ϡ - Chapter TwentyThree; In which one deals with tricky spells [video/action for housemates/voice]
[ You can have a view of Helios leaning back in his chair, rather comfortably actually. He's in his room and in said background are scattered papers and objects. Incidentally he doesn't have his glasses on today, might be due to the fact that he's conducting a delicate experiment in his room. Keyword being delicate. If you catch a glimpse of any of
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Wow, that was a nice show.
[Never mind one of his best friends is a pyrokinetic, but she always took it deadly seriously. He's only seen morons throw it around like that. The type of morons that not only burn themselves, they burn everything and everyone around them. Well-meaning as this guy seems, he's none too pleased at the display.]
I feel welcome already.
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I-I suppose I have bit more work to do in regards to this spell. Probably one of the symbols counteracted with the other and-- [ Oh he's babbling, isn't he? Clearing his throat on his end, also might cough a little. ]
Never a dull moment here really. N-Not my best attempt at a welcoming though. [ Just a sigh. ]
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You know, common sense would say you'd practice that outside. Away from the flammable stuff.
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Oh...yes that-that would be a good idea for next time. I didn't think it would get so--unstable so quickly. I did have a barrier up, so, that took much of the brunt of the explosion at least!
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Let me guess - you're a professor of some sort.
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[ He's curious as to how you almost guessed right. ]
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[Hellboy acknowledges that he's being rude, but you got him just mad enough not to care.]
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Oh heaven's no! I definately wouldn't teach my students this. Far too advanced and far too finicky when it comes to beginners. You have to start simple when it comes to magic and spells. It'd be dreadful if something went wrong...I don't think I could forgive myself for something like that. [ A slight pause. ]
I don't exactly have many...magically adept students to teach either. [ Mainly because he's been ostracized from the magical community. ]
Most of my students are normal humans actually. They'd probably think I was crazy if I tried teaching them the runic symbols for a spell!
[ He probably shouldn't mention the demons and mythological creatures inhabiting his school, right? That might make the other mad. Or more mad so...refraining. ]
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All for the better, I'd say. I've seen things like that go too damn wrong too many damn times.
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It's, it's not something you play with. These spells and others are dangerous. Which is why I put up the necessary precautionary measures. In case something happened, definately not for beginners. And sometimes not even for experienced users either.
[ His tone might drop a fraction, might sound a bit dreary and mellow even. ]
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But he gets the sense that this guy's already been through a lot, and he can't help feeling sorry for him for one reason or another.]
All it does is cause trouble.
[Psychics and pyrokinetics are one thing. This... this's different.]
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I-I wasn't trying to cause trouble actually. I'm doing this little experiment for the betterment, or I hope betterment, of the community as a whole.
[ Just going to tap a finger on his desk, now that everything is pretty much back in order on his end. ] I need to find a way of binding this spell to my ring. I can't for the life of me figure it out. I suppose trial and error is the only way. [ Annoyed sigh. ]
If I can just...figure it out, it might be usable in time for the next experiment we're thrown into. It hasn't been going quite like I planned however.
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A guy I once knew said "Using the supernatural to combat the supernatural is a slippery slope." Trouble happens even if you don't look for it.
[Those were the words of his own adoptive father. And every time he said it, he could feel the irony sting like a wasp. And the the more he sees, the more it burns. He's a living example of that philosophy, much as he tries to deny it.]
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A very bold and true statement. I think I agree wholeheartedly with it, actually. Even if you don't think something can go wrong, it still can. [ It's made him all the wiser, all the more cautious. Too bad he hadn't heard such words when he was younger. ]
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I didn't catch your name.
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Helios Sprensonne. And you are?
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