Tazzak was beginning to feel hopeful as the ship lifted off. As he checked a few of the controls that the pilot had abandoned, however, he shouted at the top of his lungs in Jawaese, drowning out his voice synthesiser, "I TOLD YOU TO RESET THE SHIE-!!"
There was a bang, a loud buzz and a shower of sparks from the engine room and Tazzak stumbled back. USELESS USELESS BUMBLING USELESS HUMAN! He raged in his mind as he desperately scrambled for a seat to secure himself on. There was nothing to do now but wrench his eyes shut and hope that he would live.
There was an uncomfortable rumble before everything was tossed about the engine room with the crash. Tazzak opened his eyes once the rumbling had stopped and slowly turned his head to behold a loose screw driver impaled through the head cushion of the seat next to him. His eyes were so wide that their orange glow could have lit up the entire room. How... many more times... am I almost going to die today? He coughed and snapped out of his stupor. The room was rapidly filling with smoke and that could only mean bad things. He had to get out. Shivering with adrenaline, he unbuckled and headed for the door, reaching it shortly after the armoured woman exited.
When he finished coughing and looked up at the silence, Tazzak cursed his fate. At least one more time it seems... he thought amongst every Jawaese swear word he knew. He was too pumped with adrenaline to be afraid now. He might be able to escape though. He reached back and held the handle of his own blaster pistol, waiting for the moment when it would inevitably kick off so he could spray, pray, and... he didn't exactly know. Run?
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Dear Mr Curly,
I have done little travelling lately because I have been so dreadfully weary. Can it be true as the old Ecclesiastes said; that all things lead to weariness? Surely not. Perhaps the opposite is true: that all nothings lead to weariness. I have a peculiar feeling, Curly, that I am worn out from something I haven't yet done and the more I don't do it, the more exhausted I become. How strange. Could it be something I haven't realised? Perhaps it's something I haven't said? Something I haven't finished! It must be very large and true whatever it is and a lively struggle in the doing but I look forward to it immensely. I know I need it. First, however, I must curl up in my chair and sleep deeply with the duck. Perhaps I'll dream of this thing and wake up refreshed and do it. My fond wishes to you Mr. Curly, and to all Curly Flat.
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There was a moment where Ariel didn't visibly respond to Meesei, save for a thoughtful hum. At first Ariel believed that it was just because she and Meesei were people with different preferences, but her thoughts went to why she opted for the city in the first place. "Well, Meesei, I guess I didn't really have anywhere else to go after I was banished from the coven. I was partly familiar with Vos, and I already had holdings there when I was cast out. It was an opportunity I made out of..." she paused to rub the back of her neck, "... well, it was a rough time for me back then. Even though I understood that I would be banished, it didn't make it any easier to leave." Her face brightened slightly, "On the other hand, I got to continue doing what I enjoyed for a living; alchemy. And helping people in the process was rewarding." She raised a palm while she walked, "I suppose I could have lived in the wilds, or tried to travel elsewhere if I had given it more consideration." She lowered her hand and shook her head slowly, "I'm not sure that suits me though. Travelling alone, that is. I like being with company, you know?" Ariel gestured to Meesei and took on a matter-of-fact tone, "You have things different. You have a group of friends and family travelling with you. And from what I gather, it was a life that you took on by choice." Ariel looked ahead again and her tone became a little more resigned, "Other than that, I don't know. I'm not a thrill seeker, or a hero, or a warrior, or anything like that. Call me dull, but I don't mind it."
Ariel's eyes wandered down to the road and she lifted one corner of her mouth idly. Even though she admired much in the members of the pack, she was definitely a different person. With a cautious curiosity, Ariel glanced sideways at Meesei, "Do you ever miss your old home?"
Ariel's eyes wandered down to the road and she lifted one corner of her mouth idly. Even though she admired much in the members of the pack, she was definitely a different person. With a cautious curiosity, Ariel glanced sideways at Meesei, "Do you ever miss your old home?"
Give me a few hours, I might have something up later today.
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Actually. I already had tell me they wanted to make a character like that. But there's still room for an alchemist/inventor type character if you or anyone else wants to make one. Or if the guy who first claimed that character type doesn't make a character then I'll let you know.
Sure thing. I might be able to conjure up a character of that nature :)
"I see. I wouldn't have thought of that." Ariel said, looking ahead curiously, "Well, I'm glad that I could be of help."
In response to Meesei asking about her plans, Ariel took a deep breath and looked up, recollecting her internal to do list as it were. "Let's see. I will have to drop by a shop fitter, as well as a place to buy some basic furniture for living, at some point I need to track down suppliers for ingredients, equipment, glassware, all that. Hmm, it might help to buy some parchment to make flyers to pass around so the business can get a kick once it's open. Not to mention I have to start making things to sell." She looked at Meesei, "First of all though, I should like to have a look at this shop." She looked down and brought the rolled up deed to look at it again. "Gods! I have a shop!" she exclaimed with a grin. Now rather giddy again, Ariel took Meesei's hand in both of hers for a moment. "Thank you for coming along," she said before letting her go.
Right before the two walked under the gate a voice shouted from behind them. "Aree-el, Meesei! One moment!" Ariel turned around and saw Juseich. She still had a smile on her face, but it looked like she had run to catch up with them. "I was so distracted that I forgot to give you your keys! Here!" Juseich charged an alteration spell in one hand and two brass keys on a metal ring rose from her hand and floated towards Ariel at an alarming speed. Ariel shielded her face, but the keys slowed down to a stop in front of her rather abruptly. As soon as Ariel lowered her hands and reached for the ring, Juseich released the telekinesis and Ariel had to quickly catch the ring out of the air.
"Thank you!" Ariel shouted back. Juseich waved and quickly left for her next meeting.
"I thought we might be missing something," Ariel remarked, pocketing the keys. "Where were we? Ah, right. Well if you and everyone else are going to be around for a little while longer, I might use some help if you are available. I can't carry all of the furniture on my own, and flyers will have to be filled out. First though, shall we find this building?"
In response to Meesei asking about her plans, Ariel took a deep breath and looked up, recollecting her internal to do list as it were. "Let's see. I will have to drop by a shop fitter, as well as a place to buy some basic furniture for living, at some point I need to track down suppliers for ingredients, equipment, glassware, all that. Hmm, it might help to buy some parchment to make flyers to pass around so the business can get a kick once it's open. Not to mention I have to start making things to sell." She looked at Meesei, "First of all though, I should like to have a look at this shop." She looked down and brought the rolled up deed to look at it again. "Gods! I have a shop!" she exclaimed with a grin. Now rather giddy again, Ariel took Meesei's hand in both of hers for a moment. "Thank you for coming along," she said before letting her go.
Right before the two walked under the gate a voice shouted from behind them. "Aree-el, Meesei! One moment!" Ariel turned around and saw Juseich. She still had a smile on her face, but it looked like she had run to catch up with them. "I was so distracted that I forgot to give you your keys! Here!" Juseich charged an alteration spell in one hand and two brass keys on a metal ring rose from her hand and floated towards Ariel at an alarming speed. Ariel shielded her face, but the keys slowed down to a stop in front of her rather abruptly. As soon as Ariel lowered her hands and reached for the ring, Juseich released the telekinesis and Ariel had to quickly catch the ring out of the air.
"Thank you!" Ariel shouted back. Juseich waved and quickly left for her next meeting.
"I thought we might be missing something," Ariel remarked, pocketing the keys. "Where were we? Ah, right. Well if you and everyone else are going to be around for a little while longer, I might use some help if you are available. I can't carry all of the furniture on my own, and flyers will have to be filled out. First though, shall we find this building?"
Juseich held her curled fingers over the front of her mouth as she reflected. "A liminal bridge. Hmm. One enchanter I met suspected something similar, but it was dismissed. He didn't see that it acted like a liminal bridge as he knew it. But to think that it acts that way because it's incomplete is an interesting thought. If it is a liminal bridge and just needs direction, then..." She took the jewel back from Ariel and looked at it again, her voice lowering "Perhaps... yes... my first thoughts go to using it as some sort of way to communicate, or to use magicka to observe something from a distance. It gives back what you put in, after all. If you were to send magicka to a place where it might return in a different form, then... well, anything is possible."
Juseich mumbled to herself for a moment, then stopped and looked up at Ariel and Meesei with an inspired smile, "I might not know whether the Psijics had a particular purpose for this, but if it turns out that what Ariel has suggested is true, then I think this could serve many purposes." Her smile turned into a laugh and her eyes widened in realisation, "Perhaps, heh, perhaps that was the Psijics' secret all along!" She held the jewel up and spoke through a wide grin, "All this time the focus has been on what it does and not what it could do! Oh, all of the sense it suddenly makes." She exhaled and closed her mouth, before standing up from her seat. "In any case, I should investigate this further, but another appointment is nigh and I must say my farewells." She walked around the table and shook both Meesei's and Ariel's hands in turn. "Thank you very much for this insight, both of you. Goodbye to you both, and good luck with your shop, Ariel."
Ariel stood up to shake her hand and smiled in return. She at least recognised the goodbye and returned her own. "Goodbye, thank you," Ariel said in Jel. With that, Juseich walked off and signaled a guard to see them out of the keep. She had a distinct spring to her step.
As they walked, Ariel was so confused that she forgot all about the deed she was carrying. She still wasn't quite sure what conclusion Juseich had come to, but it seemed like a good impression had been made at the very least. "Um, so Meesei, what did she say just then? Something about communicating, observing? I heard the Psijics mentioned again. What of that enchantment?"
Juseich mumbled to herself for a moment, then stopped and looked up at Ariel and Meesei with an inspired smile, "I might not know whether the Psijics had a particular purpose for this, but if it turns out that what Ariel has suggested is true, then I think this could serve many purposes." Her smile turned into a laugh and her eyes widened in realisation, "Perhaps, heh, perhaps that was the Psijics' secret all along!" She held the jewel up and spoke through a wide grin, "All this time the focus has been on what it does and not what it could do! Oh, all of the sense it suddenly makes." She exhaled and closed her mouth, before standing up from her seat. "In any case, I should investigate this further, but another appointment is nigh and I must say my farewells." She walked around the table and shook both Meesei's and Ariel's hands in turn. "Thank you very much for this insight, both of you. Goodbye to you both, and good luck with your shop, Ariel."
Ariel stood up to shake her hand and smiled in return. She at least recognised the goodbye and returned her own. "Goodbye, thank you," Ariel said in Jel. With that, Juseich walked off and signaled a guard to see them out of the keep. She had a distinct spring to her step.
As they walked, Ariel was so confused that she forgot all about the deed she was carrying. She still wasn't quite sure what conclusion Juseich had come to, but it seemed like a good impression had been made at the very least. "Um, so Meesei, what did she say just then? Something about communicating, observing? I heard the Psijics mentioned again. What of that enchantment?"
I've got study to do today, take all the time you need :)
"Very well," Ariel carefully took the jewel and held it in front of her. Just looking at it, it's shape was conducive to simply setting it to glow. Charging magicka through it like Meesei suggested made the gem glow brightly, as expected. Probing its inner workings caused Ariel to pull a curious expression. There was a pattern here more likened to a ritual she had witnessed in the coven. It seemed to be where the magicka was flowing in and out of. How it was enchanted to be that way was beyond her, but she reckognised enough of it to suspect its purpose.
"This enchantment, it seems... incomplete," Ariel thought out loud, "There's a tiny liminal bridge within it, I reckognise it because it resembles a ritual to... summon a certain Daedra. I don't know that this one is going to Oblivion though. It's sucking up all of the magicka, then returning it all. I can't say where it goes, honestly."
Juseich heard enough to open her mouth and look sideways at Ariel. "How do you mean 'incomplete'?"
Ariel glanced up, then back down. "Well, normally when making something like this, though this is at such a small scale that I don't know how it was even possible, but there would normally have to mechanisms put in place to direct where exactly the bridge would lead. Subtly, like tuning a lute. This one has been given no direction, so it could be leading anywhere depending on where you point it." Ariel handed the jewel back, "I don't know what the purpose of such a thing would be, however. Unless you wanted to send a spell beyond Mundus, or even just a short distance from where one stood."
"This enchantment, it seems... incomplete," Ariel thought out loud, "There's a tiny liminal bridge within it, I reckognise it because it resembles a ritual to... summon a certain Daedra. I don't know that this one is going to Oblivion though. It's sucking up all of the magicka, then returning it all. I can't say where it goes, honestly."
Juseich heard enough to open her mouth and look sideways at Ariel. "How do you mean 'incomplete'?"
Ariel glanced up, then back down. "Well, normally when making something like this, though this is at such a small scale that I don't know how it was even possible, but there would normally have to mechanisms put in place to direct where exactly the bridge would lead. Subtly, like tuning a lute. This one has been given no direction, so it could be leading anywhere depending on where you point it." Ariel handed the jewel back, "I don't know what the purpose of such a thing would be, however. Unless you wanted to send a spell beyond Mundus, or even just a short distance from where one stood."
I'm unfortunately busy for the next few days, but I'd like to express interest in making a charismatic con artist. A Templeton "Faceman" Peck from the A-Team type, if you have room for someone like that.
"Hmm," Ariel contemplated the trick that had been played on her, but she supposed she understood why it was done. Still, Meesei's question seemed odd. "Well, I know rudimentary enchantment, but my sister is better at it than I." She cocked her head to one side, looking at the gem, "I know how to make a gem glow if that's what you mean."
Juseich listened patiently, but added for consideration. "You must forgive me, my Cyrodilic is very weak, what did you say?" She spoke Jel slowly so that Ariel might better understand.
"Oh, right," Ariel realised with raised eyebrows. "Um, I know a little about... magic holding... object..." Ariel tried to convey the concept and gesticulated while trying to find the Jel word.
"En-ssantment?" Juseich said in Cyrodilic, then repeated in Jel, "Enchantment?"
Ariel nodded, "Yes, Meesei asks if I know how to make this enchantment. Jewel glow."
"I see," Juseich said, smiling at her luck that two new enchanters had come to visit, "Did you understand what I explained to Meesei?"
"Not all of the explaination. Sorry." Ariel replied.
Juseich looked to Meesei again. "Would you mind repeating what I said in Cyrodilic, or Dunmeris? I'm afraid my vocabulary is not satisfactory to explain it properly to Ariel here."
Juseich listened patiently, but added for consideration. "You must forgive me, my Cyrodilic is very weak, what did you say?" She spoke Jel slowly so that Ariel might better understand.
"Oh, right," Ariel realised with raised eyebrows. "Um, I know a little about... magic holding... object..." Ariel tried to convey the concept and gesticulated while trying to find the Jel word.
"En-ssantment?" Juseich said in Cyrodilic, then repeated in Jel, "Enchantment?"
Ariel nodded, "Yes, Meesei asks if I know how to make this enchantment. Jewel glow."
"I see," Juseich said, smiling at her luck that two new enchanters had come to visit, "Did you understand what I explained to Meesei?"
"Not all of the explaination. Sorry." Ariel replied.
Juseich looked to Meesei again. "Would you mind repeating what I said in Cyrodilic, or Dunmeris? I'm afraid my vocabulary is not satisfactory to explain it properly to Ariel here."
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