Achronum

Strange Academy: Journey into Mystery

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Location: The Library
Grimore: N/A
Skills: N/A

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Nicholas frowned at the information. Seven pairs of eyes? Nicholas felt like there was something about that and a thought flitted to him, but it was gone as quickly as it came and he refocused on the shifter in front of him. He paused his ministrations as Callaghan claimed his hand and his lips pressed to his palm. He was aware he'd grown comfortable with the shifter, the long lived rarely found the luxury of like company, but he hadn't quite realized how natural the shifter's touch felt to him, even without the influence of alcohol or drugs. It felt as if he'd known him a touch longer than the scant few years it'd been but he supposed that was alright. Nicholas wasn't ill prepared if their connection went sour.

“Perhaps a sound night's sleep, the morning, and some tea will offer some insight to one of us. I'll admit, the eyes do not strike me as familiar - I do not believe any multi-eyed monstrosity involved in the tragedy my people faced, but I simply may not have been looking. They were monstrous enough.” Nicholas murmured quietly in the somber library air. “We should offer this revelation to the others. Perhaps one is more familiar with something of that nature; the chaos witch perhaps? Demons are oft known to bend the knee to their ilk.”

Nicholas cocked his head as his brother's voice wove through his mind. “Nay. Nothing fruitful certainly. Callaghan found something crawling inside the old bastard's journal that touched his mind somehow. We are to put it to our… coven on the morrow.” Nicholas weighed whether or not to include Callaghan in this discovery as weary as he may be at the hour and the ordeal, but he did not want a sulking dragon in his life so he sighed. Callaghan would be most upset if he learned Nicholas did not share this news; when in the world did he grow so soft? “It seems the familiar charmer was in fact the victim in the dungeon. Though Barty felt a rush of old, strange magic just before the discovery; it has him concerned.” Nicholas relayed, packing up the materials and carefully rucking away the journal in his bag.

“But that is for another day. I believe our mother would benefit from your tea and I have an engagement to attend this evening.” NIcholas straightened up from where he was packing up the bag. “Would you care for an accompaniment to your dorm? Or are you well enough to walk?”

Camp Lava Lake

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Location: Camp Lava Lake Campground
Skills: N/A
Outfit: Outfit

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“You two are disgusting.” Aster deadpanned at Marco's suggestive comment and he waved it away as if it was an offensive odor before following, pointedly ignoring Demi's comment. “Of course I understand it is a lake. This is why I have to ask. If it's frigid, I don't want to go in. If there are strange things touching you, I also don't want to go in. Have you ever swam in a shallow spring? Those tall, underwater plants are awful when they brush against you.” Aster shivered at the thought.

“I should get my moisturizer ready for this too. Lake water is probably terrible for your skin and all this working in the sun, ugh. I'll take a short little break to reapply sun screen too.” Aster muttered to himself.

Avengers Academy: X of Swords ⚔️

Danni Kingston

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Location: Margaret Carter - The Grassy Area
Magic Items: Kingston-Grey Bracelet
First Day Fit: Black Jacket, shirt, skirt, and knee high black combat boots

“Well, obvi its later silly! We ‘ave Poisson-Pas savin’ ta do! I mean, wit’ t'e star chart stuff maybe we go Sea'awk style and swt some boats on fire instead!” Danni laughed at Percy's reply before turning eagerly to Leah as April asked about a magic spell.

“Ooooh, yeah we can kick someone off one of t'e sets for a bit and make travel snacks!!!! Wit’ spicies ‘cause ot'erwise stuff'll go bad unless ya cool it but if we're traveling can we? Like, Rillie could make ice over and over and over and over and over but like, do ya think that's gonna be enough? Or like, what if Rillie gets too tired ans t'en all our food is bad? We should make like, idk jerky? But jerky takes time ta make, but it would be delicious. But we don't ‘ave time? Might not ‘ave time? Idk where time is ‘ere ‘cause like, idk where can ‘old a fish like t'at, ya know?” Danni rambled, now acutely concerned about what they were going to eat. Would there be food that was safe where they went? Would it taste good? He would prefer to eat yummy but unsafe food, if he was being honest. Like, what if there was a mushroom that was super poisonous but it tasted like curry? Danni was pulled out of his musings when Leah mentioned ecoplasam. “Ooooh, t'ats like t'at gooey, blasting stuff Dee was workin’ on over break. Its like an echoblast or somet'in’. Etho-pulse? Ecto-beam? Idr tbh but it's gooey and sizzly! Pa trained wit’ ‘im in it and it was weird ta suddenly ‘ave ‘im blastin’ his goo at me in practice, ya know? Total surprise but super fun!”

Danni, as a mature teenager, blew a raspberry at Vicky. “Nah, Poisson-Pas is one of us. If any o’ us gets snapped up by crazy people, we gotta go get t'em. T'at's t'e friendship rules! You're all stuck wit’ me and t'at means when ya get kidnapped, we all gotta show up!” Danni glanced down as his phone buzzed and quickly fired back.

@TheBestestBean₊˚⊹♡

Oh, whaddup? Sugar Cube Carlos? Like, big and cubie? Yaaaaas, bring the big man!
But yeah, Poisson-Pas?
Alive.
In jail.
Gunna get his shit wrecked.
NOT DEAD!!!
Omg, gurl. Gooootta plan out outfits. Can't save fish if you don't look cute!

“Oookay, Beanie's in on t'e jailbreak. Gotta do fit checks after food and Sugar Cube is on ‘is way too! Beanie is def t'e ome ta ask for ‘elp on t'is.” Danni agreed with Millie, waiving his phone up triumphant until he caught sight of something wildly adorable. Amélie had climbed up on Ben's shoulders, pulled herself up so her two front feet were on his head, and her wings were stretched out as she puffed smoke out, her tail wrapped loosely around Ben's neck. Danni cooed and snapped a few pictures in quick succession.

The Round Table

Attachment: Photo on Amélie perching on top of Ben.
Danni: New contact photo material right here.
Danni: Look at these cuties

Danni startled as Chase suddenly appeared, chatting at him, but he beamed and propped his elbow up on Chase's shoulder. “It's fiiiiiine, I guess. Ya just ‘afta make it up ta me. Aaaaaaall t'is time ya coulda been ‘an'in’ wit’ me.” Danni whined playfully. “T'ough that'll ‘afta be a rain check ‘cause we're plannin’ ta pop over ta some other world and recuse our fishie in distress. ‘pparently, Dee snatched up book or somet'in’ t'at like detailed ‘is plans ta now up time or somwt'in’ and so ‘e got locked up but he was doin’ it ‘cause ‘is ex took t'e fast way down from a tall buildin’, ya know? So like, we all kinda fuck wit’ it ‘cause ‘e just wanted ‘us man back and who can resist t'at kinda story, ya know?” Danni peered at the wall of people behind Chase.

“Wait, who are t'ese guys? Do I know t'em? I feel like I woulda remembered a buncha armored, shadowy peeps t'o.”

Avengers Academy: X of Swords ⚔️

Danni Kingston

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Location: Margaret Carter - The Grassy Area
Magic Items: Kingston-Grey Bracelet
First Day Fit: Black Jacket, shirt, skirt, and knee high black combat boots

Danni took half a step back as Dorian yelled at him. And April, but definitely him. He could feel the tears start to well up and his lip start to tremble, Amélie poking her head up out of her bundle of warmth at the sudden noise. Danni opened his mouth once, twice and instead took a deep breath, fighting back the bubbling storm of emotions inside. He waited until Dorian had said his piece, had more of a grasp on himself, before he picked up Amélie and dropped her in Ben’s arms so he could crush Dorian in a bonebreaking hug. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean ta get ya all stressy spaghestti.. I was just jokin’ ‘bout tellin’ Pa, btw. I’m not gunna tell him. Don’t be actual- Ya know, let’s just move past t’at, but I am sorry. We’re gunna just go get ‘im and t’en ‘e won’t be in a spooky cell any more and we can make ‘im treat us all ta ice cream or somet’in, like Riley said.” Danni apologized, shifting to make room for April and sent a meaningful look at Percy to get his butt in on the hug.

“But nah, Spicy. Dee’s never been able ta keep it perf under control when he’s all ‘eepy. Sometimes he just falls t’rough t’e floor, ‘e used ta ‘ave dreams ‘e was sleepin’ wit’ t;’e fishes and it’s ‘cause ‘e was out in t’e ocean, once ‘e even slipped inta me when we were ‘avin’ a sleep over! Best sleep ever, let me tell ya.” Danni explained on Dorian’s behalf, hanging off his brother with comfortable ease as he turned back to Ben as Amélie realized she was on a new person and immediately started exploring, nosing at his face and starting to climb up onto his shoulders to stretch her wings.. “Oh, totes stay! Like Milli-illie said, drama is kinda our bread and butter ‘ere. Like, cooonstantly And we’ve barely ‘ung out t’is whole time so you gooootta stay! Let t’e girlies and Sauna Boi figure out what’s goin’ on over t’ere, ‘elp us plan a jail break, and t’en we’ll see what ‘appens next! Ooooh, maybs we can set up t’at D&D game we talked ‘bout when I went over ta your ‘ouse! Like, Mattie Matt ain’t ‘ere but Beanie’s a super good storyteller and she’s good at keepin’ everyone on task. Don’t know where she is but we can ask ‘er! Oooh and we can tots go do karaoke! Milli-illie, ya wanna do some wit’ me or ya wanna keep t’em vocals all nice and rested?” Danni bounced on Dorian’s shoulders excitedly as he talked, the tension of earlier already forgotten.

“Speakin’ o’ which, Spicy once you’re feelin’ chill, we gotta do anot’er besties trip. I ‘eard one o’ my followers posted a fashion museum t’ingy. I know you like museums and I like fashion, so I was like Omg, Spicy’s gunna love t’is! Little bit for me, little bit for you, lots and lots o’ fun! Lemme know, idk ‘ow long it’s round, but we can go whenevs!” Danni gasped as he realized all his plans were foiled for the day. “I didn’t get ingredients. Omg, ‘ow am I gunna cook dinner for everyone?! Omg, I’m t’e worst friend ever. Millie-illie never ate my stuff so it was gunna be ‘er first time, I was so excited! Leah, Leah do you ‘ave any stuff on ‘and? Oh gosh, I’m t’e worst friend! Okay, okay, okay t’ink Danni, t’ink. Do we ‘ave time? But I gotta plan a jail break. But can we plan on empty stomachs? Maybe I can cook while we talk? When are we talkin’? Where are we talkin' Ugh, I wish Beanie was ‘ere. T'en, Dee wouldn't 'afta figure out t'e where by 'imself when he's feelin' down. Actually…” Danni whipped out his phone and fired off a rapid fire text.

@TheBestestBean₊˚⊹♡

“‘eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey, gotta plan a jail break. Where u at?”

Camp Lava Lake

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Location: Camp Lava Lake Campground
Skills: N/A
Outfit: Outfit

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“Oh my, is the kitty cat feeling a little defensive?” Aster laughed, knowing full well he wouldn’t throw hands with their dear overlord tromping up so quickly. He kept his hands in his pockets and smirked as Demi suddenly swapped back into concerned sibling mode. Really, he was so easy to rile up. How could he not? He turned to Em as Zeke dragged Nancy and Demi away and Dobbs returned to his roof work.

“Emily dear, how was the water? The retriever and I were working on the water sports things, and I was just telling him how pleasant I looked in it. I was thinking about swimming a little later, but I’m concerned about my skin. Is there an abundance of algae? Strange animals swimming with you or just the usual suspects? Any snakes? Water roaches?”

Strange Academy: Journey into Mystery

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Location: The Library
Grimore: N/A
Skills: N/A

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Worry was an emotion Nicholas was well acquainted with. Fear. Concern. Insecurity. All these things warned of danger lurking in the edges of the night, gun barrels and holy swords at the ready, the endless cycle of violence they witnessed without cease. It was his warning to move, to vanish from the annals of history, and reinvent themselves anew. It was a hair trigger. He’d once up-ended their lives because a woman had looked a minute too long at his brother, a guard asked a question with the strangest intonation, a tavern keep showed the faintest flicker of recognition and he’d never questioned it, never paused even a moment, before their scant few belongings were whisked away, those they couldn’t bring burned or broken or scattered to the depths of the ocean. Looking at Callaghan, transfixed by whatever slept beneath words, Nicholas felt his hackles raise, a chill run down his spine, the desire to survive on wind and foot alone burning in him like a pyre to this life they’d built. There were so many people, so many places, so many ways to disappear - it would be easy…

And instead he found himself on his feet, circling around the table and bringing his hands up to still Callaghan’s head. He felt like someone else, like his body moved without him, like he could himself from the outside looking in, as he pressed his fingers gently against Callaghan’s temples and worked his fingers lightly in soft circles back towards his ears and up again. His instincts screamed at him, screamed there was danger, screamed that it was unsafe, and yet here he was, offering comfort to someone other than his brother. It was akin to a dream, that nothing felt quite real, and he found himself murmuring concerned reassurances to the dragon. His own fingers trembled as he tried to offer some succor from whatever assailed the shifter.

“I know not what things there were - I felt movement beneath the words, a brushing of strange magic I know not. Perhaps it is best we lay aside this book until we all can bring our focus to bear.” Nicholas offered softly, barely speaking above a whisper to avoid agitating the shifter’s head. He did not know what affliction the book laid upon Callaghan, so he sought to avoid exacerbating anything that may arise. “Are you alright? Do you wish for a tonic or a curative? Do you feel any strange compulsions or urges? Do you see or hear anything unexpected at the moment? Perhaps I shall call on someone more suited to curses.”

Camp Lava Lake

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Location: Camp Lava Lake Campground
Skills: N/A
Outfit: Outfit

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Aster turned his head towards the scream, sighing as Zeke went scampering off. This monotonous work was boring, but whatever that was likely to be troublesome and annoying. He did not particularly care what happened; in fact, he was likely to forget that it happened at all in a few moments, but anything was better than staring at… whatever they'd laid out across the shore of the lake. Honestly, Aster knew very little about these activities. He'd just claimed them so that he wouldn't be stuck with something even worse so he supposed any reason to get away from this mess was a good reason. So he shoved his hands in his pockets and whistled as he followed after, at a much more sedated pace.

When he arrived at the scene of the crime, he was deeply disappointed again. “Well, everything seems just dandy. I was expecting blood, some bone, maybe a fire? Not someone protesting gravity. Did our overlord offer us all a rest quota or is this a privilege and how did I get overlooked?”

Avengers Academy: X of Swords ⚔️

Danni Kingston

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Location: Margaret Carter - Winter Carnival: SNow Tubing Slopes
Magic Items: Kingston-Grey Bracelet
First Day Fit: Black Jacket, shirt, skirt, and knee high black combat boots

Danni paused as Dorian spoke, giving him more direction to somewhere not exciting at all. As he was about to protest an empty grass lot as their gathering place, Dorian's admittance that he'd seen Nemo drew his attention. “You're doin’ t'e whole drift away t'in’ again and ya didn't tell me?! Why am I findin’ out wit’ everyone else? Why didn'tcha tell me or Rillie first? T'e ‘eck?! T'at's so mean! Are you mad at me, did I do someth'in"? Rillie's t'e one t'at stole your clothes, not me t'is time. This is so unfair! You should be mad at t'em only! I should be t'e fav sib right now! Wait.” Danni's growing melt down was stopped by a dramatic gasp and he pointed at Dorian. “If ya didn't tell us, you def didn't tell Pa! Omg, ya didn't tell Pa you're sleeping powerin’ again. You're in sooooooooo much trouble!”

Danni tilted his head people start calling for Glimpse to prove their identity and he frowned. “Yeah, t'e Glimpse I know ‘bout was a tele. Is t'is kinda a bad idea since she could just like, get y'e answers from our ‘ead? Like, we all died in another timeline - weirder stuff t'an super sudden age reversy ‘as ‘appened. Or you just got a reaaaaal good skin routine, which like slay queen. Spill them deets on me! Can't be gatekeepin’ stuff t'at good!” Danni laughed as he demanded, leaning on Millie where they stood. “Oh, oh, oh! Our rents are James and Caspár and Max and Ben, though I think he was still a ghostie when you popped on outta dodge and like, it'll be two for one t'is school year ‘cause first Andy and now you, its like an MU reunion but like give ‘em a day at least ‘cause t'e ‘ouse is v off-limits right now like do not go if you want your…” Danni trailed off as his phone snatched away his attention for a moment, beaming at the text and firing his own back.

Round Table

Yaaas, qn! In 1 min, cs like got a prob(??????) at ex-Aggie's thn we hang.

Danni glanced up, fully intending on chatting more with their new best friend, but Leah's question had him bouncing to her excitedly, the situation behind him almost forgotten. “OMG, Leah. Didja see, didja see, didja see? It was so much fun, I kinda wanna do it again! Like, yeah Vicks def ‘ad ta save us or my beautiful face would been ruined and t'at's t'e money maker ya know? But it was so much more exilteratin’ t'an normal flyin’ cause we ‘ad no control. Like, not'in’ and it was like livin’ on t'e edge, not knowin’ if you're gunna live or ne maimed in a brutal, face breaking way! 100000/10, would recommend! I wanna try ta break my record ‘cause I couldn't get t'e flame reaaaaally dialed up but I think now t'at I know what ta expect, I can reaaaally get us goin’! Maybe we could clear t'e whole school t'is time!!”

Millie drew him back to the chaos at hand and nodded. “Guuuys, Millie's promisin’ me choccy milk! We gotta go get t'e good stuff ‘fore my all get snatched up!!!” Danni whined when no one moved. Chase and Ben appeared in a dramatic revelation of shadows and as Chase stepped forward to… square up with Giddy? Square with with Glimpse? Offer fashion insights? He said a lotta gibberish at the beginning but Danni was delighted to snag Ben and drag him off to the side with Millie. He wrapped his arms around Ben's shoulders and propped his chin on the top of Ben's head.

“Daaamn, Sauna Boi really out there doin’... ‘onestly, idk. Somet'in’. But you feelin’ better now? You told me ya was ice skatin’ and t'en poof!” Danni teases, bopping him on the nose. Didn't realize ya missed me t'at much! Buuuuut let me fill ya in. So we went flyin’, got saved by Vicky, got a text t'at Millie was meetin’ Luna Snow, t'en ran into t'is person, literally, and found out ‘er name is Glimpse, who was an old friend of our rents but Rillie and Spicy think this might be a fake Glimpse and keep askin’ for evidence even though Glimpse is a tele so even if they was an imposter, they could just pluck it from our heads, but Glimpse doesn't wanna talk ta us, only Andy, so Millie is bribin’ us wit’ choccy milk ta give them spacy since no one wants ta move!”

Strange Academy: Journey into Mystery

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Location: The Library
Grimore: N/A
Skills: N/A

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The corner of Nicholas's mouth twitched in amusement at the shifter's comment. True, Callaghan was unfortunately dependent on the young and novel for the sake of his life goal. He couldn't say he cared for anything other than his and his brother's skin to that degree, but he could appreciate the steadfast devotion to the ideal, especially with Nicholas and Barty doing their damnedest to change his course, drag him far away from his care for the survival of a whole and just focus on himself - it would be easier for him in the long run.

Nicholas felt warm at Callaghan's offer. Offers of help were usually pushy, demanding, invasive like they owed you after and Nicholas had always loathed it. Callaghan's felt like a warm cup of rum left at your elbow on a rainy day and it was one of several reasons the dragon's presence didn't grate on his nerves. He hummed at the offer, but left it at that. Hopefully, he could deal with this quietly and the fact it was ever an issue would just fade away from everyone's memory.

He settled in at the table, accepting the journal with a thoughtful frown. The spot Callaghan brushed against on his hand was warm and he brought his hand to his lips to press a kiss to the warmth. There was history here that would need to be unpacked. “Yes is the simple answer.” Nicholas murmured. He was afraid to open the diary of a madman, afraid to know what revelations the moth learned, afraid what this would bring back most of all. “But I do not know that I have the luxury of secrecy if we wish to see this through. Should my stubbornness demand I drag my feet, I suffer longer and run the risk of failure but should I bear my history, what color do our sins paint us in the light of day?” He sighed, tapping the journal lightly on the edge of the table.

“The witch hunts slaughtered our family, salted our earth, and scattered us to the winds on fire and soot. I certainly have poor opinions of this assignment.” Nicholas flipped open the journal and scanned a few pages. “This man, though, was certainly mad. Half of this is intelligible gibberish.” Nicholas blinked as his eyes teared up briefly, wiping them clear with quick efficiency. He frowned and flipped a page back and forth, holding it up to the light.

“Callaghan, can you look at this? I could have swore I saw something different for a moment.”

Avengers Academy: X of Swords ⚔️

Danni Kingston

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Location: Margaret Carter - Winter Carnival: SNow Tubing Slopes
Magic Items: Kingston-Grey Bracelet
First Day Fit: Black Jacket, shirt, skirt, and knee high black combat boots

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Danni beamed as Dorian and Percy floated down from above, waving from where he was hanging off April. “Nah, Vicky saved us at t’e last second so we’re all in one piece! Even t’e tube made it out alive! I def t’ought we was gunna be goners buuuuuuut no scuffs, no bruises, no not’in’! We got real fast t’ough; def broke some sorta record.” Danni beamed proudly, sticking his tongue out at Percy playfully April’s concerns startled a gasp out of him. “You t’ink t’at ‘ot chocolate is gunna make me break out?! Omg omg omg omg omg omg omg I need help. Do we ‘ave a medic? I don’t wanna deal wit’ a breakout, I’m too gorgeous ta ‘ave a breakout! No, no, a breakout wouldn’t dare! I ‘ave a whole routine. I will literally cry if t’at ‘ot chocolate makes my ‘ave a breakout; no one will ‘ave suffered like me in the ‘istory of t’is whole school.” Danni worked himself up to the verge of tears in a heartbeat, breaths coming shorter and shorter and he waved his hands to try and dry his eyes before they started falling and ruined his makeup. After a few minutes, he got himself under control and took a deep breaths.

“Okay, okay, nope, we’re good. Just a little bitta excitement left in me from t’e near crash. Everyt’in’s great, everyt’in’s fine, t’e breakouts can’t ‘urt you, breakouts aren’t real.” Danni muttered to himself before he cocked his head at the suggestion the new girl was time-whimey and Andy suddenly asked if this was Glimpse’s sister. The name was vaguely familiar and he pondered it as Millie started herding them away from Andy and…

“OMG. Glimpse?! Like, Mutant Underground, vanished inta t’in’ air Glimpse?” Danni whisper-screamed. His head whirled and he pointed at Andy, jumping from April to Millie, and then shaking Millie by the shoulders excitedly. “OMG TIMEY-WHIMEY 2:ELECTRIC BOUGALOO! Glimpse was t’e only telepat’ Pops was okay wit’! Mostly ‘cause t’at was before all t’e mind control, murder t’e family and friends stuff, but like, t’ey never knew where Glimpse went and she’s ’ere! OMG I ‘AFTER TELL T’EM CAUSE LIKE-” Danni paused as he was pulling out his phone, going through the five stages of grief in a moment, and then very slowly put his phone back in his pocket.

“No. I’m not gunna bot’er t’em. I don’t wanna- Chocy milk anyone?” Danni laughed awkwardly, dragging Millie away from the scene towards anywhere else that could offer him an immediate distraction.