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[nobleminded]

[The image first shows an open book lying on a table. It seems to be open at the very back, though looking at the page on the left would show that it's full of text so it obviously was supposed to continue where the cover now is. Closer observation would show that several pages after that one were apparently ripped out.

It stays on this image for several moments, or at least what the person showing it thinks is long enough for said observations to be made. Finally, the screen does a very quick 180 to show a livid Elliot.]

WHO IS THE CRIMINAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?!

Library books are the property of EVERYONE WHO USES THAT LIBRARY! YOU CAN'T JUST TEAR OUT PAGES WHEREVER YOU SEE FIT! IT'S COMMON COURTESY!

ESPECIALLY NOT IN THE FINAL BOOK OF ONE OF THE GREATEST SERIES EVER WRITTEN!!!

Comments

[nobleminded]

What else?! Get to the bottom of this so I can find those pages and actually finish the series!

[payback]

... Get to the bottom of it how? Are you gonna break into their room or something?

[nobleminded]

Of course not! The culprit is going to confess to me!

[payback]

... Didn't he already though?

[nobleminded]

...Possibly.

[Though Elliot really doesn't want to believe it's him, so he's holding out hope for another confession.]

If it's a false confession, I'd still like to hear the real one!

[payback]

What makes you think it's... a false confession?

[nobleminded]

Because Xerxes Break is the strongest fighter Pandora has even known!

[...This logic totally makes sense to him.]

[payback]

Clearly he's a really strong nuisance too!

[nobleminded]

No, that's not it at all! A guy like him has a different understanding of what it takes to be strong!

[payback]

Is him being annoying an understanding of strength?

[nobleminded]

He's not annoying! He's...!

Fine, he is annoying. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY!

[payback]

Maybe he just really likes to annoy people.

[nobleminded]

That's a strange hobby for someone who took that much patience to master swords!

[payback]

Not really I think. Maybe it got tedious.

[nobleminded]

You'd have to have training to know how difficult it really is. If you thought it was tedious, you wouldn't bother!

[payback]

I've had training! And I know that just as much as it's terrifying sometimes, it can also be kinda boring!

[nobleminded]

It's not boring! You have to hone even your most basic skills to get better!

[This is coming from a guy who is mediocre at swords so when he didn't win all that often with all the awesome fighters back home...]

[payback]

Of course you do! And you have to do them again and again and again and again and again! I know it's important but that doesn't change that it can get tedious!

[IT'S ALL GOOD SON Rin is kind of mediocre herself at the swords department...]

[nobleminded]

[Not great at swords and liking books bros, woooo]

Some may see it like that, but people who are strong enough to master it shouldn't!

[payback]

Hey, relax! It's just a fact that doing the same thing over and over again can get boring, even if it is important! It doesn't mean it shouldn't be done!

[nobleminded]

I'll accept that it's a possibility. I fail to see how it can lead to this sort of disgusting vandalism, however!

[payback]

Um...

Your reaction would be pretty gratifying! To a person who liked to get reactions out of other people!

[nobleminded]

There's nothing gratifying about this! Especially since that wasn't my point when I left this message for the criminal!

[payback]

I bet he's totally gratified.

[nobleminded]

HOW COULD HE BE?!