Library RP (Sky,John,Mark)

<Reverb>: It was around 7AM, on a bright and humid Saturday. Mark, John, and Skyler were walking towards the library, having been sent there to gather books for school projects.
<Skyler>: "First week and I've got projects. Sheesh."
<Wrong_Way>: "Could be worse. I once was gone for 3 days on S-men and I had to write a whole 5 page paper on seagulls."
JohnQuint trails behind, carrying his books in a book bag
<Wrong_Way>: "You know how hard it is to write 5 pages on seagulls?"
<Skyler>: "I dunno, I've never really tried."
<Reverb>: The library was a tall building, marble white in color with a clearly Greek-inspired design.
<Wrong_Way>: "It's tough work man."
<Wrong_Way>: "Now I know all these useless facts about seagulls and I hate them!"
<Skyler>: "I can imagine, ...I don't believe we ever said names."
<Wrong_Way>: "Name's Mark. You might know me from the S-Men here?"
Wrong_Way holds out his hand for a hand shake as they walk to the library.
JohnQuint feet hurt
<Skyler>: "Uh... I never really looked at the roster."
Skyler shakes his hand
<Wrong_Way>: "Oh..."
<Skyler>: "...I'm Skyler!"
<Wrong_Way>: "Nice to meet you Skyler."
<Skyler>: "Do you know my roommate?"
<Wrong_Way>: "Hm?"
Skyler gestures to JohnQuint behind them
<Wrong_Way>: "OH! Yeah, Johnny."
JohnQuint looks down
Wrong_Way keeps his face forward as he shouts back "Hey Johnny!"
<Reverb>: One last crossing, and the trio stood outside of the library. A pair of large, wooden doors, polished to such a shine it reflected their faces back, stood in front of them.
<JohnQuint>: H-h-h-hey
Wrong_Way whispers to Skyler "He doesn't like it when you look him in the face, unless he tells you can."
Wrong_Way opens the door to the library and holds it open for the others to get in.
Skyler inspects his reflection in the door and walks in
JohnQuint walks in after the two
<Skyler>: "That explains why he hid under his bed so much..."
Wrong_Way closes the door after everyone gets inside
<Reverb>: Inside the library is silence. Every step, even on the thick layer of carpet, seems to make an audible sound.
Wrong_Way looks around the library trying to remember which books he's supposed to be getting.
Skyler 's feathers make a now barely audible ruffling noise as he stretches his wings a bit in the newly acquired space
<Skyler>: "Maybe we should find some help."
JohnQuint rushes behind a bookcase
<Reverb>: As John rushes past, someone speaks from the main area of the library. "Oi, watch where you're goin', will ya?"
<JohnQuint>: SorryJustLookingForABook!
<Reverb>: Mark is fairly certain he can recognize that voice.
<Wrong_Way>: "That's weird..."
Wrong_Way starts making his way to the main area, curious who it could be.
<Skyler>: "What, not many Aussies come here?"
Skyler follows behind WW
<Reverb>: The voice continues to grumble. As Mark and Skyler approach, they see Reverb, looking at a large piece of paper on one of the many library desks.


<Wrong_Way>: [ahah, skyler thought you were aussie]

<Wrong_Way>: "F-frankie? What are you doing here?"
JohnQuint looks up at Reverb, and waves nervously
<Skyler>: "Is going to the library an unusual thing around here?"
<Reverb>: Reverb looked up from her paper. "Oh, hey there." she said, chewing on the end of her pencil.
<Wrong_Way>: "No, lots of people go to the library but uh, I'm just uh, glad to see Frankie here..."
<Skyler>: "Rrrright."
Skyler peers over the table to get a look at Reverb's paper
<Wrong_Way>: "Uh, Frankie is on S-Men too so there's another name you can add to your list, Skyler..."
<Reverb>: The paper is around A3 in size, a book acting a paperweight on each corner. On it is... a drawing of a wizard.
<Skyler>: "Lots of S-Men around here, huh. And you're an art student, too?"
<Wrong_Way>: "So uh, what brings you here Frankie? You got the same school project like we did?"
<Reverb>: "She came in here rambling about Donnie and a poster. Funny girl, you know her?" Flipside said from the nearby desk.
Skyler looks up from the paper, searching for a bit until he sees Flipside
<Wrong_Way>: "Uh yeah, S-men and all that..."

<Skyler>: "I'm new here."
<Reverb>: "Alright then. She's been pretty quiet all things considered, so she's alright in my book. And hello to you too, Mr...?"
<Skyler>: "Skyler Gibson."
<Mortimer>: When Flipside mentions the word 'book', a book falls off one of the shelves with a thunk.
<Wrong_Way>: "Oh I'll get that."
Wrong_Way goes to put the book back on the shelf
<Reverb>: "Alright, thanks." Flipside says, still focused on the item on her desk.
<Mortimer>: When he pops the book back onto the shelf, a book falls from the other side of it.
Wrong_Way goes to put that book back as well.
Skyler tries to get a look at what Flipside is working on
<Reverb>: "So Mr. Gibson, new to the area? Liking it so far?"
<JohnQulnt>: H-h-hey Frankie, how ya d-d-doing?
<Reverb>: Reverb looks up from her paper, muttering. "Oh, fine fine. Listen, I need a favor."
<Skyler>: "Uh, yes and yes. Still getting adjusted, but this place has been great so far."
<Mortimer>: When he pops that book in, the first book falls back out again.
Wrong_Way puts that one back again.
<Mortimer>: A quiet snicker is heard, and the books stop popping out of the shelves.
Wrong_Way looks around for the source of the snicker, a bit peeved.
Wrong_Way sighs and goes back to where everyone else is.
<Reverb>: "Well, that's nice to hear." Flipside says as she stands up. She looks at her mug, sighing. "Outta coffee. Gonna go make some, don't cause too much trouble while I'm gone."
<Skyler>: "I'll do my best."

<Wrong_Way>: [the library immediantly explodes]
Skyler throws a bomb at reverb]
<JohnQulnt>: the electricity is /on/]
<Wrong_Way>: [FFF]

<Mortimer>: When Flipside steps out, another book pops out of the shelf.
JohnQulnt sits down, and looks at the wizard drawing
Wrong_Way groans as he goes to put the book back
<Wrong_Way>: "Not again..."
<Reverb>: Reverb looks at John, "Hey, I asked if you could do me a favor."
<JohnQulnt>: Oh!
<JohnQulnt>: I..uh I g-g-guess
Skyler looks between John and Mark, and decides that the drawing of a wizard is more interesting than picking up books
<Mortimer>: This time when he puts the book back, a book higher up on the shelf falls out and smacks Mark on the way down. Thankfully it wasn't a big book.
Skyler goes to stand by JohnQuint and Reverb
<Reverb>: On Flipside's desk was a small English to Arabic dictionary, along with books on ancient languages and fables. And in the middle, a stone tablet, about the size of a laptop. Reverb grabs the tablet from the table, handing it to John.
<Wrong_Way>: "OW!"
<Reverb>: "I need someone to pose, for this drawing."
<JohnQulnt>: You...you want me to look for someone?
Wrong_Way picks up the book that hit him and puts it back carefully
Wrong_Way immediantly moves back as he puts that book back
<Mortimer>: This time, a book from the shelf behind him falls, smacking him on the way down. The snicker is heard again.
<Reverb>: "Either you do it or find someone else who will do it. Doesn't bother me none."
<Wrong_Way>: "Oh my god..."
<JohnQulnt>: ....
JohnQulnt looks at Skyler
Wrong_Way doesn't bother to pick up the book, too angry to keep repeating this.
<Mortimer>: As he steps away, he hears something else.
<Mortimer>: "Pbbbbbbbbtbtbtbtbbtbbb~"
Skyler nods at John and then theatrically swaggers up to take the stone out of his hands
<Skyler>: "Y'know, I've always been told I should be a model! These things kept me from even wearing a shirt for a whole year."
<Reverb>: "Oi, featherface. Do something about those wings first."
Skyler tucks the wings back to a relatively compact folded position
<Skyler>: "You can always just ignore them."
<Reverb>: "Not that simple. Just, hide them a bit more."
Wrong_Way looks back at the book on the floor
Skyler concentrates for a second and the wings fade away
Skyler looks like he is still actively exerting himself after the wings have disappeared
<Mortimer>: Another raspberry, this one short and to the point, is blown at Mark.
<Reverb>: As Skyler does this, the tablet begins to glow a light blue.
<Wrong_Way>: "It's you, isn't it?"
Skyler looks at the tablet curiously
<Reverb>: The characters on the tablet glow brightly, as the tablet begins to feel warmer.
Skyler 's face is slowly beginning to turn red
<Skyler>: "Neat. Is this gonna take a while?"
<Reverb>: Even without a knowledge of 4th century Quranic Arabic, the contents of the tablet seem to make sense to Skyler.
Skyler attempts to read the contents in question
<Mortimer>: A comicly large tounge streches out of the book to blow a raspberry before it quickly hops and clops away around the corner.
<Reverb>: "Shouldn't really, just need a good reference." Reverb mutters, scribbling on the paper.
<Reverb>: The tablet seems to tell the tale of a shepherd, who found a genie whilst taking his herd across a river.

<Mortimer>: [Is it the genie of the butt?]
<Reverb>: [That would be your mother]
<Mortimer>: [pfffft]

<Wrong_Way>: "...I'm not dealing with that."
Skyler 's face gradually grows redder and he begins to have a cold sweat. But curiosity is a great source of inner strength, so he continues to read the tablet

<Mortimer>: [Mark you pussy]
<Mortimer>: [It's just a book, what's the worst that could happen.]

<Reverb>: The genie is intent on stealing the sheep in order to... well, actually it doesn't say that. Age has faded away that section.
Skyler looks for any remaining readable text
<Reverb>: The shepherd supposedly made three wishes. The first wish was for his sheep to be safe on the other side of the river. The second is only half-visible, and the third is completely gone.
<Reverb>: As the book makes its way around the corner, it bumps into Flipside's foot. "I knew you'd be trying something, ya rascal." she said.
Skyler is holding his breath to help him finish this story
<Mortimer>: A paper turtle's head and neck pokes out from the book with a cheeky grin "I like that kid. He's a riot." he chuckles, before poking out his turtle legs and tail.
<Reverb>: "...okay, done." Reverb said, looking at the sketch she made.
<Reverb>: Flipside picked Mortimer up, shaking her head. "I don't need you scaring off another assistant, Mort."
Skyler is just focused on his sudden ability to read ancient Quranic Arabic
JohnQulnt looks at the sketch
<Reverb>: However, after the casting of the third wish, the genie attempts to strike the man in anger. There is a break in the text, continuing at the supposedly divine smiting of the genie.
Wrong_Way makes it back to where the three are sitting.
Skyler 's hands are trembling and his face is becoming a rather concerning shade of red
<Reverb>: The sketch is mainly an average body, similar to Skyler's, standing over a cliff, lightning in the background.
Skyler will finish this story
<JohnQulnt>: C-c-c-cool...
<Mortimer>: "Pfft, that's nothin'." he says with a cheeky grin.
<Wrong_Way>: "Hey guys, what are you doing?"
<Mortimer>: "But come on, lemme have a little more fun! I'm not hurtin' anyone!" he lies.
<Reverb>: "I'm busy. Just don't cause too much trouble, or I'll leave you in the teen romance section again."
<Reverb>: Reverb pointed at her sketch, "Made some progress."
<Mortimer>: "That's cruel and unusual punishment, and you know it..." he huffs.
<Reverb>: "It is, that's why I do it." Flipside smirked, putting Mortimer down.
<Reverb>: The story ends with the shepherd taking his sheep across, happy with what he has. The last line is a fable of some manner, saying something along the lines of "The path God has set for you has been set for a higher purpose. Do not fight fate."
<Wrong_Way>: "Wow, that's a cool drawing Frankie."
Skyler gasps for air loudly, his wings flare dramatically out of his back and color begins returning to his face
<Mortimer>: When put on the ground, he retracts his limbs and head, the book flipping open and the body of a flat, paper peacock sticks out from the bottom of the book. He stands on his tassels like legs, and flaps his wings, bringing him up to the top of a bookshelf to watch the kids quietly.
<Skyler>: "Gaaah~! Was that long enough?"
<Reverb>: "Yeah, I was done a while back." Reverb said.
JohnQulnt leans back, and goes to look for more books on his topic
<Skyler>: "Oh, alright. What's the deal with this tablet?"
<Reverb>: "Ancient Arabic tale." Flipside said, approaching the students. "Said to hold magical powers though. That's why I'm examining it."
<Skyler>: "It glowed in my hands and I suddenly understood ancient Arabic."
<Wrong_Way>: "Wish I could that with my French textbook..."
<Reverb>: "You probably could with your- wait, glowing?" Flipside asked Skyler.
<Skyler>: "Yeah. Glowed blue, got warm."
JohnQulnt looks around for any useful books
<Mortimer>: When John steps away from the group, Morty grins, tucks himself in, and falls off the shelf in front of him.

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