[17:41]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"I got the windslave! :D" Kyrin's voice is just a little above a whisper.
[17:42]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"It looks sort of... funny," Rin says lowly, eying the artifact suspiciously.
[17:43]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"It's one Grandpa altered himself, so it's a bit... different. Should be big enough."
[17:43]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"That and he put this in my pocket as well. It looks a bit weird for a compass..."
[17:43]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	(Mond spilled it to her.)
[17:44]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Excellent. That'll mean we won't have to use elementals much, if at all." Rin grabs the compass from Kyrins hand, peering closely at it. "Do you know what it does?"
[17:44]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"It... well, I think it's like an artifact compass, but I don't have anything to test it with."
[17:46]	<Mnemon_Rin>	A tall, lean, dark-skinned man with long auburn hair comes up behind Rin, looking very relaxed in a loose robe. He is holding a large book. Kyrin recognizes him as Brand's human form.
[17:46]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Hi, Brand." :D
[17:46]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"A hearthstone?"
[17:47]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Don't think it'd work for this type. Hearthstone compasses are a little different. Though, we could try one out, I have one."
[17:47]	* Cynis_Kyrin	also has a thin, dusty looking book in her hands, probably something off topic.
[17:47]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Hello m'lady," Brand purrs in his smooth baritone.
[17:48]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Hmm." Rin scratches her chin. "How about this?" She digs out some of the dead crystals from the assassin, holding them out in her palm.
[17:48]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Hm... Point, point, we could use that..."
[17:51]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Well, we can pursue that at our leisure."
[17:51]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Yeah, but there's something else..."
[17:51]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Um, Grandfather knew about the crystal, or at least what it was."
[17:52]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"And said there was a sort of key that could open it..."
[17:52]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"We probably should track that down too, just in case."
[17:52]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"How intriguing..."
[17:52]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Yes, of course we should track it down." she says, leaning in close unconciously. "We wouldn't want it falling
[17:53]	<Mnemon_Rin>	into the wrong hands."
[17:53]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"That's why I think he gave me the compass, actually..."
[17:53]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"But testing it is a good idea."
[17:53]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"I'd like to know where the assassin's gem came from anyway."
[17:54]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Oh!" She whips around to face Brand, hair twirling. "How could I forget," she says, taking the book from her familiar, then turning to hold it up to her friend. "Look what I found deep within the forbidden section of the library." It's the abridged version of something called 'The Book of Three Circles.'
[17:55]	* Cynis_Kyrin	blinks once, and her jaw simply *drops.*
[17:55]	* Mnemon_Rin	smiles gleefully.
[17:56]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Maybe it has the crystal spell and we can confirm it?" She whispers.
[17:57]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"I even managed to get it checked out," she says in an equally low voice. "So we have our leisure to pursue it. I do hope to find the crystal spell within."
[17:58]	* Cynis_Kyrin	inhales sharply though her nose, obviously keeping herself calmly.
[17:59]	<Mnemon_Rin>	Rin tucks the book under her shoulder, a bit smug about the whole thing. "So what's that book you have there?" she asks with forced casualness.
[18:00]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	She holds it up. "It's just someone's old journal." She looks dejected. "It doesn't belong to the school and it looks like something a student left behind. So I'll use it for research material."
[18:01]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"/That/ kind of research material?"
[18:02]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Mhm. My editor said I might be able to take advantage of one of the novels I wrote and make a sequel."
[18:05]	<Mnemon_Rin>	She nods. "Looks like we got much accomplished on our little trip here. Stay a few more days, perhaps, then head out?"
[18:06]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Maybe somewhere else? I don't wish to stay in grandpapa's hair too much and we can research somewhere else."
[18:06]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Like away from those star-spider-people Sarika's fiance was about."
[18:08]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"You really think they are here?"
[18:08]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"This /was/ the place I heard about them... and Fiara was a student here too..."
[18:10]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Hmph. I say tomorrow morning, then. It's late enough that leaving now would be odd, and I would like to have some time to socialize with Senex. I see him rarely enough as it is."
[18:10]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"And people might get curious here too..."
[18:10]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	She nods.
[18:10]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"As much as I'd like to stay for a few days, you said we can take the book out."
[18:12]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Yes. After more paperwork than I'd care to remember." She glowers at the mere memory.
[18:12]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"But still, the book! :o"
[18:14]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"It's true," she whispers, raising her chin and putting her hand to her chest, "it was worth it," she finishes dramatically.
[18:14]	* Cynis_Kyrin	blows a raspberry.
[18:15]	* Mnemon_Rin	drops the pose and giggles.
[18:15]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"I'll go bother Grandpa more and see if he's willing to jump with me a little bit then." She grins. "Unless you're willing to have me tag along to see Senex."
[18:16]	<Mnemon_Rin>	She shrugs. "If you want. How well did you get along with the Old Man, anyway? I get the feeling you were always too passive for his taste."
[18:16]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	(You mean Senex?)
[18:17]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"I didn't talk to him much. I was usually hiding behind books like a nervous little girl like I did with most teachers. I only really started talking after my sacrifice, remember? And I didn't have him as a teacher afterward."
[18:17]	<Mnemon_Rin>	(yes. his somewhat derogatory nickname is Old Man)
[18:19]	<Mnemon_Rin>	She nods absently, remembering. "Up to you. We'll probably just talk about old times, how silly the new students are, and maybe some thaumaturgic theory."
[18:20]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"That works just fine. Grandpa and I can go jumping another time."
[18:20]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	(Jumping being what happens when you have two drifty Air Aspects who like the wind.)
[18:20]	<Mnemon_Rin>	(I guessed something like that)
[18:20]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Do I want to know what 'jumping' is?"
[18:21]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Remember, we have towers."
[18:21]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"And we're both Air Aspects."
[18:23]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Really, that's what you do for fun?" She shutters just a bit.
[18:24]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Sometimes? It's an elemental thing, I guess. Both obsessed with the sky and air and the wind."
[18:25]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Yeah yeah, it makes sense, it's just... not something I'd want to do." She smiles. "But I'm sure you enjoy it."
[18:26]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Pretty much. I never would expect you to do it, I'd probably go with suggesting you jump in a lake with your anima up."
[18:27]	* Mnemon_Rin	crosses her arms and frowns.
[18:27]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"What? o.o"
[18:28]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Wait, you wouldn't be protected from the steam, would you? :/"
[18:29]	<Mnemon_Rin>	She drops her arms and laughs a bit. "Y'know, I've never tried, so I honestly don't know."
[18:29]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"Still doesn't sound like my idea of a good time, even though I'd a decent swimmer."
[18:30]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"I think it's okay... but I figured the steam might be refreshing."
[18:31]	<Mnemon_Rin>	"I'd rather sit in a sauna." She wraps an arm around Kyrin's shoulders. "Y'know, I haven't used a sauna for some time. We should find one when we get back."
[18:32]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	"Agreed!"
[18:34]	<Cynis_Kyrin>	(I'll get this onto pastebin and hand it to Insecure.)