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

[bluediligence]

I could teach you how to bake cookies. They're almost universally safe. [ Almost. Kind of. ]

But drawing is a good idea, too!

[daydreamshimmer]

It is a rare creature that can't enjoy baked goods.

I was thinking about getting paint....

How do you feel about a massage? I...kind of learned how to do it and I didn't send the guy into traction.

[bluediligence]

What do you wanna paint?

[ Hesitates for a second at the question, then nods. ]

Sure, I don't mind.

[daydreamshimmer]

Been mostly doing flowers. [Sitting up and motioning for her to turn.]

[And have a kind of lame neck rub because she doesn't want to do it too hard, but trying.]

Fairly easy stylized for practice, but can be very pretty. Otherwise I wait for something to inspire me.

[bluediligence]

[ Solar will likely notice something that Faito hasn't yet: the collar-like loop isn't the only scar on her neck ]

[ It also looks distinctly like she got stabbed through the back of it ]

I'd love to see, if you wouldn't mind showing me.

[daydreamshimmer]

[That....is definitely something.]

[Honestly, she's not sure how anypo-anyone? Anyone has lived through some of these injuries.]

Well, only drawing is in Thyme, so you'd have to ask Eliza. But I figure I can do more. That is a Senna thing.

[bluediligence]

[ everything is Fine ]

Eh? I don't know much about other teams' bonds.

[daydreamshimmer]

[This are questions to ponder when Not Touching.]

There was a poster with them in that car with the screen. Senna is basically beautification of things.

[bluediligence]

So ... makeovers and things?

[daydreamshimmer]

Basically, yeah.

[bluediligence]

[ Ducks her head a bit, relaxing her shoulders. ]

Sounds easier than Ginger's. We've got promises.

[daydreamshimmer]

I dunno. Beauty takes supplies.

You can like promise to visit someone, or throw something away, or pretty much anything you do for someone else.

[bluediligence]

There is that. It's not that it's difficult to make promises, it's just ...

[ Hmm ... ]

It feels like there's more to it than that. Like promises should be something special, and meaningful.

[ promises are important!! ]

[daydreamshimmer]

So are memories, and it's this place that decides somehow icebreakers are adequate for harmony magic.

I say game the system to get back what's yours.

[bluediligence]

... Harmony magic?

[daydreamshimmer]

It's powerful magic in Equestria. Very little is understood, but it's always taken at least a duo to use it effectively. Like a whole becomes greater than it's parts. It marks a lot of points in history. The alicorn princesses various defeating of darkness, the peace between the pony tribes, things like that.

[bluediligence]

Whoa ... [ What's an alicorn?? ]

[ what even is this ]

[ ... Well. It's no weirder than space marines, and also, it's amazing and cool. So. ]

That's amazing! So it's like the bonds here, but ... more? Deeper?

[daydreamshimmer]

It's the kind of power that heals the land, purify corrupted magic, and seal away dark forces.

It can't happen for just anyone. It has to be people who are really united in a single cause entirely.