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]

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.

[voreaciously]

Ah...

[not surprising, honestly.]

Well, while you consider one, how do you get your hair like that?

[Amane can do curls if she wants to, but Eliza's hair is always on fucking point and she wants to know if she could do better.]

[bowtiedbones]

Oh! Actually, I could call that a secret since really only Dusk and Thyme have seen me use them. I'll sleep in rollers!

[voreaciously]

[would that she could have secrets like those.]

I see. Thank you. [she makes a thoughtful noise.]

I need to pet someone for five minutes and...

[her shoulders droop minutely]

discuss my most important person.

[bowtiedbones]

I can help with that.

[claps her hands and turns into a wolf]

[voreaciously]

You still make such a beautiful wolf.

[80H will take a seat and pat her lap in invitation.]

[bowtiedbones]

Thanks!

[flops down and put her head on 80H's lap, tail thumping]

[voreaciously]

[Starts to stroke and scritch and pet. she'll also get behind the ears before settling into a rhythm.

She cannot pick a singular person that is most important. Or rather she did, but there are...a few more that hold that title.

She looks to the sky.]

I knew an angel, once.

[bowtiedbones]

A real one?