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trustfell2017-10-14 10:31 pm
matchbreaker) wrote in trustfell2017-10-14 10:31 pm
One day we'll reach to emotions: unexplored, unprecedented
[ Sometime shortly after the trial small notes will be folded underneath the doors of everyone still alive, and also posted to the staircase leading up to the upper floors. Not many of you have probably seen Elda's penmanship yet unless you checked that Penmanship check a while back, but it's impossibly impeccable fancy cursive script, to match with her old timey appearance. ... She also writes a lot more proper than she talks. ]
[ she's being somewhat facetious about half the group, but the fact does remain that she got more offers than she expected, when she set out to do this. She had expected that Sayaka would help, and indeed both her and Alex provide cookies and curry for the tables. Elda herself sets up the tables, dotting one longer central one made of smaller ones in the ballroom for things to sit on. The bulk of the food's provided by Tarrlok of all people, Chinese food by any other name. Susan, bless her, provides alcohol. Hibki, once she was clean, decided to run backup on preparing the food.
And then perhaps fittingly, Aligula provided the decorations. Steamers line the room, and little cut outs hang around. At Elda's instruction, it's a mix of cats, snakes, and bats. The majority of them have little faces on them. And finally, as and afterthought more than anything else, Elda makes some tea.
... Said tea is black tea and is impossibly dark and bitter because she can't taste it, but maybe that's what you want on a night like this. Who knows. ]
To My Fellows,
The half of you who didn't assist me in this are cordially invited to a celebration of our continued living, and to the memories of those who aren't. We are a mismatched group,
but it has become increasingly clear that we are together in this. Do not allow yourself to be alone.
We will be congregating in the ballroom for the rest of the night.
Better chefs than I will be providing food.
Sincerely,
Elda Marker
[ she's being somewhat facetious about half the group, but the fact does remain that she got more offers than she expected, when she set out to do this. She had expected that Sayaka would help, and indeed both her and Alex provide cookies and curry for the tables. Elda herself sets up the tables, dotting one longer central one made of smaller ones in the ballroom for things to sit on. The bulk of the food's provided by Tarrlok of all people, Chinese food by any other name. Susan, bless her, provides alcohol. Hibki, once she was clean, decided to run backup on preparing the food.
And then perhaps fittingly, Aligula provided the decorations. Steamers line the room, and little cut outs hang around. At Elda's instruction, it's a mix of cats, snakes, and bats. The majority of them have little faces on them. And finally, as and afterthought more than anything else, Elda makes some tea.
... Said tea is black tea and is impossibly dark and bitter because she can't taste it, but maybe that's what you want on a night like this. Who knows. ]
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[ Hmm. ]
I dunno how he has so many on hand. It's likely there's some magic involved, seeing as it looked to me like a few of those abilities were spells. In fact, that whole light show in the third trial just looked like a complicated arte to me.
[ Granted, what was used on "Fern" was, in fact, not in arte. But yeah, it just looked that way to him...but he's sure that was some kind of magic. ]
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[What a helpful an aside.]
Mm, it really looked like art. Like a light show. It was still pretty scary, though.
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[ Totally helpful. ]
Yeah, I guess it looked like art too; spell artes tend to look like that. [ The funny thing about 'arte' and 'art' sounding similar... ] I don't think you were the only one who thought that, that's for sure. I wouldn't want anything like that anywhere near me.
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Hey, can you tell me about spell artes? Maybe it won't mean anythin', but I'm the one here who knows the least about magic and stuff like that. Except for maybe Sayaka.
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[ Hmm. ]
Well, I guess if I'm going to be talking about that, I might as well just go for a general explanation for artes. Anyway, it's basically all magic--spell artes are more flashy and take more time to cast while attack artes are spells you can usually go right ahead with using them while attacking.
What's true of all of them is that you usually need to have something called a 'blastia' to use them. Something like this.
[ He shoes her his golden bracelet. ]
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[She's seen H*rry P*tter, she knows how that works?]
Y'know, I always thought your bracelet was a gift from your girlfriend or somethin'.
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[ ... There's a bit of a pause. ]
Girlfriend? Nah, I don't have one of those. I got the blastia from an old companion of mine.
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[Her brain can handle only so much.]
It's really pretty. I've been eyin' it for a while since you and I are the only ones wearin' gold bangles here.
[She holds up her own. There's one on at least one of her wrists each day. Sometimes two.]