Scarabia Dorm - Vacant Room
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Good work, Jade. Did you have your "talk" with Kalim? |
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Yes, sir. It was just what you expected.
It's likely that Kalim is being magically mind-controlled by someone who is making him do these things. |
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Mind control?! |
| Someone's making him do it? | This rings a bell for me... |
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Is that even possible? |
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You know how Ruggie has magic that manipulates the body? There's also hypnosis magic that takes control of a target's mind.
But it requires a far higher degree of skill and magical power than its bodily counterpart.
Which means very few magicians are capable of using it. |
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You gotta have skills and power on par with Azul for that. |
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Even I would be hard-pressed to control living creatures with their own egos like humans. |
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But I don't think anybody in Scarabia is half as good as you, Azul.
Even their own housewarden Kalim's big signature spell is just a glorified waterspout.
And their vice housewarden Jamil was sayin' he got fives across the board outta the ten-level grading scale. |
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I wouldn't be so sure. You know what they say—a clever hawk hides its talons. |
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So who's mind-controllin' Sea Otter, and why? |
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I'm afraid I couldn't get any answers there. |
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You couldn't figure it out? Even with your signature spell? |
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Wait wait wait.
Come to think of it, we've never seen Jade's signature spell. What's it do? |
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Floyd, what have I told you about blurting out the details about my signature spell in the presence of others? |
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I don't see the harm in disclosing this to [MC] and Grim, actually.
Knowing a signature spell's function wouldn't make a magic-bereft human any more susceptible to it than they already are. |
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So it's harmless 'cause WE'RE harmless. Great. That makes me feel waaay better. Tch... |
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- Sigh* Well, if I must.
My unique power is one that would make most people guarded around me if they knew what it did.
So I'm not a fan of revealing it, but...
My signature spell is called Shock the Heart.
It can be used once, and only once, on a target to make them tell the truth.
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Myah?! So they wouldn't be able to lie?! |
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Mind you, it can only be used once against a given target.
Once I use it on someone, I can never use it on them again.
And it often doesn't work at all on people highly resistant to magic, or wary types like Azul.
It's only effective on those with loosely guarded minds, or people in a moment of mental vulnerability.
Hence, my signature spell is very limited in scope. |
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It works great on guys who're cowerin' in fear or bawlin' like babies, though. |
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Heh heh heh. So it does. |
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The way they smile scares the daylights outta me. |
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Anyway, Kalim has always been the type to open up to others.
Thus, my spell worked on him flawlessly.
Yet even so... |
FLASHBACK START
Scarabia Dorm - Storeroom
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That's it, look in my left eye... Don't be afraid. I want to help you.
Shock the Heart. |
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...Huh? |
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I'm going to ask you some questions, and you will answer them honestly.
Do you know the name of the student using hypnosis magic on you? |
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I do. |
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And what is his name? |
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I...can't say. |
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...What? |
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I must never tell anyone.
I made a promise long ago. So I can't say. |
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Hm... I see. All right. |
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Huh? Wha? What was I just— |
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Thank you, Kalim. You've helped clear the air a great deal. |
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I-I have? I don't know what you're talking about, but, uh, I'm glad you're satisfied! |
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Indeed I am, my friend. |
FLASHBACK END
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...And that's the story. |
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Ha ha ha! Hilarious.
Your signature spell was thwarted by Kalim's strength of character. |
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As much as I hate to admit it, that is an accurate assessment. |
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And here I thought Sea Otter would sing like a canary. Just when you think you know a guy! |
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It must have been a promise he keeps close to his heart. |
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Heh... Yet that same unwavering conviction has laid bare the truth behind the unrest in Scarabia.
All that's left now are the finishing touches. It's time to catch this culprit by the tail and pull him out of the sand where he's lurking.
I have a plan. First... |
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