∞ 45: A nightmare [voice/action]

[chikaidestroyer]

This is...

[There's the sound of a book being dropped, then papers being scattered.]

...I am not amused.

[He curses at something not visible on the journal's little visual screen.]

Get off me, you-- Rune!


[ooc: Since runic legendary creatures (that is, the Rune incarnates) seemed a little ... out of his league, Albert's now a rather infamous ... person from his world.]

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[voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

Hmph...

No need.

[voice]

[wise_maiden]

Oh, does he understand now?

[voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

I threw him.

[voice]

[wise_maiden]

... Is he all right?

[voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

Why don't you come find out?

[voice]

[wise_maiden]

...

Very well.

[And true to her word, there's a knock at his door just a few minutes later.]

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[chikaidestroyer]

[Be prepared to be greeted a figure even taller than Albert, Raine. The change is down to his wings, which appear to have disappeared entirely. His cheek is stained with blood.]

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[wise_maiden]

[The change is far more drastic in person, but she gives him a nod after her initial startledness, when he opens the door, also taking note of the cheek.]

... Albert.

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[chikaidestroyer]

...Professor.

[His voice is a forced deadpan. The reason for that may be the unmoving lump of feathers on the floor by the far wall.]

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[wise_maiden]

...

[Raine moves through the doorway and past his looming figure to check on the status of said unmoving lump on the floor]

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[chikaidestroyer]

[The little owl is breathing a little erratically, and its talons have traces of blood on them. Albert meanwhile shuts the door, leaning against it wearily.]

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[wise_maiden]

[Raine keeps quiet for now, continuing to check over the owl, using some of her healing powers in an attempt to stabilize him.]

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[chikaidestroyer]

[When Albert speaks, the 'borrowed' voice is directly behind her.]

Is he dead?

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[wise_maiden]

[That's rather perturbing, but she masks that, as per usual]

He's not dead, but he's not entirely stable yet either.

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[chikaidestroyer]

That's too bad.

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[wise_maiden]

It'll take a little time, but he should be fine, in the long run... though considering the situation, it might be for the best if I took him back to my room, until this experiment business is sorted out and he fully recovers.

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[chikaidestroyer]

[There is a long silence.]

Why?

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[wise_maiden]

He has a tendency to not think before he acts, and this likely has given him some trauma. Surely you've considered that. [She murmurs another healing spell, and checks the bird's vitals] Hmm... that's a little better.

Are you all right?

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[chikaidestroyer]

He is rather ... hotheaded, for a bird. [He eyes the fallen bird carefully, but only for a moment.]

I'm fine.

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[wise_maiden]

He seems to have given you a nasty scratch. [She finally lifts her head away from the bird to look at him] Let me take care of that.

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[chikaidestroyer]

Do as you must, Professor. I don't feel it.

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[wise_maiden]

Even if you don't feel it, if it's left alone it risks infection. Do you have any washcloths in here, or should we move to another room?

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[chikaidestroyer]

Let's ... move out of here. I don't want to be in this room right now.

[He pauses.]

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[wise_maiden]

[Raine nods, and stoops to gather up the owl, and then turns back towards the door, studying "Albert" for a moment.]

... All right. That's probably best.

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[chikaidestroyer]

[Albert silently moves over to pick up the books on the floor, shaking his head. He doesn't like this at all. He needs to not be able to see his reflection right now.]