I look ridiculous. This is a complete waste of time Spellbound!
Chryseis, you look perfect! I wish there was some other solution, but your headaches are only going to get worse if you continue to suppress your alter ego. You have to let “Ms. Kent” take over from time time.
Secret identities are a pain in the butt. If I had my choice I’d be out there on the streets looking for bad guys! What if something terrible happens while I’m stuck here flipping through the card catalog?!?!
Ms. Kent is the Head Librarian of the Acquisitions Department, so she can come and go as she pleases and she’s only required to spend 20 hours per week on campus. That’s more than enough time to restore your mental balance and alleviate your headaches. And you aren’t the only superhero you know. I’m sure the rest of us can handle things for 20 hours per week. In fact, that’s 20 hours that I won’t have to worry about needing to come rescue you from some horrible death trap.
Ha, ha… You won’t be cracking jokes the next time you’re the one stuck in a trap and you realize that I’m not coming because I’m too busy shelving books and cleaning up after college students. Ugghhh… I think I’d rather be in the death trap myself.
You aren’t going to remember anything that happens to you while you’re Chrys Kent. Just think of it as a nice afternoon nap, and when you wake up you’ll be ready for battle and your headaches will be gone.
Alright, let’s just get this over with… what do I need to do?
I’ve already cast the area enchantments and defined the perimeter. Ms. Kent is in control while you are in the library, as well as anywhere in the entire neighboring college campus… and the rest of the world belongs to the Amazon Arrow. All you have to do is step over this sidewalk and you’ll instantly be happy-go-lucky Ms. Kent strolling her way into work. You’ll forget this entire conversation and everything else that you do as the Amazon Arrow.
Ms. Kent sounds like a moron. What does she think she does when she’s not here?
The mind is very elastic and creative. When I spoke with Ms. Kent previously she didn’t seem too concerned about such things, and she was very good about deflecting inquiries into her personal life. I’m sure she’ll be fine. Also she’s not a moron… In fact she’s highly intelligent and really very sweet and personable. She and I get along quite well.
So… all I have to do is step over the sidewalk? No spinning transformations or magic words?
Nope. Sorry. It’s all fairly unimpressive and mundane. I considered a magic word tied to a summoning spell for your costume and weaponry, but…
You mean like…”SHAZAM!”
Yes… but, uhm… it wasn’t going to be SHAZAM…
Rats. That would have been cool!
But, as I was saying… Ms. Kent doesn’t know that she’s the Amazon Arrow and she has no knowledge of the existence of magic, so she would have no reason to ever say a magic word. The trigger has to be something that we know for certain that she will say or do… and we know for certain that at some point she will leave the library and go home. When that happens, you’ll be back in control the moment she steps off of the campus. Honestly, Chryseis, we’ve already been over all of this and you’re just stalling.
Alright, alright…This is such a mess, Spellbound.
This close to the campus you should probably call me Tabitha. Remember I still have my part-time job here as your Assistant Librarian and we don’t want to blow my cover… or yours. I won’t be here every day, but I’ll stop in to check on Ms. Kent from time to time to make sure that you’re safe and doing OK.
Oh, I’m not worried… It’s just a library... What could possibly go wrong in a place like this?
Spellbound (aka Tabitha Jones) is the OC of
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