001 Spells Cast//Video/Action\\

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[Jade's finally awake, but he doesn't feel like he is. As the sleep paralysis wears off slowly, Jade becomes aware he's not in his own room. Nothing felt right, not to mention that he never slept in his uniform, even if it wasn't the complete thing. When he could move, Jade pushed himself up in the bed, wincing as his joints made complaints at the sudden movement. Seeing the notes, he picked up the first and glanced it over briefly, a frown crossing his face. Immediately concerned, Jade tried to get out of bed, only to have the lingering effects of the sleep paralysis turn him into a jumbled mess of blankets on the floor.

When he's finally back up, muttering to himself about the damn situation, he seems to search for something and finds the collar around his neck. After a few good minutes of attempting to remove it or find some sort of catch, Jade gives up and he's heading to the door. When he opens it, he leans on the doorframe and rubs his eyes before he surveys the area.

This was entirely abnormal and Jade did not like it one bit. There seemed to be people around, so he wasn't the only one who'd apparently been kidnapped. The Tower? Auldrant was destroyed..? No, there had to be some other explanation. He wasn't stopped, so he assumed the environment wasn't as hostile as he'd initially thought.

Jade finally spotted a Terminal in his searching. Being at least somewhat decent at technology, he approached it and began to fiddle with it, figuring out just what to do with it and how in a few minutes. He didn't have control of the system, so 'Corpse Hunt' was certainly not a command he could use. Too bad this wasn't the Tartarus.

When he did figure out the video function, Jade appeared over the network with a stern expression, the dishevelment from before smoothed out.]

This Commander Jade Curtiss requesting to be properly informed on the situation immediately.

[Even if this was going to result in setting off an alarm, he'd get some reaction from the place that would explain the situation a bit better. At the very least, he'd get some answers.]

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[If you can see his brains, there's a problem.

Jade turns to Asch, looking less than impressed.]

So it would seem. And all points to a lack of escape thus far.

[And much to the Necromancer's dismay.]

[bloodyashes]

[He's used to that look. That look is practically a constant with Jade.]

If there was, someone would have found it by now.

[He's not happy about it, either, and wouldn't be even if happy was a thing he did.]

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Undoubtedly.

[Jade sighed and shook his head a bit.]

This doesn't sound plausible nor do I feel like I've gotten enough facts.

[bloodyashes]

If you find out anything useful, be sure to make time in your busy schedule to let the rest of us know.

[Obvious sarcasm is obvious. Busy schedule - there's nothing useful to do, really, which is starting to grind on his nerves. He hates not having something to do.]

There's some libraries downstairs, but as far as I can tell, everything useful's been removed.

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

I'd be surprised if they hadn't.

[Jade looked a tad frustrated as he shifted as looked down the hallway.]

[bloodyashes]

[He shrugs slightly.]

Might as well save you the effort, although there isn't much else do to. I've been spending most of my time there or keeping an eye on Luke. Half-trained idiot going around waving a broken sword at things...

[A bit of a grumble, that last bit.]

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That's a job I'll leave to you, then.

[Jade looked back to the Terminal.]

I hear there are dangerous levels I can explore, though.

[bloodyashes]

You say that like it's a job I like. There was no one else here who'd do it when I arrived, that's all.

[He growls slightly and crosses his arms. The replica was not his responsibility, damnit.]

...And I don't know what you're thinking, but most of those floors aren't the interesting kind of dangerous.

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

What kind of dangerous, then?

[Ignoring your little complaint there. He can't hear you over the sound of not babysitting.]

[bloodyashes]

[Funnily enough, the sound of not babysitting sounds almost identical to "Go to hell, Jade," as spoken by an extremely annoyed redhead.]

The nearly getting killed kind.

[He shifts to pointedly look at the wall.]

For a start, artes won't work on the open air floors. I doubt you'll be able to summon your spear, either. The stairs are prone to disappearing on some of the upper floors, as well, and it's almost always when there's some monster below waiting to take a piece out of your hide.

If there's anything beyond those, I haven't encountered it yet.

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Ah, a familiar sound.]

That all sounds horribly troublesome.