knock-knock.Professor Sunwake answered the door.
"Come on in....you're the one Vai told me wanted a scan? Here, have a seat for a minute. Just let me finish up this right here....I want to get the nanites working on manufacturing the piece and then while they're doing that, I can run the scan on you," she said, fussing with the controls of a strange machine.
Adon sits, waiting as long as he needs to.
The butterfly on Ginni's shoulder flutters it's wings, as if reminding her that it's there.
"How?" she asked plaintively. "How can you be sure that your reactions to people are real now?"
"I'm sorry sis but there isn't an easy answer, because trust isn't really something you get to decide. You trust your family still right? It's going to be hard, I'm sorry. It can even be hard to trust people who have never shown you anything but respect and kindness." Vai continues, thinking about her relationship with Fei. "I promise it does get easier."
"Sure I can hum quietly." He replies to Ginni. "Oh good Ace can make me disappear. I wasn't really looking forward to freezing myself to the ceiling." He gave everyone a smile and slight laugh. As Ginni grabbed the guitar Dom started a soft humming song. Before anyone knew it everyone was under the effects of greater invisibility. As Ginni played Dom let Tamina appear later Ace, and after the song ended Dom playfully pinched Tamina's butt then clapped for Ginni's performance. "Ace if you could please cancel your spell. You play very well and I have a trained ear for this sort of thing. So how did you feel as you played for us?"
Midori looks pale as Lang offers to have her try. "I can't fly Lang-kun." She replies simply.
She accepts Grim's offer of being walked back and pulls Hew-kun along as well, listening to the boys talk about spirits.
Oh yeah, but I can help with that, really... I can't fly either. I just use the wind to carry me where I want to go. I can just do the same for you
as they walk to the room Lang stops a sec faling behind, and then suddenly Midori is surrounded by swirling wind and the air starts to lift her off the ground about a foot or two.
[dice=concentration check for two people DC 15]1d20+13
As they started lifting off the ground Hew gabs Midori and holds her in a fireman's carry unsure what to do but wanting to protect his friend. When they were brought back to the ground Hew landed sitting down and Midori gently landed on top. Hew looks at Midori and asks. "Are you ok?" He knew the physical answer but she may be in shock at the suddenness of this. As Hew looked at Midori she could see he was starting to show expressions of a building pain in himself..
"I'm sorry sis but there isn't an easy answer, because trust isn't really something you get to decide. You trust your family still right? It's going to be hard, I'm sorry. It can even be hard to trust people who have never shown you anything but respect and kindness." Vai continues, thinking about her relationship with Fei. "I promise it does get easier."
"How?" she asked plaintively. "How can you be sure that your reactions to people are real now?"
"It's not you guys it's hard to trust," she said in a small voice. "It's me. I don't feel like I can trust myself anymore."
As he sleeps, he has nightmares about being abjured and cast out from the Sun, never allowed to return, his parents and even his brother turning his back on him in shame. He wakes up cold, his last image form the dream is of himself screaming in rage for justice. He hops up and splashes some water on his face, and stares at himself in the mirror for a long while, wondering if it would be worth it, like Jeran and Igni have said.
"Sure I can hum quietly." He replies to Ginni. "Oh good Ace can make me disappear. I wasn't really looking forward to freezing myself to the ceiling." He gave everyone a smile and slight laugh. As Ginni grabbed the guitar Dom started a soft humming song. Before anyone knew it everyone was under the effects of greater invisibility. As Ginni played Dom let Tamina appear later Ace, and after the song ended Dom playfully pinched Tamina's butt then clapped for Ginni's performance. "Ace if you could please cancel your spell. You play very well and I have a trained ear for this sort of thing. So how did you feel as you played for us?"
"If I thought about playing for you guys I couldn't have done it. When I let myself forget about it and just focus on the butterfly and play what that made me feel that was a lot better. Then it just flowed."
During the course of the food fetching, in the following order, Anahita would do:
- Gesture again, invoking another arcane word, mending his clothing.
- When that person bumped Bradley, actually intimidate the person after with a "Watch it!", in a protective manner.
- Clean his shirt after the mess, another gesture and arcane word.
- Look, horrified, frown and see to helping him up unless he was okay alone.
Other than that, mostly quiet, not really one to start questions, indulging in being around Bradley without incident.
As they started lifting off the ground Hew gabs Midori and holds her in a fireman's carry unsure what to do but wanting to protect his friend. When they were brought back to the ground Hew landed sitting down and Midori gently landed on top. Hew looks at Midori and asks. "Are you ok?" He knew the physical answer but she may be in shock at the suddenness of this. As Hew looked at Midori she could see he was starting to show expressions of a building pain in himself..Midori looks pale as Lang offers to have her try. "I can't fly Lang-kun." She replies simply.
She accepts Grim's offer of being walked back and pulls Hew-kun along as well, listening to the boys talk about spirits.
Oh yeah, but I can help with that, really... I can't fly either. I just use the wind to carry me where I want to go. I can just do the same for you
as they walk to the room Lang stops a sec faling behind, and then suddenly Midori is surrounded by swirling wind and the air starts to lift her off the ground about a foot or two.
[dice=concentration check for two people DC 15]1d20+13
see flying is easy as... Lang stops mid sentence, realizing his little display has probably caused some distress.
I'm sorry..I didn't
he turns away Way to go Lang you screwed up again he mumbles to himself.
"If I thought about playing for you guys I couldn't have done it. When I let myself forget about it and just focus on the butterfly and play what that made me feel that was a lot better. Then it just flowed."
"Yes I understand but you now realize you did play for us and it was beautiful. How does that make you feel, knowing you were able to entertain your friends with the sound of your feelings. I just want you to think about that feeling and how it makes you feel. It's that feeling which you have to ether embrace out push through if you want to be for you friends without them having to hide." He smiled to Ginni in respect. "I want to thank you for the chance to hear your song. It was great."
"It's not you guys it's hard to trust," she said in a small voice. "It's me. I don't feel like I can trust myself anymore."
Vai glances at Fieri, looking for help. She was still getting used to the whole big sister thing. "It's not your fault sis. You did nothing wrong okay? Don't blame yourself. Blame the one who did this to you. Okay? You're a victim here."
Grim frowns at the byplay, he puts his hand on lang's shoulder and says "maybe you should ask permission before you launch people into the air,"
Grim frowns at the byplay, he puts his hand on lang's shoulder and says "maybe you should ask permission before you launch people into the air,"
I guess your right, its just so commonplace back home we used to do that all the time.
Lang goes to hew and Midori and bows I'm sorry, I guess I wasn't thinking. I am so used to... he stops thinks a momment
I'm sorry and he starts to head back to his room. It doesn't matter the reason, he did something wrong there was no excuse.
As he sleeps, he has nightmares about being abjured and cast out from the Sun, never allowed to return, his parents and even his brother turning his back on him in shame. He wakes up cold, his last image form the dream is of himself screaming in rage for justice. He hops up and splashes some water on his face, and stares at himself in the mirror for a long while, wondering if it would be worth it, like Jeran and Igni have said.
igni woke up around 5. He's working on his sword again, if you woke up later then 5. He is completely mesmerized, and looks at you only for a moment before going back to making the blade.
Adon seems to think for a moment, then stands. "what are you doing? You seem frustrated."
Tybalt just "blink searches" for Dave until he finds him.
you find him in ship room, crying heavily at a desk, there are several pieces of paper in front of him, and a few envelopes.
As they started lifting off the ground Hew gabs Midori and holds her in a fireman's carry unsure what to do but wanting to protect his friend. When they were brought back to the ground Hew landed sitting down and Midori gently landed on top. Hew looks at Midori and asks. "Are you ok?" He knew the physical answer but she may be in shock at the suddenness of this. As Hew looked at Midori she could see he was starting to show expressions of a building pain in himself..
When the wind lifts her off the ground, Midori looks slightly panicked, flailing her arms and legs a bit before Hew manages to grab her and pull her into a bit more stability, and then holding her fully shortly thereafter - when she stops flailing.
As the pair settled back on the ground - Midori effectively sitting in Hew's lap, the expression on her golden-hued face is one of thankfulness, glad that Hew was looking out for her, even if it inevitably proved to be pointless. She shifts to concern as she notes the building pain on her friend's face. "I'm okay Hew-kun... you're okay too, ne?"
When Lang apologizes, she shakes her head, the expression of concern not leaving her face, and she returns to Hew after easing Lang's conscience.. "It's okay Lang-kun. Thank you for apologizing, but it would've been fine had I known what was going to happen. I'll be prepared next time."
As he sleeps, he has nightmares about being abjured and cast out from the Sun, never allowed to return, his parents and even his brother turning his back on him in shame. He wakes up cold, his last image form the dream is of himself screaming in rage for justice. He hops up and splashes some water on his face, and stares at himself in the mirror for a long while, wondering if it would be worth it, like Jeran and Igni have said.igni woke up around 5. He's working on his sword again, if you woke up later then 5. He is completely mesmerized, and looks at you only for a moment before going back to making the blade.
Rolls his eyes at Igni and tries to go back to bed.
igni put the blade down for a moment. " look. Sorry I don't seem to care, but I can't do anything to help. Good luck, and good night."
He waves his hand at him absently. He sits up in bed, his side of the room replacing the bed with a perch. He changes to his firebird form and hops up to the perch to sleep, and is out, head tucked under a wing...
you find him in ship room, crying heavily at a desk, there are several pieces of paper in front of him, and a few envelopes.
He sees Dave and goes over to comfort him. Dave feels a cold furry hand on his back. "Heya Shiny." He says with a comforting smile. "You wanna talk about it?"
a little bit of a smile crosses igni's face, and he goes back to work.
When the wind lifts her off the ground, Midori looks slightly panicked, flailing her arms and legs a bit before Hew manages to grab her and pull her into a bit more stability, and then holding her fully shortly thereafter - when she stops flailing.
As the pair settled back on the ground - Midori effectively sitting in Hew's lap, the expression on her golden-hued face is one of thankfulness, glad that Hew was looking out for her, even if it inevitably proved to be pointless. She shifts to concern as she notes the building pain on her friend's face. "I'm okay Hew-kun... you're okay too, ne?"
When Lang apologizes, she shakes her head, the expression of concern not leaving her face, and she returns to Hew after easing Lang's conscience.. "It's okay Lang-kun. Thank you for apologizing, but it would've been fine had I known what was going to happen. I'll be prepared next time."
Through a voice full of hurt Hew speaks. "Good... I think... it's ano..ther backlash. I can... hear.. her scream." He grits his teeth and balls his fists as a tear falls down his cheek. He wanted to help Zilla but he couldn't enter the landscape. His mind has locked him out. "Please help hrr." The pain had been to much his mind started to shut down causing him to pass out.
"Hew-kun!" Midori shouts, her arm going around his neck to keep his head from bashing against the floor as he passed out. She looks at Lang and Grim. "Get Blackscales-sensei, I'm going to try to help them right now." Still in her bathing suit, Midori lays Hew down on the floor and tries to remember how she had gone into Blackscales-sensei's landscape. Instinctively, she leans forward and touches her horn to Hew's forehead, and attempts to enter his mindscape.
Lang stops mid track his eyes closed. Why? he whispers.
he looks to Sun the turns around I'll get help he says feeling responsible. I'm probably the last person they want to help.
Sun stay with them make sure everyone is ok
Lang hurries to get help from Mrs Blackscales..
Dave is slightly startled at his touch, and tries his hardest to appear to not be crying, to little avail, he turns to him "like what, what am I supposed to talk about" he stands up at this point voice increasing at each pause "you saw her, I.. I hurt her I hurt her without even trying.. I became he kind of person I loath.. I took away her free will, I took away your free will.. She hates me... I hate me" the tears are steaming down his face uncontrolled at this point "comin here was a mistake.. He last few days were some of the best days of my life but but I hurt people so bad, I hurt Raelle I hurt kitty and her stupid -hic- squirles, I hurt everyone around me... "
He sees how upset Dave is. He pulls Dave into a hug and tries to comfort him. Hugging is hard when you're a foot or two smaller. He still gets his arms in around him and tries to console him. "Its OK its not your fault. We all get powers we don't know how to control. Just let it out." He holds him like this until he is ready to pull away. "Shh its gonna be all right."
"Hew-kun!" Midori shouts, her arm going around his neck to keep his head from bashing against the floor as he passed out. She looks at Lang and Grim. "Get Blackscales-sensei, I'm going to try to help them right now." Still in her bathing suit, Midori lays Hew down on the floor and tries to remember how she had gone into Blackscales-sensei's landscape. Instinctively, she leans forward and touches her horn to Hew's forehead, and attempts to enter his mindscape.
As Midori senses dull and her mind slips away from her body. Strange figments start to appear in her minds eye. As the figments become cleared Midori finds herself in side a crumbling mages tower. Electric pulses surge through the walls causing them to crack and crumble. outside a raging storm destroys the landscape. Each step she takes causes a strange shift in the look of the scene. At first the tower the into a fairy grove. Positions of things with don't change but how they look and feel changes drastically every time a step is taken. Each scene being torn asunder by the same storm.
A woman's scream can be heard near by.
Midori takes a few tentative steps, the changes in scenery becoming disorienting... but she focuses her mind - all discipline and training - and sprints as fast as she can towards the sound of the screaming. There are 5 shuriken between her two hands, ready to be thrown at the first target that presents itself.
Outside Hew's Mindscape
Midori appears to be in some kind of trance, and her horn glows softly, illuminating both Hew and her's faces.
Midori takes a few tentative steps, the changes in scenery becoming disorienting... but she focuses her mind - all discipline and training - and sprints as fast as she can towards the sound of the screaming. There are 5 shuriken between her two hands, ready to be thrown at the first target that presents itself.
Outside Hew's Mindscape
Midori appears to be in some kind of trance, and her horn glows softly, illuminating both Hew and her's faces.
As Midori comes in to view of the woman. She sees a spectral image of a human woman in her early 20's. The woman curled in a ball screaming in pain as the pulses of electricity flow through her. It was painful to even watch as the sight would remind most of torture.
red and black clouds drift though the blasted castle, eerie mist that grips Treisdan's skin for an instant before passing on
A grisly arm reaches forth and grips the arm of the throne.. It's bloody tendons hanging limply...
"your victory was hard earned lord" comes a wet sickly voice
"what are you?" Treisdan demands
The voice continues as if he hadn't spoken, "when the time comes your loss of power will haunt you..."
Treisdan grows rigid... "what do you know?"
The walls crumble more, the mist grinding the stone to a powder....
"your demise comes ever closer..."
"WHAT DO YOU KNOW!?" Treisdan shouts half rising and is rent from the corner of his mouth back to his ear by a spiraling tendril of fog
"I shall consume...." The arm seems to gather the fog into a body... "all of you."
The ghastly fog surges forward into Treisdan...and he sits bolt upright on his bed, soaked with sweat...
Midori's shuriken find their way back into her holster as she sprints to close the distance between her and the woman.
"If I thought about playing for you guys I couldn't have done it. When I let myself forget about it and just focus on the butterfly and play what that made me feel that was a lot better. Then it just flowed.""Yes I understand but you now realize you did play for us and it was beautiful. How does that make you feel, knowing you were able to entertain your friends with the sound of your feelings. I just want you to think about that feeling and how it makes you feel. It's that feeling which you have to ether embrace out push through if you want to be for you friends without them having to hide." He smiled to Ginni in respect. "I want to thank you for the chance to hear your song. It was great."
"You really think it was beautiful?" she asked incredulously. "I...didn't think I was very good. I thought..."
"I used to travel with a small circus. That's where I learned to play. Nonni taught me so I could accompany the performance....she'd yell and yell at me about how bad I was. She even broke my guitar because she said I didn't deserve to play...that was when I ran away." She shrugged. "It's not like that was the worst living situation I had. It was pretty good most of the time. But....since then....I don't like to play in front of people."
Vai glances at Fieri, looking for help. She was still getting used to the whole big sister thing. "It's not your fault sis. You did nothing wrong okay? Don't blame yourself. Blame the one who did this to you. Okay? You're a victim here."
"It's not you guys it's hard to trust," she said in a small voice. "It's me. I don't feel like I can trust myself anymore."
"I hate being the victim! At least if it's my fault I can do something to change it!"
In a smaller voice, "Did that sound as stupid to you as it did to me? Cause...that was actually pretty dumb....";
Adon seems to think for a moment, then stands. "what are you doing? You seem frustrated."
"Hmm? Oh, not really. Not frustrated exactly. This is just fiddly. There! Now I have some time while the machine works on constructing that."
"So, what can I do for you? You wanted a scan. What for? I got the bare bones of it from Vai, but the more details you give me the better I can help you. It's easier to find something when you know what you're looking for."
As you come closer the woman screams out. "You! Why are you here?" The pulses start to slow there repetition.
Again Vai, shakes her head and pulls her little sister in close. "No, it's not dumb. You like fixing things, I know that much. But this isn't something that can be fixed. Would it help to... I dunno... break some things for a change? I did that last night when I was upset and it helped. We could go to the sim-rooms if you want." This was probably terrible advice... all of last night had been a mistake looking back... but breaking things really did help.
Lang stops mid track his eyes closed. Why? he whispers.
he looks to Sun the turns around I'll get help he says feeling responsible. I'm probably the last person they want to help.
Sun stay with them make sure everyone is ok
Lang hurries to get help from Mrs Blackscales..
Ephebe was just finishing up her paperwork for the night when Lang came running into her office.
"What is it? What's wrong?"
Adon seems to think for a moment, then stands. "what are you doing? You seem frustrated.""Hmm? Oh, not really. Not frustrated exactly. This is just fiddly. There! Now I have some time while the machine works on constructing that."
"So, what can I do for you? You wanted a scan. What for? I got the bare bones of it from Vai, but the more details you give me the better I can help you. It's easier to find something when you know what you're looking for."
"Well, I'm wanting a scan to find out if there is anything you can tell me on my antimagic thing. At first, it seemed my body simply rejected magic, but in light of recent events, I don't know what it is. Though I do know it can take out magic devices near me, and wiped out my heavily enchanted blade completely. So far, my archmage dad couldn't figure it out, and nethus wouldn't tell my mom anything about it."
As you come closer the woman screams out. "You! Why are you here?" The pulses start to slow there repetition.
"I came to help! I don't know what to do though! How can I help? Where is Hew-kun?" Midori comes to a stop in front of the woman - presumably Zilla, and once again her hand goes to her holster, seeking the comfort of weaponry.
As her perfomance ends, Ace catches Ginni in a big, yet gentle hug and twirls her around "Ginni, you were amazing!! That was absolutely beautiful!!"
"You really think it was beautiful?" she asked incredulously. "I...didn't think I was very good. I thought..."
"I used to travel with a small circus. That's where I learned to play. Nonni taught me so I could accompany the performance....she'd yell and yell at me about how bad I was. She even broke my guitar because she said I didn't deserve to play...that was when I ran away." She shrugged. "It's not like that was the worst living situation I had. It was pretty good most of the time. But....since then....I don't like to play in front of people."
Dom smiled from ear to ear. He stepped forward and placed his hand upon her shoulder. "Of course you are good. Ginni you have a amazing gift for music. It would be a crime to let you keep thinking that you couldn't play." Dom looked taken back at the mention of Nonni. "Nonni of the Begale world circus?" He asked inquisitively.
Lang stops mid track his eyes closed. Why? he whispers.
he looks to Sun the turns around I'll get help he says feeling responsible. I'm probably the last person they want to help.
Sun stay with them make sure everyone is ok
Lang hurries to get help from Mrs Blackscales..
Ephebe was just finishing up her paperwork for the night when Lang came running into her office.
"What is it? What's wrong?"
Its Hew, Its my fault, He passd out his head hurt, i was trying to help them fly a little then he said his head hurt then he passed out. Midori id trying to help please come quickly
Lang will lead the way.
Once there lang will hang back a ways seeming to be afriad to get close.
Dave cried harder into the hug, trying not to be affected was/is pointless and exhausting, and he just didn't have the energy to care about his image anymore he babbles incoherently to Tybalt "I thought she loved me, that someone could actually love me... -hic- *sob* but I -hic- I was just *sob* making her think that, -hic- how messed up is that -hic-" you can literally feel his emotion pouring into you, so much pain and guilt and suffering, with just a hint of fear.
"I came to help! I don't know what to do though! How can I help? Where is Hew-kun?" Midori comes to a stop in front of the woman - presumably Zilla, and once again her hand goes to her holster, seeking the comfort of weaponry.
As you come closer the woman screams out. "You! Why are you here?" The pulses start to slow there repetition.
"You came for Hew. You want to take away the only person I have. I won't let you take him, he's my only friend. I won't let you, you hussy." Zilla strained to stand to her feet. The pulses flooding in to her. She pointed to Midori. "I was started getting used to the idea that you had him on the outside, but I still could keep my friend in here. And now you want to kick me out of here too."
Again Vai, shakes her head and pulls her little sister in close. "No, it's not dumb. You like fixing things, I know that much. But this isn't something that can be fixed. Would it help to... I dunno... break some things for a change? I did that last night when I was upset and it helped. We could go to the sim-rooms if you want." This was probably terrible advice... all of last night had been a mistake looking back... but breaking things really did help.
Raelle shook her head. "I don't think I'm up for the sim-rooms right now."
"I'm not really any good at breaking stuff."
"Would it help if we found something for you to organize?" Fieri asked, patting her back comfortingly.
"Are you gonna laugh if I say yes?" she asked a little skeptically.
"Not this time, sweetie," Fieri said, without any trace of a smile.
Raelle nodded. "Yeah, it would help."
"Well, I'm wanting a scan to find out if there is anything you can tell me on my antimagic thing. At first, it seemed my body simply rejected magic, but in light of recent events, I don't know what it is. Though I do know it can take out magic devices near me, and wiped out my heavily enchanted blade completely. So far, my archmage dad couldn't figure it out, and nethus wouldn't tell my mom anything about it."Adon seems to think for a moment, then stands. "what are you doing? You seem frustrated.""Hmm? Oh, not really. Not frustrated exactly. This is just fiddly. There! Now I have some time while the machine works on constructing that."
"So, what can I do for you? You wanted a scan. What for? I got the bare bones of it from Vai, but the more details you give me the better I can help you. It's easier to find something when you know what you're looking for."
"Okay, well the scan shouldn't be any problem for you. There's not a trace of magic to it. It's all done with machines. I'll see what I can do. If you can just stand here on this platform, I'll get started. The machines are too small to see and it really doesn't feel like much of anything, but I promise I get lots of information on the screen while the scan is going on," she said ushering him over to the scan platform and sitting down in front of the output display screen. She hit a few buttons and symbols started to scroll across the screen at an enormously fast rate.