[Palamedes nods once, for the ghost professor. Of course Nico would be the type to understand the ins and outs of - ghost-weirdness, call it. That's a relief; he'd had enough arguing with people about burning a doll because it's kind of ugly to look at and has the ghost of a dead child inside. Like, come on.
Some people, honestly. Now then, the door. He lifts a hand as if to touch it, but doesn't - not after he was mind-blinded the last time, not without more than just the two of them here, ideally with a plan - and traces in the air the outline of the rune nearest to him, considering it.]
It's not Sleeper blood. Lucky; I've bled on enough wards lately.
[He doesn't share the distaste about being a key; honestly it's a little exciting, if this is the door for darkbloods (tm). Finally, his chance-- but Viktor gets on him about spending too much blood, like, once a week? Biweekly? So.
He turns back to Nico, and if he is actually sparkling at the idea of reading every book here, don't worry about that. A trick of the light.]
A proper investigation? We'll need bigger notebooks.
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Some people, honestly. Now then, the door. He lifts a hand as if to touch it, but doesn't - not after he was mind-blinded the last time, not without more than just the two of them here, ideally with a plan - and traces in the air the outline of the rune nearest to him, considering it.]
It's not Sleeper blood. Lucky; I've bled on enough wards lately.
[He doesn't share the distaste about being a key; honestly it's a little exciting, if this is the door for darkbloods (tm). Finally, his chance-- but Viktor gets on him about spending too much blood, like, once a week? Biweekly? So.
He turns back to Nico, and if he is actually sparkling at the idea of reading every book here, don't worry about that. A trick of the light.]
A proper investigation? We'll need bigger notebooks.