dormheads | [ AUDIENCE: LUCRETIA ]

I suppose that's all that can be asked for.

I don't like giving out guarantees that might not end up happening.

Then I won't ask you for them.

[keeping it in mind and hopefully maybe trying is enough for now.]

Was there anything else you needed?

I do want to know if there's anything all of you intend to do to keep this from happening again-- if there is anything that can be done.

We have no authority over the school traditions, so if another murder occurs, I can't promise we can influence the trials or the expulsion process.
Trying to prevent a murder might be a different story, at least. What would you suggest?

Are you required to assist us with transactions? It won't help handle the weapons some of us arrived with, but if you can just make sure you don't let people have anything dangerous...

I'm allowed to refuse transactions, though a number of people from Spring Dorm have previously asked about obtaining weapons. They're not going to be happy with a ban.

Most likely not, especially if they want them for self defense in case of... exactly what we want to prevent.

Are you allowed to provide a record of transactions if needed?

I'm not allowed to explicitly reveal anyone's purchase history. Though if it becomes relevant, there might be ways to get around that to a degree. I just can't promise anything right now.

That's fair enough. If it does become relevant, I'll ask.

Related to preventing harm, however-- I heard you may be able to help us with abilities we no longer have, and there was one that might be useful. A barrier that I could create.

[if they end up unable to stop anyone from trying to murder, maybe she can at least try to protect people to the extent she can. not everyone, the spell doesn't work that way without a strong power source, but even if she could just protect one person-- it'd be enough.]

I should be able to provide you with that as a voucher exchange. How many will depend on the strength of what you're asking for, though.

In its base state, it would be enough to form a barrier around one person to block attacks against them. Given a strong enough power source to channel, I can theoretically do more with it, but

I doubt that's going to be a possibility.

[that would probably get prohibitively expensive real fast!]

[after a delay]

This likely won't be as powerful as you're hoping for. However:
At the lowest possible cost — not including general discounts on voucher exchanges — at 12 vouchers, that would allow you to regain a one-time use of a time-limited barrier, though blocking a fatal attack in particular would cause it to break.

It's still something. Better that than having no way to stop an attack at all.

All right. If you get 10 vouchers, you can exchange with me or any other Dorm Head, provided they'd also be willing to lower the price.

I doubt I'll have any need to bother the others for it, but I do appreciate the answer, Chad.

Anything else?

Not for right now, but I'm sure I'll have something else soon.

To go back to your request for the barrier: it would be one use every certain amount of hours, rather than one time overall.

[don't read too much into this the mods are just revising things and i'm running back here sweats]

Well, that does take care of a later question or two. Do you know about how often, or if it would lose any effectiveness with repeated use?

At the base price, once every 24 hours. It shouldn't lose effectiveness.

Two questions based on all of this, then. How long is 'time-limited', and when you say base price, does that imply a higher one offers better results?

30 seconds.
Additional vouchers could decrease the time you have to wait to use it again or increase the strength of the barrier.

Is it necessary to do so from the beginning, or is it possible after the initial transaction?

[is it an upgrade situation, or nah.]

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