[ The good news: it's just regular paper and cardstock! As such it catches easily, going up in flames quickly enough that Orpheus has to throw it onto the (thankfully tile) floor to avoid being burned. The cover curls in on itself and turns to ash, and the page bearing the inscription burns away too, blackening and flaking away.
The bad news: there is a TREMENDOUS ringing noise from somewhere around the ceiling, and Orpheus drops like a stone, falling to his knees and covering his ears. ]
What is that? What's going on? [ he yells over the riot of sound, only to be answered by a spray of water from above, dousing both of them and the fire and also the entire room. Whoops! ]
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The bad news: there is a TREMENDOUS ringing noise from somewhere around the ceiling, and Orpheus drops like a stone, falling to his knees and covering his ears. ]
What is that? What's going on? [ he yells over the riot of sound, only to be answered by a spray of water from above, dousing both of them and the fire and also the entire room. Whoops! ]