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[ He looks up, now that the eruption is finally starting to die down. ] Ah, it was mine.

[ John just pointed at Philip to emphasize that it was, in fact, not his idea. He didn't say anything either. Maybe if he just kept doing what Weiss told him he could avoid being yelled at.

Anyway, she liked Philip, right? She wouldn't yell at him. Maybe. Hopefully. ]

Next time you get a bright idea, do it outside if you don't want to lose a limb or an organ.

[ Not yell, no. Scold though? Totally. She'd probably be shaking her finger at him if she didn't have books in her hands. ]

I will bear that in mind.

[ Scolding wasn't as bad. But still a little bit bad. ]

Having fun watching us clean up? [ He looked at Philip with raised eyebrows, but really didn't mind doing it as long as Weiss didn't get too scary. ]

[ It's a library, she's not going to yell in the library. ]

He's going to help clean up once the reaction's done.

[ There's a pointed look in Philip's direction. If he doesn't watch then what was the point of all this? ]

[ He sighs, but he does grab some newspaper and start mopping up the table around the volcano. ]

I have no respect for the sanctity of this prison, Weiss Schnee.

[ John peered over at Weiss with a small smile, as if to thank her for being considerate of Philip. ]

Maybe not, but I do know you love these books.

[ Weiss held some books up over her mouth in case the cameras were watching, speaking a little quieter. ]

The library is the only place that actually has useful information here that we have access to, and if anyone wants to get away with anything here, the best way is to look like we're doing what the Warden wants and make her think she's getting her way. Plus-

[ And Weiss lowers the books from her mouth as she sets them on a nearby table, raising her volume to normal again. ]

I doubt the guards care whether you respect it or not when they're deciding if they're going to beat you or run you through with something for breaking the rules.

The books themselves don't matter, John Smith. What matters is what's inside them.

[ Yeah, yeah, Weiss. That's why he's helping clean now. ]

But don't the outsides matter if they're there to keep the insides inside?

[ Very real question. ]

He means the information is important, not the physical text. [ There's a distinctive duh tone here. It looks like they've got most of the nearby bottom shelf books up anyway. ] The Warden might not replace them if we lose them. I'll go see if I can't borrow some towels from laundry.

Very well.

[ He picks up the now mostly-dormant volcano and gives it a curious look. ] What shall we do with this?

I know what he meant, but I liked the sound of saying "insides inside".

[ He shrugged. ]

Do what you want with it. Keep it if you like. I haven't got a use for it.

[ Weiss is going to be leaving to go fetch some towels now, feel free to continue the thread without her for a bit and I'll just tag back in when she returns! ]

[ His eyes light up. He's just going to put this on a shelf in his room :D It'll be great. ]

What a curious chemical reaction, John Smith. I'll need to observe more.

[ Seeing that look on Philip's face made everything worth it. ]

Well, of course. I've already figured that. I've been thinking that we should make a time to meet every so often to do more experiments. What do you say?

I completely agree! Although to placate Weiss Schnee [ He rolls his eyes ] perhaps we should do so outdoors.

Weiss is rather spirited, isn't she? [ He laughed at Philip's eye rolling. He really did hope they got on to be good friends eventually. ]

You're not wrong. Seems like she's got enough to deal with without us making explosions and whatnot.

[ He's fine with her, usually, but she just dumped acid on someone yesterday. Philip's still freaked out about that. ]

Yes, exactly.

[ It wasn't that he wasn't bothered by that too, but... well, it had made him wonder how far he would have gone himself if it was in the name of protecting someone important. ]

I think she's probably a good person though. A little... icy, but good in the end.

Anyway, we shouldn't talk about her when she could come back and hear us. What shall we do next time, do you think? Something less messy?

Yes, perhaps. The materials for a large-scale demonstration of the Leidenfrost effect are unavailable, so I'll need to look up other potential projects.

Have you heard of the tornado in a bottle experiment? Simple but fun. There's another bottle experiment with eggs that's quite interesting as well.

I haven't heard of either of those! They sound fascinating.

Then it's settled! That's what we'll do next time.

[ Pause. ]

... do you think Weiss forgot about us?

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"tornado"