The Nineteenth Trial

[hot_mess_express]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 43, evening
Where: The Mermaid's Beach

Come on, come on heroes...! Come hither!

[ There's a playful giggle and the sound of splashing as the Mermaid's beach appears in the clearing. ]

Let's play a game...!

Comments

[daydreamshimmer]

Which is impressive. Mastering something is hard, anyone with the dedication, intelligence, and ability to do it is someone to be impressed by.

[voreaciously]

...Yes, but I am not all that impressive, truly.

[she's embarrassed, now]

[daydreamshimmer]

Ah, the humble type. Nothing wrong with having a little pride, you know.

[voreaciously]

I do have pride, it is simply that your...[breeze voice tells her to shut up.]

...nevermind. Thank you.

[daydreamshimmer]

[That gets a pause from her.]

[Tilting her head, studying 80H thoughtfully a second.]

[Then she shrugged her shoulders.]

What else should we do?

[voreaciously]

Might I have your name?

[because she does not know it.]

I am 80H.

[she will curtsy politely.]

[daydreamshimmer]

I'm Solar Flare.

[.....listen, she's not going to try that curtsy thing in front of people.]

What's the H stand for?

[voreaciously]

"Healer".

[she sounds pleased about it. inasmuch as she sounds pleased about anything.

thanks for asking, good grief.]

[daydreamshimmer]

Ooooh.

Yeah, I could see why you'd go with 80H. There's like a million people with Heal in their name, numbers are far rarer.

[voreaciously]

[what is pony culture. she is so curious hearing this.]

That is especially true in my case, as it would happen.

[80H brings her thumb and index finger close together leaving little space between them. An ice flower sprouts in the space.

She offers it to her.]

Here.

[daydreamshimmer]

[Their names are Very Straight Forward or Extremely Metaphorically Fitting.]

Oh? Some kind of village tradition?

[That gives her a start because present????]

[A really pretty and cool present?]

[She knows it's for bingo, but it's PRETTY AND COOL!]

[She will take it, debating a moment and behind her ear is probably best. Hair is still cooler than body heat.]

[Looking around.] Let's see....oh, I know. [Gestures for her to follow her closer to the water.]

[voreaciously]

A military organisation, but you could say that otherwise.

[but she follows her.]

[daydreamshimmer]

Your name came from a military organization?

[She's looking over the rocks and shells thoughtfully as she walks along the beach.]

[voreaciously]

Yes.

[daydreamshimmer]

[Bends down to pick up a rock, but then keeps walking.]

Do they just rename people on your world?

[voreaciously]

They do not rename people, no. I am not human.

[daydreamshimmer]

[Looking her over.]

[Looking her over closely.]

....you're not also a unicorn that got turned human shaped?

[LISTEN SHE HAS TO ASK]

[voreaciously]

No, I have always been shaped this way. How are you adjusting?

[daydreamshimmer]

Terribly.

[For reasons.]

[Oh, there's the rock she needs.]

[Gonna grab it and scrape it against the other.]

[voreaciously]

I apologise for your misfortune.

[but she was a unicorn? that's actually super exciting.]

What sort of crafts could you make as a unicorn?

[SHE SAID SHE KNEW ABOUT ART but also opposable thumbs are the way to go.



so are fingers, honestly.]

[daydreamshimmer]

Yeah, it's been a whole thing. So what are you, if not human? What's even different?

So far, drawings. Did really good with chalk for Eliza. I would probably be better with telekinesis, it depends how much I dedicated doing it the earth pony way. Though I am curious to see if hands can match the precision of telekinesis.

[Scrape scrape scrape. Then holding out the larger rock to 80H with a rough version of that flower on it.] At least they seem to do well with rough tools.

[voreaciously]

I am not an organic being, but synthetic and technological. Hands can be incredibly precise, yes. Please do let me know how you fare with them, in time.

Ah! [she says upon receipt.] Thank you, it's lovely.

[daydreamshimmer]

Ah, so different insides, okay. That is impressive though. Not often magic comes alive like you. Well, alive and not raving mad.

Depends what I figure out first, hands or shapeshifting magic.

You're welcome.

[voreaciously]

[implying she's not insa]

And outside. My skin is made of silicone.

[she's curious about how magic functions where she comes from but she needs to focus.]

What else would you like to do?

[daydreamshimmer]

[Raving mad means razing the country side without rest.]

What's silicone?

Let's see.

I need to say something I like about myself.

[.....jeeze, she hasn't actually thought of this????]