With a sigh he checked the time and noticed it was 10 pm. It had become rather late. He thought about his options and after a brief amount of consideration he decided that he needed to organize things in order to not to have a freakout and lose precious time. He opened up his computer and opened a notepad before typing '1)Admit everything and beg for mercy' This option was obviously not valid considering as soon as he explained he didn't have the power to turn her into a frog the woman in question could kill him or decide to turn him into a slave and use him as his pet mage. Well he had decided to check everything after writing them down so he went to the second options.
He wrote '2)Tell her reversing curses is harder than making them so he could need a lot of time to reverse the curse.' which was a lie but it could gain him some time. On the minus side it would be near impossible to maintain his life while working to reverse the curse. Moving to the third option he wrote '3)Tell her it is not his area of expertise and he couldn't be much of a help' but as soon as he wrote it he felt a wave of displeasure coming from his avatar. So anything that prevented him from reaching the promised books was forbidden. Jumping to the fourth option he wrote '4)Tell her you are willing to try but you have to keep your casual life in order to stay in hiding so you won't be able to put a lot of time in it.' On the plus side that would allow him to keep his daily life but things would get troublesome if she offered to keep him hidden or ask about the organization. The fifth and final option that came to his mind was '5)Try to find an organization that will keep you safe.' which also included the chance of finding one that would attempt to kill him. After writing all of his options he turned it into a table with plus and minuses .
After a lot of consideration he decided to go with option four. That seemed to have the least amount of cons compared to pluses through he was still afraid of going into the den of an organization he didn't now. Well he didn't have to stick to his current choice. He still had a day and a half in order to think about it. Sitting at his bed he considered his situation once more. Why did he have to maintain his daily job?Considering that being referred like this was a sign of his powers were being real. He didn't want to think of the other possibility which could cause him to be called mage as he already had enough in his plate through even if his powers were real and even if he could use them to make money or support himself that could cause people to notice him. There was also the fact that his job worked as his connection to normalcy and he wasn't ready to give up on that yet.
Through this raised another problem. With such a big decision at the corner he didn't want to just idle waiting for the time to pass but he also couldn't spend all that time just thinking about the solution. There was no way he could just find a solution by pondering and he could end up making a bad choice due to forcing himself to think. He wanted to go play some more games in order to empty his mind but unfortunately he didn't know of a place that was open at this hour and he was a bit afraid to head out to such a place after the encounter he had with that woman. Maybe it would have been better to call that woman right now and tell her his decision. At the very least he wouldn't be troubled by the decision anymore through as soon as he picked up his phone he realized how ridiculous this was. He was literally saying:'I am not sure my answer is correct and i am worrying about it. I better submit my answer.'
With a sigh he placed his phone down and decided to surf through the internet till he got sleepy again browsing random images and watching random videos and after two hours of surfing he finally felt himself get sleepy and got back into his bed and he woke up at 7 am while having had his sleep plagued by nightmares. Well he only had one day left until he had to call the woman. After washing his face he decided that his decision today may actually cause him to lose his life so he could splurge his money a little so he googled for a open buffet style breakfast place near his apartment and after finding one he got dressed in order to head out.
It was 4 miles which was a bit longer than his usual biking distance but he decided hungrier he got more he could eat so he got in his bike and started pedalling. By the time he reached there his stomach was grumbling and he was feeling extremely hungry. Paying the counter for the entry he picked up a plate and due to hunger he started shoving pretty much everything he found in his plate till it looked like a mix of an abomination and Pisa Tower. He chose a two person table before sitting down and starting to eat. After finally calming down his stomach he looked at his table and looked at the plate that looked like a wrecking ball had passed through it followed by a train. Nevertheless he continued to eat it and after he was done he felt satisfied despite the small stomach cramps he was getting. He left the breakfast place and wondered where he should head to next. He always had a lean for going to play games but he knew that if he did he would end up spending his entire day there so instead he went to a bookstore to check out cheap adventure novels before heading to starbucks in order to read the novel in peace and after realizing how exciting the novel actually was he ended up hanging out there till 5 pm in which the novel ended. Finally he headed for the internet cafe and ended up playing age of mythology for the sake of having some nostalgia.
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At 9 pm he was done with the games and he headed to a nearby sandwich shop in order to get a late dinner before heading home while feeling blissful. Brushing his teeth and changing his clothes in order to get to bed he went to the bed. He wasn't going to say he had no regrets but he was satisfied with this much considering how long it had been since he had actually went outside and relaxed instead of just settling at a computer or at home before waiting for the day to pass.
In the morning when he woke up he looked around while being a bit groggy not seeming to recognize the place due to having dreamt about his upcoming decision and he finally remembered where he was. He still wanted to follow his previous decision. He had a guide for just a few days but he was already certain that the guide was more trouble than it's worth. Not that he could change it but still. He went to the park to spend his last few hours actually thinking instead of trying to avoid it. Sitting at the park he looked at the pond before starting to think but within 15 minutes he was bored so he got up and went for a walk around the park.
After walking for an hour he decided to finally call the woman. He had thought enough about this decision and anymore thinking at this point would be useless. Taking out his phone and the card before dialing the number a a woman's voice responded to his call:"Mister Mark?" Well there was no point in freaking out about them just knowing his name. They probably had some sort of power that let them know his name. After a second of silence he finally said:"Yes." which the woman responded by saying:"The library has been prepared for your convenience. Just come to the exit of the park and within 10 minutes there will be a limo there to pick you up. I am looking forward to meeting you in person." which caused Mark to be creeped out to say the least but he felt like he couldn't run considering they knew where he was at the moment. He slowly walked to the entrance of the park and as he was told there was a limo waiting for him at the entrance with a 6 feet tall man that wore a black tuxedo like a drivers was waiting for him. Mark waved at him rather hesitantly and the driver simply responded by opening the door for the limo and after Mark entered he went to the driver seat. There was champaine in ice inside of the limo and there was a small television in front of him. The fabric felt extremely high class and at that moment he thought they weren't kidding about being resourceful. The ride itself took around 10 minutes and when the car stopped the person to open the door wasn't the driver but rather a young blonde woman wearing a red dress. Her face and body looked like it belonged to a movie star and after he got out of the vehicle she curtsied at him and said:"I will be your guide here. Don't worry regarding your safety. We have guards all over the building. Unless someone that can flatten buildings with a thought comes you should be safe here." before smiling sweetly at him.
The building looked more like a fortress than a library and after looking around he noticed that there were several people that looked like soldiers on the top of building and there were security cameras everywhere. He wanted to say what he had decided to say but in such an oppressive enviroment he couldn't bring himself to speak up and when the woman went inside he slowly followed inside and the inner parts of the fortress was luxurious to say the least. Everything was made of marble and people working inside regardless of gender wore extremely expensive looking clothes and they were all extremely beautiful. The woman next to him said:"Do you want to have dinner before you head to the library to study. Our mistress has prepared a magnificent lunch for you." and due to being so out of his natural enviroment hewas currently too out of it to be able to deny anything which caused him to give a nod and then get dragged to lunch.
Name
Mark Hilson
Race
Human
Mage
Attributes
Magical Statistics
Physical
Arete
3
Strength
2
Spheres
Dextery
2
Correspondence
3
Stamina
2
Entrophy
0
Social
Time
0
Presence
2
Life
0
Charisma
2
Matter
0
Manipulation
2
Mind
0
Mental
Prime
0
Wits
3
Forces
0
Intellegence
4
Spirit
0
Resolve
3
Time
0
Paradox
0
Quintessence
0