The next day
Game Time AM09:21
Violet Empire, former Marshal Territory, Mercury City Mage Guild Branch First Laboratory
By the fireplace brimming with lazy Fire Element warmth, a petite girl was curled up on the carpet, engrossed in a book. She wore nothing but a thin layer of close-fitting clothes, surrounded by piles of soft cushions, creating a loose and sloppy nest for herself. In the corner, a large Mage's robe was carelessly draped over a high-backed chair. Personal belongings such as undershirts, shoes, gloves, scrolls, and dozens of functional books of various types were scattered in every corner of the laboratory, turning what was once a neat and tidy space into a complete mess. The experiment table in the middle was piled high with parchment bearing various mysterious symbols and food that was either half-eaten, barely touched, or completely untouched...
