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

[learnedfool]

I don't want to do that with strangers hard or I don't know what that even is hard?

[daydreamshimmer]

A little of A and B.

How am I even supposed to know a kink of mine?

[learnedfool]

Does it say you have to be honest?

[daydreamshimmer]

No, but there's also the whole what might be kinky for a pony could sound absolutely terrible to a human and I'd rather not have that crash course.

[Pause.] Oh.

Wait, I got something. I'd totally be willing to kiss Eliza, even that mild curiosity should be kinky enough.

[learnedfool]

I can't say that I know how cross-species anything works. At least when both parties can consent.

[which is a different kettle of fish than bestiality, though not something most humans would be comfortable with.]

Then again, I literally can no longer have a moment with another human without Desdemona present. And she can't do anything without using my body. It takes an unusual woman to be comfortable with that.

[daydreamshimmer]

I'm pretty sure it's kinky. Just not depraved with consent ability.

Eh, depends if they like you both. A threeway relationship isn't so bad, but when it's only one half of whose in the body, that's definitely getting into a weird territory.

[learnedfool]

Thankfully my fiancee does.

[he sounds pleased]

it's something the three of us had to talk about, though.

[daydreamshimmer]

That's needed for any relationship.

Congrats?

[learnedfool]

Thank you.

If it isn't insincere to say this for Sparks, you're doing a good job of adapting to all of this.

[daydreamshimmer]

[She snorts.] Yeah....

[Pause. And he's her teammate and she's already ruined one relationship on her team. Might as well try to not....be utterly horrible.]

And to tell you a secret, no, I'm not. [Wrapping her arms around herself, looking away.] I was terrified out of my mind until Eliza finally talked me down a few hours ago.

[learnedfool]

That's not unreasonable.

I wish I could have helped more.

[daydreamshimmer]

[She shrugs.] Not like you were the only one who missed it. [Eliza only found out because she finally had a break down.]

Come on, you do a square.

[She's only so good at emotional honesty right now.]

[learnedfool]

[studies his card]

What's a selfie?

[daydreamshimmer]

Picture taken of yourself. [Looking at the card.] Pull out your chain. It has a camera on it.

[And draping her arm over his shoulder.]

[learnedfool]

[he doesn't know what a camera is either, but he can hit buttons until he accidentally takes a picture]

Would you look at that!

[daydreamshimmer]

[Would help direct to buttons when needed.]

Yeah, phones are pretty great. Somehow didn't end up with selfie on either card.

What else you need? Oh. Let's make a pact.

[Considers and....really should try with teammates.] How about we promise to always have each other's backs?

[learnedfool]

Yes, we can agree to that. What else do you need?

[daydreamshimmer]

Well, I do need to give a gift.

[But she picked up a seashell for a bet earlier, so.]

[Will pull it out and hold it out.] Here you go.

Tell me a joke?

[learnedfool]

Thank you. Though I also need to give a gift.

[looks around for another seashell on the beach to offer it]

As for a joke...

[no, Des, we are not telling that one, it probably wouldn't translate into equine terms]

[not that one either]

It's said that an apple a day keeps the physician away, but it depends on how good your throwing arm is.

[he tried] .

[daydreamshimmer]

Shells work. [Leading the way along the water's edge so he can look for one.]

[She snorts.] Do have to watch those rogue physicians.

I think I can serenade you and basically do a secret all at once.

[learnedfool]

Please do.

[daydreamshimmer]

So, apparently when I sing, this....thing happens. [And since literally only one person knows about it, it's totally a secret.]

[So she's going to start singing for him. And she is in an actual bad in a world of random musical moments, so she's a pretty good singer. Getting into the song, dancing in place and emotions, the whole bit.]

[And part way through, light starts appearing on her head, and then near the end, there's a flash, and then there's a change. Pony ears, hair growing longer to look like a tale, and also just kind of. Random sparkling glitter on her.]

[Welcome to the magical girl teammate.]