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[curriculum_fictae]

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[hijoperdido]

[He winces, still not looking at it. But nods.]

Yeah. That's how I saw it.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ Oof. How to say this without completely depressing this poor man… ]

I think - I think your gift in particular has attracted unwanted attention.

[hijoperdido]

I mean - Yeah, it did. Everyone hates me in town, I'd say that's unwanted attention all right.

[curriculum_fictae]

N-no not. Not that.

[ He takes in a deep breath and delicately taps the pane with the Eye in it. ]

This is an eldritch god of seeing. Monstrous.

[hijoperdido]

[He looks at the glass.

Then shakes his head and looks through the other ones again.]

Just- A dream, a weird dream, is all. Doesn't matter, um. I don't know what other interesting ones I had around that time.

[curriculum_fictae]

… Bruno, it’s. It’s not a dream. Or at least not just a dream. The Eye might not be HERE but.

[ He rubs at his arms a bit. ]

But it Sees you. That - may mean nothing, but you could be in very serious danger.

[hijoperdido]

[Bruno just. Watches that glass, then shakes his head, scooting away from it and Martin, closing in on himself a bit.]

No, it- It's fine, it's all right, just a vision and no one got hurt so it's fine.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ Damn it, he hates this. But he has to warn him right? Doesn’t he? ]

It - it’s not your fault. My husband is the same.

[hijoperdido]

I'm not. I'm not believing that, not that your husband isn't the same, but I-i can't believe in that one.

[there's very real fear in his voice at that. Trying hard not to look at it.]

[curriculum_fictae]

[ God. Martin rubs at his face. ]

I… I could be paranoid. It’s possible. Your casita would normally be some kind of Spiral monster but it’s clearly friendly so…

[hijoperdido]

[He grabs all the pieces of glass and start piling them together, stacking them so the Eye is on the bottom (but does it shift, does it look out to Martin as he does? Hard to tell with the effect of the pane). Another one just has an empty pane with a spider in the corner.]

I think you might be, our house is fine, the magic is- Well the magic is going to get weak and Mirabel will help with that.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ Yeah he hates that. God. If he warns this place but he’s wrong, he’ll hurt this Jon twin. But if he’s right but he does nothing, it will be so much worse. ]

That might be the case. Maybe - maybe you’re protected.

[ He swallows thickly. ]

Can you revisit a vision after you’ve had it? Can you show me what having one looks like?

[hijoperdido]

[Bruno looks at him, nervous and scared but then at the pile of glass. Nods.]

Y-yeah. I can revisit one. I just - What if I didn't? I'd rather not?

[curriculum_fictae]

Then you don’t have to. But.

[ He sucks in a breath. ]

If I can see the process, then maybe I can confirm I’m just being paranoid. I should be able to tell.

[hijoperdido]

... [He looks around. Misses his old room, misses the comfort. It really was made for him, specifically, personally.]

Even if it means going up all those stairs? Because- Because I understand if you don't wanna go up that many.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ That -

Okay Martin does pause to consider that. ]

How many stairs?

[hijoperdido]

Like... A lot? It's a lot of stairs. You saw them when we came in.

[curriculum_fictae]

……

Why do we have to do it up there?

[hijoperdido]

That's the best place. I have to have lots of room, sand, and it's... I-i dunno, it's made for it.

[curriculum_fictae]

Fine. Okay. Then - up all those stairs it is.

[ He makes a face. ]

[hijoperdido]

You-

You really wanna... Oh man.

[He takes a deep breath, looking at the stack of panes he recollected. Swallows hard and nods once.]

All right. [Then up to his feet to lead the way back out. And to those stairs with the rock statue of a hand pointing up.]

Can still back out.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ Martin sure is considering it. Good lord. He winces just thinking about how miserable he’ll be at the top. ]

No. No I. I think this is important. Even if I hate your room.

[hijoperdido]

[He takes a slow, deep breath and starts the climb.]
Okay.... Though, really, I understand if you change your mind, that's fine and I won't judge at all. Like, it's my room and I hate these stairs, haha.

[curriculum_fictae]

I know you don't want to do this. I am sorry to make you.

[ And he is REALLY SORRY ABOUT ALL THESE BLOODY STAIRS. ]

[hijoperdido]

[Yeah, he can't do anything about the stairs except keep going. Just taking slow deep breaths as they climb. He just pets along the spine of the one rat that came with him on his shoulder.]

Yeah, well. You'll see, it's not all it's cracked up to be. And then you'll hate whatever I show you anyway.