audience: aerith

[mygod]

Comments

[residentflorist]

Do they bother checking on you a lot? [the hills have eyes, but just how monitored are we talking here? and more to that...]

Let's get them some water then. Just because we might get to live here doesn't mean they shouldn't. [is she already up to check for a hose or anything? yeah. and this is sort of a segue to one of the other things she wanted to ask them about anyway, but sometimes you like to keep busy.]

[mygod]

[ There is a useful hose! Kind of on the older side, but enough to get the job done. The other end of it goes deeper into the fog. ]

Every now and then? At the moment, they're probably checking more than they normally would because you all just got here. But I wouldn't really expect that to be the norm.

[residentflorist]

[hose get.]

That's good to know. It'll make it a little easier to buy some more time and try to learn more about the ritual. [that's the goal here.]

...if we were brought here to be a sacrifice, then why the monster affinity? Was that really just a consequence of coming here? I'm surprised they're letting us keep them.

[mygod]

Hm... Well, it's not really like they can just take it away? It would require undoing the whole process that brought you here in the first place, which seems more counterproductive than just letting you all keep it.

[residentflorist]

[but it might've been a good way to send them all home, but you know.]

Is there any way to change the one that we have?

[mygod]

Not that I'm aware of.

Why? Want to be something else?

[residentflorist]

No, not really. I think I'm okay with what I have, but I guess I was wondering what things are permanent and what things are changeable. [...] But if I said I did?

[mygod]

Hehe, my answer is still not that I'm aware of.

[ They poke at the dirt. ]

Water here, please.

[residentflorist]

[she's helpin'...she will water where they direct her and she actually seems to be kind of happy doing this. thank you pestilence.]

Just checking. [it's the energy of a wink without actually winking.] So if we can't change, it also means we only get one chance at finding a match, doesn't it? What if...[...well she doesn't like the possibility, but she thinks it's fair to ask.] If something does happen, and someone's match dies before you can find them, is that it? You don't have any other way to make yourself stronger.

[she's not even thinking murder, she's well aware there are some very strong personalities here that could probably get themselves killed.]

[mygod]

That's it for that.

[ Hmmm. ]

But we'll see what happens. If that does happen for whatever reason, there's always the chance we learn something new. That's the thing about this place-- the magic around it is always fluctuating.

[residentflorist]

I think that's the thing about any place. Magic can change depending on whose hands it's in. [for...better or worse.]

Do you guys already know what alignments each of us have?

[mygod]

Mmhm, we know your matches, the abilities of each... and all that.

[ All knowing... sort of. ]

[residentflorist]

Then if I asked you a few questions about how mine worked could you be able to answer?

[mygod]

Yup, that's fine. Shoot!

[ Release the questions! ]

[residentflorist]

If I use mine on a person with a certain thought, can that thought change later? Or is it just one thought for the whole amount of time?

[mygod]

It would be just the one, so choose wisely. They'd basically be sort of... obsessing over whatever you give them, so use your power for good. Or jokes, I guess.

[ Or evil but a cult member saying that will sound insane. ]

[residentflorist]

[don't tell her that, because:]

Does it have to be an idea? Or can it be a person? [aerith, who does not know love arrows are real: can i one-sided lovearrow someone?]

[mygod]

Oh, yeah. It can be a person.

[ Be funny. ]

[residentflorist]

[makes notes for next week...]

And...can my partner actually use it on me? Or are we immune to our own powers?

[mygod]

It can be used on you.

[ The idea of someone not being able to be love arrowed just because they have it... horrible ]

[residentflorist]

[i know you would never allow this. but hm. she seems to consider this...]

Are the powers and connection the only things that come with an alignment like that? [no physical changes, etc?]

[mygod]

Um...

[ They consider this. ]

As far as I know, no. But don't quote me on that.

[residentflorist]

Consider it unquoted! [thank you. but with that, she does pause as she considers.]

Then...does that mean you don't know where these new words are coming from? [she shifts her arm to gesture vaguely to the ink that's slightly obscured by her bracelets.]

[mygod]

[ They glance down at it. ]

That's more... hmmm. Okay, the way I sort of explained this to someone else is, imagine all of this ritual and summoning stuff to be like cooking. But the recipe book they're using is really old, and some of the ingredients that were needed are kind of unavailable now or just hard to get by. So you use replacement ingredients that still get the job done, but because it's not exactly right, there are some hiccups that weren't supposed to happen.

Monster affinities, this word thing...

[residentflorist]

[okay well this actually makes perfect sense to her judging by her expression.]

I think I get it. [the ritual's old as hell and because certain shortcuts had to be taken things have ended up this way.] So does that mean we should maybe expect other things like this to happen?