Susan detects traces of herself in the magic but also like there is a crack in reality making magic ?? more powerful.

In reply to Watchtower (msg # 41):

she tried to make sense of that.


OOC:15:03, Today: Susan Eisenberg rolled 6,8,3 using d10,d10,d8. Power, Rory (protect him and his dad), Magic legacy.
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"We saw you this morning. either someone is messing with our minds or there's a shape-shifter around." After a few moments of silence, Rory looked away guiltily. "It feels like someone has messed with your mind. Sorry, I had to check that it was really you."

Rory gave his dad a short recap on what had happened. " This whole thing is really freaky. The book tried taking over Susan earlier. She went in a trance and started reading from it. After that, we took the book to Malcom who told us more about it. It was your suggestion. After that, we stored it in the restricted section of the library."

Susan feels her energies are somehow mingled with the massively powerful magic she feels around her. Though only a little like a spell she may have released unfinished. Perhaps the spell interrupted when Rory shook her out of the trance.


Jeremy looks to Rory, "I don't remember doing any of that, if there is a shapeshifter and they gained access to the restricted section of the library that could be very dangerous. You said you spoke to Malcolm ? I better contact him straight away."

Rory nodded. "OK. I think that he needs to be warned about this."

He then proceeded to untie Jeremy.

Jeremy looks to be about to head upstairs, "Is your friend ok ?" He looks to Susan.

Susan nodded.
"Zoey is okay, but confused, but I'm really worried about Allura.  I think something happened to her."

Jeremy, "Something is wrong with her alright, she damn near killed me."

Jeremy headed up to talk to and warn Malcolm.

Zoey shook her head as she watched Jeremy leave the basement.  She turned to Rory and Susan, "You two know Allura wouldnt do something like that.  Right?  We've gone up against some weird stuff before, this is just another time like that.  I'll keep trying her and talk to her, but there's something going on."

Trying to remember her visit to Oceana, Zoey sighed. "There's an evil guy coming, and even the Deep Ones seemed to be disturbed.  Some Nyrotholep pharaoh or something like that.  The Knights are looking into it too." She begins telling her friends what her and Allura had found out earlier that morning.

In reply to Zoey Krass (msg # 49):

"Yes, we've had the occasional disagreement with Allura, but she'd never do this voluntarily.  And, heck, if she DID do it, knowing her she'd have had a good reason, at least to her, and she'd  be proud and smug about it, not ashamed and, frankly, scared that she'd done it."

Susan blinked with surprise at the other announcement about the Deep ones, looking even more shocked.
"That's what that stupid BOOK said, too!  I think that means that either he's already here, or that he's got groupies here doing his prep work. "

Rory nodded. "Yeah, something weird is definitely going on. It's not just Allura, my dad was acting weird too. I trust them both and know that they wouldn't deliberately try to harm us but when magic is involved, you can't really jump to conclusions but we should be careful until this whole thing blows over. I would suggest passwords or something but I don't think that it would help."

Susan sighed with frustration.
"True enough.  We need to find Allura.  The fact that she ran out so fast without talking to us either meant she was still under the book's influence, or was so freaked out she couldn't think clearly. "

"I'll go after Allura if you two want to find out whats going on with Jeremy and this Dark Pharaoh guy.  Call me, okay."

Susan frowned with concern.
"Are you sure, Zoey?   Allura might be a normal person, mostly, but if that weird book is doing some magical shenanigans, it might be dangerous."

She nodded, "I'll stay at a distance until I know whats going on with her.  I'll use the birds to help spy on her.  Dont worry."

Susan blinked in surprise.
"You can talk to birds, now??  When did THAT start?"
She seemed more amused than shocked.

Zoey smiled, "Seagulls.  If its a marine animal I can communicate with it."

Susan chuckled.
"That's a bit of a relief.  I don't know if I could talk to birds.  I'd never be able to eat chicken again."

Zoey chuckled, "Yeah, I guess not huh.  Alright, I'll catch up with you two later then.  Keep me posted."

Susan nodded and smiled, waving goodbye as Zoey left.   she turned her attention to the chaos in the house.

"Good luck and call us if things get out of hand."

There is a certain lingering smell in the air. Rory finds it pleasant but Susan finds it repulsive.

Rory looked around. "Can you smell that? It smells kinda sweet."

Susan made a sour face and looked at Rory with confusion.
"What?  You're kidding, right?   This smells like a zombie farted in the boys bathroom."

Despite her better judgment, Susan moved to find the source of the smell, fearing the worst.

Rory raised an eyebrow. "Weird, it doesn't smell bad to me."