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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:05 am
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"Yes, well," said Nathaniel, hoisting the strap of his bag a bit higher on his shoulder; with it being as laden with books as it was, it felt unbelievably weighty against his side, the straps digging in to his shoulder, which he ignored. "There was, unfortunately, no possible note I could give to call out sick."
He glanced up at the professor, Nathaniel tugging at his sweater vest.
"How are you and the other Mercer doing?"
He hadn't seen what had happened to either Jeremiah nor Algernon after Adoelle had been killed, the chaos around him and the others too much. He and Lily had simply booked it out of there before anything worse could have happened to either of them.
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:12 pm
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"I'm not sure what happened after either," Alg looked around at the room, like it would crumble and break- or at least like it should have, "But I know what should have happened."
Alg's elbow settled across it his knee. It made you wonder if teachers learned how to all sit the same, or if desk perching was a finely honed art.
"There are- were- three teenagers who went missing not long ago. You may remember seeing it on TV." He paused, thinking, and continued, "They went to the other side to take up positions, predetermined roles, in order to cage what they call The Enemy."
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:31 am
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"Adoelle, Michael, and Heliodora.." Alg scratched his temple lightly. "Heliodora is there, on the otherside, in her demesne. She can't leave."
He smoothed a hand over his knee, "Adoelle- you saw. She wanted to break the cage. To keep the enemy trapped is to never defeat it, to keep it held and bound and constantly struggling isn't solving the problem."
Alg frowned, "Michael was killed. By others who seem to want to break the cage as well, I presume. But it's hard to know if we are doing the right thing or simply repeating past mistakes..."
The older man then paused, "It's like a book, Nathaniel, cycles and fate and past lives or adjacent lives.. We've done this all before and if we fail, I assume, will do it again."
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:16 pm
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While Algernon talked, Nathaniel had pulled out a notebook and a pen, jotting down notes to what the professor said. He scribbled the names of the three teenagers, then circled the last - Heliodora and added a question mark beside it.
Nathaniel's head rose, frowning.
"She wanted to release whatever this Enemy is in order to defeat it? I mean, that sorta makes sense, in a way. Keeping it caged just prolongs things. But if she's dead, and so is that Michael kid, that just leaves - Heliodora, you said? What happens if she's gone?"
A pause, and then he asked curiously,
"Did you agree with what Adoelle was saying?"
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