No this has nothing to do with Negima

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

[Gakupriest is out and about with a few books to keep him company. No surprise there. But upon opening one of them, he stops in his tracks, confused.]

...This book has no print.

((OOC: Mind reading journal! The holder will see the thoughts of people nearby.))

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[defender]

There are?

[peers at the book, which is all the while writing FABULOUS TL;DR]

( -- I can only assume a worst-case scenario. Attempting to organize the force into a trained military unit would seem like an threatening move on my part; what's more, I would rather not introduce new variables into the power balances here as it is. No, I need more information -- perhaps I should ask the Vocaloids... )

[then flinches when she sees the words] Th-this is -- !

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

[The fact that the force was mentioned along with Miku's reaction...no way, it must have been...no way.]

...Are these...?

[defender]

[trying to think sharply about absolutely nothing at all, which of course never really works... so have a string of profanity scrawled across your journal]

Th-that's -- that's some book you have there...

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

[H-how nice. With that unofficially confirmed, he's gonna close it out of respect for your mental privacy.]

Indeed. Not the first enchanted one I've found.

[defender]

[getting over the shock, sob]

You have other books like this?

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

Not...necessarily. The only other one I've found in the library only seem to...house a squid.

[defender]

I assume I don't want to know the details.

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

I don't believe you do, no.

[Don't worry, it's labeled in case you run into it.]

[defender]

[Sighs, then takes a sip of her soda.]

I hadn't realized my thought process was quite so... linear.

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

I think it suits you.

...I don't mean to pry, but, there was something about a possible new threat...?

[defender]

[Considers for a minute.] Hm.

A Rin approached me, before -- she thought it quite necessary to warn me of the possibility of the Len from her world arriving here.

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

Ah...she didn't happen to have silver hair, did she?

[defender]

She did.

You've met?

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

[Nods] She was worried about someone dangerous arriving, so I directed her to you.

[defender]

Well, that explains that.

[A slightly longer swig of her drink.] Apparently, he's highly destructive.

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

Of course...and you're worried the police force may not be able to control him?

[defender]

She said he could destroy this city, although it was unclear as to whether the context was that of population or building destruction.

I'm confident I can handle him regardless, but I'd prefer to settle things with as few deaths as possible...

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

Mm. I'd offer to help, but I think I'd only be useful after the fact...

[defender]

After the fact?

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

If anyone were to be injured.

[defender]

Ah, of course. You would have experience in...

[sudden realization.] You wouldn't know anything about removing cursed swords, would you?

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

I've run across the subject once or twice in my studies.

[defender]

The subject in question is possessed by one.

If we could remove its curse, or destroy it...

[ilikebigbuffs.livejournal.com]

Ah! It's not fresh in my memory, but I know exactly where to look for that information again.

[defender]

Then, perhaps... [Looks somewhat relieved, but then broods again.]

Still. I should have accounted for this sort of situation long ago. Not merely in response to this particular Len...