Ritual. . .?

[wooliefrand]

WHO: ALL
WHERE: THE PASTURE
WHEN: Day 60, Morning

[GOOOOOD MORNING it's been a nice few days, and it's even starting to warm up slightly--oh, wait, never mind. Thick black clouds gather in the sky, and there's a rumbling thunder, with stray lightning bolts here and there. The rain alternates between freezing cold but sparse and just sheets of downpour.

Well if you're determined enough you can still go about your business! Though looking out your window you might catch Blossom running back and forth to SOMEWHERE and also....a tree suddenly in the middle of the pasture. Nothing notable about it for now though.

Anyway how yall doing.


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[wants_the_phd]

Have you tried leaning further into the transformation on purpose?

[thefinalcontract]

....

I have not.

[He holds up his hands to stop the inquiries, for just a moment.]

I did not mean to make this about myself... My concern was for you and your particular situation. You need not talk about it but I also do not wish to take attention away from yourself should you be in need to discuss your own... transformations.

[wants_the_phd]

Oh.

[Oh right. She looks at her hands. They're black and covered in fine, snakelike scales up to her elbows. Claws curl from her fingertips.]

I was trying so hard to shift the whole time, but I couldn't. It started working again the moment the ritual ended.

[She shows him her hands, like "see?"]

Physically, I'm okay. I just--

--To have my only means of self-defense disabled when I needed it most was... upsetting.

And there are some. Implications. ...It's a lot to think about.

[thefinalcontract]

[It is a lot to think about. Though their situations different there are some similarities that are too obvious to ignore.]

It is good that you're physically well... And it is, without question, frustrating to have the abilities we need not be available to us. The flux of power upon their return is... [He flexes his own fingers. It's uncomfortable. And he can only surmise this is the cause of her sudden transformation.] Is there ought I can do for you at present?

The last time this happened to me I stayed away from Daffodil and the others. I did not find that the most helpful of solutions... But if that is what you prefer I will leave you to the woods. But I will always be around for tea and conversation should you need it...

And should I leave you... I do want to know that you will be alright on your own. A lot has transpired these last few days.

[wants_the_phd]

No, I'm alright. My other form is my real one; this human body is just camouflage.

Are you okay? Your arm appears to be... [what is that? Crystal? Amber??]

...solid.

[thefinalcontract]

[Oh... Yeah. It's petrified. He looks it over somewhat wearily.]

This is from the ritual... I fear no one was able to save Daffodil. [He shakes his head.] I should be able to reverse the effects with my Geo abilities. Or, that is my hope anyway...

[Arm aside...]

If you're certain you're well. For all that has transpired I do find comfort in coming across someone who is a bit like myself. As I suspect, and all signs point to, this body also being something akin to camouflage.

[wants_the_phd]

Then, I hope I get to see the real you someday.

[She smiles a little. It is nice to meet someone like herself, actually. It's been a low-key but persistent strain to be surrounded by so many weird and unrelatable aliens all this time.]

What are Geo abilities? I can sort of guess by the name, but what does it entail, exactly?

[thefinalcontract]

[This, honestly, earns a small smile. The real him... Whatever that may entail there will be someone who is glad to see it.]

Earth, mostly. [He lifts a hand and creates a protective barrier around her for just a little while. Gold rocks create patterns and are connected by a golden light with diamond patterns rippling across it.] Rocks and stones and the land itself.

[wants_the_phd]

[She startles a little to find herself TRAPPED in some kind of glowing cage of light so suddenly. WH--]

[She keeps her hands to herself to avoid touching it. Looks dangerous.]

So you have... what, magical control over the ground?

[thefinalcontract]

[He lowers it so not to frighten her anymore.]

Rocks, dirt, minerals and gems... Things of that nature. Geo encompass all.

1/2

[wants_the_phd]

[The barrier falling away does help her unclench, yes, thank you. She's just a high-strung person. Not his fault.]

_whew...

[wants_the_phd]

[She rallies, and her expression becomes the picture of comfort again.]

All of that, huh? You'd be a celebrity at home with that skillset. We live underground and our mastery of stonework is a part of our core identity as a people.

What can you do with your geo powers? Art? Architecture? Something else?

[thefinalcontract]

[What a fascinating question and he hesitates, not terribly certain. His memories are full of holes and spaces. And him using his powers don't really exist so his answer is based on instinct rather than certain truth.]

I protect... Of that I can say for certain.

[His brow furrows for a moment and he looks back in the direction that everyone else should be.]

Perhaps that is why I struggle here because protecting is not something that can be done. They are going to get hurt regardless...

[wants_the_phd]

Are you a soldier? Law enforcement?