Jennie
Sirdan turned toward Garuda who appeared before him. It was the same gorgeous woman that he slept with earlier (After he slept with Cuo). That is to put it mildly. 

Then, he looked at the tattooed person. 

"Didn't know you have a full form like this. Does poor Cuo know you are taking over and not sleeping? Have you been waiting in summoned form for decades without doing anything?"
Jacob
Myhan eyebrows reached his temple, as he opened his mouth to ask a few pointed questions, before flinching as someone suddenly leaped from nowhere.

"Oi!"

Blinking as he took in the form of this strange new woman, he suddenly realised who it was as his brain parsed through her voice.

"...The crow? What are you doing here, anyway? What's Cuo doing?" Myhan sighed as he put a hand to his forehead. "Also, why is everyone suddenly so interested in crashing here unannounced? Can't a man enjoy a bit of stargazing? Have the common courtesy to give a moment's notice at the very least..."
Julie
"Hm? Oh, I wasn't able to do this before. The contract I had with Cuo stopped me from having 'total' total control over her. The way our contract works is simple. The more control she gives me, the power I give. A pretty fair exchange, if I say so myself. She was recently able to do so again. And so, I can manifest a little more."

*Garuda extended her arm, and black steel feathers rustled down it, covering her arm before fading away magically.*

"I've only been with Cuo for 3 years; I need a body to manifest in. So when Cuo found my book, I took the chance. At the time, I could only possess or be summoned as a raven, but should I choose, I can now alter her body into my own. For the time being. She'll be back to normal once I return. I'm sure Loki will be able to take over as well. Chroma too, eventually."

*The crow would laugh at Myhan's thoughts on crashing.*

"Don't you know? 3 is a party."
Jennie
Sirdan would lean back, terrified at the prospect of the ideas of sharing your body with three people. 

"Sharing your body with three people is quite terrifying. I hope Cuo masters the art of manifesting you and Loki and Chroma in separate body. Cuo is probably asleep right now, but you taking her out for a night walk is probably not the most restful." 

Then he turned toward Myhan,"Well. I thought I told you I will be sitting here midnight after I've done my deed."
Julie
"To be honest, I doubt it. She's come a long way. With my help, she's learned how to be a potent fire mage, as well as unlocking her own potential. Death magic, along with stealing someone's mana and life force. But it's all due to my help, and I don't plan to. I quite like having a physical body. Being summoned as a spirit just isn't the same, you know?"

*Garuda would play with her (Cuo's?) chest a bit, bouncing them up and down ever so slightly.*
Jacob
"...What are the practical logistics of 4 people in the same damned body anyway?" Myhan groaned, unfazed by Garuda fiddling with Cuo's body "How one doesn't go insane after the 3rd person is beyond me... And yes, you should probably get some sleep soon for the sake of poor Cuo- she must be exhausted after you took her body for a ride... Figuratively speaking."

He then turns to Sirdan. "What, planning on having a turn with the whole household?" He chuckled, before slapping Sirdan back. "You bloody gigolo. Anyway, you did say that yes, but next time maybe shuffle a bit more with your damn feet or god-forbid, say something from a distance so I know you're coming before you suddenly materialise in front of me like a vengeful ghost. I've got enough enemies where that's a real concern, you know?"

He sighed before taking another swig of his bottle, only to shake it, realising it was empty.

"Damn. "
Jennie
"You know my footsteps well enough. At least I'd think so." 

He laughed and then leaned toward Garuda,"Yeah. Tell me about the logistics of having four person in the same body. I'm morbidly curious. And please, don't do that." Although Sirdan liked it, he found it quite distasteful and awkward now that he's had his clarity after doing the deeds and the gravity of Cuo's... Possession started to dawn on him. 

"Be careful, I don't want to wake up to you too drunk too go to Jellendi and my meager wine collection empty." Sirdan laughed. 

"Want me to fetch you another bottle?"
Julie
"The practical logistics? Our magical knowledge is inherited. Chroma gives access to the Earth school, Loki gives access to Fire, I give access to the Artifice and Air schools. The Death school is Cuo's own. Of course, my own power is the one that manifests the most. Oh?"

*Two magical circles appear, and Loki the fox jumps out, scampering around Sirdan's and Myhan's legs. The other revealed a snake, its scales seeming to be like stone.*

"Oh, Loki. Chroma. You're here."

L-"Hey, if you let me take over for a bit, we could have a lot of *Fun*."

*Loki's voice seemed to switch between male and female at times, and it wasn't clear just exactly which one it was.*

C-"None for me."

*Meanwhile, Chroma's voice was almost draconic in nature, deep, powerful, and rough.*
Jennie
Sirdan didn't react to the clown circus right in front of him. Except the snake. He leaned forward and then started patting the snake, even though its scales was like stone. Something has happened with Sirdan, and it is not a chemical changes. 

Then, he turned toward Loki,"...I'm not sure if I'll take that offer. Since I'm not sure if you're a male or female, or if you are attractive at all." 

Sirdan would excuse himself and stand up, going back into the house with his convenient night vision, and returned after two minutes with another bottle of wine for Myhan. It was a normal Adoric vintage - it seems like most of the wine Sirdan have stockpiled are Adoric wine, of decent quality but nothing fancy - suitable for drinking anytime anyday.
Jacob
Myhan sighed, feeling a slight headache budding and deciding not to press the issue for now, alongside the philosophical hot topic of possession when it came to marital relations. As long as everyone consented, it would be fine. That was all.

"It's fine, it'll take everything short of a brewery to put me down." Myhan chuckled. "And yes, that'll be fine. Been a while since I've been properly able to drink so much alcohol, though I've only been properly drunk a few times and this shan't be one of them. The average bottle is just so small compared to my mouth..."

Then the other spirits inhabiting Garuda leaped out, causing Myhan to blink.

"I was mostly kidding, but huh. Well, at least you know your limits..." He shook his head, though as he idly look at what Sirdan was doing...

He had to take a double-take at the way Sirdan pet the snake's scales, even though there was nothing out of the ordinary.

*Wouldn't fur be softer? Why would he... I guess the texture might be comforting for some?* Myhan decided, unable to come to any conclusion why he had a strange inkling that something wasn't quite right.

Regardless, he would wait for Sirdan to come back, lazily continuing to stargaze until he returned, upon which he would take the bottle Sirdan offered with a grateful nod before popping the cork off with a single flick and continuing to take controlled swigs of the bottle.
Julie
L-"Oh, I was kidding!"

*Loki's voice is distinctly female this time as the fox follows him until he goes up to the house. The fox then scampers around Myhan's legs, laughing.*

*Meanwhile, Chroma does absolutely nothing as he's pet, only looking at Sirdan.*

"That's enough, you two. Get back in the Cuo."

*Both Loki and Chroma soon dissipate back into mana.*

"Fortunately, only I can talk to Cuo in her head. Back when I was a regular person, I had that annoying fox yapping in my head all day."

*Garuda clenches her fist in visible frustration, and one could almost hear an echo of the fox's laughter.*
Jacob
"...He's energetic alright." Myhan decided, having mostly tuned out the fox's antics as he continued to stargaze and drink. It was a honed skill from living so long and having heard so much nonsense- and his stone-like nature helped. "Makes you look lethargic in comparison. Most people probably wouldn't be able take too much exposure to that..." He turns to Garuda, noting her clenched fist..."And I see you didn't. What's the story behind you picking them up, anyway?"
Julie
"I was actually in a similar situation to Cuo. I was training to be a war mage back in Runra, but I wasn't proficient in certain things. I found the grimoire on an expedition, and, well, he was my bound Spirit. Yes, he was talking the entire time. Thank god he was an actual summon, or I would have gone crazy-no, wait, I had to manage him going off trying to find women all the time."

*Garuda inhaled deeply, then let out a sigh. Seems that even the ancient crow had problems.*

"But yeah, that's Loki for you."
Jacob
"..Well, I suppose it's a good thing that Cuo doesn't have deal with him. She's not remotely ready to deal with all that." Myhan remarked with a thoughtful look. As a fellow spiritbinder, he was quite interested in such matters. "You were in a better position to inherit the grimoire than her, at least. Speaking of which... Where do you people even find the grimoire? Why were they where they were? Happenstance? A deliberate move?"
Julie
"I disagree. Loki would make her even more chaotic than she is now."

*Garuda leaned forward upon Myhan asking about the grimoire. Was he perhaps asking to benefit himself? No, he was most likely just curious.*

"We call whoever has potential. Not everyone is fit to be a spiritbinder. Cuo grew up in a place where magic was rampant; a magic school. Somehow, she was the best candidate to become a spiritbinder. So I called out to her, and she found my grimoire in the forest. I don't know why she was the best, but it may have had to something with emotions, and being in touch with her soul."
Jacob
"...Are you saying it would have been a good thing?" Myhan raised an eyebrow.

"Well, interesting theory, but I can't say if it's true myself, even if I've heard similar theories and dissections." Myhan commented with growing interest, the part of him that was a scholar of the spiritual arts coming the fore. "Magical aptitude and the apparent fundamental delineation between the so called arcane and spiritual lineages of magic has always been a murky field of study anyhow- and that hasn't changed for the centuries, far as I can see. Speaking of centuries... Say, how long has it been since your tenure as the holder? And on that note, how did you become a bound spirit and prepare the grimoire for the next holder, anyhow?"
Jennie
"Going off to find women all the time? I suppose I'll work on binding myself to a Grimoire so I can annoy some other mage after my time." Then he turned toward the sky again. 

"But I might be a useless mage by the time I die. War have changed so much in the last fifty years. If I lived three hundred more, nothing will be recognizable anymore." 

Then he just listened in the conversation about the Grimoire. And then stood up, returning with two more bottles of Adoric wine for Myhan. 

"Last bottles for you." Sirdan said, setting it asides on a nice little table in the middle.
Julie
"I'm not saying whether it's good or bad. It just *Is*."

*Oh? A magical scholar? Garuda leaned forward, beginning to go full magic nerd mode.*

"Correct, but there is some decent insight we do have. Arcana, the lineage which utilizes the body's magic. And Spirit, which utilizes the soul. I was taught it was sort of like the mind; you have the thinking, analytical portion, as well as the animalistic, emotional one. That's why it's so difficult to utilize both schools of thinking. However, there are two situations where Spirit can be utilized for the Arcana schools, and both of them require intervention from another source, like a spirit. Like me. Cuo has no Arcana capability, but her emotional power allows her to utilize the Spirit path quite well. Hence, I used the power I gained from Loki in order to allow her to cast the Pyro school with Spirit."

"I would approximate myself as 250 years old. 150 of those were living years. I bound myself to the book as a means to escape death. As for how to do so, it's an incredibly intensive process that I'm not fully sure on myself."

*Garuda summoned the grimoire, which flew out the window and into her hand. Telekinesis, for sure.*

"This book is probably over a thousand years old, and has notes from the first 4 sided eye Idol of Malice Corrupted Mage. In short, you need an ancient artifact with magic I don't comprehend to even pull it off, and then you need incredible mastery of the soul and an understanding of Spiritbinding in order to bind yourself to the book-"
Jennie
*Sirdan would rub his chin, thinking of the implications that he just banged a person around ten times his age.* 

"Ok. Can I have a read?" *Then Sirdan would try to grab the book and read it.*
Julie
*Sirdan would find that Garuda's grip was much stronger than his own, and he would be unable to pull the book from her hands. She turned towards him, a deadpan stare on her face. Fortunately for him, it soon turned to a playful smile as she let go.*

*The entire book would be in ancient Runran. While still sharing similarities with the current style, some words were unrecognizable. Some characters couldn't even be called Runran; without a doubt, it was old. Fortunately, there were a couple diagrams, including life extending rituals and anatomy.*
Jennie
Sirdan didn't think of using his telekinetic hands to compete with her. After all that could just damage the book. 

When he let go, he started reading the book. It was in an older form of Runran, and the script might as well be illegible - thankfully it was after scripts were standardized. 

Sirdan eyes were visibly strained trying to parae the text. These were real authentic ancient Runran alright. He stopped on the life extending ritual part, reading it intently.
Julie
"Life extension huh? That's what kept me oh so youthful. Oh, to think I'm over 250 and still look like this."

*Sirdan would be able to grasp bits and pieces of life extension, but it was clear than he would need Garuda's help for translation.*

"Are you planning to extend your lifespan?"
Jennie
"Naturally. I plan to be leaving descendents for five hundred years more." *He looked at Garuda.* 

"Well you certainly have the charm of a much younger person. I'll say that." *He chuckled.*
Julie
"Ah, planning to leave a little dynasty of yours behind eh?"

"It was unfortunate I wasn't able to achieve everything during my first life. Had to cut it short. But I guess spending some time in this body isn't terrible. Though I think I was taller."

*Garuda stood up, stretching.*

"Well, I think I should get the young one to sleep. Unless you have other plans with her."
Jennie
"Hmm. Yes, I plan to start a dynasty of mine sometime. Leave descendants all over and make sure my last name spread far and wide. They'll know me as Sirdan the Great." 

*He chuckled.* 

"Chances are I'll not achieve this in your lifetime. What happened in your first life anyway?"

*Sirdan nodded.*

"We should get back to sleeping soon. Cuo will need the rest and so will you. And you too Myhan, don't drink my entire wine storage. I'm going to run out of non-retsina wine."
Julie
"Oh, I almost died. My wounds would have eventually been fatal despite my durability. I escaped into the forest, but I couldn't leave, lest the enemy cut me down. So, I bound myself to the book."

"I suppose she does. I'll get to sleeping then."

*Now fully stretched, Garuda walked over to the window and proceeded to effortlessly scale it, a combination of leaping and climbing.*
Jennie
"Now, be careful with that." Sirdan said, too low to be heard unless Garuda had extra sensitive ears. He was not going to wake his neighbors and Sol after all, who was probably happily sleeping...? 

Sirdan then went back upstairs, leaving Myhan alone in the garden to drink the remaining two bottles of wine. 

Then, in a decision that will likely haunt him for the next decade, instead of going back into his own bedroom or going into Sol's, he went to Cuo/Garuda's.
Jacob
Myhan mulled over the conversation, soaking in the information Garuda had brought to the table. Seeing them finally decide it was time to leave, he shook his head with a laugh as he took another bottle of wine in hand and took a long swig before returning to stargazing.

"Well, finally some peace and quiet."