Curate, connect, and discover
It worked for their relationship. Sort of. In a way. That fight they had at least stopped some of their circling arguments in their tracks.
"Oh, certainly. They do so hate to see us having fun. But that's all the more reason for us to have a blast before they take away our toys."
Hah! The Librarian's lucky that the worst of Maxwell's ire bled out with his wounds last time.
"Only because you asked so politely." He gives the fox an exaggerated bow.
"Why don't you show me what you've got up your sleeves?" Technically, perhaps, they should wait to attack the "monsters" instead of the candy people asking for help, but personally, Maxwell just wants to watch his acquaintance wreak havoc-- regardless of who's caught in the crossfire.
"Oh yes." He chuckled darkly. "Many a time violence is the shortest route to a goal."
He hummed a noise. "And perhaps...this is a good assessment, yes. Take advantage of an opportunity."
Ah, abilities. "Yes, actually." He raised his rock candy wand. "I can only assume once our captors have had their fun that these powers will be taken back."
He looked over at Maxwell with a smirk.
"What is the saying?" He chuckled. "May I have this dance?"
"It is."
He glances around, coming to stand near the Librarian. While the fox appears altogether disinterested in the display, there's a gleam of amusement in Maxwell's eyes.
"My, my, I should have known you had a violent streak." When you nearly clawed me in half. "I think this will all be great fun, if we let it be. Don't think of it as doing them a favor-- think of it as being offered the opportunity to let off some steam. ...something you clearly need."
He's already made up his mind to try his hand at defeating the waves of monsters; he enjoys watching combat more than he enjoys partaking in it himself, but he's certainly not going to pass up the chance to put his new book of spells to the test.
"Have you gotten any new abilities? As far as I'm concerned, that's already made all of this ridiculousness worthwhile."
Even as panic took the people, he sat, watching it all, a cup of coffee in hand. Catching someone in his peripheral vision, he addressed them.
"It's you, Great Maxwell." He drawled, sounding bored.
"What do you make of it? The staged people, the candy magic?"
He sips.
"I was contemplating whether to do as they ask. On the one hand, I don't tend towards doing things for others with such little information given.
On the other hand, everything is awful and I wouldn't mind pounding these disgusting, sticky, oozy, melty monsters to crumbling bits... and perhaps learn something of our captors further inside the castle."
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