hisapprentice | [Puzzle 011]

[It's early in the morning, and there's a commotion. The village knows about this commotion because things are scattered in the scuffle, including Luke's journal. It thunks onto the floor of the apartment, open and 'on' enough to record...well.

The sounds of a scuffle.

Bangs and clangs and the occasional mechanical whirr or someone shouting (classic noir American accent or subtle/overt British one, take your pick!) and the end result is a nice, spread-out flurry of chaos.

In which one of the people living in the apartment is no longer there.

After a while, there are footsteps; it's Luke trudging over to pick up his journal and gingerly talk into it.]

Um. They came and...took Czes- Benjamin. [Not without a fight!] Maiza and Professor Layton and I tried to stop them, but it- it didn't work. Sorry. [...] Maybe he won't be gone for long.

[[ooc: Those replying may get an answer from Luke, Maiza, or Layton! Depends on who's got the journal at the moment, and who's off trying to clean up the mess in a dejected manner.]]

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[Without saying anything else, Luke takes himself to sit back down in whatever seat is nearest.]

[Why thank you, Maiza. As he goes to fetch the tea pot, he glances at the puzzle paper and sees that yes, Maiza did get the trick. Very nice.]

[He comes back with three mugs, one for each of them, and drags a nearby table closer to the seat Luke has occupied. He sets those mugs down and moves around to fetch chairs for himself and Layton as well.]

Edited 2012-12-14 08:46 (UTC)

[Luke wraps his hands around his empty mug and stares at it. It would be just his luck to try to stare into it the very moment Layton starts to pour the tea, so he doesn't try it.]

[Watch your fingers, Luke. Layton pours for all three of them, managing not to spill more than a drop or two. It's an Oasis Berry blend, touted as refreshing and revitalizing. Hopefully, Maiza doesn't mind his tea a bit sweet. That done, Layton sets down the tea pot and retrieves his ice pack before finally taking his seat.]

[He doesn't mind at all. A drink is a drink. But he waits until Maiza is settled before taking a seat, himself.] Thank you Professor.

Yeah, thanks, Professor.

[There is the slightest choking sound when he tastes the tea. Just a little one.

It's his favorite, you see.]

[Layton looks over at the noise, concerned.]

Is something the matter? I hope I haven't made it too strong.

Do you need to wait for it to cool down or something? It'd suck to burn your tongue.

No, it's-! It's great. Perfect.

[That's why he's sipping it and looking down at the table trying not to, ahem, make a scene in 'public'.]

[Well, good. But he reaches for his own cup to be sure.

He'll be happy to relax with his tea and have a slower morning than usual, if only to counteract the faster start. With no university obligations to hurry off to, he can take his time enjoying the company of his flatmates before hitting the books.]

[Good. Luke is smiling, and the professor is finally relaxed. Maiza will sit with them and drink his tea to give them all that break, before he'll return to cleaning up the rest of the mess.

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