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[sciencesquid]

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[heyunderoos]

[Trust him, Otto, he's already beating himself up about the whole situation.]

I know, if I can find the puzzle, and solve it correctly this time, things would go back to normal. I missed just one thing on it. [He feels exceedingly stupid for missing that much, but the lacquered box was layered in symbols Peter knew enough about, but misjudged.]

[sciencesquid]

[Yeahhh, the fact that Peter's being punished enough and taking responsibility for it is the biggest reason why Otto isn't saying it out loud. If Peter were flippant about this whole thing, it'd be a different story, but that's not the sort of kid Peter is. Otto's thankful for that.]

Alright, then... We'll search for the puzzle. What does it look like?

[heyunderoos]

Its- about this big- [He nearly starts to gesture before remembering he is a very small rat.]

...Bigger than me right now I mean. [He gives a description of the lacquered box, and its strange symbols printed on its sides.] Its also just kind of appearing and disappearing, so its easy to at least see, just hard to catch.

[sciencesquid]

[That's a pretty vague size indication, but with all the other details, Otto figures it should still be easy enough to recognize. He doubts there's similar boxes of other sizes flickering around Ryslig right now.]

I see... And it can appear just about anywhere, then? At any height?

[heyunderoos]

Think originally almost rubik's cube dimensions, but marginally wider. Then after I- tried solving it, the puzzle started becoming unstable.

[Peter is trying to tamp down on his own frustrations with himself to just make this work.] At this point, yeah, it's so unstable its leaking magic everywhere. So its really hard to miss.

[sciencesquid]

[He can't help but think about that magic box that Strange had to contain the 'spell gone wrong'. That's ironic. His expression strains a little, but a sigh is all it takes to relieve that tension.]

We'll just have to find it before it causes any more trouble, then. But first, you need to take a break.

[heyunderoos]

[The irony is something Peter can't quite grasp, not yet. Maybe never. If there is one thing people are good at, its falling into the same patterns.]

I- [He seems on the verge of arguing, insisting he can keep going before a whoosh of air escapes him. He asked for Otto's help. He needs to accept it.] Okay, just- for a bit.

I still need to find it.

[sciencesquid]

We will. We'll find it together. Two pairs of eyes see more than one. And rested eyes see even more than that.

[His thumb idly runs along Peter's back, smoothing down the fur a bit.]

[heyunderoos]

[The gentle motion is enough to earn a soft little exhale from the pooka. His ears drooping slightly. His eyes start to drift close slightly.] I'll see how rested I can get, its... it's been a lot.