Ch 5: Getting-to-know

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"I'll be observing you very closely, dear dragon." With that, she vanished in a yellow flash of light.

What a strange world we found ourselves in, hmm? I can not observe you from where I am, Angela, but that doesn't mean you should give up, not now that your dreams are so close to completion.

Perhaps you would be able to break the cycle, albeit unlikely so, especially with the help of that new lapdog of yours.

"Most intriguing." Deep inside the emerald forest, one of Ozpin's cameras stopped working for a short period of time, and in that period of time, a loud THUMP could be heard, along with the sounds of Grimm dissipating.

"How disgustingly interesting you creatures are, alive, yet, without soul." Each time a camera would record the source of that voice, it would instantly turn off, and after some time, turn on again.

"A being of light cannot exist outside of the Library. At least we thought so. Perhaps this world is special. Tremendous." The voice ventured outside of the forest, towards the city of Vale.

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"People here, are very strange. So carefree, so happy... what a rare sight." Families walked down the street so calmly, younglings played in the sidewalk, stores had windows and not fortified iron-plated dark glass. 

"Hmm, a bookstore..." Upon entering the store, something piqued her interest. "These books, they lack something that her books had..." but she ventured inside the store nonetheless, looking for something that interested her.

"'Welcome to Tukson's book trade, home to all books under the sun.' How may I help you?" An absolute unit of a man walked through behind the counter.

"You aren't human are you?" she took a random book out of a random shelf.

"Hmmm, I don't think I've heard of that one, let me check in the back. You can ring that bell if you need anything else." The man opened a door behind the counter and entered it.

"How lovely, 'The horror of Dunwich' hmmm?" she put back the book she took and went on her way searching for another one.

"Ah, sorry lady! Couldn't find that one. Anything else you'd like? Perhaps one of the same writer?"

"Ah, poor man, couldn't even be born human, and he's currently being hunted down too..." She took another book from another shelf.

"Uh, sure thing lady, suit yourself then." He once again entered the door behind the counter.

"Now, now, those younglings should be here in a few..." the door opened, revealing two teenagers, one wearing all gray, the other wearing full green. The girl in green approached her, while the boy in grey mumbled something to himself.

"Excuse me miss, would you be so kind as to leave the store? We have business with Mister Tuckson."

"I suppose there is this kind of people everywhere. I suppose you'll have to do." she continued to search the bookshelves.

"Hey, didn't you hear her? We got business here, get out old hag!" 

"What a grand and intoxicating innocence." she turned to the youngsters.

"Oi, the exit is that- What are these chains!?"

"Oi, the exit is that- What are these chains!?"

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