[center][color=darkgreen][h3]Linkle[/h3][/color]

[color=darkgreen][b] Level 5[/b][/color] - (28/50) + 3

[color=darkgreen][b]Location:[/b][/color] Lumbridge ~ Guild Hall
[color=darkgreen][b]Word Count: 1896 [/b][/color]
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[@Stekkmen][@Lugubrious]
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Linkle took the only remaining piece of blue lizard and slowly wound it around the plate, scooping up e last bits of that delicious jelly before plopping the whole thing in her mouth and swallowing. She patted her stomach in satisfaction, but flinched a bit from the parts that were still tender from Ryu's skyward punch. 

As 10/10 delicious as everything was it didn't seem like it had the miraculous healing properties she'd been hoping for. Her arms and chest were still sore, and the wounds from the fishy weapons still stung when she moved even if they weren't debilitating.

Speaking of those fishy weapons Tora took it upon himself to examine the fishy spirits floating in her jar, blanching at the sight of their bulge eyed scaly mugs in a way that made her giggle. "If you think they look terrible you should have been around to smell them. Nothing that lives it water should stink that bad, it doesn't make any sense." She said as the Nopon reached in and started cracking a few of them open. "I thought maybe Courier would like one. He's already got one fish monster in his pocket. It could use a friend." 

She was glad she had something to call that guy now. It had been a little awkward.

A few of the things Tora got out of them were interesting. There was a sword, for one thing! A spear too, but it wasn't as cool as the sword. The weird thing about those two weapons was that they didn't look like anything the fish men had been using, or could even make judging from the ragged state of their equipment. The thing that really drew her eye, though, was the shiny stone. She learned it, entranced by its sheer...shinyness. She reached for it, but then Tora piped up his own interest and that put a stop to that. Dibs he may not have expressly called, but the universal rules of dibs stayed her hand all the same.

Besides, mysterious shiny artifact? Adorable creature about half her height transfixed by it along with her? She'd been in this situation before and only good things had happened when she'd given up the stone. It had led to her rescue of Princess Zelda, for one thing.

As Tora wandered away Linkle briefly wondered what he would look like if he turned into a tall, statuesque hunk of a man and how the others would react to such a sudden transformation. Especially Poppi.

Yeah, she decided. Tora was definitely getting the shiny stone. Even if there was a one in a million chance of history repeating itself like that Linkle would gladly take that bet. She would fight anyone to put that stone in his hands.

No one seemed interested in the spiral charm though. She picked it up and examined it. It was small, not as weird in a fun way as the stone, but pretty cool. She clipped it on to her belt, which she wasn't using for much anyway. May as well decorate it.

With her meal finished and everything she wanted from the loot pile claimed she looked around the room to try and find somebody. Her eyes swept over Poppi having a talk with Din, Tora trying to get to know Mr. Spikey Head, and the whole Koopa clan rolling up on the loot table before her eyes fell on Euden. She reached over to the bottle, took out two ofmthe remianing fish spirits, and nodded to Ryu and Agoston. "There's something I said I was gonna do. I'll see you guys a little later. Ryu, eat something before its all gone. I'll bet it tastes much better now." With that and a jaunty little wave she made her way across the hall to fetch the dragon boy.

"Hey." She said excitedly, popping up behind him and patting him twice on the shoulder. "I promised to explain the ears after dinner, remember? But I don't want to do it in a room full of people. It'll make sense once you hear it." She said, a little more seriously. She doubted there were really bad people in a town like this, but she really couldn't be sure. "Come on. C'mon." She said, taking the boy by the hand and pulling the way a friend pulls you when they really want you to see a cute animal or a dead body. 

She found a side room in the guild hall, something that looked like some kind of private meeting area, and dragged him inside. "Okay." She said, shutting the door so they wouldn't be disturbed. She pulled up the three spirits she had, the blue haired lady and the two fish men, to show him. "I'm not sure how well known these are around here, or if anyone knows what kind of effects they can have. You probably saw my friends in the main room breaking them and the stuff that popped out, but that's the least of what they can do. I'm just gonna tell you like the man that told me told me, okay?"

So, she did. Linkle laid out everything she knew about spirits, in as many of the same terms as she could remember the Master of Masters using. Where spirits came from, how to use them, the four different ways their effects could manifest, and what kind of changes could occur if you used them. 

"So, when I say these ears aren't mine I mean it." She finished, rubbing one of them thoughtfully. "These belonged to a rabbit that...died protecting me and my friends from a giant machine. So I looked for him afterwards and decided to bring him with us. He helps me out with a lot of cool things. He taught me how to shoot and I think I can move better because of him. Those wings Din saved you with? They came from a robot bird that tried to kill us when we woke it up. Even most of my equipment here is made from crushing the spirits of  monsters we've come across. Except these."

She solemnly drew one of the orange swords on her back and held it up to the light of the sunset streaming through the window. "We met a man in the desert that tried to kill us. I think he did it because he wanted [i]our[/i] spirits, because when he died he let out tons of them. This is one he pulled out and crushed before we could stop him." She looked at the blade sadly. "I have no idea whether or not this used to be a person. I don't think he cared where he got that spirit." She replaced the blade onto her back and gave Euden a hopeful smile. "But I think you would, and I don't think that's something the world should lose."

She handed Euden the fish man spirits. "So, take these and use them. They'll keep you going until you find your friends. And if you ever...lose somebody...than you can carry them in your heart." She held up the blue haired girls spirit. "Just like this." She cupped her hands, brought the spirit to her chest, and pushed.

[center][hider=For Linkle]Notable Spirit Consumed:
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Linkle, now about half a foot taller than before, receives recolored strawberry-blonde hair (and rabbit ears) and blue eyes--not a big change outright, but when she uses her new power, her hair turns sky-blue and her eyes magenta. Her hair is also a good bit longer, reaching halfway down her back. Her standard boots and gloves have turned gray and gained a small amount of golden plating, and she has a burgundy undersuit. In terms of mentality, she is a little sweeter and more bubbly than before. This spirit confers the Power [b]Cryokinesis[/b], giving Linkle impressible ice-related abilities. For now, she can only create it, albeit in good quantities and in a variety of ways and shapes, but it can be upgraded for scale, control, and a chilling defensive aura. This spirit also confers the Weakness [b]Frozen Temper[/b], which gives her unique anger issues. If sufficiently provoked, Linkle will exhibit a tranquil rage, rendering her cold and emotionless but more violent so long as her anger persists.[/hider][/center] 

The change was as sudden as a chill shooting up her spine, and Linkle felt an involuntary full body shiver overtake her as she came down from it, shaking her head. "Wow." She breathed. "Brrrr. I've only ever done that once, haha. I hope it's not something you get used too, that would be super weird."

She noticed one thing immediately. She brought her hand up to her forehead and then moved it out toward Euden before bringing it back to her own. She smiled brightly and pumped her fist. "Yes! Taller! I'm eternally in your dept, Miss blue hair."

That thought sent a jolt through her, and she immediately reached up and pulled at a strand of hair to check. And it just kept coming. She gasped as she held the long strand of hair in front of her. She'd never had hair this long before. She'd have to braid it or something. She was relived it wasn't blue, though, but it was suprising how it actually looked slightly more red than before. Not that she had anything against Nayru, hallowed be her name, but she could only accept blond and brown hair if she wanted to keep her heroic look.

Speaking of her looks blue hair had also seen fit to modify her boots and gloves with gold, which she enjoyed watching sparkle in the sunlight for a moment. She could do without the stuffy body stocking, though considering it looked like it had completely merged with her shorts she figured she'd have to put up with it.

She finally finished her catalogue of all her new features, not wanting to get into a situation where she would get a new protrusion chopped off [i]again[/i], and looks back up at Euden. "So, yeah, that's basically how all this spirit stuff works." She said, leaning forward and rubbing the back of her head. So much hair. So weird. "If you find someone you think you can trust, feel free to share it with them. I'd rather have us good guys know first."

It wasn't a moment later that Bowser's big voice boomed loud enough to hear over the party, asking if anyone else was coming. She could only think if one thing that could mean. "Sorry, looks like we've got a monster to slay." She said to Euden, pulling on her hood as she hurried out the door. Her new hair was pushed forward and cascaded down over both her shoulders. "We'll be back later." 

"Looks like we'll be finding out what you can do in the fight, huh?" She said to herseld ans the girl inside her, bouncing from side to side a little as she made her way to Bowser. She was still sore, full body transformations didn't get you free healing. 

"Linkle reporting for duty, your bigness." She said, saluting like she had seen the soldiers back how do as she bounced up next to the Courier's new freind "Let's kick this F-er into next week!" They had almost done it. Every quest in one day!