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Igni Phoebus wrote:

Morrivan wrote:

Morrivan gave a frustrated sigh. "Sorry, your lordship," she said with heavy sarcasm " but no, I'm not gonna go running after you like a servant just because you can't be bothered to listen to someone who isn't you."

igni shrugs. "alright." he pauses, a moment. "running after me, though? I was walking. Not even that fast. How much time did you need to say what you were saying? ... I suppose a lot longer, now that this conversation has drawn on." he pauses, another moment. "doesn't matter, I'm sure your sick of my presence."

Morrivan sighed again. "I'm short. It takes a lot more steps for me compared to you....you know what? Never mind. This isn't even important. I'm just going to go eat now. I get lectured when I skip meals," she said in a tired voice, shaking her head at the ridiculousness of this whole conversation.

"Have fun."

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igni glances back as water wraps around his arm.

"It was never meant to be a truce. Like I said, I felt obliged to repay you for something your actions caused. That's it."

"And I was just telling you that you did a good job making this thing. That's it," she imitated his terse speech. "Just so we're on the same page and all."

igni glances at the water around his arm.

"... Alright. And you're keeping me here why?"

She released the water whip's hold on his arm and drew the water back into her canteen. "You have an annoying habit of walking off mid-conversation. It's the only way to be sure you hear what's being said to you."

"Instead of pysically grabbing me, did you consider walking after me? It's not like I was sprinting away. I had assumed the conversation was over."

Morrivan gave a frustrated sigh. "Sorry, your lordship," she said with heavy sarcasm " but no, I'm not gonna go running after you like a servant just because you can't be bothered to listen to someone who isn't you."

igni shrugs. "alright." he pauses, a moment. "running after me, though? I was walking. Not even that fast. How much time did you need to say what you were saying? ... I suppose a lot longer, now that this conversation has drawn on." he pauses, another moment. "doesn't matter, I'm sure your sick of my presence."

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igni glances back as water wraps around his arm.

"It was never meant to be a truce. Like I said, I felt obliged to repay you for something your actions caused. That's it."

"And I was just telling you that you did a good job making this thing. That's it," she imitated his terse speech. "Just so we're on the same page and all."

igni glances at the water around his arm.

"... Alright. And you're keeping me here why?"

She released the water whip's hold on his arm and drew the water back into her canteen. "You have an annoying habit of walking off mid-conversation. It's the only way to be sure you hear what's being said to you."

"Instead of pysically grabbing me, did you consider walking after me? It's not like I was sprinting away. I had assumed the conversation was over."

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igni glances back as water wraps around his arm.

"It was never meant to be a truce. Like I said, I felt obliged to repay you for something your actions caused. That's it."

"And I was just telling you that you did a good job making this thing. That's it," she imitated his terse speech. "Just so we're on the same page and all."

igni glances at the water around his arm.

igni glances back as water wraps around his arm.
"It was never meant to be a truce. Like I said, I felt obliged to repay you for something your actions caused. That's it."

igni nods.
"That's all. Enjoy."
and he just... Starts to walk away.

Igni Phoebus wrote:

igni catches the crystal, and offer it to morrivan in an open plam. "I made a tool. It's a waterbending catalyst. Figured you should have it, because you resulted in me researching more into the topic and learning new forms, along with new ways to Create catalysts." igni's eyes- igni's iris's seem animated, flickering and wavering like flame. He carries himself with no uncertainty at all, anymore, and a large degree of conviction. He doesn't have a hint of sarcasm in his voice, and quite possibly a bit of gratitude, filtered through some odd process in his head. "don't get me wrong. This isn't making up. Nor is it admission of some sort of guilt. It's simply something I feel obliged to do in return for what your actions resulted in."

She gingerly took the crystal, examining it carefully. "I don't know a lot about catalysts," she said. "How does it work? Is it supposed to unlock abilities, or make it easier to use them, like the full moon does?" He seemed weird, even for Igni, and she wasn't sure it was a good idea to take the crystal at all, but he also seemed really proud of it. Like not appreciating it would be on the same level as puppy kicking. But she was still wary of him. He was totally unpredictable. Sometimes he would go through crazy risks to help and other times he was totally emotionless, and for the same person too. She didn't trust his mood swings.

"It shouldn't really be hard to use. Just foucs your waterbending through it. You may want to set it in something so you don't have to hold it."

it's a 2*masterwork catalyst, giving a +4 to waterbending checks when used.

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igni, at some point, has walked up next to the door of morrigan, and is leaning on the wall, holding a strange blue crystalline structure. His left hand is covered in what seems to be some sort of metal, but what it is likely not exactly clear. His right hand is occupied by flipping and catching the crystal like a coin, waiting with likely unnerving patience for morrigan to leave her room.

After Melody left, Morrivan flopped back onto her bed and sighed. She considered going back to sleep, but her stomach growled. She sighed. She got up and threw on a clean t-shirt and sweats and ran a brush through her hair before pulling it up into a messy bun. Then she ventured out to get some food. And nearly ran straight into Igni. "Agh!" she sputtered. "Geez, what's with the lurking, Igni?"

igni catches the crystal, and offer it to morrivan in an open plam. "I made a tool. It's a waterbending catalyst. Figured you should have it, because you resulted in me researching more into the topic and learning new forms, along with new ways to Creat catalysts." igni's eyes- igni's iris's seem animated, flickering and wavering like flame. He carries himself with no uncertainty at all, anymore, and a large degree of conviction. He doesn't have a hint of sarcasm in his voice, and quite possibly a bit of gratitude, filtered through some odd process in his head. "don't get me wrong. This isn't making up. Nor is it admission of some sort of guilt. It's simply something I feel obliged to do in return for what your actions resulted in."

igni, at some point, has walked up next to the door of morrigan, and is leaning on the wall, holding a strange blue crystalline structure. His left hand is covered in what seems to be some sort of metal, but what it is likely not exactly clear. His right hand is occupied by flipping and catching the crystal like a coin, waiting with likely unnerving patience for morrigan to leave her room.

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Mithros Phoebus wrote:

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"I don't intend to share the idea around. Hence why I told Lucas a much more vauge "studying firebending". I seek to perfect my art, but I'm not so blind that I'm going to foolishly offer up power to everyone who may come seeking."

"Right, but who ever does. How are you testing this?"

"I'm not. It's pure theory, right now."

"Alright. Well, just be careful."

"I suppose I will."

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"I don't intend to share the idea around. Hence why I told Lucas a much more vauge "studying firebending". I seek to perfect my art, but I'm not so blind that I'm going to foolishly offer up power to everyone who may come seeking."

"Right, but who ever does. How are you testing this?"

"I'm not. It's pure theory, right now."

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Mithros Phoebus wrote:

He shrugs. "Why would he care? Have you been working on a new technique?" he asks, popping a piece of burnt bacon into his mouth.

"I actually have been."

he shows Mithros his book- it seems to be on waterbending, of all things.
"Have you ever heard of bloodbending?"

He looks back to his brother. "No. Sounds ominous, though. I take it it's a subset of waterbending?"

"It is. Im noting that using firebending, it might be possible to "bloodbend" firebirds, fire elementals, and other such creatures."

"What?!" he exclaims, then adds quietly "Why on Agartha would you look into something like that? Do you know what the elder council would have done if they could do that, or what the holdouts would do if they could? I trust you, Igni, you're the best and most talented firebender I know. But the knowledge itself...don't you worry it would be perverted?"

"I don't intend to share the idea around. Hence why I told Lucas a much more vauge "studying firebending". I seek to perfect my art, but I'm not so blind that I'm going to foolishly offer up power to everyone who may come seeking."

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Mithros Phoebus wrote:

He shrugs. "Why would he care? Have you been working on a new technique?" he asks, popping a piece of burnt bacon into his mouth.

"I actually have been."

he shows Mithros his book- it seems to be on waterbending, of all things.
"Have you ever heard of bloodbending?"

He looks back to his brother. "No. Sounds ominous, though. I take it it's a subset of waterbending?"

"It is. Im noting that using firebending, it might be possible to "bloodbend" firebirds, fire elementals, and other such creatures."

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Lucas Svarog wrote:

He raises an eyebrow "fine, don't tell me" he stands up "we'll talk later"

"Alright. No chip off my beak."

and he munches on his toast.

Walks up and sits down as Lucas is walking away.

"What'd he want?"

"He wanted to know why my room was so hot yesterday. I told him I was practicing firebending."

He shrugs. "Why would he care? Have you been working on a new technique?" he asks, popping a piece of burnt bacon into his mouth.

"I actually have been."

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Lucas Svarog wrote:

He raises an eyebrow "fine, don't tell me" he stands up "we'll talk later"

"Alright. No chip off my beak."

and he munches on his toast.

Walks up and sits down as Lucas is walking away.

"What'd he want?"

"He wanted to know why my room was so hot yesterday. I told him I was practicing firebending."

He raises an eyebrow "fine, don't tell me" he stands up "we'll talk later"

"Alright. No chip off my beak."

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igni is right back to not looking away from his book.

"Seems like it."
he assumes the problem, whatever is is, is known and able to be dealt with by the staff.
"If you're worried, maybe tell a teacher. They Probobly already have something in place."

He frowns and strokes his chin. "I just might do that, but first I want to know something from you. What were you doing yesterday"

"Practicing firebending."

igni is right back to not looking away from his book.
"Seems like it."
he assumes the problem, whatever is is, is known and able to be dealt with by the staff.
"If you're worried, maybe tell a teacher. They Probobly already have something in place."

Asha wandered into the cafeteria, still sleepy. She had stayed up too late the night before. And not for any fun reason. She was lonely since Rena left. And when she felt lonely she tended to drift back into her old habits from her tower days of sleeping only in short bursts at odd times. It wasn't good for her to be by herself. She knew that. But so far she hadn't been given a replacement roommate.

She got a tray and put a lot of food on it. She needed so much energy to power her abilities. She stumbled a little bit under the wait and bumped into a pair of boys talking at one of the tables. She started to apologize when she saw who it was. Igni saw a look of fear and revulsion on the girl's face for just a moment before she literally fell through the floor, leaving her breakfast tray behind to spray food and drink all over Igni and Lucas.

igni blinks a few times, then looks down at the floor.

Lucas sits down beside him "your room was the one I felt yesterday, wasn't it" despite the phrasing, his tone seems to indicate it wasn't a question

"Probobly." igni doesn't look away from his book, chomping down the last of his toast.

igni is currently in the lunchroom, nibbling Burnt toast while he reads. The shoulder of his clothes catches on fire from time to time, and he stops eating to pat it out.

I'm not using monk bending, the class is much better.

Anyway...

It isn't labaled as SU, SP, or EX, as it's from a system without magic besides bending.

ingi breathes out cinder, as fire flickers in the edges of his vision. It doesn't seem to go away no matter where he turns.
"A mild cost to setting my soul alight, I suppose..."
he mutters, heading over to sit on his bed and remove a book. He stares at the title a while.
"This... Seems like a waste of time. But, they said I should try and understand other people."
igni opens the book and turns into his bird form, starting to read the book on waterbending, turning pages with his talons.

igni quietly walks into his room, and locks the door.
"Finally."
igni exhales sharply.
"Let's see..."
igni flips open the pages to his book "on the composition of the soul"- a book written eons ago, yet still managing to be one of the easiest ways to explain the makeup of a soul to somone... If it's also more or less wrong. But for Igni's purposes, it's enough.
"To syohon off a part of your core essence, use... Hmm. Well, I can't cast any of that, but... My soul is made largely of fire. So... I think I can..."
igni carefully repeats the arcane instructions, substituting his skill at bending where needed, until he draws out a small, glowing blue orb from his chest. He breathes heavily, for a while. Eventually regaining his composure, he closes the book. He knows what to do from here.
"It's so dull. So weak. This... This is what wasted potential looks like."
he cups his hands beneath the floating orb.
"When I'm done with it..."
igni lights a fire inbetween his hands. It grows hotter, and hotter, until the whole room is surging with heat, and enough is creeping out the bottom of his door that the hallway near his has raised almost 30 degrees. The orb starts to blacken.
"There will be nothing but ash."
the fragment of igni's soul crumbles apart, nothing but dust on the floor.
"I'm done trying to lead. I'm done trying to be what they wanted. From now on, I'm dedicated to my arts, and not "arts" that have been put on me by the council."
igni pauses, before shouting at the empty room.
"you got that!? I'm going to be the paragon you asked for, but not the one you wanted!"

igni just akwardly wanders off.

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igni snorts softly.

"The likely reason? Bitterness. Remenants of the old, broken system. People who still hate people who aren't "purebloods", or are different from the standard acceptable "firebird" mold."
igni avoids commenting on the "idiot" part, putting his hands behind his back to hide the shaking.

"That's one possible reason," Morrivan said, hands on her hips. "But it ignores some other possibilities. I may not be a firebird, but I have noticed that Raelle's dad is kinda a big deal among your people. So that might have played a factor. Or worse. I've been Raelle's roommate and friend for almost a year now. And I've noticed some things. First of all, she's gorgeous. Secondly, this fact is not lost on the boys around her. Especially the firebird ones. They basically drool over her, occasionally literally," she added, rolling her eyes. "And that didn't stop when she broke out in psionic tattoos and got a boyfriend. Now I'm really hoping that that isn't the reason why she was taken. I really, really hope that. But it's on the list of possibilities. Unfortunately."

igni stands quietly, mostly expressionless. Seeming to lack anything to say.

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Morrivan wrote:

"My friends are either confined to the infirmary or dead," she said glumly after he left, walking back towards the school. "Or kidnapped. Because we needed more problems right now."

Silinrul, emerging from his secluded spot in the woods, overhears this "Everything OK miss? You sound distraught"

"No, everything is not okay. My best friend was kidnapped. Her family is already searching for her now, so there's nothing more I can do. But yeah, distraught is a pretty good description," she said hopelessly.

igni just sorta stnads around nearby,

"... Unfortunate. Well. Seeing as I accomplished nothing, I suppose I am no longer needed?"

"Seriously?" she said, turning around to face him. "That's your reaction? You know, after the whole thing on the sun and Raelle swearing that I had you guys all wrong, I've really done my best to give you another chance. But, you know, I think I had it right about you all along," she snapped.

"What do you expect me to say or do? I can't do anything to fix the problem. Getting emotional certianly won't help. And I'd like to get back to my studies so that I can get stronger, so I can prevent messes like this."

igni narrows his eyes, his tone going from his typical "apathy" to somehting slightly more stern and upset.
"I may not behave normally. I may not seem "simpathetic"... But I do care. I don't like to see needless pain. But I won't cry over it. I'll simply work agaisnt it. And standing around feeling sorry about what's going on out there isn't productive."

"You. Are. An. Idiot. You don't ask for details. Like who took her or if you should ask her family if you can help. You know, the obvious stuff. The logical stuff. I don't think you're a jerk because you're not emotional. I think you're a jerk because you can't be bothered to...

igni snorts softly.

... Hmm.

Author mentally compared me to a Vulcan.

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Morrivan wrote:

Silinrul wrote:

Morrivan wrote:

"My friends are either confined to the infirmary or dead," she said glumly after he left, walking back towards the school. "Or kidnapped. Because we needed more problems right now."

Silinrul, emerging from his secluded spot in the woods, overhears this "Everything OK miss? You sound distraught"

"No, everything is not okay. My best friend was kidnapped. Her family is already searching for her now, so there's nothing more I can do. But yeah, distraught is a pretty good description," she said hopelessly.

igni just sorta stnads around nearby,

"... Unfortunate. Well. Seeing as I accomplished nothing, I suppose I am no longer needed?"

"Seriously?" she said, turning around to face him. "That's your reaction? You know, after the whole thing on the sun and Raelle swearing that I had you guys all wrong, I've really done my best to give you another chance. But, you know, I think I had it right about you all along," she snapped.

"What do you expect me to say or do? I can't do anything to fix the problem. Getting emotional certianly won't help. And I'd like to get back to my studies so that I can get stronger, so I can prevent messes like this."

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Morrivan wrote:

"My friends are either confined to the infirmary or dead," she said glumly after he left, walking back towards the school. "Or kidnapped. Because we needed more problems right now."

Silinrul, emerging from his secluded spot in the woods, overhears this "Everything OK miss? You sound distraught"

"No, everything is not okay. My best friend was kidnapped. Her family is already searching for her now, so there's nothing more I can do. But yeah, distraught is a pretty good description," she said hopelessly.

igni just sorta stnads around nearby,

Igni Phoebus wrote:

igni finally lands, apparently having missed the message that the search was over. He returns to his human form, and snorts softly, embers flying out his nose, glancing around for any of the search party.

He sees Morrivan partway across the grounds talking to someone.

igni just walks up quetly, making no effort to announce his presence or draw attention.

igni finally lands, apparently having missed the message that the search was over. He returns to his human form, and snorts softly, embers flying out his nose, glancing around for any of the search party.

Igni did say this was outside his realm of skill.

0 ranks in preception, and all that.

preception 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

igni did say he Probobly wouldn't be terribly useful.

igni sighs, and stands.
"Alright."
and he simply takes the book, closes it, and turns into his bird form, flying towards the grounds.

igni looks back at morrivan.
"It's not a matter of willingness. This is far from my... Relevant skills. I suppose I can tag along, but I don't see any way I could be useful, here. My talents are basically "burn things" and "make swords"."

igni looks back to his book, ill equipped to handle this sort of problem.

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Lucas Svarog wrote:

Lucas picks at his food this is not how it was supposed to go he thinks what am I supposed to do if he doesn't even give me anything to comment on.

When the sword is reached for he schools his features looking only vaguely interested, but to a former military man, his focus and the tensing of various muscles and churning of power within him.

Just then a dark-haired girl walked up to the table. "Hey, Igni, have you seen Raelle this afternoon? I was supposed to meet her by the lake after waterbending class, but she wasn't there."

igni turns to look at morrivan, his hand running over his blade as it starts to heat up.

"No, I haven't. That is a little odd, though. Did you check and see if the school itself knows?"

"The arrows say that she's outside." She sighed, frustrated. "Normally I'd just assume that she was spending time with her boyfriend, but he's got some training thing he's at this afternoon, so that can't be it."

"I was hoping I could find someone who knew where she went before I asked her parents. You know they're gonna flip if they find out she was wandering the grounds alone after....you know, what happened to Ginni and all."

"That... Is a bit concerning, yes."

Lucas Svarog wrote:

Lucas picks at his food this is not how it was supposed to go he thinks what am I supposed to do if he doesn't even give me anything to comment on.

When the sword is reached for he schools his features looking only vaguely interested, but to a former military man, his focus and the tensing of various muscles and churning of power within him.

Just then a dark-haired girl walked up to the table. "Hey, Igni, have you seen Raelle this afternoon? I was supposed to meet her by the lake after waterbending class, but she wasn't there."

igni turns to look at morrivan, his hand running over his blade as it starts to heat up.

"No."
igni states plainy, continuing to read his book. He gets to certain passage, and his hand moves for the sword.

"It's a part of who you are and that's important in and of itself, even if strength wasn't always something to be valued" he shrugs as he takes a handful of his food and smoothly tosses it into his mouth before giving some to his bird "oh and before I forget, this here is Icarus"

"If you say so."

igni shrugs.
"I'm good at firebending, and by fire burns a bright blue. Really not that important, anymore."

igni pauses, a moment, looking at Lucas a little funny.
"Good things? About me? well. I'm not going to stop you. Not like I have the authority to tell you where to sit."

Lucas exits the line for food with a large and notably intiligent looking bird perched on his shoulder, catching bits of food thrown into the air by the Firebird. The other firebird, the one with the sword catches his eye and he decides to go over to him to get a better look. "I'm not sure if we've been formally introduced, though I'm reasonably sure of who you are. You're the Phoebus heir, correct?"

igni looks up from his book, and narrows his eyes at Lucas.

igni can be found in the cafeteria, idly Munching on burnt toast as he reads a book, with a sword leaning on the table beside him.

igni eventually leaves his work.. Well, not really. He brings it with him. He wanders into the lunchroom, absent mindeledy gets some food, nibbles on it, then gets back to work. The blade is looking nice, but not good enough, so he keeps working.

Yes, because you totally remember, or have access to tech high enough to call ours antique.

Hah. Hah.

Quite a while ago, i said...

"Sometimes, loving someone means letting them go when you know they would be better off without you."

Almost got a needle full of alchemical ice in the eye from that one...

Looks like someone took my advice...

Heh.

(I'm such an a+!+%$+.)

Oh, i can't wait to meet you...