speakeasy [challenge]

[ozy]

What the. He’d been here before. This was not the same place. Both the library and institute was crock full of pretentious-lookin’ tourists. Karp reflected on when he took photographs to supplement an article in an underground rag. The place used to be so calm that his activities were disturbing people into complaint. Now, he wanted to complain as he watched his feet while walking through the throng of erudition.

“Where’s Jasper?” He awkwardly asked a librarian. She scowled at him before pointing out the route. It wasn’t his fault that her job was suddenly so much more difficult. He wondered how hard it could be to catalogue books and keep people quiet. Much easier than fighting off a scourge threat, he concluded.

He followed her instructions until he reached an elevator beneath a high bookshelf. Just as he was to push a button, the elevator swung open revealing a smelly smell. A younger teen and his trubbish sulked out of the cubby with the look of defeat. Karp nodded to them before walking in and going down.

The elevator door opened as he reached the Jasper’s office.

[vertigo]

jasper was a little confused when karp entered his office -- in fact, he wasn't even in his office. he was a little off to the side, perusing the crystal formations on the face of a wall, when the young man simply walked past him and entered the office. shrugging to himself, the gym leader followed karp, and as soon as he reached the office doors, jasper made his presence known.

"challenger?" he asked, gingerly. jasper blinked, waiting for karp to turn around. the office wasn't quite the place for a battle.

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