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[daydreamshimmer]

Who: Senna and friends
When: Day 52, Night
Where: Senna car

[The train of trauma just keeps on a-rollin']

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[daydreamshimmer]

[Solar Flare is helpfully provided an illusion by Loki to cover up her scales.]

[and after dragging herself back from the med car, time to wait for 80H. So she's working in a sketchbook, moving a pencil over the paper with telekinesis.]

[learnedfool]

[Guess who was absent from the game]

What happened?

[daydreamshimmer]

Cannibalism.

[Very. Flat and lacking emotions in that answer.]

[BUT THAT PROBABLY COVERS IT.]

[learnedfool]

[Penric is going to make a brief gesture, invoking his gods]

Is everyone else...?

[daydreamshimmer]

Isuzu and I were the only ones there. We lost.

She's hurting, but she's responsive, so that's something.

[learnedfool]

What can I do? We haven't gotten Des's healing back, but I know how to heal without magic.

[daydreamshimmer]

Already took her to the med car for the physical damage.

...unless you know a way to safely remove skin deep things that don't involve skinning or branding.

[learnedfool]

No, I don't. Nothing I'd try blind, certainly.

[daydreamshimmer]

Then back to the tattoo idea it is.

[Sighs.]

[learnedfool]

And hope we get Des's powers back. She might be able to do something with uphill magic.

[daydreamshimmer]

We'll see if it's needed. I'm getting a tattoo tomorrow.

....wouldn't know cool sun symbols, would you? I'm looking for something different for what I'm thinking of.

[Bond]

[bestbrotherever]

[Loki's adding some personal flair to the common area with an illusion meant to recreate a view from the palace of Asgard's windows. A lot of gold as the frame, and a lot of openness and light coming "in" from the fake outside. He's chosen the "window" to look out on the gardens in deference to his teammates' likely state of mind; most people find the gardens to be particularly relaxing, even just to look at.]

[daydreamshimmer]

Wow.

You really can maintain all this without any strain?

[It's really impressive illusion work. Especially with the illusion sticking to her coat.]

[bestbrotherever]

[A smile and a preen.]

Of course. Simple illusions like this, that is not intended to be reactive nor permanent, are hardly noticeable. I could easily do the same to the other walls, with any image I choose. [Said with a wink. Meaning, got any requests?]

[daydreamshimmer]

[Considers a few moments.] Well, I do like plants. I've been thinking of what would actually look good in here, no reason to not try out a few for aesthetic before getting the real thing. And certainly more light, dark and grim should be an enhancer, not so oppressive.

[bestbrotherever]

Indeed. A little bit of light can make the darkness so much more impressive.

[He waves his hand and large pillars block the view at intervals, throwing shadows into the room. They also have vines twining around them, and the corners now contain trees. A few prickly pear cacti also appear scattered around.]

[daydreamshimmer]

Exactly. Contrast is important.

[She hums, looking around and laughs a bit at the cactus.] Well, the prickly certainly works for the train's theme.

[bestbrotherever]

[Grin. You are a pony of good taste, Solar.]

You recognize these plants? They are unknown on Asgard, but common near the town on Midgard where my brother spends most of his time.

[daydreamshimmer]

[Nods.] They're a type of cactus. They grow in desert regions. Pretty hardy plants, don't need a lot of water to survive.

[bestbrotherever]

Making the best of difficult conditions and coming out all the stronger for it. [He might have a new appreciation for cacti now.]

[daydreamshimmer]

Correct. Even if it took several generations to develop it, but life always finds a way.

Re: [Bond]

[learnedfool]

That is... not something I've seen before.

Re: [Bond]

[bestbrotherever]

Few mortals have. It is part of the royal palace of Asgard.

Re: [Bond]

[learnedfool]

Can't say I've heard of it.

[bestbrotherever]

Really. I thought most mortals had heard of it, if only as legends.

[learnedfool]

Not this mortal. Nor the resident immortal I've consulted.

[which must have been silently, in the last few minutes]

[bestbrotherever]

What do you call the abode of the gods, then?

[learnedfool]

[Penric considers this]

The home of the gods. It's difficult to give a name to a place that is pure spirit, without matter. Hard to even consider that a place in the same way a city or a mountain is a place. Humans aren't really meant for considering that sort of thing since we are made of matter and spirit, and live in a world that has both. Even brief encounters with the divine are... hard to describe in ways that capture the feeling.

[spoken like a man with personal experience]

[bestbrotherever]

So. The gods of your realm are not physical beings at all? Then how do you know that they are real?

[He finds that a little unsettling. But he'll try to hide that.]

[learnedfool]

Me personally? Well, the first clue is Desdemona's reaction; she's better at sensing such things than a human is.

Desdemona is my demon. I'm a Temple sorcerer.

I'm going to have to explain that, too, aren't I?

[bestbrotherever]

[Frownnnn. He doesn't like having his ignorance pointed out, especially when it's in a topic that he can't dismiss as irrelevant mortal business.]

I suppose, if you feel you must. [As if he doesn't care at all and is only humoring the human.]

[learnedfool]

Demons are chaos elementals. Without training, they leak it into their riders, and can only do basic downhill magic.

But they're considered under the domain of the Bastard, god of all things strange and out of season, so the Bastard's temple organizes training for sorcerers. And tries to pair demons with riders who are already temple divines.

Which doesn't always work.

[The last was said with Pen's throat and voicebox, but the accent and cadence was decidedly different.]

Yes, that's true.

[bestbrotherever]

[He nods along, smiling a little.]

That sounds like a very... mutually beneficial arrangement. Does it help others gain an appreciation for the strange and chaotic, rather than irrationally fear it?

[Raising an eyebrow at the voice change.]

Your demon? She shares your body? How far can her control extend?

[learnedfool]

It depends on the person. Most simply pray that the Bastard's attention passes them over; but some find value in... a place for those who do not fit, or the small action that changes everything.

Desdemona? Yes, she shares my body. But it depends on what you mean by control.