checked to make sure noone was too seriously injured, and if Ryan took enough damage, over 35 of it, she'd send a beam of energy to heal him with Healing Hurt

 
Mislyte

  • Richmond Avenue (a top a nearby building/store)



    • Aura: 100
    • Prana: 90/100
    • Stamina: 100/100

    • STRENGTH: D
    • VITALITY: E
    • WILLPOWER: C
    • RESISTANCE: E
    • SPEED: E
    • DEXTERITY: E
    • PERCEPTION: E
    • RECOVERY: E


  • Mislyte bides his time, staying low while waiting for an opening





(Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina)

Reaction Phase:
Mislyte inhaled deeply and slow after his attack and maintained the exercise after the additional goblins appeared. He wanted to stay focused and relaxed. He would keep watch of the goblin activities down below while keeping low and trying not to draw anymore attention to himself from down below. He would remain on standby (+10 stamina)

Action Phase:
Anticipating the goblins would eventually move in if he continued to hide using the roof, Mislyte noted each of the new goblins and would decide on the most suitable target. He did not wish to alarm #6 anymore than he had already. He thought it best to pick off the goblins as best he could from a distance without them realizing what was happening to them sooner than necessary. More standby (+10 stamina)



 
Rainer Gottwaldt
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Aura: 100
Prana: 100
Stamina: 100
Mentioned:
Enhancement Module: Offensive
Strength: E
Vitality: E
Willpower: D
Resistance: E
Speed: E
Agility: E
Perception: D
Recovery: E

Reaction Phase:
Projectile Speed: D; Perception: D
Rainer was uh... Doing stuff apparently, which was uh... Stuff. Also known as sleeping with his eyes open. He realized stuff was happening though, so he started getting up to speed. More and more green gnomes started coming out from the portal, hence he fired his աɨȶɦɛʀɨռɢ քօʟʟɛռ(-5 Mana; -8 Stamina) at Goblin #7.

Action Phase:
Projectile Speed: D; Perception: D

Rainer then charged in a bit as back up for Ryan, ending up effectively in between Kashmir and Goblin #6, then firing another աɨȶɦɛʀɨռɢ քօʟʟɛռ(-5 Mana; -8 Stamina) at Goblin 13.
 
Yune
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What a strange request from Londo. Didn't he want to have a fight earlier? And hmm, would that be considered "playing with the Gate"? The goblins had come out of it after all. Then again, they weren't part of the Gate; they had merely come out of it.

Yune paused the slurping of her noodles long enough to say "Ehh, alright. Goblins!" Immediately, all the goblins vanished from view, having been removed by Yune's power. Even the ones that had been striking at Ryan and Kashmir had vanished, leaving the boy and summon unharmed from the previous attacks. As there were no goblins to attack, Rainer did not cast any spells. He may not have been smart enough to realize what a goblin was, but he wasn't stupid enough to just shoot at empty air.

A sense of peace fell across the area. It would probably be apt to consider it a lull in the storm rather than the storm having completely passed, though, since the Gate still remained, silently staring menacingly at the people before it. The ripples across its surface seemed to have died down for now, presumably meaning that nothing was passing through at this time.

Hibiscus's AMB did not have any issues with sending off the messages, but there was no sign of a reply coming, nor even a read receipt

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Meanwhile, the man with the cart continued to call out to the people nearby. "I guess that's one way to deal with goblins. But hey, another way is to get big and strong from some great food! Ramen, fresh ramen. Delicious grilled eel! Not hungry right now? Grab a doggy bag and save it for when you need it! Contents guaranteed fresh for at least 12 hours!"

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Londo Sperry THE GREAT!


  • Centennial Square


    • Aura: 100 / 100
    • Prana: 100 / 100
    • Stamina: 100 / 100

    • STRENGTH: D
    • VITALITY: D
    • WILLPOWER: E
    • RESISTANCE: E
    • SPEED: E
    • DEXTERITY: E
    • PERCEPTION: E
    • RECOVERY: D



    • Lion's Heart: Ready for Activation

    • Mark of Hibiscus


  • Gauntlets: 40 / 40 --- 40 / 40

    Alice: Spirit Core

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(Actions: -0 Prana, -0 Stamina)

(Aura: -0 Aura)

(Start of Turn: +3 Aura, +5 Prana, +13 Stamina)

Reaction Phase:

Londo sighed, although he wanted a fight, he still wanted everyone around to enjoy it. It wasn't any fun if they couldn't be here fighting with them. Although he already used 'Teacher' there was another word he could use to bring back someone else, "Would sure be great if we had the older sister figure here that you whisked away, Yune. Almeida that is. The older sister figure. She's definitely a sister for sure!"

"Alright then, now that that is over with, 'Sister'!" Londo said, thinking of the class's lovely older sister figure. Although he now knew that it would mostly be based off of Yune's perception of it, since his nailgun wasn't the nailgun he wanted, but rather the usual nailgun that Yune only probably knew about, he still wanted to have a mind's image of Almeida just in case.



Action Phase:

Londo stood next to the noodle cart with Yune, yelling out to his class, "Hey, y'all want some noodles?" Then he spoke to the ramen guy, "I'll have a miso ramen, with an egg and green onions please!" Londo said, while Alice popped out of her spirit core, glaring at Londo, "This is serious, you know, but I'll have the same." She said, addressing the ramen guy afterwards.

 
Ryan Gamaris & Kashmir

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Changes - Nimble Module
Aura - 100
Prana - 85
Stamina - 90
Romus/Remus - 40/40

Strength - E/D
Vitality - E/E
Willpower - E/E
Resistance - E/E
Speed - C/C
Dexterity - C/D
Perception - E/E
Recovery - E/E

Start of Turn: +10 Stamina & +5 Prana

Ryan and Kashmir prepared to maneuver their way out of the slashes of the green creatures, but they didn't even fully left their stances when the goblins disappeared out of the street with an audible pop. "Just what in the world is that girl?" he said under his breath. The truck, a kangaroo, Almeida and Yuki gone, along with the goblins. He'd ask, but look where that took Almeida. Instead, he put his attention in one of the items the girl brought: a railgun, that had Midori Kappako's voice. Seeing no imminent threat, Ryan rushed to the other side of the street, took it, and ran back to his side of the street. Intrigued by something Midori made, he wanted to see what could he make of it. Maybe learn a thing or two of Midori while using it.
Its UI first showed a T&C checkbox, while having a button to show them, and another to continue. Ryan opened the document and skimmed through it briefly. He understood basically that Midori doesn't get in trouble for whatever this causes. Ryan checked the box and continued. Midori's voice returns as the screen changes.
Please select the type of environment you wish to use this railgun in~"
Options include:
Water to Water
Water to Surface
Water to Air
Surface to Water
Surface to Surface
Surface to Air
Air to Air
Air to Surface
Air to Water

Ryan wasn't quite sure on what those options entailed, so he went with the logic of 'I'm on the ground, shooting at things on the ground' and assumed that translated to Surface to Surface. Machinery can be heard shifting as the environmental configuration is accepted.
"Next, please select your choice of ammunition~"
Options:
M1 Solid
M1 Hollow
M1 Shrapnel
Kagu-tsuchi
Mizuhame
Ventus
Theia
Tsukihime
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He wasn't sure on what most of the options entailed, so he poked around for details. Moments later, the result was:
Ammunition Types:

M1 Solid: The standard ammunition type. Packs a punch while being relatively efficient. Uses approximately 10% Ammo and 5% Energy

M1 Hollow: By hollowing out the inside of the shell, ammunition is greatly conserved. Also produces larger holes in soft objects. However, against solid things, it has less oomph and kick. Uses approximately 5% Ammo and 5% Energy

M1 Shrapnel: A hollow shell filled with small projectiles. The shell explodes after a short flight, sending the projectiles inside out in a hail of shrapnel. Uses approximately 8% Ammo and 8% Energy

Kagu-tsuchi: A shell imbued with fiery power. Upon impact, it explodes in a burst of flame to scorch everything nearby. Uses approximately 15% Ammo and 15% Energy

Mizuhame: A shell imbued with watery power. Upon impact, it envelops the target in a sphere of water. Uses approximately 15% Ammo and 15% Energy.

Ventus: A shell hyper-accelerated with a burst of wind magic. Its momentum lets it punch straight through most types of armor. Uses approximately 10% Ammo and 20% Energy

Theia: A shell that explodes in a blinding flash of light upon impact. Uses approximately 12% Ammo and 12% Energy

Tsukihime: A shell that explodes upon impact, releasing a cloud of dark mana that saps all light in the vicinity. Uses approximately 12% Ammo and 12% Energy

Party at Ereshkigal's: A devastating shot designed to make sure no further shots are needed. Uses approximately 35% Ammo and 40% Energy

Satisfied with the results of his search, Ryan went back to the ammunition choice screen and selected M1 Hollow.
"And how will you be using this railgun?"
Options:
Handheld manual fire
Handheld automatic fire
Mounted manual fire
Mounted automatic fire

Unsure on how much recoil this weapon had, Ryan opted for what sounded more stable. Mounted Manual Fire. The legs of the tripod begin to extend.
"Please set the desired height and location"

Controls appeared on screen to adjust the leg heights. It was then that Ryan handed the gun to Kashmir, who had been watching the process go down. "Go near that bench, fire while kneeling to cover me" He instructed the summon. "Ok" Kashmir said, and he went to the instructed spot, where he placed himself sniper style after tweaking the exact position of the gun.
"Positioning set. You may begin firing when ready~"

On the screen, Kashmir sees the various settings he chose, as well as "Ammo: 100%" and "Energy: 99%". The weapon was now fully ready, and so was Kashmir. As for Ryan, he stood around the middle of the street, though still on his side, a couple of meters ahead of Kashmir, ready to go as well.
 
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Londo seemed to want her to bring that other girl back, given how he talked and his saying "sister" for their game. "But didn't she want to talk to Nii-chan? Why would you want to bring her back when she's talking?" She still had some time left on her turn, so she wasn't feeling particular urgency, as evidenced by her continued ramen consumption.

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"Two miso ramens with egg and green onion, comin' right up~ Want a side of eel with that?" The man cheerfully worked for a minute before setting forth two identical bowls of piping hot ramen, complete with soft-boiled egg and a topping of scallions. Disposable chopsticks were also set forth, though a small holder contained some various plastic-wrapped utensils.

Most people were simply loitering in place, evidently content to stay put rather than speak with each other, interact with their surroundings, or anything similar. The only exceptions seemed to be Londo, who was getting a meal, and Ryan, who had picked up the abandoned railgun and returned towards his previous position with it.



The Gate remained silent and calm, but only a fool would be unable to feel the growing tension in the air. Despite nothing physically emerging, it still seemed like an ominous aura was flowing forth from the side of the Gate that lay beyond its mysterious depths.

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Londo Sperry THE GREAT!


  • Centennial Square


    • Aura: 100 / 100
    • Prana: 100 / 100
    • Stamina: 100 / 100

    • STRENGTH: D
    • VITALITY: D
    • WILLPOWER: E
    • RESISTANCE: E
    • SPEED: E
    • DEXTERITY: E
    • PERCEPTION: E
    • RECOVERY: D



    • Lion's Heart: Ready for Activation

    • Mark of Hibiscus


  • Gauntlets: 40 / 40 --- 40 / 40

    Alice: Spirit Core

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(Actions: -0 Prana, -0 Stamina)

(Aura: -0 Aura)

(Start of Turn: +3 Aura, +5 Prana, +13 Stamina)

Reaction Phase:

Londo took his bowl of ramen, while alice did the same declining the eel, and answered Yune's question, "Becaaaaause, she would want to fight with us! I don't care if she talked with your brother she can do that another time! Right now we gotta fight goblins when they come out."

Londo took a slurp of the ramen, basking in the aftertaste, "Oh my god! This is the best ramen ever!"

Alice nodded, silently agreeing as loud slurping came from her.



Action Phase:

Londo then continued his conversation with Yune, "Anywaaaays, I think everyone else might be getting a bit bored not being able to fight. So bring back Almeida so everyone can fight with her! It'll be way more fun that way!"

 
Rainer Gottwaldt
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Aura: 100
Prana: 100
Stamina: 100
Mentioned:
Enhancement Module: Offensive
Strength: E
Vitality: E
Willpower: D
Resistance: E
Speed: E
Agility: E
Perception: D
Recovery: E


Alrighty then, the green gnomes disappeared. Well, that's great. They woke up for absolutely no reason, except to lose their class rep and their homeroom teacher. Rainer wanted to do something, but got attracted by the smell of food too badly at this point. He was already holding back when it just appeared, so he went to check.

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Fish and what was basically the weird soup. Yeah. Rainer noped the fuck out right after taking a peek at the kitchen. Time to do what Rainer was gonna do earlier, he went back to his position and then did the only reasonable action he could. Since there was nothing else to do and he wanted to show off his courage and bravery, he ran right into the portal. He'd show those green gnomes what's what. Hopefully.
 
Mislyte

  • Richmond Avenue (a top a nearby building/store)



    • Aura: 100
    • Prana: 95/100
    • Stamina: 100/100

    • STRENGTH: D
    • VITALITY: E
    • WILLPOWER: C
    • RESISTANCE: E
    • SPEED: E
    • DEXTERITY: E
    • PERCEPTION: E
    • RECOVERY: E


  • Mislyte hangs out on roof keeping watch

  • yawn. snore fest. would seem like the strategic thing would be to do the boring thing of holding position until plot moves forward.



(Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina)

Reaction Phase:
With the threat gone, Mislyte was content to hold his position while they waited to be relieved of duty and/or have more hostiles to contend with. Split buzzed excitedly in the calm, while Mislyte stood at the edge of the roof looking down on his classmates and the portal, the light from below illuminating his pale, transformed face. standby (+10 stamina)

Action Phase:
standby (+10 stamina)



 
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Ramen Guy
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Humans were so hard to understand sometimes. There wasn't even anything to fight at the moment. "Mmmmm, fine." Another *P O P!* sounded throughout the area as Almeida reappeared next to Yune and the noodle cart.

Well, with that turn taken care of, she was up again. "Rice!" Evidently, food was still on her mind, as a sizable bowl of steamed rice appeared next to her now empty ramen bowl.

"How was it, miss?"

"Super duper awesome! As usual~"

As Londo and spirit gave their own compliments, the man behind the cart flashed a broad smile their way. "Of course it is! You won't find a better bowl anywhere in the land!" That said, "I serve a mean eel too. Sure you don't want some?" No self-respecting salesman would just give up on an endeavor so quickly.


Meanwhile, Rainer decided to say "Alright y'all, let's do this!" and rushed full-tilt into the Gate. Its inky depths swallowed him up without a trace...



A few moments later, the Gate rippled once more. Goblins began to pour forth once again, but this time, there were a few key differences. The first was the variety; several of these goblins were clearly armed better than their lesser brethren. The second was that, save for the few toting bows, each goblin's weapon was clearly coated in the distinct incarnadine of human blood. And considering what had just happened before, it was fairly easy to guess who the blood had come from...


Goblins 1-2
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Goblins 3-4
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Almeida's conversation with Yune's "Nii-chan"

As Almeida opened her eyes again, she found herself somewhere that was decidedly not Richmond Avenue. She was inside some sort of tiny room, and the whirring sounds of machinery were all around her. The only light appeared to be produced by numerous monitors and similar display panels. A single person sat in the center of it all, back turned to Almeida as they typed away on nearly a dozen keyboards situated in two arcs before them.

"Almeida Magnhild." A man's voice sounded from the chair, though the person within didn't seem to turn around or look behind at all. "Yune sent you." It was not a question; merely a statement of facts.

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Well then... Almeida did not expect to end up being sent off to this Nii-chan that Yune had been talking about. At least Valerius had been sent along, as she wouldn't have wanted to leave him with the goblins. On that note, she figured that it'd probably be polite to de-transform. The tiny, somewhat claustrophobic room full of machinery was fairly unpleasant, but she was still a guest there. This Nii-chan's conversation skills were clearly underdeveloped, as her only instinctive reply was "Uh, yeah, it seems like it." She tried getting a closer look at the guy in the chair and his monitors, whilst trying to formulate her thoughts. Then she recalled the reason she asked to meet this guy in the first place; the portals. "Is it true you're working on figuring out the portals appearing throughout Uruk?"

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Much of the screens that Almeida could see were covered in various formulas, diagrams, maps, and so on. It certainly seemed like it could be a portal-monitoring setup, but quite frankly, the calculations being used were well beyond her knowledge of physics. The one screen she definitely understood was… a Wikipedia article? Yes, this guy was definitely writing a Wikipedia article on one of his screens.

Speaking of the man himself, he seemed somewhat familiar. Perhaps she had seen him in a newspaper or magazine or something.

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"Yes, I am attempting to locate the origin of these Gates.

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The meta-universal source of knowledge aside, Almeida didn't learn much from the screens. The guy himself looked more familiar like the chief of the Galileans, but she couldn't quite place it. "Are you planning to stop them?" From what Almeida had gathered from Yune, this guy might only be working for the sake of alleviating his own curiosity, so she'd rather see if they were on the same side or not. If he'd agree, she'd continue. "Is there anything I can do to help?" If not, she'd silently contemplate her options.

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"Naturally. As fascinating as they are, the data I could collect from this pales next to the amount I could gain from a controlled testing process. There will be time enough for proper experimentation once this situation is resolved and the source dealt with." Not once did the man ever turn away from the displays or cease typing while speaking to Almeida.

"Unless you're hiding a physics PhD or considerable knowledge of Gates in that outfit of yours… Unlikely… I am afraid there isn't much for you to do."

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It was good to hear they were on the same side, sort-off. Trusting him fully would be idiotic, but it seemed safe enough to assume he was indeed planning to stop the portals. As for the other comment. "Is my outfit distracting you?" She said, as she raised an eyebrow wondering why it needed such specific mentioning by this guy. "I'm afraid a degree in architecture is all I've got."

After a short moment of deliberation, she figured there wasn't much use in staying here. "Are you willing to share whatever information you can get on stopping these portals?" She figured making the modest request for information with regards to stopping the portals was likelier to be accepted than simply asking the guy to share absolutely everything. If he was willing, she'd give him her number, hoping that wouldn't be too awkward a way to share information. In either case, she wasn't of much use here, that much was clear. "So... how do I find my way back towards protecting the city?"

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"Nii-chan"
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"Not particularly. It just seems like it's not good for much. Not many pockets, no real protection from the elements, no armor of note. You should probably invest in some coats for the winter months." He also didn't seem particularly impressed by an architecture degree, considering that he didn't pursue that course any further.

In response to her next question: "What we do know is that these are almost certainly artificially generated Gates. When the source is located, you Mages will probably be sent to deal with it. Not much else I can tell you that you would be able to understand." As she began to write down or otherwise provide her contact info, he shook his head. "I already have everyone's contact info."

"I'm working on hijacking a Gate to drop you back in where you came from. Sit tight until one opens." Not that there was really much of a place for Almeida to sit. This tiny room was clearly only intended for single occupancy.

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After confirming she was talking to a gay person, nothing wrong with that of course, she realized she still hadn't even found out this person's name. "By the way, I don't think I've caught your name yet." She got a bit annoyed by the automatic assumption she wouldn't understand most of the things he'd be able to tell her, but she didn't think it was worth the effort to argue over it. "Oh, while I'm here, can you tell me what's up with Yune and what your relationship to her is? She's got some pretty mind-boggling abilities and whatnot." There was an equal measure of curiosity and worry there, considering she worried about what would happen if Londo kept playing his 'game' with her.

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"Ah yes, I suppose I am not well known among the general populace. I am Omoikane, a god of knowledge."

"Omoikane"
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"As for Yune, as I'm sure she's mentioned, I am her brother. She herself is a god of Chaos."

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She'd shake the hand of this gay god of knowledge, but he seemed a bit too busy to bother accepting a hand-shake, so she didn't. Instead, she just wondered if this god of knowledge purposefully left out stuff or if she needed to ask more specific questions. Skipping the part about their relation, she wondered what to make of the second part. "Chaos..?" She had never heard of a goddess of Chaos before... That could be troublesome. "Is it safe to let her play around during all of this?"

There were more things she'd like to ask, but at the same time, she didn't want to disrupt his work on finding the origin of these portals. So far, he didn't seemed like an ally of sorts, so she had gotten her most crucial information. Maybe she should try figuring out a way to confirm this part? Ah. She figured she knew what to ask. "You look faintly familiar, have you been involved with the army or academy or another institution like that?" If she could learn whom or what he was aligned with, she could later fact-check it, and learn if he was telling the truth or not.

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"Omoikane"
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"She can manipulate the fabric of reality at will. She's not exactly in any danger. And she seems to be somewhat interested in your Londo, so if she's over there, then she isn't messing with the rest of the city."

"Like I said, I'm a god of knowledge. Of course I've been involved with-"

And before anything else could be said by either person, a loud *P O P!* sounded, accompanying the second abduction of Almeida.

"Well, that method of returning works too. Guess I won't be needing that Gate after all..."
 
Londo Sperry THE GREAT!


  • Centennial Square


    • Aura: 100 / 100
    • Prana: 100 / 100
    • Stamina: 100 / 100

    • STRENGTH: D
    • VITALITY: D
    • WILLPOWER: E
    • RESISTANCE: E
    • SPEED: E
    • DEXTERITY: E
    • PERCEPTION: E
    • RECOVERY: D



    • Lion's Heart: Ready for Activation

    • Mark of Hibiscus


  • Gauntlets: 40 / 40 --- 40 / 40

    Alice: Eating noodles

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After finishing off his soup, but not eating too much because that would upset his stomach during battle, Rainer suddenly decided to run into the portal. Londo quickly got up to try and stop him, but Alice grabbed the back of his shirt before he could, "Let him be a moron on his own, you idiot."

Fortunately, Almeida appeared, which was good! They could still continue to have fun together!

And sure enough, goblins appeared through the portal, their weapons coated in blood. Welp...

(Actions: -0 Prana, -0 Stamina)

(Aura: -0 Aura)

(Start of Turn: +3 Aura, +5 Prana, +13 Stamina)

Reaction Phase:

"Welcome back, Onee-san~!" Londo said, Alice still eating her food at the cart, denying eel, while Londo stood in front of the bench now, next to Almeida, "Ya have fun? Yune told us you were sent to Omoikane, her brother. How was it? Learn anything? What's he like? You have fun talking to him? I accidentally made Teach disappear with the game!" Londo said, putting up his fists in preperation in case the archers shot some stuff.

He then ran towards the group of goblins, in between 1 and 5, and launched his attack on the Goblin 5. He let out his strong of punches, followed by a kick. Two punches went towards the Goblin's chest, followed by a sweeping kick to the right side of its body. He raised his gauntlets in preperation of a counterattack as well.



Action Phase:

And while throwing out these moves, Londo thought about what would spice up this battle? Super awesome scenery! Right now it was just dark and wahtnot, but what if something cooler happened?

"'Eclipse!'" Londo stated as his word. If the Goblin he had been attacking was still alive, he would throw 1 or 2 more punches into its chest. If it was not, those two punches would be directed towards Goblin 1, with a third punch bringing his right fist in an overhead smash into the Goblin's head. Immediately after, Londo raised his gauntlets in an attempt to guard.

Then Londo suddenly started to glance at Yune, remembering a conversation from before, before stopping his glance and still focusing on the Goblins in front of him, "Oh right. I forgot about it, Yune, but didn't Ventus say you weren't supposed to do this in Uruk? You sure it's gonna be ok if we keep playing this game?"

 
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Hibiscus Oswald


  • Centennial Square


    • Aura: 75 / 75
    • Prana: 150 / 150
    • Stamina: 75 / 75

    • STRENGTH: E
    • VITALITY: E
    • WILLPOWER: D
    • RESISTANCE: D
    • SPEED: E
    • DEXTERITY: E
    • PERCEPTION: E
    • RECOVERY: E



    • N/A

    • No current Buffs or Debuffs


  • Knife/Book: 40 / 40 --- 40 / 40

    Lyka: In spirit core form.

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(Marks: -0 Prana, -0 Stamina)

(Aura: -0 Aura)

(Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina)

Reaction & Action Phase:

Really, all-in-all, this mission was admittedly boring so far. Londo seemed to be doing most of the work of getting rid of goblins. Ozymandius shot them dead almost instantly. Noone had gotten hurt so far...

And then there was Rainer, who ran straight into the portal, leaving Hibiscus to stare at it, saying, "Fucking, moron..." And just to show how much of a moron he was, goblins reappeared through the portal, their weapons coated in blood...

Great...

At least Almeida was back, thanks to Londo's admittedly quick-thinking. Who knew he could pull off a smart move like that?

As it was, there was nothing Hibiscus could do except hide behind the noodle cart, rejecting the very tasty-smelling food and eels. Good thing Lyka was in her spirit core, or she'd go straight for that. She was most likely sleeping, however.

"Good to see you back, Almeida. Are you still up to fight?"

 
Almeida

Previous round:
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Start of the turn:
+5 prana (100 > 100)
+13 stamina (100 > 100)

Effects:
Mark of Hibiscus

Statistics:
Aura: 100
Prana: 100
Stamina: 100

Attributes:
STR: B VIT: E WIL: E RES: E
SPD: D AGI: D PER: E REC: D

Equipment: Valerius
Durability: 100
Spirit Cores: N/A
Additional Properties: It can draw upon Almeida's prana to replenish its durability (this is a lengthy process and thus can only be done outside of combat). As it was created in a mine, where tools must be harder than that which they collide with, it will take reduced damage when one of Almeida's attacks clashes with another attack or a "reflective" barrier.

Aptitude (Passive)
Stamina Cost for Dodge & Evade & Evasion Dodge is reduced by 5.
Stamina Cost for Evasion Guard & Counter & Parry Counter is reduced by 10.​

Almeida was getting tired of this 'knowledge god', as he seemed to lack any type of knowledge needed to have a decent conversation. Why in the world did he think that it was Yune that Almeida was worried about, rather than everyone suffering from whatever the Chaos goddess was doing? Why did he think that being with Londo would stop her from messing with the rest of the city? (Almeida feared there would soon be statues of Londo through-out Uruk.) It was rather tiresome, so she didn't really mind being 'popped' back into the fray.

That said... she was pretty freaking confused when she returned. Ryan was operating a railgun, there was a noodle cart standing around with some sort of oddball calmly selling noodles. Ozymandius seemed to be in aura-shock again, there was no sign of Okamoto or Rainer...As for how she got back, she got some suspicions when Londo started talking. Why in the world was he calling her 'onee-san' though? It didn't matter, she'd just give him the briefest possible summary. "He's not the greatest conversationalist, but he seems to be working towards the same goal as us." As for Hibiscus' question, a simple "Yes." would suffice.

To that extend, she could feel the hatred seeping from Valerius again. The spirit really didn't like goblins. As Londo went in for the attack Almeida figured she'd follow up.

Reaction Phase:
"Ryan, if you can work that machine, target it at the goblin in the middle!" If Londo and her were attacking the goblins' right flank, the goblin in the center and those in the left flank would be easy targets for Ryan, but out of those, the one in the center quite easily looked like the most dangerous one. She herself would focus on goblin 2, heading over to it and slamming Valerius' sharp side into it from (her) left to right horizontally. If the goblin archers were aiming at her, she'd hold up Valerius in an attempt to block some arrows. [Attack -5 stamina or Parry + Attack -15 stamina]


Action Phase:
If goblin 2 was still standing, she'd strike at it again, this time diagonally from top right to bottom left, once again with Valerius' sharp side. If that goblin was already down, she'd attack goblin 3 instead (the same way as she'd otherwise attack 2 again). [Attack -5 stamina]
 
Mislyte

  • Richmond Avenue (a top a nearby building/store)



    • Aura: 100
    • Prana: 90/100
    • Stamina: 80/100

    • STRENGTH: D
    • VITALITY: E
    • WILLPOWER: C
    • RESISTANCE: E
    • SPEED: E
    • DEXTERITY: E
    • PERCEPTION: E
    • RECOVERY: E


  • Mislyte aims and fires a void cut blade of void energy

  • thinking it's a good time to die



(Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina)

Reaction Phase:
Mislyte watched the goblins and active teammate roster change. Wishing to led his support to the offensive push, the young mage focused his prana in his sword arm, and merged it with Split's in the short sword. The glass-like shards of the blade shifted once again. While there was an excitement in the air from the battles around the city and down below, there was a certain discernible excitement emanating from the blade in Mislyte's hand. The swordsman leveled his blade and aimed at the Gobline Archer (6) standby (+10 stamina)

Action Phase:
Mislyte swung his blade in a horizontal line from his left to right and angled downward so the resulting slash would send a cutting energy wave at Goblin Archer (6) on his side of their formation.

"Void Cut!"
"..Voi..Dc...ut..."

The released energy, like the blade in Mislyte's hand, shimmered but was a darkness that did not allow light to escape. Streaking toward the goblins on the ground, it was like a quiet shadow not bound to a surface. Mislyte stepped away from the edge of the roof as he recomposed himself and took cover from potential arrows.



 
Ryan Gamaris & Kashmir

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Changes - Nimble Module
Aura - 100
Prana - 90
Stamina - 100
Romus/Remus - 40/40

Strength - E/D
Vitality - E/E
Willpower - E/E
Resistance - E/E
Speed - C/C
Dexterity - C/D
Perception - E/E
Recovery - E/E

Start of Turn: +10 Stamina & +5 Prana

Ryan and Kashmir stood at the ready, despite the moment of calmness. Ryan saw as Rainer made a run for the portal, yelling "Wait! Rainer!" hoping to deter him from going in. It was no use though, Rainer disappeared from sight. Ryan froze, fearing the worst for his classmate. Moments later, that fear materialized, as more goblins appeared, wielding bloodied weapons. Ryan clenched his fists in frustration. However, he knew rushing in alone would do no good, so he moved in until Londo and Almeida went in too. As for Almeida's comment, Kashmir said "Roger that!"
Reaction Phase

As a perk of training with his parents, Ryan knew how to handle several kinds of weapons, and of course, this reflected on Kashmir. Seeing all he had to was pull the trigger, it was simple enough. Being a summon, Kashmir had no issues with his aim, such as breathing. He methodically took aim dead center on goblin 7's head, and pulled the trigger.
Ryan went in around the same time, heading for goblin 3 first. Ryan went for an axe kick with his right leg, adjusting his leg position to try and follow the goblin in case it attempted to dodge, from where his leg would swiftly flow into a back kick.

Ryan; Attack x3: -15 Stamina
Kashmir; Attack: -5 Stamina & -5% Ammo/-5% Energy

Action Phase

If goblin 3 was still alive, Ryan would use his left knee to strike at its head, followed by a shin kick to the core and then retract his leg to perform a front thrust kick to the face in quick succession. If goblin 3 was gone from the first burst of attacks Ryan would switch his attention to the nearest goblin (most likely 4), and close in on it before performing the same set of strikes he'd tried on goblin 3.
Kashmir would wait on the results of his first shot and make adjustments on the railgun as needed.

Attack x3: -15 Stamina
 
Setting: The Academy Library, July 29th, 199 NWC, ~7:30 PM

Intro: After being embarrassed at the dinner party by his use of inappropriate language, Rainer returned to the Academy Library, desiring vengeance against the books that had led him astray (if you can call it that).

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Rainer Gottwaldt
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Rainer was fuming with not all that much emotion, having recovered from the effects of "Self embarrassment". Still, that did not matter. Revenge must be obtained against the cursed books known as dictionaries and in the future to perhaps all books. God knows what kind of stuff books can hold.

Rainer opened the library and stepped in full of confidence looking, the second time this evening, for someone to help him with finding what he needs. Since it'd be pretty hard for him to find any dictionaries on his own.

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Chiseko Aedelmaer Guérin
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The same librarian was seated at the desk as had been before, when Rainer had entered to get the dictionary in the first place. She didn't pay his approach any attention; her focus remained set on the open tome before her.

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Rainer walked over to the librarian, in front of the desk, and full of confidence made a request of Patchouli-sama the librarian. "Hello there, I would like 3 diktionaries, please!" He needed to double check them a few at a time, in order to compare whether or not all the dictionaries were the same.

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Chiseko Aedelmaer Guérin
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The seated girl didn't bother to even look up as she replied: "Then go look in the dictionary section."

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Rainer Gottwaldt
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The librarian basically just blew him off, leaving him to his own devices. That works as well, as annoying as it would be on Rainer's part. After, eventually, finding the dictionary section, he started thinking about what would be the best way to go about doing this. It was most definitely taking all of them. So he proceeded to take the dictionaries and place them on a nearby table one after another…

Eventually, he'd stacked up a few shelves worth of dictionaries. Ranging from simple generic dictionaries, thaumaturgical dictionaries, military dictionaries. Now the problem was that there was no more room on the table, unless he'd get on a chair and continue stacking them there or just yeet the dictionaries on top. However if he did that, he'd have trouble getting them, hence he withdrew from the idea for now.

He opened the first dictionary and within around 30 minutes he had finally found what he was looking for. A word for females of canine species. He considered just tearing a page out, but that wouldn't be very nice, considering there were quite a few other words described on the page.

Rainer then attempted to find the librarian again, given she wouldn't have interrupted the process of him getting the dust off of multiple shelves worth of books. "Do you have a pen I could borrow?"

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Chiseko Aedelmaer Guérin
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A ballpoint pen was lobbed through the air towards the boy, having been produced from within her desk. Naturally, she hadn't been interested in what he was up to. It wasn't like she could see the entire library from her desk. Well, not without looking at security cameras, but why would she want to watch those instead of reading?

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Rainer Gottwaldt
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Rainer being Rainer obviously took the projectile head on and only then picked it up. He then went back to his stacks of books in order to do some magic. He started with the book he had opened up earlier. Violently crossing out the word out of the dictionary. He kept the definition as it was, however, for reasons only Rainer alone knows. Nonetheless, his job was done with that book at least. It was time to move on to the next book. It took him a while to find out that the next dictionary had no such word… He moved on to the next book. Then took another and another, and so on. After going through about 10 dictionaries, he thought he should go ahead and put the books back, obviously enough, in a random order. He repeated the process until slowly all the books from the table were disappearing. Only God knows how long it actually took him to go through them all, but he got the hang of it pretty fast. He had a general idea of where the word he was looking for was after all and he made sure to remove the word from any dictionary that possessed it.

You wouldn't even need OCD to make looking at the shelves hurt. Rainer was satisfied for now, but he'd most definitely return tomorrow, with newfound vigor.

Rainer then walked back to the librarian and put the pen back on her table and said: "Thanks, I managed to fix the dictionaries!" Rainer said triumphantly.

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Chiseko Aedelmaer Guérin
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This kid again. Didn't he know not to bother people in the library? So what if she was a "librarian"? She was just here for access to the books, not to deal with brats. Wait…

"You… 'fixed' the dictionaries?

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Rainer Gottwaldt
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The librarian seemed a bit surprised. Well, that was understandable, Rainer did just fix multiple shelves worth of books after all. He was basically securing his position in the government. Censoring things you do not like is just the first step after all.

"Yes!"

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Chiseko Aedelmaer Guérin
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There was a decidedly sinking feeling in Chiseko's stomach as she heard the boy's cheerful reply. She was almost hesitant to continue speaking, but she knew it was too late to do otherwise. "What, exactly, did you 'fix'?"

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Rainer Gottwaldt
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That was a good question. What did he fix? Well, nothing would change even if he did say: "I removed the bad word from a few books. I'll be back tomorrow to hopefully finish the job." Rainer wasn't gonna leave the job half finished, after all. That'd just be lousy.

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Chiseko Aedelmaer Guérin
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"You… removed words from a few books?" It was as if the temperature in the room had suddenly plummeted as Chiseko stared at Rainer with a glare intense enough to draw blood. At least, it felt that way. Glares couldn't draw blood though, right? Rainer could only pray that was the case.

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Rainer Gottwaldt
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There was something off about this librarian. It felt like the entire intensity and stress of the average Monday was being centered in this room as she was staring at him. "Ah, but don't worry, I put the books back where they were before. … Probably." The order of the book placement wasn't of particular importance, probably. Well, at least the books were in the correct shelf. Probably.

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Chiseko Aedelmaer Guérin
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"You… BASTARD!"


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Magical energy surged through the room as five crystals manifested in the air next to Chiseko, who had leapt out of her seat. She flung her right arm out palm-first towards Rainer, and the crystals shifted into a cross formation in front of her palm, with the brown crystal in the center of the other four and shifted somewhat farther forward to form a pyramid. The back four crystals began to spin rapidly as beams of multicolored light connected them to the brown crystal in the center. In a flash, the energy was released and shot towards Rainer at immense speed. Before he could even try to dodge, it struck his torso.

His stomach felt odd, as though it was hard to move. And the sensation seemed to be spreading up and down his body. A glance would quickly reveal that his abdomen had been encased in grey stone, and the stone was expanding to coat him entirely. There was no escape to be had; the stone had already cut off his legs from his brain's control. All that was left was to accept his fate…

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Rainer Gottwaldt
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"What in the God damn fuck just happened!?" Might be a reasonable reaction of people who are more than 10 years old, Rainer, however, was quite happy, as weird as the feeling was. Since his legs were basically just lumps of meat now, he'd fall to the floor, on his back. Gasp. Magic! Rainer didn't yet know how to exactly do magic tricks yet, so this might be the person he's been looking for!

"Wow, that's so cool! Was that magic? How did you do that? Teach me, teach me, teach me, teach me!"

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Chiseko Aedelmaer Guérin
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As the stone continued to climb higher and higher, the last thing Rainer saw was Chiseko giving him a death glare. "Never return to this library again, bastard." Then his consciousness slipped away into the darkness.



When he came to, Rainer was in a bed in the Academy's Medical Ward. A woman stood nearby, wearing a nurse outfit and holding a clipboard.

Nurse Marta Franklin
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"Ah, you're awake. You've been cured of your petrification. I've been instructed to inform you that you have been permanently banned from the Library. Please don't anger Miss Guérin any further. While we can heal you, we'd rather it not be necessary."

The Nurse looked up at the clock on the wall, which read 10:20 PM. "If you'd like to rest here for the night, you are welcome to the bed. Or you can return to your own room. Have a good night~" With that, she turned away and departed from the room, leaving Rainer alone in the ward.

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Rainer Gottwaldt
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Well then. This was an unexpected turn of events. This librarian sure was a joker! Or perhaps she was jealous of Rainer doing the librarian job properly, despite not being a librarian. No matter the case, he had a mission to achieve. The librarian was apparently in on the joke. Ah, no. Rainer finally figured it out. "I see, I see. I was too loud when talking with her, only the librarian can raise her voice. Still, next time I'll just be more quiet.

Rainer went to his room shortly after the nurse left. When in his room, he washed up his clothes a bit, which ended almost successfully and prayed for around an hour before going to sleep.