6th Howl [Text/Friday early morning]

[professorwolf]

There is a new statue in the Dead District, in the small square on the corner of 8th and Lincoln. It has the same effects as the first in the police station, except it makes me want to leave the area, not trust someone. Has anyone else been by it? Has anyone else touched it?

What interest could these people, and Thunder Corporation, have in keeping people out of that part of the city? What connection could the Thunder Corporation have with the people who want to find the "snake" and shoot kids?

And does anyone know anything about David Proud, the sculptor? I can't find anything much online. There must be some connection with him, as well, if he's making these things.


Also a note to my students:
If you don't see me around school today, don't worry, I'm fine! I just called in sick today.

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[shiromadoushi]

If I would have known you were out, I would have stayed home too.

[[Might be a little irrationally upset about that. But he's kinda been really imbalanced since that whole mess the previous afternoon anyway so rationality is not his strong point right now.]]

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[professorwolf]

[Though Lyall is a little disturbed that Bakura is that attached to him, he at least answers:]

I seem to have come down with a bit of a stomach bug, that's all. It didn't seem like a good idea to be stuck in front of students all morning. I'm sure the school day will not be a total waste just because you get to miss out on me running from class to get to the bathroom :)

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[shiromadoushi]

[[You've become his new 'safe person' in the building, Lyall. He doesn't have to explain anything because you know what went down. And right now, he needs that stability.]]

Long as you're not hurt.

[[A long pause]]

Sorry about yesterday...

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[reckless_fire]

Playing hooky today, teach? Tsk tsk What kind of example is that to set?

[Kenji is highly amused at this, and Lyall's coolness quotient has gone up by 10 points. Which was no doubt of great concern to him >_>]

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[professorwolf]

[The coolness factor might go down again with the response.]

If I were doing something enjoyable, that might be a poor example. But since I have some kind of stomach bug, I think being in school would be more of a problem :)

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[reckless_fire]

Oh. So you're really sick? I thought that was BS for you were going out to the DD to check things out.

[Yep, coolness quotient goes down a bit.]

Hope you feel better. Those stomach bugs suck.

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[espigeonage]

Oh really? Now I want to see this.

Sculptor, huh. Local? I know a few local artists trying to break it into the scene, or... whatever the terminology is here, lol. I'll ask around.

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[professorwolf]

I don't know if he's local. There wasn't much to be found online, and the article in the paper is very short and hidden near the back.

Be careful if you do go. The statues have odd mental effects and might bring on more of those visions or changes we have been experiencing. That, and I don't know if it's being watched, so anyone visiting for no reason may be suspect.

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[espigeonage]

Yet another mystery, then!

Ah. Interesting... Well, I'm sure my friends would like to take a look themselves. Nothing odd about accompanying them to see a new piece, is there?

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[icy_heavens]

Don't know anything about him. [Sculpture is something that actually interests him; he knows a bit about a fair few sculptors. But nothing on this guy.]

[A bit of a delay, before:] What happens if you touch the statues?

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[professorwolf]

Visions and changes, like what others of us have experienced. Being near them is enough to feel stressed and feel the urge to leave the area, but it is resistable.

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[wordsgate]

[Sasame would be pretty surprised to see a former teach of his on the 'network'--but he doesn't connect the reference to school to his old high school, so he treats the number as all of the other numbers on the network.]

David Proud...the name doesn't sound familiar. I have some art student friends at school I could ask.

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[professorwolf]

[Lyall doesn't make the connection right now, either.]

I would appreciate it, thank you. From all I've been able to find, he's a fairly new artist. He used to fix cars. Let me know what you find out?

[twopercent]

Effects? What effects?

[You'll have to forgive him Lyall, he's been a bit preoccupied, what with post-interrogation recovery and staying out of sight of the cops.]

[professorwolf]

[That isn't a voice Lyall has been expecting to hear. He knows the fellow must still be alive, given the manhunt for him, but he hasn't been expecting him to reply to him. He takes a moment to reply, feeling a little stab of guilt. Not a big one, but a little one all right.]

Effects being, ah, increased stress and heartrate? The one at the police station might have convinced me that the chief wasn't at fault, if I hadn't seen him shoot my student. It was certainly trying hard. The one in the Dead District makes me want to leave the area.

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[comparative_insanity]

Another one? Ugh, I'm tempted to go check it out, but I ain't sure I should.

[He sighs, and then continues after some hesitation:]

I... had another of those moments when I was working. And it made something pretty weird happen to me.

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[professorwolf]

Phone call, then?

[He's happier discussing those things on the phone, since he does already have the young man's actual phone number and all. Besides, that's a lot easier than trying to work with the laptop mic.]

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[scramasax]

What's wrong? [Including the phrase "don't worry" in your message isn't necessarily enough to keep the rest from inducing a little worry.]

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[professorwolf]

[Lyall sighs a little before turning on the mic. Of course his students wouldn't trust him that he was really all right.]

Just a bit of a stomach bug, that's all. I'm all right. I just didn't want anyone to think I got captured or anything.

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[threadspell]

May I ask about these statues? I have not heard of this one in the police station before.

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[professorwolf]

Of course.

[Prepare yourself for wall'o'text, Sandra.]

I found the first one in the police station, when I visited there after the police chief shot one of my students who came to the police for help. It has a subtle aura that causes stress and pushes a mindset: in the case of the one at the station, that the police chief is to be trusted, I believe.

The second one was mentioned in yesterday's paper, in a small article about Thunder Corporation, set in the most run-down part of town. This one tends to make one feel as if they should leave.

Both statues are of stone, taller than an average-sized man, and feature a snake and a heart. The first has the snake below, the second has the snake above.

[Also, Lyall is being generous in "average-sized". He's actually kinda short.]

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[withregret]

... They may be doing something in that part of the city that they want to keep under wraps. That seems like the most obvious answer.

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[professorwolf]

That was my thought, yes. I just don't know what. Someone else suggested perhaps it would be some kind of invasion staging ground, which is possible. In which case, letting the statue subtly chase off innocents might be the best idea.

[He has heard a little about what those little dandelion sprites did when they possessed a human.]

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[struckout]

Are you alright?

[Text] understandable. you been busy <3

[professorwolf]

I'm fine :) I think I may have eaten something last night that didn't agree with me, that's all.