Studying (Open)

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

The sensoriums looked a little different today, as upon entry one would find rows and rows of books. In the middle of it stood several bookshelves flying around, being shuffled about as Philip made his own studies. Even with the clock broken, he wanted to run a search on his own world.

“Keyword: Kamen Rider. Time Travel. Ryuki. Knight.”

As Phillip shuffled bookshelves, there was another person in the shelves today, his companion for the time being, Negi Springfield. The young mage was looking through shelves, plucking memories off the shelf and reading into them. It was like having your own personal library, even if the shelves rearranged themselves periodically when Philip was making a look up.

(ooc: couldn’t decide on who to post with so have a joint Negi-Philip post. Just make a note of who you wanna talk to, or just come in to gawk at the sight of the Gaia Library in full manifest. Bendytimed to after the clock is taken out.)

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[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

It had been just a little while since Sasami had seen Negi and really spent time with him. Or at the very least, spent time with him without Mindy butting in. Catching him reading a book within the Sensoriums, she couldn't help but sneak up on him.

She leaned over his shoulder, the ribbon wrapped around her right pigtail, draping over it as well. "What are you looking at, Negi-kun?"

[hisfathersstaff.livejournal.com]

Negi looked up at Sasami, and smiled at her. She looked pretty cute with that long pigtail with the pink ribbon. "Ah, Philip was kind enough to let me browse his mind," he said, indicating the countless bookshelves in the area.

He turned it over and it read "Accel". "I'm reading up on his friend, Terui Ryu, Kamen Rider Accel."

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"Browse his mind?" Sasami said, gawking. That... was a weird thing to experience. Then again, Phillip's an odd guy, to say the least.

"Accel..." she echoed, seeing the book. "There are others from his world?"

[hisfathersstaff.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," said Negi, gesturing everywhere. "This is inside his mind. Within it he has millions of information and knowledge. It's really quite something to be privileged to do so!"

Negi nodded. "Apparently even Ren is from his world too, but several years behind him." He held up a book that read "Knight".

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"Oh, wow...!" Sasami uttered. "So, this is where he keeps all of that...!" She couldn't help but look around. "I still can't help but worry about him - he tries things without realizing something bad could happen."

When Negi held up the book, she couldn't help but blink again. "...does Ren know?"

[hisfathersstaff.livejournal.com]

Negi nodded at that. "I noticed it when he and Ren were taking care of us back before the clock hit. Now the shoe's on the other foot but not anymore. Still, I do worry for him as well. He's kind of reckless."

Like a certain teacher no less.

"I think he would, but he's never said anything about any other Riders in his world, and considering the end of Ryuki, well..." Negi shrugged. Having time reset and everyone "forgetting" was hard enough.

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"Kind of reckless. Yeah, like a certain someone I know." Sasami said, a small smirk on her face.

Oh, she would tease him silly...!

[radiantcourage.livejournal.com]

There was only one time that Hoshi had saw the Gaia Library in full, and even that was for a few minutes. So, to see it again was a great privilege.

"Philip?" she asked, trying to search for him in the huge area, being careful to not be hit by the bookshelves that were flying about.

This area was magnificent, to say the least.

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

The bookshelves parted to allow Hoshi access towards the middle of the white space where Philip stood, holding a book between them that read "OOO". "Hi," he said. "More awake now?"

[radiantcourage.livejournal.com]

When Hoshi saw the clear path, she walked down it and nodded. "Yeah, I am. What are you researching?"

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"Kamen Riders," replied Philip. "With Ren back to normal more or less, I'd like to at least check to see if there's any other potential surprises in the history of Riders in our world. I've already gone through Ichigo to OOOs. Though I've only focused on one or two per year."

[radiantcourage.livejournal.com]

"Oh, wow! That's really fascinating," commented Hoshi. "Do you want me to help out with your research at all?"

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"It would be good to familiarize yourself with some of the Riders that were here previously," said Philip, holding out books labelled, "V3" and "Decade".

"There was apparently a Ryotarou Nogami here from what Ben told me. I'll have to look him up too."

[fanservicesnegi.livejournal.com]

It had been quite some time since Asuna and Negi had a heart-to-heart conversation. Now might, or might not, be one of those times as the girl made her way into the Sensoriums with the grace of a ninja.

The only thing that could've possibly alerted Negi to her presence? Her jingling bells that she always wore, no matter where she went.

[hisfathersstaff.livejournal.com]

The ringing noise was all Negi needed to hear, and he looked up from his makeshift chair of books as he stood up. "Asuna..."

He could tell that she was still moody, and he placed the book that read "Den-O" down on the nearest bookshelf. "What brings you here today?"

[fanservicesnegi.livejournal.com]

Asuna sat opposite Negi, her eyes telling him all that he probably needed to know. She still chose to respond anyway, even if it was in an embittered voice.

"Just wanted to see if you were still here, or if you'd left me, too..."

Notice Negi, that she didn't refer to you as 'baka Negi?'

[hisfathersstaff.livejournal.com]

"You know I wouldn't," said Negi softly. "Asuna... I know it must be hard, having Ed and Shiori leave. I wish we could have gotten more time with them, but..."

He bit his lip. "I just want to know how you feel right now. Because it's just us."

[fanservicesnegi.livejournal.com]

"No..." Asuna's head jerked toward her sensei, tears being held back despite the fact that a few trickled down her cheeks. "You don't know, baka Negi! You'll never know what it's like! You'll never know how I feel because your girlfriend's still here...!"

The girl turned away, her back to Negi, as her bells started ringing once more. "Two people...one of them the girl who took my place; I tried loving them both, and now they're gone..."

[hisfathersstaff.livejournal.com]

There was a shuffle of books and Asuna would find herself being hugged from behind. "I do understand, Asuna. I know how it feels like to be lost without someone to support them."

His hug got tighter, his arms around her waist. "Don't cry. Please. I know its hard, but I'll always be here for you."

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

The extra memories left over from the destruction of the Melting Clock had left Ren shaken. And if there was anyone who knew how to make sense of Ren's past, it was Phillip.

He just wasn't expecting the whole Gaia Library inside the sensoriums.

"Phillip," he called out.

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

The book shelves moved aside for Ren, clearing a path towards Philip who was reading through a book labelled "Ryuki". Looking up, he nodded. "Good to see you awake, Ren."

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Ren answered. "Not that sleeping's done much good." There were far too many nightmares now that he had his memories of the Time Vents back.

Seeing the book, he asked, "You're looking up Kido?"

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

Philip could relate, having problems with nightmares once in a while. He nodded, replacing the book into the shelves. "I was. I wanted to be ready so I've been spending the whole day reading up on every Kamen Rider thus far."

He indicated the 12 other books from Knight to Odin. "Still going through everyone mind you."

[darknight-ren.livejournal.com]

Ren nodded back, giving a careful glance toward the other books. "You said you read up on my history."

It was the closest he could come right now to asking for help.

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

"I did. Once learning what I needed to know about when you were using the Odin deck, and again just recently."

The bookshelves shuffled again and he picked up a book that read "Reset" on it. "This is Kanzaki's history. I read it alongside your own. Seems like everything boils to him. And you of course."