[ a third figure enters in after the other two, this one in a skirt but also a...... habit? she carries a mace and it's set against her shoulder. ]
Let's not tease one another, all right? We haven't found the freshmen, yet.
[ as they walk further into the lab, it's possible for y'all to maybe sneak out to the hall without their detection. it's extremely possible to throw a smoke bomb. you could also try the art of conversation. what say you, adventurers? ]
[oh the devil woman. of course she has a mace. why wouldn't she have a mace.
scien would know that face and voice anywhere, his expression truly just falling flat instantly. this is going to be a pain in the ass.
nero or sora is free to take the smoke bomb from scien but he's going to try to sneak out now that the doorway is a bit more clear first. save resources...]
[If it were Yugo alone, Sora would try the art of conversation, especially since they're a pair here too. Well, perhaps Bradley being here wouldn't be too bad either, Sora and Bradley did get along, so she has a general idea of what to say to him.
But the third one...this is an unknown element. And that tilts the balance to the sneaking out plan. Time to attempt that alongside Scien]
[ He doesn't know these other two at all. Nero is extremely aware that Bradley is much better at talking than he is. If he gets caught in an argument with Bradley, Bradley will probably win or lock him up, or possibly both depending on how he was feeling.
Thus the best plan is simply to avoid them.
Which is what they should've been trying to do anyway.
[ as a unit, you decide you wish to proceed with stealth and that is totally an option. you get about halfway behind the group when someone (coughsciencough) steps on a tile and squeeeaaaaaakkkk.
the three you wished to avoid turn around and see some creeping freshmen.
bradley grins while yugo appears quite tired and saolome is incredibly mommy even deaged it's pretty intimidating i don't know what to tell you this place is a mindfuck.
he's not very good at hiding. so this very much checks for him. he just siiiiiighs once the tile squeaks and straightens up, giving up on sneaking entirely]
Someone else try negotiations.
[he's
not going to even make an attempt he's self-aware about what his personality is]
[Welp. Sora stands up, stepping forward. 'Negotiations' is literally in her profile. With some luck it won't have to go into the 'rougher negotiations' territory. Last thing they need right now is accidentally make the place explode because someone fired an eldritch blast or a sword at the chemicals cabinet]
This all can end in a positive note for everyone in this room, no?
[ salome says while she narrows her eyes at scien. you aren't invisible. that wasn't on the cantrip list.
bradley gives a toothy smile to nero and waves. look at the school uniform, nero. gaze at it. imagine the shounen-ai shenanigans. the potential for yaoi. but also don't forget your training. you're strong enough to say 'no' to this (yes) (no).
meanwhile, young!jingu sets his gaze on sora. ]
What do you suggest? The dean told all of the praeposters to find the three of you.
[he deserved that. scien shrugs in response to salome's jab. he should let sora take this. he knows, intellectually, that salome isn't the actual salome. but also.
he knows salome better than almost anyone in the world and so he tests his luck - ]
What I have is mostly my intelligence. [a beat] If you let us go, we'll never have to speak again.
[this is such a scien-specific bribe. 'don't you want to never interact with me ever again']
Indeed, that's one of the positive ways this can end up with.
[With none of you bunch having to talk to Scien again. Sora leans on that like that's going to sway them immediately into not snitching. Now, let's see...]
You have found us. As far as duties go, you have fulfilled it admirably. You'd all hardly be at fault now if it immediately after catching sight of the three of us, a clever ambush schemed by us three made you the praeposters unable to pursue or call for help, locked away in this laboratory while the targets run away.
[Something that very obviously can't happen for real, so Sora is insinuating that maybe it can be arranged that they fail at capturing, but are successful enough they are able to save face and avoid punishment]
That we're bothering to talk to you all instead of making a hostile move is a sign we don't mean any harm to you three...don't you think, Yugo? That's the last thing I'd ever want to do to you. Even with what's at stake for me today.
[Definitely aiming that line to young hubby dearest. Sora knows he's pretty rigid in thinking when it comes to right and wrong, but he has his soft spots, among them his heart, so she tries to nudge that weak point to appeal to their relationship.
She glances briefly at Nero. Hey, do you have something to propose to Bradley?
.......
Other than making out with him? Or including that? Who am I to deny anything]
[ since it was confirmed that nero offers up the weed pen, bradley will take it in his greedy paws and unscrew the nib from the body. out plops the hand-rolled joint. he gives a sniff.
this is done as salome and yugo both appear to consider the words offered. scien makes an excellent point--imagine never having to deal with his bitchass again. for looking away this one time? that's a hard bargain to beat. meanwhile, yugo must know, somewhere deep in his heart, that sora is offering nothing but the functional, usable truth. also, it's weird for him to be this young. imbalance. he must return to the grave......
All right. I'm willing to allow it.
I question your motivations, but I'll allow it as long as that one keeps his word.
[ brad give the joint another sniff. eyes slim. ]
Sure, but if you get caught by someone else, we never saw you.
[She doesn't hesitate to turn around, although when she gets to the door she looks back at Yugo, and just...decides not to say anything else. It's pointless, really, what good would it do. There are a few things she'd like to say, and little reason to do so. So she continues her way, running for the next staircase as soon as she's out of sight]
[ exiting the laboratory, it's a straight shot down that main hall to the final stairwell down. you descend, jointless, but with that singular smokebomb. your unused cantrips. your daggers.
this last floor is designed far more extravagantly than other areas of this main building. the parquet flooring gleams. the stairwell blossoms out to a layered spiral staircase. toward the large front doubledoors stands an enormous sculpture. the area is currently empty. ]
[ shock, surprise, prestige x 3, as our heroic trio heads to that final set of doors, the most unexpected thing happens!
... nothing.
the pewter wizard stands there, crystal orb held aloft. like, it's standing there. same pose. hasn't budged. just a pewter wizard. why are your hearts full of mistrust? that's the real question. go ahead. go right outside. the doors aren't locked. ]
[something is going to happen? probably? scien is still going to proceed onward though, heading for those doors and opening them. he's half-expecting a repeat room. it's fine.]
[Sora hasn't stopped looking at the statue, not even when getting closer to the doors. She's ready to attack at the slightest move from it, prepared to strike with no compassion for her enemy, as usual.
That it hasn't moved yet does nothing to assuage her defensiveness]
[ the doors swing open, leading out to a rather beautiful forecourt, paved in dark stone, surrounded in maintained rows of hedges. the latter break to for a path that leads straight out to the dock.
go ahead.
pewter wizard doesn't do a damn thing. its a pewter wizard statue. it has one job and that job is holding an orb. ]
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Let's not tease one another, all right? We haven't found the freshmen, yet.
[ as they walk further into the lab, it's possible for y'all to maybe sneak out to the hall without their detection. it's extremely possible to throw a smoke bomb. you could also try the art of conversation. what say you, adventurers? ]
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scien would know that face and voice anywhere, his expression truly just falling flat instantly. this is going to be a pain in the ass.
nero or sora is free to take the smoke bomb from scien but he's going to try to sneak out now that the doorway is a bit more clear first. save resources...]
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But the third one...this is an unknown element. And that tilts the balance to the sneaking out plan. Time to attempt that alongside Scien]
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Thus the best plan is simply to avoid them.
Which is what they should've been trying to do anyway.
The sneaking mission continues. ]
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the three you wished to avoid turn around and see some creeping freshmen.
bradley grins while yugo appears quite tired and saolome is incredibly mommy even deaged it's pretty intimidating i don't know what to tell you this place is a mindfuck.
what do? ]
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he's not very good at hiding. so this very much checks for him. he just siiiiiighs once the tile squeaks and straightens up, giving up on sneaking entirely]
Someone else try negotiations.
[he's
not going to even make an attempt he's self-aware about what his personality is]
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[Welp. Sora stands up, stepping forward. 'Negotiations' is literally in her profile. With some luck it won't have to go into the 'rougher negotiations' territory. Last thing they need right now is accidentally make the place explode because someone fired an eldritch blast or a sword at the chemicals cabinet]
This all can end in a positive note for everyone in this room, no?
[Let's see what ground there's to gain]
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Nero's one and only thought when asked was "Make out with Brad and let the other two sneak out?" Can't stop all three of them that way though. ]
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[ salome says while she narrows her eyes at scien. you aren't invisible. that wasn't on the cantrip list.
bradley gives a toothy smile to nero and waves. look at the school uniform, nero. gaze at it. imagine the shounen-ai shenanigans. the potential for yaoi. but also don't forget your training. you're strong enough to say 'no' to this (yes) (no).
meanwhile, young!jingu sets his gaze on sora. ]
What do you suggest? The dean told all of the praeposters to find the three of you.
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he knows salome better than almost anyone in the world and so he tests his luck - ]
What I have is mostly my intelligence. [a beat] If you let us go, we'll never have to speak again.
[this is such a scien-specific bribe. 'don't you want to never interact with me ever again']
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[With none of you bunch having to talk to Scien again. Sora leans on that like that's going to sway them immediately into not snitching. Now, let's see...]
You have found us. As far as duties go, you have fulfilled it admirably. You'd all hardly be at fault now if it immediately after catching sight of the three of us, a clever ambush schemed by us three made you the praeposters unable to pursue or call for help, locked away in this laboratory while the targets run away.
[Something that very obviously can't happen for real, so Sora is insinuating that maybe it can be arranged that they fail at capturing, but are successful enough they are able to save face and avoid punishment]
That we're bothering to talk to you all instead of making a hostile move is a sign we don't mean any harm to you three...don't you think, Yugo? That's the last thing I'd ever want to do to you. Even with what's at stake for me today.
[Definitely aiming that line to young hubby dearest. Sora knows he's pretty rigid in thinking when it comes to right and wrong, but he has his soft spots, among them his heart, so she tries to nudge that weak point to appeal to their relationship.
She glances briefly at Nero. Hey, do you have something to propose to Bradley?
.......
Other than making out with him? Or including that? Who am I to deny anything]
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What's it gonna take to let us go, Brad?
[ Want some weed? It's not magical wizard catnip, but it's pretty close. ]
I'd rather resolve this peacefully.
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[ since it was confirmed that nero offers up the weed pen, bradley will take it in his greedy paws and unscrew the nib from the body. out plops the hand-rolled joint. he gives a sniff.
this is done as salome and yugo both appear to consider the words offered. scien makes an excellent point--imagine never having to deal with his bitchass again. for looking away this one time? that's a hard bargain to beat. meanwhile, yugo must know, somewhere deep in his heart, that sora is offering nothing but the functional, usable truth. also, it's weird for him to be this young. imbalance. he must return to the grave......
All right. I'm willing to allow it.
I question your motivations, but I'll allow it as long as that one keeps his word.
[ brad give the joint another sniff. eyes slim. ]
Sure, but if you get caught by someone else, we never saw you.
[ FLEE, CHILDREN. ]
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Farewell, little witch.
[and he'll give her the laziest wave before going to check the hallway. if the coast is clear he's ready to leave and run for that next staircase]
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[She doesn't hesitate to turn around, although when she gets to the door she looks back at Yugo, and just...decides not to say anything else. It's pointless, really, what good would it do. There are a few things she'd like to say, and little reason to do so. So she continues her way, running for the next staircase as soon as she's out of sight]
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[ This feels familiar, but wrong somehow. These weird little trips have some tripping points, huh?
Following the other two out of here and to the next staircase. ]
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this last floor is designed far more extravagantly than other areas of this main building. the parquet flooring gleams. the stairwell blossoms out to a layered spiral staircase. toward the large front doubledoors stands an enormous sculpture. the area is currently empty. ]
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[he'll just say it
but this is supposed to be the last floor, so he's definitely moving forward with more caution. still walking forward though. the exit! there she is!]
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[Which is why Sora is already psyching herself up for possibly blasting it. Things are going to get messy around here, she's sure]
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[ Nero knows of a spell like animate objects. He's weary, but he's still heading forward. ]
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... nothing.
the pewter wizard stands there, crystal orb held aloft. like, it's standing there. same pose. hasn't budged. just a pewter wizard. why are your hearts full of mistrust? that's the real question. go ahead. go right outside. the doors aren't locked. ]
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Well, stay on guard.
[something is going to happen? probably? scien is still going to proceed onward though, heading for those doors and opening them. he's half-expecting a repeat room. it's fine.]
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That it hasn't moved yet does nothing to assuage her defensiveness]
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Who knows what calamity disruption might awaken an inanimate object and have it attack people?
He's still going for the doors. ]
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go ahead.
pewter wizard doesn't do a damn thing. its a pewter wizard statue. it has one job and that job is holding an orb. ]
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