"Ookaay..." he says, somewhat hesitantly, looking to Willow for guidance. The guy he is potentially now with has just called upon a god in a magic ritual and is looking somewhat worse for the wear. He doesn't know what to do.

She sighs. "He'll be fine. It's a heavy ritual he invented, and it's kinda big, as far as rituals go. Most other magic isn't like that. So, do you wanna books?"

Theo looks a bit relieved at that, but. Still a bit frowny and worried.

"Uh, yeah. Okay," he says, then gets up and looks at Sadde again.

No significant changes, he's still breathing heavily and clutching the diamond.

Willow gets up and goes back to the magic room to grab the books and brings them back to the living room.

Theo, meanwhile, was just waiting.

When Willow returns, he moves away from Sadde somewhat reluctantly, and now they can go books.

"So, what do you want to do first?"

"Probably go through some of the red one about vampires? I really don't know much about them other than 'bitey' and 'allergic to Christianity'."

"Sure! Um, what do you want to do with it?"

"What do you mean? I just wanna find out some more about vampire weaknesses and what they can do to kill me and stuff."

Apparently he's feeling morbid. How nice.

"I mean, do you want me to help you translate all of it, or just give you the highlights, or what?"

"The highlights are probably best if you've read all of it. Maybe translate specific sections if they're really detailed?"

"They're really detailed. Really, really, really detailed. It's like reading the Lord of the Rings."

"It sounds like a good idea to go through the relevant sections then. And maybe take notes."

"No, I mean—have you never read the Lord of the Rings?"

"... Um. I haven't, but I think I get what you mean now? Like, lots of fancy words to describe something basic?"

"Yeah. The book spends twenty-three pages describing vampire fangs."

"... Rrright. And what stuff does it say? The highlight is basically 'sharp', right?"

"Well, sharp, also they secrete a healing substance, and the vampire can will the bite to, um. Make the victim feel good."

"Um." That is so unfai— Nnnope. Not going that way. "Right. Um. I don't get how that can take twenty-three pages."

"I could write twenty-three pages about making someone come," Sadde calls from the couch.

"I'm sure you could," responds Theo. "It's not that hard." Facepalm. "Did the guy seriously just describe that for twenty-three pages, or did he just take a really long time describing the average curvature or something?"

"Um. Both?"

"Okay, eugh. I think I just want the highlights then."