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Quit Kickin’ and Screamin’ (Part One)
Exterior Hallway 2F
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That potion-brewing assignment in potionology was brutal! Crewel’s classwork is downright spiteful. If we hadn’t gotten paired up with you, Epel, there’s no way we woulda made the deadline. We lucked out big time! |
| Thanks a lot! | You rock! |
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I’d give the credit to Rook, if anything. I don’t think we could’ve done it without the tips he passed on. |
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Well, time to turn the potion in! Gimme that bad boy. I’ll bring it up! Everbody’s gonna be fawning all over me for doing such a flawless job! La la la... |
| Don’t get cocky now! | Hey, eyes forward! |
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Confound it all, I told Ruggie to wake me up when it was club time--- |
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Whoa, heads up! |
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Owww! |
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Huh? Did a bug fly into me ? ...Oh, it’s just a fuzzbal. |
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L-Leona! |
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Oh, hey, Epel. I see the herbivore from Ramshackle Dorm’s here, too. Don’t you know better than to run out in front of people? |
| You two know each other? | Sorry about my dormmate. |
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I thought you had practice? Well, I guess I do too... |
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...Uh-oh. |
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What? |
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Our classwork... The potion we spent the whole day making! It’s all over the floor! |
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Wh-what’chu say?! We only gots an hour afore the deadline! |
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“What...chu”? A-anyway, it ain’t my fault! |
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Hey, I don’t care about your little problems. Step aside. I gotta get the field. You’re in the Spelldrive Club too, Epel. How about you drop that piddly classwork and--- |
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ExCUSE me ? You don’t care? Piddly?! I worked my tail off for this, buster! And now our potion’s gone down the drain because YOU weren’t watchin’ where you were goin’! |
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Oh yeah? Seems to me like you’re the one who forgot to look both ways. |
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No, YOU’RE the one who--- |
| This getting us nowhere. | You’re both at fault here. |
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I’d say [MC] has the right idea. This ain’t no this for squabblin’---*cough* I-I mean, this is no time for quarreling amongst ourselves. |
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Then what’re we supposed to do? It took hours of trial and error just to get it right once! We can’t redo the whole thing in an hour! |
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I think we may have to swallow our pride, explain the situation to Professor Crewel, and ask for an extension on our assignment. |
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He’s not gonna give us one. He’s gonna smirk and give us some other nightmare assignment! |
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Hmph. Maybe a little discipline from Crewel is what that furball needs to learn how to keep his head outta the clouds while he’s walkin’ around. |
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Oh, get off your high horse! You’re comin’ with us to talk to crewel! |
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In your dreams. Your best bet probably bawlin’ at the top of your lungs. Good luck with that. Later. |
| That’s cold. | Well, what now? |
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Hmm... *sigh* What a mess. How am I going to explain this to Rook? |
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Whoa, hold up. |
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Ow. Could you please not grab me by the arm ?! |
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Run that one by me again. |
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What? All I said was that this was a mess... |
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No, the part after that. |
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That Rook would scold me? |
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How does that pain in the tail figure into any of this? |
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Rook helped us make the potion we just spilled. |
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THAT guy did? I don’t see how you can learn anything from the gibberist that jerk spouts. |
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Rook happens to be a potionology expert. |
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He got a little scary. He was all like, “Every Pomefiore student worth their salt needs a flawless pharmacological grounding.” |
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He stayed with us the whole day showing us how to make it. If he found out we let our perfected potion go to waste... Welp, I reckon it wouldn’t be pretty. |
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Grim, We’re going to have to have to report this to Rook after we talk with Professor Crewel. There’s no question that he’ll thoroughly interrogate us about what happened, so be ready. |
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Bah. Hey! |
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Huh? Whoa! |
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Why’m I suddenly taller?! Wait, no! Leona! Don’t go haulin’ me around like I’m your personal luggage! |
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P-put me down, please! |
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Oh, quit kickin’ and screamin’, you pair of pipsqueaks. You’re comin’ too, [MC]. Don’t even think about splittin’ on me. Or do you want me to pick you up, too? |
| I’m coming, I’m coming! | I can walk just fine, thanks! |
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Then get movin’ already. |
Quit Kickin’ and Screamin’ (Part Two)
Exterior Hallway 2F
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Put me down, Leona! Are you even listening?! I demand you let us go this instant! Hey, [MC], stop watchin’ and do something about this! |
| That’s a big ask. | I’d love to, but... |
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Mr. Kingscholar, would you please put me down? |
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Sure. |
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YIKES! I’m falling! |
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Hey, don’t freak out when you’re the one who asked for it. |
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...! |
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This guy really raises my hackles... Wait, when did you change into labwear, anyway?! |
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Oh, stop freaking out over every little detail. |
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I’m not a certain magic-bereft herbivore. Changing what I wear with a spell is a breeze. Anyway, we’re here. |
Laboratory
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Ow, geez! Droppin’ me like I’m a garbage bag over here... |
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That smarts... Wait, you took us to the lab? |
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The lab equipment and components haven’t been put away yet. ...Ah, I see. You spilled a voice-changing potion. I can see why that one would be a tall order for guys on your level. |
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Whaddaya mean, “our level”?! Even Crewel said this one was super challenging! |
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Please. This is 101-tier stuff. |
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Huh? Why’re you laying out all those components, Leona? |
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Since you guys won’t quit whining, I’ll remake your lousy potion for you. |
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Whoa, seriously? Who are you, and what’ve you done with Leona?! |
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The last thing I want is to get dragged into something involving Rook. Your bellyaching served you well just this once. |
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B-but... Rook said that this potion necessitated adjusting quantities based on temperature and humidity... |
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Oh yeah? |
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And he said it was so hard that it showed up on graduation tests, and that even upperclassmen had trouble with it, and, uh... |
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So, uh... Doing it in an hour seems, well... |
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Seems what? |
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It seems kinda impossible for a putz who’s already gotten held back a year. |
| Wow. Right to his face. | Hey, don’t say that! |
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Sounds to me like you guys are begging me to wolf you down whole. |
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B-but Rook said there is no absolute, surefire recipe for this potion! He said you have to start by eyeballing it as you mix it, then keep adjusting it through trial and error until you get it just right. |
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We couldn’t possibly get that done in under an hour. I really think it’d be better to apologize than to remake it... R-right? Maybe? |
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Um, Leona? Are you listening? |
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You’d better not be sleepin’ on your feet while we’re in panic mode over here. |
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Oh, shut your trap. Here. |
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What’s this beaker? |
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What do you THINK it is? It’s the voice-changing potion for your assignment. It’s good to go. Go give it to Crewel already. |
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Wait, you just...did it? Just like that? You perfected it on your first try?! |
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Don’t let him fool you. He probably just threw some random stuff in and called it good! |
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Hey, if you don’t want it, feel free to throw it out. |
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[MC], try a sip. I wanna see if this works. |
| Hard pass. | I’m not your guinea pig! |
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That won’t be necessary. It’s got the right smell and that telltale tricolor sheen. This is definitely a voice-changing potion. |
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See? What’d I tell you? 101-level stuff. Easier than makin’ a rat dance a jig. All I care about here is not gettin’ on Rook’s bad side. Are we good? Good. I’m out. |
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Wait! |
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For cryin’ out loud. What now? |
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I just... I’m astounded. How’d you compound it? |
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Whaddaya mean, how? The normal way. |
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“The normal way”?! I know you, Leona! You totally used some secret cheat! |
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Whether it’s a “cheat” or not, you know a process to do it reliably, right? I want to get as good as you at this! Please, show me how you did it! |
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Yeah! If there’s a trick, don’t hog it to yourself! |
| Okay, guys, settle down... | Yeah! What they said! |
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Hey, back off! Stop tugging on my sleeves! The only reason I helped you was to get outta dealing with that hunter pest, and now I got a buncha other pests on my back? Kids, I swear... No manners, no restraint. Can’t stand ‘em. |
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