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You’ve heard enough, and none of it involved any screaming… not yet, anyways! The more you talk to the ‘Professor’, however, the more you realize how unhinged he is…
Not to mention how he’s got you cornered in a storeroom. Mind racing, you do the first thing that crosses the finish line! Backing up to where Toppel stands, you quickly but quietly grab the waifish witch by the scruff of her illusory neck and press her face against your chest!
A few muffled protests emerge from the itchy folds of your frock at first, but after a few sharp tugs on her neck, the mage settles down! With the sorceress secured and Obber quiet as he’ll ever be, you put your plan into action!
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“Hearken and hearken <span class="mu-i">close!</span>” Barks the Mox as you slowly but surely sidle around him, “Listen and learn! Perceive their permanent prisons!”
You don’t respond, of course, and the Professor doesn’t seem to mind until you’re slipping through the doorway!
“... but… but what is this!?” He sputters, spinning mid-hover like a remote-controlled helicopter, “A-another apparition!?” Fear creeps back into his voice as he tackles one of the shelves in the room you just vacated! “S-Speak, my student! Speak again, I implore you!”
You don’t, of course. Holding Toppel tight with Obber close at your heels, you depart into the maze of corridors once more, this time being doubly sure to watch your steps!
“<span class="mu-s">SPEEEAAAKKK!!</span>” Roars the Mox as you hear something crash to the floor down the hall you departed from, “<span class="mu-s">A-ARE MY SENSES SO SULLIED?! I… I’M NOT DONE WITH YOU! I NEED YOU TO BE REAL! SPEEEEEEEEAAAAKK!!!!</span>”
The academic’s howls follow you all the way back–his haunting wails distracting you long enough to crash into an unfamiliar form! Before you can ask, a familiar and perpetually-irritated voice answers!
“About time. Shall we depart?”
Oti. How did he-
“I grew impatient. Is your business at Trimbault completed?” His bulbous eyes flicker ominously. “Our cover won’t last much longer.”
Casting one last glance in the direction you fled from, you decide to..
>Let’s get out of this crazy school! (Leave)
>You wanna track down Lis’tat again!
>Let’s see if there’s anything useful in Toppel’s old office!
>You wanna quickly hit up the Library! There IS a library, right?
>Any other useful wings you can think of visiting before we go?
>How does he plan on getting you outta’ here?
>Hold on, you should see this wing!
>Write-In!
