3rd ][ ACTION/VIDEO ][ Golden Rings -- backdated

[huichen]

[[ooc; backdated because I was unconscious all day yesterday.]]

[ These dratted rings. Today, High Master Creeping Dust has found himself returned to a period of his existence he really would have been just as well not revisiting. And the library is going to suffer for it. He is spending his time ripping the pages out of books he deems useless in order to scrawl a number of symbols onto the pages. These pages are being adhesed to the windows and walls.

There's also smoke filling the area, incense burning. ]

How many are left...

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but books

[brobeforehos]

There's paper everywhere. Try a book store, they sell supplies. Or old magazines.

[You know what, she's going to take those books back.]

but flowers

[huichen]

[Book store? Magazines? What? But you know what the actual deal is:]

Do not be naive. All supply routes to the cavern were blocked years ago.

[He can't even summon the energy to be snippy about it.]

BOOKS

[brobeforehos]

[Will protect these books as if it's her job to do so! And it is. And she also happens to want to throw him out because profanity.]

I don't know what cavern you're talking about, but you've got at least two stores in the City that sell paper.

[huichen]

[This does finally cause him to turn.]

They've addled you. [He winces, rubs the bridge of his nose.] I have asked all you to tell me if you begin having strange dreams.

[brobeforehos]

[He's fluent in Crazy, that's nice to know. Well.]

This right here feels like one.

[huichen]

[Well, at least you've got him distracted from the books.]

Sit. I must tend to this.

[brobeforehos]

I'm not going to sit down next to a book slasher, especially not one I've seen kill animals for the public entertainment or horror.

[huichen]

Of course.

[...He has no idea what you're talking about and is going to assume everything you say is possession babble. Now sit. He will legit put hands on you.]

I will need you to remove your shirt.

[brobeforehos]

[Mae's brain: djkhgdhgdshk. She hit you with the books she's holding to her ample bosom chest, swear to god. On the head.]

Thanks but no thanks.

[huichen]

[WHAT? He lifts his arms at her threatening motions, looking confused and annoyed.]

I need to inscribe the symbols onto your back to release the spirits' influence from your mind.

[brobeforehos]

[Her mouth imitates a fish right there for a few moments.]

I'm not possessed. [That's some serious accusation here. And also a very sore subject, hey. After all - demon mark on her collarbone.]

[huichen]

Perhaps not fully, another night and the ghosts will take you.

[And he doesn't want that, okay? Okay.]

[brobeforehos]

No - look - I've got my protection against that, yes? [Which only works if Nick is there. If it even works anymore.

That mark's not even itching any longer. Hasn't, for a few months. Nowadays it's just a thing she throws one of Ariadne's neckerchiefs over and that's about it.

But possession is still serious business.]

[huichen]

[Oh? What? He just looks confused.]

Where did you acquire this?

[Not accusatory, he just wants to make sure her protection is legit.]

[brobeforehos]

[From a demon :D]

From someone in the know.

[huichen]

[This... is not an appropriate answer. He rubs his eyes tiredly.]

Then you are well-apprised as to why these rooms must be warded.

[Back to ripping up books then.]

[brobeforehos]

[KJDHGSKJHD no, that's enough - dives forward and yanks the books out of his hands, slapping his hands.

And putting that incense off, too. Lord.]

Not in the library! Not with the library books! And don't light things in here, are you crazy?

[huichen]

[Hey hey hey. Mae, you are so lucky he doesn't remember he's a trained assassin right now.

He reaches after the books. Can you see that ring? Will you get it off him? This is getting embarrassing.]

This entire academy is a library, and this is the paper available. Do not impede me any further.

[brobeforehos]

I will impede you as long as I like, sir. [Hisssss.

She might not do it intentionally. But perhaps in the scuffle for the books, her hands will grab his hands, and who knows. It might slide off. in the scuffle.]

[huichen]

[That would be so nice, Mae. And in the event of this sliding he will pause and blink. Very. Slowly.]

...pardon me. What are you doing?

[Watch that douchebag smile slowly fit his face. There's still something exhausted ringing his eyes though, those old memories have that effect.]

[brobeforehos]

[Aaaaaaaaannnnnnd, she has his ring in her hand. Which makes her put down the books and look from him to it, and back again for a few times.]

That was a curse? [She's still guesstimating here, but that was a strange transition from creepy trancelike stubbornness to douchebag smile.]

[huichen]

[His smile widens.]

It appears so.

[This smile is disguising his rage, atm.]

[brobeforehos]

Huh. [That's very Lord of the Rings of the City.]