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Cafeteria
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Argh! Stop jumping around like that! |
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Heh heh heh! Catch me if you can! |
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No fair climbing up onto the chandelier, you coward! I haven't really learned flight magic yet... What could I summon to hold onto him...? Hmmm... Oh! That's it! |
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Did you come up with somethi- Oh, hey! Stop! What are you doing?! Why are you pointing your pen at me?! |
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Because I'm going to launch you. |
| Whaaat?! | No way does this end well. |
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Are you kidding me?! Bwaaah! Put me down! Seriously, do not launch me! Abort! ABORT! |
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Just make sure to grab him tight. I've got him in my sights, and... Go! |
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BWAAAAAAAH! |
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MYAAAAAAAAH?! |
| The chandelier!!! | Now what have they done?! |
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Myaaah... |
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Oh, right! I probably should have come up with a way to soften your landing after you caught him... |
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You complete and total moron! We got Grim, but we broke the chandelier! If the headmage finds out about this- |
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If I find out about... what, dear Ace? |
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Ah! Headmage Crowley...! |
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YOU. THREE. AGAIN. What have you done this time?! |
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Myaaah... Everything's spinning... |
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Burning a statue wasn't enough for you? Now you've destroyed a chandelier?! Enough. All of you are expelled. |
| Whaaaaaaaaat?! |
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Headmage, please! Give me a second chance! I can't get expelled from this school! I need to be here! |
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Then blame yourself for your own foolish behavior. |
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I'll pay for the damages! However much it costs! |
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That chandelier is no mere light fixture. It is magical chandelier. Its candles are powered by a magical energy source, enchanted so that they will burn for eternity. It was created for us by a legendary artificer. Possibly their finest creation. It has been here since the school was established, and I imagined it would be here forevermore. Considering its historical value, I would estimate its worth to be no less than a billion thaumarks. And you intend to repay that sum? |
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A... A billion marks?! |
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B-But I'm sure with your magical talent, sir, you could snap your fingers and fix it right up! |
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Even magic has its limits. Furthermore, its magestone - the figurative heart of any magical artifact - is cracked. A magestone cannot easily be replaced. I fear the candles of this majestic chandelier will never burn again. |
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This is bad... |
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What am I going to do?! How am I going to tell my mother...? |
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Ah...! But there may be on way. One tiny sliver of chance to repair this chandelier. |
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The magestone that powered this chandelier was mined from the Dwarfs' Mine. If you can acquire a magestone with the same properties, it may be possible to repair it. |
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Then I'll go find a magestone! With your permission, sir! |
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I should caution you that I cannot promise there yet remain magestones to find. The mines were closed quite some time ago. It is quite likely that all of the magestones have already been mined. |
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I will do anything to avoid expulsion, sir! |
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Hmmm... Very well, then. I will suspend your expulsion for a single night. But if you fail to return with a magestone by morning, then all of you are expelled. |
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I understand, sir! Thank you very much for this opportunity! |
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You should be able to reach the Dwarfs' Mine instantly by using one of the gates in the Mirror Chamber. |
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Yes sir! |
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Myah! Wh-? Where am I?! |
| You may end up wishing you'd remained unconscious. | Things have taken a turn for the worse. |
Mirror Chamber
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Maaan... How did I end up in this mess? I swear, I have the worst luck. |
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We don't have time to complain. Let's go. Dark Mirror! Take us to the Dwarfs' Mine! |
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