villainy commenced [[1x1 w/ the-nug-king & hexspecs!]]

[the-nug-king]

"Yeah. Half-kidnap. That's good. So! confident striding! But also not getting caught and interrogated!" Cazenar set off, twirling his coat behind him.

[grey matter]

Lazarus went along as well, hoping that all would go well with this, realizing he wasn't wearing shoes but at least he was wearing socks... So, he was sliding down the hall instead of anything more typical for a floor, but well, that was better than walking, probably.
"...I assume because this is a half kidnapping, we're just going to bust in there."

[the-nug-king]

"Yes! Does he keep his door locked? I can burn it open. I could burn it open either way."

[grey matter]

"Burning it open sounds cooler. We've already done dorm arson, might as well strike again."

[[...I have no idea if Lucdust has their own dorm. Hm.]]

[the-nug-king]

"Oh, much cooler! You're the best minion, you know that minion?"

Cazenar flung a golden fireball at Lucas' door, disintegrating it. "....Uh. This is going to make talking to him in secret tricky."

((I mean it's implied in-game that most academy rooms are actually doubles we just. kind of don't use that. But Lucas and Lucdust could be a first with room sharing here. Up to you!))

[grey matter]

"...We should've thought of that before we blew up the door," Lazarus commented, walking in.

Lucas sat up in horror until he realized what was going on, recognizing Lazarus's silhouette, and Lucdust emerged from a box placed on another bed, arms crossed and knowing their words would be, for the most part, indecipherable, unless they put in effort to making them more visible.

"Hi, Lucas, Lucdust. I'm glad to see you're getting sleep. We need to steal you for a bit- and I mean that we're half-kidnapping you."

"What?! Lazarus, I haven't even put my glasses on, my door is... gone? And- why?!"

"I need an extra void. Immediately. ASAP. Perhaps instantaneously if- Lucdust! Can you work some Inamonthian... stuff? I dunno, you're raw Inamonth, and, yes, I am very Inamonthian, you're... made of direct Inamonth! I am flesh! I think we should take you too. You might help."

"Why do you need a void? And why do I have to be... kidnapped for that?" Lucas put on his glasses, getting out of bed because this was disconcerting, potentially important, and could lead to a duel.

"To throw stuff in it! Obviously!"

Lucas paused, blinking a few times. "Don't tell me that this is a shoot first, ask questions later, sort of thing."

"Uh... well... oh, this'll be weird to explain... um... I don't even know if you want to explain this, Cazenar... especially with the door- uh... Should I... mention more than just 'danger?'"

"Danger?"

"D A N G E R ?" Lucdust spelled, more spaced out than usual to make the letters more distinguished in the dark.

[[welp have I Share Your Memories, We Might As Well Share a Room.]]

[the-nug-king]

"Oh! Dust person too! Yes, this is amazing! Three has so few friends and I'm just getting to implicate all of them! Yeah, I need you to make him a secret void, because I have some items the Academy would not be okay with me having, and now you're in on it too, we're all in danger if they find them. And they're looking for them. How soon can you make the void? I need to go and implicate Aurion quickly while you make it. Hey minion should we drag him - them - can you drag dust? - should we get them to Aurion's room for the kidnapping? Yes, I think that sounds a good plan." He darted forward, wrapping his arm around Lucas' neck and pulling him towards the door.

((cazenar why are you the Worst))

[grey matter]

"I do not appreciate this! I didn't even get a chance to throw on my lab coat," Lucas objected.

"Sorry, but I'll get it... er- keep it... hostage!"

"That's... not... whatever. I am trying very hard to not freak out but I have to admit I'm confused, nervous, and uncomfortable about what's going on. I'll get my revenge on you for all of this later, but I'll make your void as I can... but you owe me and I'm striking back."

"I WILL WILLINGLY FOLLOW," Lucdust spelled. "I CAN... DRAG MYSELF. OR JUST... BE MOSTLY IN THE BOX." They made most of their body crumple into the box, which Lazarus picked up after grabbing Lucas's lab coat, glancing over at a potted plant. "I like the... shiny plant."

"You weren't supposed to see that! That was- I'll tell you if you let me walk myself."

"Oh... that's a tough one... uh... Man, I do want to know why you have a secret plant... You're the one dragging Lucas, Cazenar. I have no idea if this is allowed for our plan. But the shiny plant intrigues me..." Lazarus followed Cazenar out of the dorm. "Can I haggle that information for an explanation of why we're implicating Three, or is that a bad idea?"

"I... want to know that too. But moreso be unhanded. I'm sure you'll end up explaining that at some point anyways..."

[[kscknggi i should've expected this]]

[the-nug-king]

"What? No! We need this to look like a proper kidnapping in case anyone sees it, it's not going to work if he's just walking along with us. I'll explain everything once we get to Aurion's room. Until then, you get dragged. Or I guess I could force you there at knife-point, if you prefer? We could bring the plant too if it's important."

[grey matter]

"No. Plant stays there. No knives..." Lucas wanted to laugh at the note about knives, but no, that was an inside joke and not to be messed with when actual being held at knife-point was a potential outcome.

"Can I at least have a hint about the plant?" Knives... knives... knife fights... canceled knife fights. Heh.

"Take this as a mystery and figure it out yourself."

"Oh? Is that a challenge? Are you questioning my riddle-solving skills?"

"Yes, this is a challenge, no, I'm questioning your plant identification skills. The plant's use is outwardly nondescript anyways. You can try but you'll never get it out of me, even if you find out what plant it is."

"Hah! I'm sure I can figure it out... or I'll just use this kidnapping time as a way to threaten you into saying it!"

"That's not going to work. While I suspect Lucdust might tell you... certainly they wouldn't outright."

Then, out of a hole in the box, came some small lettered panels like on a game show, made of dust. "I_'S A S__R_ __A__"

"This is exactly what I expected."

"Can I buy a vowel?" Lazarus asked.

"No. No more hints. Lucdust, could you retract that dust?"

The letters and blanks went away.