Transmutation 9 (Yet another actionspam)

[xerxesalchemist]

[Anyone in the library right now, feel free to take a look at that table in the back corner. There's a golden-haired teenager sitting there, surrounded by piles of paper with strange patterns and circles covering them. He's rather focused on his task, occasionally shuffling some papers around to compare two slightly different symbols he's drawn,

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[thunder_striker]

Oh.

[Fate sees some of the symbols and walks up to him, smiling.]

I'm sorry to bother you, but are these runes?

[xerxesalchemist]

[A nod, glancing at her.]

Yes, ma'am.

[thunder_striker]

I don't think I've seen this sort. What are you studying?

[xerxesalchemist]

'm not really studying anything. Just reviewing some of the alchemy I know from back home.

[thunder_striker]

I see.

Be sure to do your best to keep these out of the sight of the drones, please. They may react badly.

[xerxesalchemist]

[he looks startled for a moment, before scrambling to gather up all the papers and set them in stacks. a blank sheet goes on top of each stack, and it winds up looking kind of normal, like he's getting ready to do homework.]

Sorry.

[thunder_striker]

No, no, I was just concerned for you. No need to apologize.

...Were you reviewing something in particular?

[xerxesalchemist]

No ma'am. Just trying to draw out all the arrays I know.

...

Maybe try an' make a new one.

[... concerned for him. That's a new one.]

[thunder_striker]

Oh. I'm sorry if I'm prying. I get a bit curious about these things.

[xerxesalchemist]

You're not prying. Just... people don't usually talk to me, back home.