Loud noises in the City [Open]

[for-magic.livejournal.com]

For the keen-eared to hear, there's shouting and loud voices coming from the lab opening cut high in the side of the Jedi Temple. Those new to the area, or possibly GLADOSed for an extended period of time -- in short, those who haven't learned to tune this sort of thing out -- might even be able to make out words, if they listened.

"No! That was not a command!"

"Command entered! This section of the laboratory is now being guarded against all intruders."

"Oh, for the sake of--"

"Warning! Intruder, leave the premises or face the wrath of arcane fury!"

"...I'm an intruder. In my own laboratory. You've got to be--"

"You have ten seconds to comply!"

"End instruction! Keyword: Sielwode."

"Keyword override is locked out for protection. You have 5 seconds!"

A few seconds passed.

"Why does it always have to end like this?"

A moment later, flame belched out of the laboratory opening, as a low thump heralded the fireball's detonation. Another moment later, the elf drifted out of the cut and to the ground, waving away the smell of brimstone and scorched defective golem with a miserable look on his face.

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[for-magic.livejournal.com]

To that he could only shrug. "Perhaps. Certainly those who had no use of magic saw fit to destroy everything they could... but was that representative of what all people would do, in that same situation? I can't begin to guess."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

"I don't admit to know what humanity would do when faced with the introduction of magic," admitted Zouichi.

"In any case, do you need any assistance reclaiming your laboratory? I can't help with any magical cleanup, but I can help clear away rubble."

[for-magic.livejournal.com]

"Oh no, it's fine." He actually grinned a little. "I have walls of force over every solid surface, they're completely indestructible. I expected this, honestly. That's why I'm experimenting on golems made out of flammable materials."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Golems made of flammable materials?

"That sounds, erm... rather dangerous."

[for-magic.livejournal.com]

"So far it hasn't been very successful. They have a tendency to view me as hostile, or have very poor target discrimination. This is easier and somewhat more satisfying than tediously deconstructing them."

And it helped get some of the urge to fireball things out of his blood.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

"That is unfortunate. But it sounds like they'd make good walking explosives."

As long as they were in front and not behind you, that is.

[for-magic.livejournal.com]

"Hmm. An animated alchemist's fire flask." His eyes were getting a particular 'mad scientist' sort of gleam to them.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Scientists.

Zouichi hoped he wouldn't end up shooting at angry exploding golems anytime in the new future.

"In that case, I should leave you to your research."

[for-magic.livejournal.com]

"Thank you for your consideration, at least," he said, smiling. It wasn't many people, in his experience, who would go TOWARDS an explosion to make sure someone was all right.