That is funny. Academics and librarians can be sturdy things, though. The longest-surviving Klokateer is the Mordhaus librarian. But then we all had to kill to get our jobs, so maybe that's different.
You know your abilities better than I do, so do whatever pleases you the most. So long as I don't kill anyone I'm not supposed to while under your influence. ...I'd also prefer whatever you do to be painful.