Insanity Clinic For The Moderately Brandofandonitis Afflicted

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

Meanwhile, far away, Bookwyrm stumbled out of the museum. Several alarms were going off, and panicked squawks came from the burning and ruined portions.

The wounds across his body healed, thanks to Stormlight and a few other abilities. 

Bookwyrm held the severed foot of a jackalope in his hand. With a short spell, the talisman vanished in a flash of light. The energy from the spell cured Bookwyrm of his curse.

"That feels much better," he said as he removed his Chromium metalminds.

He then created a portal that would take him back to the Clinic. Time to start researching.

[Ranryu she/her]

"Emma?" Ranryu called out. "Where did you go? Are we done training?"

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

The top of Ranryu's head is thumped by the hard end of a wooden dueling cane.

[Going_North_cal]

Calano grins as Emma's dueling cane knocks Ranryu unconcious.

He raises his staff.

"Emma is victorious! A good fight."

[Ranryu she/her]

Ranryu was rather annoyed by being so rudely knocked out, but she didn't raise a complaint. 

Better to creep away for now and strike when nobody expects it...

Ranryu summoned herself back to her room, where she rubbed the bump on her head and began binge-watching Yugioh anime.

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

8 minutes ago, CalanoCorvus said:

"Emma is victorious! A good fight."

The dueling cane goes flying a Calano.

[Going_North_cal]

Calano dodges. "And the next one begins!" He says, smiling.

He spins his staff, and a wave of black razor sharp feathers fly towards Emma.

"May the best bird win!"

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

Bookwyrm appeared in front of Calano and Emma, looking fatigued.

"Hello," he said tiredly, then paused.

"Oh, you're in the middle of training."

Edited September 19, 2022 by The Bookwyrm

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

Emma resummons her staff, summons a barricade around Bookwyrm, and starts spinning her staff inhumanly fast, sending the feathers flying back at Calano.

[Going_North_cal]

Calano turns into a bird and spirals upwards, away from the feathers. he dives at Emma, turning back into a human, and laughs, jabbing his staff towards her.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

Bookwyrm sits down to watch, slowly regaining energy.

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

2 minutes ago, CalanoCorvus said:

Calano turns into a bird and spirals upwards, away from the feathers. he dives at Emma, turning back into a human, and laughs, jabbing his staff towards her.

Emma deflects his staff, ever so slightly to the left and he falls through the illusory floor into the pit.

[Going_North_cal]

He alters the pit and gravity, shooting himself back into the training area. He morphs his staff into a sword, and brandishes it at Emma.

"Hand to hand, my dear! Humor me!"

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

Just now, CalanoCorvus said:

He alters the pit and gravity, shooting himself back into the training area. He morphs his staff into a sword, and brandishes it at Emma.

"Hand to hand, my dear! Humor me!"

Emma's staff disappears and she summons a sword of dark fire. She shoots towards Calano swinging.

[Going_North_cal]

Calano deflects, and twirls his sword, attempting to swing Emma's sword out of her hand.

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

Emma's sword barely deflects Calano's. It's been some time since I've last fought with a sword. And he's been practicing, preparing. Emma grins. He thinks he can beat me. He'll have a better chance than before.

[Going_North_cal]

Calano advances, slashing this way and that, grinning wider with every strike.

"You're out of practice."

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

Emma flys away and waits for Calano to come to her. He really has improved, lets see if he can keep pace with this.

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

Bookwyrm smiled as he watched the two spar.

They found each other at just the right time, he thought to himself. They've been able to support each other through the grief of losing Wizard.

Bookwyrm paused. And yet you're the one who's strangely obsessed with bringing him back, part of him said. Why can't you let go? Why aren't you moving on in the way they're able to?

You've let Wizard's death hurt you more than you intended.

Edited September 20, 2022 by The Bookwyrm

[Going_North_cal]

14 hours ago, The Wandering Wizard said:

Emma flys away and waits for Calano to come to her. He really has improved, lets see if he can keep pace with this.

Calano grins, and his sword turns into a long Katana. He dashes at Emma, using a burst of vicious speed, and slashes down.

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

The flames vibrate and the sword switches into a shortsword and a dagger. Emma forms an X with the two and the dagger jabs forward poking lightly at Calano. Emma grins "You almost got me that time."

Edited September 20, 2022 by The Wandering Wizard

[Going_North_cal]

Calano grunts as the dagger nicks his shirt, putting a small cut into his chest.

"Yeah... Almost."

Calano ducks and sweeps his legs at Emma's. She falls flat on her back, and Calano steps over her, leveling the katana at her throat.

"Wanna run that by me again?" He said with a victorious grin.

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

58 minutes ago, CalanoCorvus said:

"Wanna run that by me again?" He said with a victorious grin.

Emma pulls her intertwined legs against Calano's sending him thuding to the ground. Emma leans over Calano, sword digging into his neck. "You were saying?"

[Going_North_cal]

"I was expecting that." Calano says, and presses the tip of a dagger to the back of Emma's neck.

"Give up. I've pinned you twice."

Calano grins up at Emma. They're faces are very close together.

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

18 minutes ago, CalanoCorvus said:

Calano grins up at Emma. They're faces are very close together.

Emma's face moves closer to Calano's face.