[ can't do that while stunned. ]

[arcanepower]

Who: Belthazar & you!
Broadcast: Open to the fleet.
Action: On the Marsiva.
When: A reasonable hour on 3/25

[action;]

[Anyone on the Marsiva can find a short fussy elf if they'd like. He spends most of his time in the kitchen trying to figure out what weird-ass ingredients he's supposed to cook with, but he can also be found just... staring outside the window.]

[video;]

[This is not Belthazar's first rodeo. He's not going to sit here and play with the console for your entertainment. He figures it out in about two seconds, being familiar with comm devices already, and he is furious. The look he gives and his tone are ice cold. That combined with the glowing green eyes is a pretty freaky effect, but he looks and sounds fairly young.]

Is this some kind of game, Initiative? I am DONE. Do you understand? This is unacceptable. I did not ask to be removed from my property, and my books-- [oh, he is so angry about his books]-- and I have studies I must attend to. My arcane research is infinitely more important than your misguided sloppy war or your failed attempts at entertainment, which I assume this is supposed to be.

[He leans back, looking about as severe as a fifteen year old can look.]

I'm waiting.

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video;

[wilder]

[He makes a slight sound of disapproval] Practical at times, sure. Sometimes even necessary. But better to avoid it if you can. [If anything, his time in Exsilium has done nothing but sour his desire to kill] It's one thing to enjoy a good fight, that's all well and good, but someone who takes pleasure in the actual killing part of it? Well, that's a kind of person to stay clear of.

[Aw poor kid]

Someone opened up a library on one of the ships. It's not as big as the Initiative library- but there's stuff to read.

video;

[arcanepower]

[Belth is quiet for a moment. He really doesn't want to like Kaneis (nothing personal, he just hates people) but then he says stuff like this. It's hard to hate people he agrees with.] ... If I never have to kill someone again, it will be too soon.

[Ugh. But then Kaneis mentions a library and his ears stick STRAIGHT UP.]

A library!? Where? How do I get there?

video;

[wilder]

[Damn right you deal with TOLERANCE.] Yeah...let's hope it doesn't come to that here.

[He's not entirely sure. It's been peaceful here so far. But. Who knows with crazy people]

It's on the Bishop. You're on the mothership now, but once you get assigned somewhere, you can probably take a shuttle over to visit. Krista runs it.

video;

[arcanepower]

[WHO KNOWS WITH CRAZY PEOPLE. He's... sort of half expecting it honestly, so all he can do is just prepare. If he's calm he can toss spells and defend himself just fine. But of course, being calm is the problem.

But now he's distracted by BOOKS.]

Krista. I will remember that. [And now he starts talking too fast, words tumbling over each other in excitement.] Have-- have you seen it? What kind of books are in it? Are there epics and classics? Textbooks? Stories in other languages?

video;

[wilder]

[He makes an amused sound]

It's mostly a collection of what people in the fleet have donated. Interesting books that people found on various worlds. All sorts of genres.

But it's still growing. If you wanna help out, I'm sure Krista would love help or more donations.

[arcanepower]

[BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS!!!]

I can help! [This? This is a smile. Holy shit. HOLY SHIT. LOOK AT THAT.] I had to reorganize my old master's library.

... Three times.

[wilder]

[HOLY CRAP THE KID CAN SMILE?? Weird. But he's just amused by it.]

Haha, yikes. Sounds like you'll be just what they need then.

[arcanepower]

[Belth realizes he's probably being a little too happy and tries to clamp down on it. BE SERIOUS. Don't want to... scare anyone...]

He's... senile. [He fidgets with his robes.] He changes his mind about everything, or he yells at me to do things I've already done. He should have stepped down twenty years ago but no one cares. And no one wants to kill him because it'll be too obvious.