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Take a look, it's in a book

The Magic Library

Haunted: There are ghosts in the stacks, and they are definitely disturbing the other patrons.
Way into this book: No, literally--you are now in this book. Maybe it's the Great American Novel or maybe it's a suspense thriller. Whatever the plot, the only way out is to see it to the end.
The characters are so real...! and in front of you, demanding your attention. That could be the other person in the thread! Or it could be frickin' Sauron.
Dynamic Dewey Decimal: The shelves in here are curiously mobile. Whether you see it happening or not, it's soon obvious that the place has become a maze--and you're in the middle.
Forbidden section: Every good magical library has one. Eldritch runes, lurking curses, a necromancer who's been waiting for someone to read him back to life--it's all in here, waiting to be uncovered.
Magic for Dummies: Ever wanted to learn magic? Great! There's a bunch of easy how-to books right here! They're a little light on safety precautions, though....
Sir you need a library card for that: You work here and you're trying to deal with an unruly patron... and the library is still magic. This is the most harrowing prompt on the list.
Magic library? Really? Somehow, you are having a completely normal-ass time in here. That's remarkable in of itself.
Wildcard!

“The power.” Marie clarified. “And yes, he was a major hypocrite.”

There was a small sigh before she approached Nita.

“You, on the other hand, have no such faults. At least, with what I can see.”

"Yeah, he doesn't sound like a 'pink and gold' kind of guy," Nita replied.

But hey, she could be wrong! No need to try to suss things out using the Speech as a truth detector or anything.

"Guys like him leave a really low bar, though. And we've only known each other, what, ten minutes?"

Still, Nita was blushing, just a little, at the praise.

"I don't think so, either. I think he might have stole it from a girl." Marie added.

"Now! I do have to owe you for saving me from that book." She smiled sweetly at Nita. "Anything you want, I'll do for you. No questions asked."

Nita seemed just a bit stunned, at that.

Sure, she'd found herself in the midst of some pretty incredible things - and friendship itself definitely counted, given how she'd lived her life before taking the Wizards' Oath - but someone offering anything, no questions asked?

"Well, what do you do normally? I'd, ah, kind of like an idea of what you already like doing, how you spend time."

Now that Marie was free again, and all...

“On a simple day like this? I usually like to catalog my artifacts and see if I can discover new things about them.”

She giggled as her clothes morphed into a one piece swimsuit.

“Then, it’s swimming!”

Nita looked decidedly intrigued, and she let herself drop her shield enough to actually handle the brooch Marie had tossed to her.

"That's... okay, that sounds like a good day anyway. If I come up with any actual requests, though, I'll tell you. That work?"

Though she might need to double check if her claudication had any swimsuits...

“That works wonders! I am in your debt.”

As Marie bowed, Nita can see how the brooch can open up from a latch on its top, revealing a set of small jewels.

Nita carefully opened the latch, not aiming to remove any of the jewels...

"Whoever originally had this, they have good taste," she had to admit.

"Did you want to start with going over these?" she asked, turning the brooch around carefully to show the jewels to Marie without any of them falling out.

“Ah, a wonderful idea!” Marie said, leaning back up and her clothes returning to normal. “Now, I will say that, to catalog these properly, we might have to be test subjects. Are you willing?”

Nita quirked an eyebrow.

"... Only if you don't mind me making my own reports about what these things do."

Just in case something went wrong. One could never be too careful, after all.

“Of course. Multiple sources and all that!” Marie said, nodding.

Nita reached sideways, expression brightening when it turned out her claudication had stuck by her on her journey through the portal, and retrieved her Manual.

"Is it okay if I record your actions as well, or just what I'm doing, while we study these?"

In a situation like this, Nita felt better asking upfront.

Marie nodded at her suggestion. "Please, go ahead. To be honest, I've always wondered if I was doing things wrong, so it would be nice to have someone to watch over and make sure things went right and point out my flaws."

There's a joyful hum. "You are so thoughtful, you know that?"

Nita aimed a bemused little smile at Marie, then cued her Manual to start recording.

She'd sort the audio into data tables later if needed, but for now...

"Aww, thanks. Let's get started!"

She eyed up the jewels, noting their dimensions, colors, and relative position, then gestured for Marie to pick one out.

Marie nodded and reached out for one of the jewels, choosing the silver one in the middle. Using magic to lift it up, she noticed it reacting, a form of ribbon wrapping around her hand.

“Transformation magic, it seems.” She said. “Seen this before.”

"On itself?" Nita asked, glancing to make sure her Manual was printing their observations (which it was).

"Can you tell if it can transform anything else, or just itself?"

There was a distinction!

"Does look to be useful, if limited."

“No, this is definitely meant for the user.” Marie said, watching as the ribbon covered her hand and flashed, turning into a glove. At the same time, the sleeve on her top had disappeared.

“I think this is meant to make a costume of some sort. Conservation of matter.”

Nita nodded, breaking that observation down into a few more statements for her Manual to record.

"Does it only impact fabric?"

And, truth be told, she was a little distracted by Marie's bare shoulder... but it wasn't nearly as distracting as Marie having been entirely naked just half an hour or so before, so it wasn't so overwhelming.

“It seems like it. Lemme see what happens if I…”

And Marie urges more to appear, changing another sleeve into a glove before letting it form around her torso.

In a burst of light, a white top with a pink jacket formed on her person, replacing her own top and neatly being form-fitting.

Nita giggled, caught up all of a sudden with the idea of them being on a magical girl show.

... Had Marie ever seen one of those? Perhaps, perhaps not.

"I don't know if pink and gold are your colors, exactly, but you definitely wear it well!"

There were a few more official observations to make, of course, but Nita didn't mind putting that on the record. ~~She could always redact or filter it later, if she had to.~~

Marie blushed and laughed as she realized what was going on, realizing what may be going on.

“I think it looks wonderful, honestly.” She replied. “It’s like something out of a cartoon… oh, I betcha it’s like one of those magical girl shows! Those are so fun to watch!”

She got up to see how mismatched her top was with the blue long skirt and brown boots that still remained.

“Ah, shall we see the end and see what appears?”

Well, that established some limit on how long Marie had been in that book.

Hopefully.

Nita nodded, smile still on her face. "You had something in mind for, ah, a finale?"

Or was it time to select the next gem?

“I’m only half-dressed. We have to see what the rest looks like, right?” Marie said, winking.

She has to wonder what Nita thinks. Of her. Yes, they just met, but it seemed the girl was so interested in her.

Ahhhh; now it all made sense.

With an expansive gesture and another smile, Nita wordlessly asked for Marie to go ahead.

She could handle any flustering on her part, she was sure.

With that, Marie let the remaining transformation take place. Surprisingly, as the ribbons took hold, the skirt would disappear, leaving Marie naked from the waist down.

A few moments later, a short skirt, thigh high socks and boots would appear on her.

“Ta-da!”

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