I'd suggest a series of sets rather than one single; it wouldn't be terribly efficient. More so, if it was heating the building from a source of heat such as a fireplace, but if we're referring to a sigil to generate the heat you would be best served to accompany it with a system to facilitate transmission.
[May need to be slightly more obvious about the question there, Bakura.]
Mr. Shudder? It's Aqua. I spoke to a friend of yours, Skulduggery Pleasant, and he told me you might be looking for an assistant? I have training in spell casting and combat, and I don't mind helping with upkeep either.
[She's not entirely what else to say.]
...If you would like, I can demonstrate my abilities for you at some point.
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I'd also like to thank you again for all your help when I first arrived. It was very kind of you. I'm truly grateful.
Aqua, greetings. I would appreciate another pair of eyes to uphold the Hotel's state of non-violence, though I would indeed have to see a demonstration before I hire you in that capacity. Perhaps a sparring match, so I may also assess your combat skills.
You are welcome. There is no need for thanks in such a situation.
At the beginning of the new month, I believe--two days? I will be beginning some construction within the Hotel soon and having an assistant would help me greatly.
Following the path of orange soil toward the sunlit clouds, come to the red embers lighting the sapphire tides. The violet ore feeds the roots of the viridian trees. Breathe deep to find the pause within your core, and meditate upon your needs in the appointed time and place so they may be real to you.
On the evening of June 21st, Anton will find a box on the front desk. Inside is a leather cuff bracelet with Celtic knot work imprinted into the leather. The knots form the body of a hunting wolf and it has tiny emerald jewels for eyes. With the bracelet there is a short letter written in cursive:
Fadir...there are none who deserve that name more than you and while we may not be blood, you truly possess the kindness and strength that every father should have. Thank you for all you have done and happy Father's Day.
[Anton makes no overt reply, but that day he is prone to smiling more regularly, and he wears the cuff ever after, on his off-hand, in an echo of the defensive gauntlet he used to wear in war-time.]
[By then the rumours had filtered in. A good percentage of injured kedan had made their way to the Hotel, though most of them were only mildly injured--ones who didn't strictly need a healer so much as some decent first-aid.
[It was because of them that Anton couldn't leave right away. He's just about as wound up as Shudder can get by the time his radio crackles. When he hears Erskine's voice he exhales all his tension, and leans on the desk.]
[Anton inhales and then exhales again. Until now, he hadn't quite realised how tight and hot his chest had gotten. Now that it was loosening, his hands have started to tremble again.]
I lost my soul gem somewhere in the city. I wasn't mugged, so either our mysterious antagonist hired an extremely talented thief, or there was a hole in my pocket.
[He hesitates.]
I can't stand up. If you could try to find it - or Erskine, if you're busy.
We'll be faster if it's the both of us. How long has it been, and where are you?
[He's guessing Wreath's, since that's where Skulduggery's been most of these days, but it doesn't hurt to be sure. Before Keeliai, the two hated each other.]
The morning of the 25th, an envelope tied with a red ribbon will be on the front desk of the Midnight Hotel with Anton’s name written on it in well practiced cursive. Inside is a sketch of himself and Valdis dancing at the Masquerade Ball. Ár gcéad rince- d'iníon grámhara, Valdis. Is written on the back.
[ There's a small cough before he continues, which only really adds to the sense. ]
Something's gone wrong. There was an explosion; Valdis and I shielded the others in the room. [ He pauses, only long enough to cough once more. The smoke is still in the air and, more importantly, still exiting his lungs. ] She... didn't heal in time.
Anton, I know you're busy, but there's someone here at the hotel who seems to have special needs. A pressurized chamber. Is that something you could do?
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[ What would it cost him? ]
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[May need to be slightly more obvious about the question there, Bakura.]
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A single room would be possible, if the set is significantly more effort than can be spared.
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[She's not entirely what else to say.]
...If you would like, I can demonstrate my abilities for you at some point.
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I'd also like to thank you again for all your help when I first arrived. It was very kind of you. I'm truly grateful.
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embers lighting the sapphire tides. The violet ore feeds the roots of the
viridian trees. Breathe deep to find the pause within your core, and meditate
upon your needs in the appointed time and place so they may be real to you.
June 21st
Fadir...there are none who deserve that name more than you and while we may not be blood, you truly possess the kindness and strength that every father should have. Thank you for all you have done and happy Father's Day.
-Valdis
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Anton? You there?
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[It was because of them that Anton couldn't leave right away. He's just about as wound up as Shudder can get by the time his radio crackles. When he hears Erskine's voice he exhales all his tension, and leans on the desk.]
Are you hurt? Are you safe?
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I'm fi- I'm not hurt. I'm at the dojo, with Bakura. He's got some kind of ward up around the place.
[So no one can get in and try to pay me back just yet.]
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Do you need me to come and get you?
[To make sure no one else does.]
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I can't stand up. If you could try to find it - or Erskine, if you're busy.
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We'll be faster if it's the both of us. How long has it been, and where are you?
[He's guessing Wreath's, since that's where Skulduggery's been most of these days, but it doesn't hurt to be sure. Before Keeliai, the two hated each other.]
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Anton.
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[Cain's tone is off. Something's not right.]
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Something's gone wrong. There was an explosion; Valdis and I shielded the others in the room. [ He pauses, only long enough to cough once more. The smoke is still in the air and, more importantly, still exiting his lungs. ] She... didn't heal in time.
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I don't want to turn them away.
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I will be there soon. Please ask them to wait until I arrive, and I will see what can be done.
[Maybe once he better understands the patron's circumstances he can figure out a suitable alternative.]