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

[bowtiedbones]

[spreads her arms wide]

Not at all! Go for it.

[voreaciously]

[she hesitates for a moment before enveloping Eliza in a hug.

she's kind of bad at it though]

[bowtiedbones]

[luckily eliza is very good at hugs]

And hug, check!

[voreaciously]

[she trembles in her arms a moment]

[bowtiedbones]

[???? loosens her hold like did she hit a bruise or something]

Um?

[voreaciously]

I am fine.

[she doesn't sound it this time, she sounds somewhat pained before she clears her throats and asserts, clearer this time.]

I am fine. Let us continue.

[bowtiedbones]

[WORRY]

Um, okay... Which one?

[voreaciously]

[she sounds more or less fine now there's no need to worry clearly.]

Dancing, perhaps?

[bowtiedbones]

Sure. I already filled that one, but I'd be happy to dance with you anyways.

[voreaciously]

...Thank you. My apologies for making you do it again.

[bowtiedbones]

Don't apologize for something I want to do. It's fine.

[voreaciously]

...Very well. My apologies.

[she's sorry for being sorry. but she selects a waltz off her chain and lets it play before offering a hand in invitation.]

[bowtiedbones]

Seriously, it's fine.

[takes her hand!]

[voreaciously]

Very well.

[pulls her closer and starts to lead her in a waltz.]

[bowtiedbones]

[follows along]

Oh! Want to hear something good?

[voreaciously]

What is it?

[bowtiedbones]

Dusk got me a deer skeleton!

[voreaciously]

That is good. I am glad for you. What are your plans for it?

[bowtiedbones]

Besides just being a fun skeleton to work with, it's a common non-magical animal with no history of corruption, so I can use it as a guidepost to check my abilities against! See what powers have come back and which ones are still deactivated.

[voreaciously]

I see, that is sensible. I am even more glad that you have it. I hope your testing proves fruitful.

[she sounds actually pleased, though! yay for eliza, yay for magic and science, this is delightful.]

[bowtiedbones]

Thanks! I'm really excited to start working with it.

[voreaciously]

Best of luck to you. What else do you have to do?

[bowtiedbones]

Oh! You mean with the card? I should tell a secret and ask for advice.

[voreaciously]

Ah, well, if you wish to tell someone else, I will understand.

[bowtiedbones]

I'm just really bad at thinking of secrets.