Wolf really had to learn now that she had terrible luck when betting against Dean. Not that he was complaining, being a few clat richer and all. It was good that the Templar hadn't woken up any of those damn bats up there. dog sized, mutant bats with minor telekinesis. Yeah, nobody deserved dealing with those things. As entertaining as it had been to have seen Silver Fang try and brute force her way up to one of the plates, the responsible thing to do was to probably go get her. Alex was busy with . . . A [i]lot[/i] and Given that there wasn't already word of something speed blitzing around town, the woman was probably lost. Dean considered bumming it off to someone else, he really did. But Golem looked ready to smack his shin again for some reason. [color=8dc73f][b]"What?"[/b][/color] Golem began to pantomime . . . something. Despite best efforts Dean still had trouble communicating with the selectively mute spirit. Dean received a rocky flick to his leg for his supposed lack in understanding clear instructions.

[color=8dc73f][b]"Okay okay, I'll get up!"[/b][/color] He grumbled and made a show of getting up and out of his favorite chair. [color=8dc73f][b]"Jeez what is with you today?"[/b][/color] There was a sort of impatience with the earth spirit, which was becoming a more common thing in the past few days. Dean however didn't get time to really consider the ramifications of such things as Golem chased him into his room, threatening his poor shins the whole way. [color=8dc73f][b]"Alright dude, I'll get dressed!"[/b][/color]

[hr][center][h3][b][u][That One Alley in ShieldTown][/u][/b][/h3][/center]
[center][A Fate001 / XianaEvermor Collaboration][/center][hr]

All dressed and decked out in his usual gear, The hedge mage marched outside to find Golem waiting. [color=8dc73f][b]"Alright you wise ass molehill, What now?"[/b][/color] He crossed his arms impatiently. Golem sank into the ground for a minute, then Dean was yanked down too with a rather un-masculine yelp at the lack of warning.

The two emerged somewhere else moments later. Dean however decided to spit profanities at the rather pleased looking [Earth Primal]. Golem ignored their steward and waved at a familiar face nearby.

[b][color=#CE2B95]"Uh…! [i]Super-fan![/i]"[/color][/b] Yue stopped her slow spin to look at the new arrival, eyes flicking first to Golem… then to Dean. She waggled finger guns at him awkwardly. [b][color=#CE2B95]"Um. Did you…?"[/color][/b] She pointed at the ground.  [b][color=#CE2B95]"With…?"[/color][/b] She pointed at Golem with a concerned expression, and then waved back at the spirit hesitantly. 

This sure was turning into a day.

[color=8dc73f][b]"Oh hey! Good to see-!"[/b][/color] Dean blinked owlishly. Looking between Golem and Yue a few too many times before it clicked. [color=8dc73f][b]" You can see him?"[/b][/color] He motioned to the diminutive spirit with a look of surprise. Granted it probably shouldn’t have at this point given the state of her body double.

[b][color=#CE2B95]"...Yyyyeeeess~?"[/color][/b] She offered, as though she weren’t sure if she should answer or not. Yue squinted at the spirit. All this protocol was so hard to remember… Was she supposed to check first? Or was it just obvious because he had a waving rock with a teddy bear face on his shoulder. [b][color=#CE2B95]"Can’t… everyone??"[/color][/b] Asked Yue with a note of suspicion.

Dean let out a sigh and straightened up. [color=8dc73f][b]"Well alright then. Could have said something if you were [Awakened] or not. I won't claim to be offended that you went to Zolya instead of me for . . . whatever was going on."[/b][/color] He took a much more relaxed posture and put his hands in his pockets. 

[b][color=#CE2B95]"Uuuuhhh,"[/color][/b] she snapped her fingers rhythmically before sucking in a breath. [b][color=#CE2B95]"Right, uh… they sorta came to [i]me[/i], and I didn’t really know [i]to[/i] say anything before this morning. So… [i]Blue moons[/i]...  [i]waking up[/i] and all that,"[/color][/b] she muttered uncomfortably.

There was a pause as Dean’s eyes went a tad bit wide. [color=8dc73f][b]"Well . . . damn, you got thrown in the deep end huh?"[/b][/color] Without missing a beat, he snorted out another remark before she could respond. [color=8dc73f][b]"Nice try making it to the plate gap by the way. Didn’t think you could go that fast out of your armor though."[/b][/color] 

Golem simply beamed at Yue, seeming rather happy that she was slowly becoming less [polluted] then she once had been. 

[b][color=#CE2B95]"Oh. You saw that,"[/color][/b] Yue winced. To be fair, it wasn’t subtle. She perked up after a moment, however, holding up the medallion with a note of excitement. [b][color=#CE2B95]"Oh! I can’t, normally: I’d get my skin flayed clean off. Zolya gave me this!"[/color][/b] Yue flipped the medallion like a coin, unsure of how to reset its operation except to re-initialize contact. When it landed in her hand it gave a metallic chime and the thin film of force flickered over her skin.

[b][color=#CE2B95]"It’s weathered smooth as you get up there. My foot slipped and I just bled off too much speed but… there was a hot second when I’d dropped this and I didn’t have my arm shaved clean off so I think maybe there’s a… a… a [i]thing[/i] I can do!"[/color][/b] Yue waggled the medallion at him with excitement and was immediately lost in mutters about threads and braids for a moment.

[b][color=#CE2B95]"Right,"[/color][/b] she stopped, flicking her eyes back to Dean before she was [i]completely[/i] absorbed in thought.. [b][color=#CE2B95]"Hey um… Does…,"[/color][/b] Yue trailed off, gesturing vaguely to indicate an extremely large person.

[color=8dc73f][b]"Alex? Oh no, he’s mundane through and through."[/b][/color] He took a second to run what he had just said through his head and enjoyed the irony. [color=8dc73f][b]"He’s got a full plate anyway, that and I'm not sure his brain could handle it all."[/b][/color] Don’t need to fry the himbo’s brain after all. Or gods forbid he learns magic to add to his bullshit. 

[b][color=#CE2B95]"Riiight right. I’m not sure [i]my[/i] brain can handle 'it all,'"[/color][/b] she muttered grumpily and then started walking towards them. [b][color=#CE2B95]"Final Odyssey terminology only then. Hey-uh… I have a feeling I’m gonna get yelled at for running ahead. Let’s walk and talk,"[/color][/b] she offered, reaching up to scritch Golem’s chin.

The spirit’s polished stone surface thrummed against her fingers, and for a just moment she could feel every stone in the settlement down to the smallest grain of sand. A deep baritone resonated through the Earth on the edge of their hearing as a thread of [Silver] peeled out of her skin and stitched into Golem. She raised an eyebrow, but didn’t pursue further contact. 

[i][color=#CE2B95]How about we keep it to one Aether Cascade today?[/color][/i]

Yue let her arm drop and then shuffled down the alley a few steps before stopping. She took a deep breath and turned back around to face Dean, fists clenched anxiously.

[b][color=#CE2B95]"I’m lost,"[/color][/b] she blurted out suddenly, like she was going to forget to say it.