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Old 01-23-2021, 04:47 AM   #93 (permalink)
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So what was Schmoe's deal, anyway? All term he'd been acting especially weak (in body, in addition to in character, the latter of which had always been the case as far as they were concerned) and the twitchiness had morphed into discomfort. Proper discomfort, rather than the kind that came from having no social skills whatsoever. Was it the vibe of his new curriculum which was throwing him into this spin? While Nem did not think it outside the realm of possibility that he, in particular, could end up in physical pain from talking about things that made him so :( very :( sad :( there were other possibilities too.

Could be a poison they were weakening him with, but poison was underhand and this Neo-Alliance would seldom need to be sneaky, now they were out in the open at Hogwarts. Torture spells could leave lingering pain, maybe it was that, and they were keeping him topped up. Maybe they'd cursed him with something that dealt him continuous low or medium level pain, enough to keep functioning and teaching, just on account of who he was as a person, and what he taught, and what he loved. Maybe something that triggered pain every time he spoke about muggles, or thought well of them, like a combination Taboo and Cruciatus Curse. What a spell that would be.

Something to think about, or look into, or invent. Later.

For now, there was work to do, and, for once, Nem was interested in getting stuck in. They cut their musings short after a minute or so of staring intently at the Noodle Man, and headed up to grab one of the items. Prototype, oh yes. No need to waste effort on notes.

Nem had a lot of ideas here, namely electrical fires, exploding lightbulbs, exploding switches, and a nifty little charm to make the entire thing extra flammable. Tricky little charm that changed the properties of a material while it appeared much the same as its original state - like... polyjuice, but for metal or wood or fabric or whatever. Magic. Something for everyone.

After eyeing the lamp for a moment, Nem drew their wand, twirled it around their fingers once, and then sliced through the metal with a severing charm, in order to get to the wiring, which they preferred to tamper with first. Using more magic. Obviously.
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