[hr][hr][center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/01989755-dcbb-757d-abd0-fb53f7f9c333.webp[/img][hr][COLOR=9A5B8A]Location:[/color] the Library
[COLOR=9A5B8A]Grimoire:[/color] N/A
[COLOR=9A5B8A]Skills:[/color] N/A
[COLOR=9A5B8A]Wild Magic Build Up:[/color] triggers on a 1 or 2
[/center][hr][hr]	Nicholas had escorted him from the greenhouse to the library, indicating to him which room he was supposed to go in for his studies. As Jake glanced inside, his spirits fell slightly. One of the girls from before had smiled at him, and there was the professor from the previous night, lurking in the back. He didn’t see anyone else present - no one else beyond a large statue, framed in candlelight. He then turned around, about to ask Nicholas something else, but he was already gone - as if he’d never been there at all. Something curdled in his stomach. Maybe whatever remnants of the candy from the night before?

	He plastered a large smile on his face, and walked into the room. The air was thick and heavy with scents, and he immediately sneezed. His eyes widened a bit in surprise. He’d never sneezed before. It shocked him. It felt so strangely… violent. 

	The professor then gave them instructions. They had to wear gloves - Jake didn’t know why - and examine the statue. Connie had immediately set to work, taking notes. Jake didn’t know how to write. He wouldn’t take any. Instead, he slowly put on the gloves - he’d liked the ones in the greenhouse much better than these, they felt realer, somehow - and stared at the statue. He didn’t know what to do. Was he alive? [COLOR=9A5B8A]“Um, hi! I don’t know if you can hear us, but my name is Jake. Her name is Connie. And we’re going to help you, I think - we are trying to help him, right?”[/color] he then asked, addressing this question to the professor directly. If he was a person, he needed help. Being stone seemed too harsh. It would have been better to just put him to sleep. 

	He then reached out, placing his gloved hand on the statue’s hand. Nothing happened. But he hoped the statue felt better.