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    "That's not very much. Well, let's see what's really going on." She reaches behind her desk, and pulls out a small stone scarab, handing it to Issac. "Hold this tightly to your skin."

    If Issac does that, the cursemeister will cast an analysis spell, focused through that scarab of curse analysis, to deeply analyze the curse in question.

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    Isaac nods and follows the instructions, not really having anything else to do at the moment.
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    It's a curse! It's contagious, and has a complex word-processing enchantment to figure out when it should spread to a new person. It absorbs energy from magic, like this analysis spell, and uses it to create further changes to its subject. Speaking of which, Isaac's limbs are probably stretchnig out into more tentacles right this moment. It won't turn someone all the way into an animal.
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    "It can't be infected by spellcasting. I didn't cast any magic at her yesterday." he says. Was Tab even paying attention? "Tab, we are not giving up on this. We'll see the cursemeister tomorrow." he insists.

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    "Uh, long story Tab. Really long.
    And it really isn't all that tragic. It's pretty nice. We're only doing this because you're afraid I'll infect someone. But anyway, no, I don't know how to conjure anything. I can raid a supply room for you if you really need one."
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    "Sorry, nope. I did a little magic mirror, basically making some magic act like a reflective surface, but I don't want a Couatl aspect bound to my magic," Tab says. "I think I have a little pocket mirror in my room, if you want me to go get that?"

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    Tabitha makes a series of confusing noises and rubs her face. "Ugh, I'm done. I'm working on too little sleep to do this properly. Sorry you two, but I'm going to go back to bed before I actually hurt someone."
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    "Urgh. Fine, hold on a second. This is going to suck, but I really don't want to walk all the way back and pay the stupid prices at supply for a proper mirror. Just... don't tell anyone, you guys?" A look of utter concentration crosses Merissa's face as her eyes screw shut and a vein begins to bulge on her forehead comically. It's a few moments of clearly painful, almost constipated focus before a large, rectangular, upright pane of mirrored glass shimmers and then *pops* into view, her reaching out a lower arm to catch it on one side before it tips over and shatters.

    She breathes heavily from the exertion, sweat breaking out on her forehead as she slumps to her knees, still keeping decent hold on the large mirror. "Daddy taught me how to project magic for rituals. It's really simple and really hard, and now I'm gonna have a headache for, like, an hour." If either of the two have paid attention in basic rituals and summonings, projecting is the barbaric, reckless way of brute-forcing a ritual by shaping and ejecting some of your own magic outside of your body, using it as a very temporary framework for the ritual. It's often unreliable, and always taxing.
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    Well, as has been said, Isaac has never taken a summoning class of any kind. So the meaning goes rather over his head.
    "Uh, yeah, my lips are sealed Merissa. I can get you some ibuprofen later. For now, just tell me how I can help." he says with a small smile.
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    "Very interesting. Well, let's try the basics." She stands, and her magic aura crackles as she conjures up a large amount of magic "This may sting a little."

    The cursemiester then tries to break the curse with the cursebreaking equivalent of 20 pounds of dynamite.

    A Convenient Shed

    Tabitha winces a little as she recognizes what's happening. "Maybe you should get a universal spell circle on a necklace? To help hold some of the load."

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    Isaac becomes as octopus as possible.
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    Isaac gives a cry of pain as his remaining human limbs roll up into tentacles.

    And then a rather strangled one as he's reduced to an odd, somewhat stretched-out octopus, his only real consolation being that he still has a mouth separate from his other and, and something of a face on his bulbous head. He squirms awkwardly, his glasses having adapted to his lack of ears but otherwise being a rather odd, naked blob of a creature.
    Well, he made fun of Yisui's rear. Now he doesn't have one to speak of.
    "what are you doing?" he gurgles out despite his extremely odd placement of organs, but thankfully including small lungs. His skin flashes through several shades of brilliant red.
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    "Of course I do. People just prefer I try that method before going to the one that I know will work."

    She goes over to the side of the room, and takes a living scarab beetle out of a cage. "The other option is to have my Scarab of Curses burrow into you, into your heart, and peel the curse out of you, into itself. Then I can add it to my collection!" She looks up at a series of seemingly empty bottles on a high bookshelf. "Don't worry! It's harmless. It won't even hurt."

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    Isaac's response is to flail about a bit in a rather wordless panic, but with his inability to work his new form, he couldn't stop her if he wanted to.
    Hopefully she knows that an octopus' heart is in its head.
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    She places the scarab on a wide area. It would immediately "burrow" into him, headed straight for his heart or heartlike organ. It's less like real burrowing, and more like momentarily displacing flesh, leaving no hole or other sign of it's passage. Once at Issac's heart, it will try to suck the curse out, into itself. The scarab is very good at this, and is immune to the effects of most magic itself, and unless something goes weird the curse will be forced into an inert state.

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    The scarab should with some difficulty suck the curse into itself. And Isaac will start shifting back to his normal Isaac self.
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    Yep. His normal, slit-eyed, elf-eared, fanged self.
    Isaac has a weird definition of normal.
    "So...when is that thing coming out?" he asks the cursemeister hesitantly.
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    The scarab will then 'burrow' its way back out, and the cursemeister will go to pluck it off Issac's chest.

    "There you go! Right as rain! Stay safe!"

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    Isaac nods, dons his pants, and runs from the infirmary, desperate for a shirt, some normal things to do, and being able to hit the cafeteria for some food without someone jeering at his condition with the usual "what'd you do this time?" shtick.
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    Cafeteria

    Yay, meal! The Cafeteria is fairly busy right now, but Issac has missed most of the line, so he can go right through. He might not be able to sit where he wants, though.

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    Isaac will sit in a corner of a table if Tab or Merissa aren't around. Nothing else to do there. He sits down and somehow manages to be cheery despite eating school food.
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    There's Anima, getting a meal to take away, as always.

    She's led to understand it's much harder to get food in most parts of this civilization, so this is pretty good.
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    Isaac smiles and sits down next to Anima.
    "Hey Anima! Everything's settled. Got a little weird there, but at least I wasn't too tiny to get any work done. Thanks." he says sincerely.
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    Anima frowns. It appears she is being roped into sharing a meal with a friend.

    She takes a seat next to Isaac.

    "Glad it all worked out."
    She takes a bite from her lunch, which appears to contain every meat offering the cafeteria has, and a little carton of milk.
    "You sure this is the size you were before? I think you mighta grown a bit taller."
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    Isaac raises an eyebrow.
    "I'm fairly sure. And is everything alright, Anima?" he asks. A frown isn't how one wants to be greeted. It's enough to make someone feel unwelcome...
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    Anima's frown twists up into a smile.
    "Just have a lot of studying to get to."
    Doesn't sound like that's actually the answer.
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    Isaac nods.
    "Well, don't let me keep you once you're done, then. I'm lucky enough to have the weekend mostly clear. Or at least, I did. Class again tomorrow and no test doesn't mean it won't be hard." he says, commiserating.
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    Anima nods.
    "I won't. These things do seem to happen to you a lot, don't they?"
    Shakes her head softly and goes to open her carton of milk.
    "Why are you here? At the College?"
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    Isaac shrugs.
    "I guess so. I'm here because I got a scholarship, I'm decent at what I'm learning, and I have more friends here than I did at my old school."

    Anima should know enough about Isaac to know that if that's true, it's really, really sad.
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    "Was there just no one at your old school? This place is so lonely and distant."
    Anima goes to pat him on the shoulder. And then goes after her meal as if she were starving.
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    Isaac gives her a sad smile.
    "There were more people there, actually. Just not many I got along with." he says, staring off into space for a minute at some bad memories before turning back to his lunch.
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    Well, as has been said, Isaac has never taken a summoning class of any kind. So the meaning goes rather over his head.
    "Uh, yeah, my lips are sealed Merissa. I can get you some ibuprofen later. For now, just tell me how I can help." he says with a small smile.
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    Tabitha winces a little as she recognizes what's happening. "Maybe you should get a universal spell circle on a necklace? To help hold some of the load."
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    Merissa's smile is withered, but grateful, "Thanks Tab. I need to make the circle around the mirror, and it can't move during the process, but no one can move into the circle either. Planting one edge of it into the ground deep enough should work." Thankfully the shed had a bare dirt floor, so even if they can't prop it up magically (assuming none of them know a VERY BASIC telekinesis spell) then they can just dig a little and expend a bit of effort.

    "Once the circle's in place, we need three lines, two crossing each other and making a point, while crossing through the circle. We stand at either endpoint of the open triangle, and he stands at the closed point, symbolizing that our open force is greater than the hold it has on his spirit. Tabby, you and I need to hold ready a constant amount of magic, the same for both of us. Tiny fluctuations are fine, but we need to keep it similar so that when it's pulled out towards us, it won't go down one path or the other, and will head down the middle into the mirror." That sounds difficult and complicated, just as a ritual should be!

    "Don't laugh when I tell you this, but it's basically a giant math problem." She giggles a bit herself, and the two might realize the symbol is just a giant greater-than sign in a circle, based on her description.
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    Isaac is more than happy to dig out a space for the mirror, on account of the fact that he isn't actually doing anything else here it seems. Which, given that he's the subject, makes sense.
    "So, I just stand here, Merissa? " he asks after drawing out the symbol as she instructs.
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    Tabitha smiles when she sees it. "Nice." She then goes to stand on her spot and starts doing some simple magic management exercises.

    Cafeteria

    If either of the pair look at the right time, they might notice a slight shimmer in the air as Isaac's cup is replaced with an identical one, but with a different amount of liquid in it.

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