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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spyscribe" data-source="post: 1307059" data-attributes="member: 5808">Speaking of magical widgets used to fight fires...Part the Twenty-Third: In which: Reyu acquires magical cookware, and Thatch, a fashion accessory.Reyu, Dennis, and Thatch follow close behind Professor Alexandra as she runs across campus to the artificy building.  The North side of the building has already started to burn.The door to Professor Alexandra’s storeroom is located at the back of her classroom.  Thatch puts a shoulder to it, and with his magically enhanced strength easily knocks it in.  Of course, the fact that it was half burned through didn’t hurt either.Behind him, Professor Alexandra swears.  Then, she casts and Thatch feels a cool touch on this back of his neck.“Umm…?”“Resist elements,” she answers.  “It won’t help much, but it’s something.”Thatch moves to a part of the floor that isn't on fire and uses his cloak to beat out flames that are creeping across the threshold.  Reyu, Dennis, and Professor Alexandra slip by into the long storage area.The Professor quickly picks up two scrolls and a wand from a bin near the door.  She looks around frantically for a few seconds. “What are you looking for?” Reyu asks her.The professor points to a fallen set of shelves.  They have toppled forward, trapping their contents beneath them.  "If you can pick that up, there should be a pitcher you can use."Thatch gives Dennis a questioning look.  He's sure it will be good for the bucket brigade, but from a professor at a Mage's Academy he'd expected something a little more... magical.Dennis shrugs, and tries to find a good position to help Thatch lift the shelves.  Despite Thatch’s even greater than usual strength, the task proves problematic if only because it is hard to find a place to stand near them that is not on fire.  Reyu and the Professor both use their cloaks to beat back the flames until finally the men are able to get a proper grip on the problem and heave the shelves upright.Once that is accomplished, Dennis and Thatch start stomping out the flames between them and the door while Reyu darts in and grabs a pewter pitcher from a pile of miscellaneous objects jumbled on the ground.  Hoping that the object is more than it seems, Reyu turns to where the floor is catching fire behind her and makes a pouring motion with the pitcher.Nothing happens."Say, 'fresh fountain,'" Professor Alexandra tells her, digging through the pile to rescue what looks like a ladies' fan from a smoking box.Reyu tightens her grip on the pitcher.  "Fresh fountain!" she shouts, coughing.Instantly, water gushes from the pitcher and splashes onto the floor, putting out the nascent flames.Dennis uses his cloak to beat out a patch of fire creeping across the doorway.  “If we don’t need anything else, I think we should get out of here,” he calls.Professor Alexandra takes one last moment to look around the largest storehouse of arcane magical items in the Confederacy.  “That’s it,” she agrees reluctantly, and runs for the door.Reyu follows.  Water continues to pour out of the pitcher, leaving a wet trail behind her.  "Professor..." Reyu asks, "how do I--?" "Tell it to stop," Professor Alexandra answers her unfinished question."Stop it," Reyu tells the pitcher.The pitcher is instantly empty. Well, thinks Reyu, this should be interesting.</blockquote>

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