The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said: He felt something tug, then slowly leech the life force away. The mist faded, leaving a stone corridor beyond it. Lerac shivered at the feeling of it. "Okay, what next?"
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 2 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: Lerac shivered at the feeling of it. "Okay, what next?" Haly started down the hallway.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 Just now, Halcyon The Only said: Haly started down the hallway. He followed, dreading her intentions.
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: He followed, dreading her intentions. They arrived in another empty room. Glowing things stood on shelves, but it was impossible to see or remember exactly what they were. In the middle was a slab of stone, raised to chest height, with a shallow dip like a bowl or plate.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 Just now, Halcyon The Only said: They arrived in another empty room. Glowing things stood on shelves, but it was impossible to see or remember exactly what they were. In the middle was a slab of stone, raised to chest height, with a shallow dip like a bowl or plate. Lerac looked around, trying to get a good view of the strange objects.
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 4 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: Lerac looked around, trying to get a good view of the strange objects. They were simple, sciencey-magicy things, but he couldn’t keep the concept of them in his head. Haly moved over to one of the shelves and pulled out an item— a glowing book. Strangely, he could keep the idea of it now.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said: They were simple, sciencey-magicy things, but he couldn’t keep the concept of them in his head. Haly moved over to one of the shelves and pulled out an item— a glowing book. Strangely, he could keep the idea of it now. Lerac watched, tense.
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 3 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: Lerac watched, tense. She skimmed through it, then closed her eyes and yanked on the power well, gasping as too much came through and exploded into marshmallows around her. A long with one other thing: a bottle of metals from TAAron's room. "Ready?" she asked Lerac.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said: She skimmed through it, then closed her eyes and yanked on the power well, gasping as too much came through and exploded into marshmallows around her. A long with one other thing: a bottle of metals from TAAron's room. "Ready?" she asked Lerac. "Ready for what?"
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 2 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "Ready for what?" "I'm bringing TAAron back."
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 Just now, Halcyon The Only said: "I'm bringing TAAron back." "In what way?"
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 2 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "In what way?" "I don't know. I'll just figure it out."
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 6 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said: "I don't know. I'll just figure it out." "That seems... like it might end poorly."
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "That seems... like it might end poorly." She scowled, rubbing the bottle between her fingers. "Stand back."
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 Just now, Halcyon The Only said: She scowled, rubbing the bottle between her fingers. "Stand back." He did so, but he clearly wasn't happy about it.
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: He did so, but he clearly wasn't happy about it. She took a deep breath and read a chant off the page. The more she read, the more black smoke billowed from the pages of the book.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 Just now, Halcyon The Only said: She took a deep breath and read a chant off the page. The more she read, the more black smoke billowed from the pages of the book. Lerac took a step toward her, tempted to stop it. Quote What exactly is she doing here?
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: Lerac took a step toward her, tempted to stop it. Quote nnnnnnnnnnnothing She gave him the nastiest warning look he'd ever seen her give and turned the page, continuing.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 Just now, Halcyon The Only said: She gave him the nastiest warning look he'd ever seen her give and turned the page, continuing. Quote Well, if it is supposed to involve TAAron I should probably know do I can decide what to do He gritted his teeth, but stopped.
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: He gritted his teeth, but stopped. Quote It doesn't yet. I'll bring you in when it does She finished chanting, her voice raising even as the smoke swirled, reared, spun around her. And then, as she was obscured from view, she stopped chanting. In the deep silence, there was a swoosh, and the smoke rushed Haly to vanish inside her. She stood for a second, then dropped the book and doubled over coughing.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 Just now, Halcyon The Only said: She finished chanting, her voice raising even as the smoke swirled, reared, spun around her. And then, as she was obscured from view, she stopped chanting. In the deep silence, there was a swoosh, and the smoke rushed Haly to vanish inside her. She stood for a second, then dropped the book and doubled over coughing. "Haly!" He rushed to her, grabbing her arm and feeling for if there was anything to heal.
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 3 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "Haly!" He rushed to her, grabbing her arm and feeling for if there was anything to heal. There wasn't. There was a darkness roiling inside her, though, a darkness that refused to leave. Haly straightened and pulled away. "I'm fine," she snapped.
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 Just now, Halcyon The Only said: There wasn't. There was a darkness roiling inside her, though, a darkness that refused to leave. Haly straightened and pulled away. "I'm fine," she snapped. "What did you do?"
Bird Furious she/her/un/important Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 5 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "What did you do?" "I needed more power." She clutched the vial and closed her eyes. Smoke twirled and seeped from her fingers around the vial. Quote So his consciousness is in the goddess' power?
The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns Posted January 30, 2025 Posted January 30, 2025 Just now, Halcyon The Only said: "I needed more power." She clutched the vial and closed her eyes. Smoke twirled and seeped from her fingers around the vial. Quote Kind of. His consciousness is not currently active. But the power has imprinted on him, basically. Though you might recall, his power has the particular property of not interacting with other types of magic.
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