[ Not all wizards are that cool...
But only with things like this... ]
I mean... there's a lot to do here, right? I don't really think about it.
But only with things like this... ]
I mean... there's a lot to do here, right? I don't really think about it.
[It's ok Merlin you do you.]
There is a lot to do here, that's true. I'm sure you'll find some things to keep you occupied in no time, though, since there is so much to see and do.
There is a lot to do here, that's true. I'm sure you'll find some things to keep you occupied in no time, though, since there is so much to see and do.
[ More like "It's okay Merlin you do Athena-- JOKE... ]
Is there anything you haven't tried yet?
Is there anything you haven't tried yet?
[Even with his eyes shut he can see the flames from behind his eyelids. As it dies down he cracks open an eye to stare and it's then that he finds Merlin directly in his line of vision instead. He nods, though he's not exactly moving since he's staring straight ahead.]
...should disappear on its own since that was the final boss of the level. [The tone's nearly robotic itself like he's focused on what he's saying rather than what's happening.] There are extras that I programmed in but that was it.
...should disappear on its own since that was the final boss of the level. [The tone's nearly robotic itself like he's focused on what he's saying rather than what's happening.] There are extras that I programmed in but that was it.
[ You know what? Okay. Okay. He changes his tactic here and instead says. ]
Sorry, I didn't know it'd... [ He sighs a little, looking out at the remains as his hand moves into Hiro's hair, muses it up a bit. It's a gentle affectionate touch. ] We can exit now, right? I can take you for something to eat if you want?
[ He doesn't know what triggered it, but he can tell something went badly wrong there okay. ]
Sorry, I didn't know it'd... [ He sighs a little, looking out at the remains as his hand moves into Hiro's hair, muses it up a bit. It's a gentle affectionate touch. ] We can exit now, right? I can take you for something to eat if you want?
[ He doesn't know what triggered it, but he can tell something went badly wrong there okay. ]
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[...weirdly, he's okay with that. There's an echoing sigh but he seems to relax a little under Merlin's hand and he nods to himself more than anything.] Yeah, me either. [It's mumbled to himself almost inaudibly so, but it's enough that he can open both eyes and look up again.]
...that's probably not a bad idea. [There's a lack of appetite, but he has questions anyway and he's not entirely sold on bailing just yet either.] Like all ViViD games, you beat the boss you can log out whenever you want. And you should probably replenish your energy anyway.
[Yes, good job, Hiro. Deflect this back to Merlin instead of focusing on your freak-out.]
...that's probably not a bad idea. [There's a lack of appetite, but he has questions anyway and he's not entirely sold on bailing just yet either.] Like all ViViD games, you beat the boss you can log out whenever you want. And you should probably replenish your energy anyway.
[Yes, good job, Hiro. Deflect this back to Merlin instead of focusing on your freak-out.]
[ There's a little relief when he seems to relax under that little ruffle, and he gives him a smile. ] Ice cream? [ You know, for sure but also to help him feel better. ]
Log out first if you want, I'll be right behind you.
Log out first if you want, I'll be right behind you.
[It definitely helps to ground him back to where he is and not spiral out of control with letting his imagination picture things. So, he seems to be back to normal when he nods again.]
Yeah…yeah, there's this ice cream place a friend of mine works at that makes some pretty okay stuff. We can go there. I'll meet you outside in the lobby?
[He hardly waits for an answer though before there's a fleeting smile and he logs himself out. By the time Merlin appears again Hiro's sort of digging his toe into the ground and running his hands through his hair to calm down a bit. He really needs to get over this stupid fear…but ice cream's a priority now. It's only when Merlin appears that he grins again.]
So…you definitely have all four elements mastered. That's almost impressive. [He's trying to be a cocky shit again, but it falls a little flat considering.]
Yeah…yeah, there's this ice cream place a friend of mine works at that makes some pretty okay stuff. We can go there. I'll meet you outside in the lobby?
[He hardly waits for an answer though before there's a fleeting smile and he logs himself out. By the time Merlin appears again Hiro's sort of digging his toe into the ground and running his hands through his hair to calm down a bit. He really needs to get over this stupid fear…but ice cream's a priority now. It's only when Merlin appears that he grins again.]
So…you definitely have all four elements mastered. That's almost impressive. [He's trying to be a cocky shit again, but it falls a little flat considering.]
well i say this but characters i play are traumatised in some way so ...
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sortileges
2016-05-12 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That's good at least. He keeps doing that for a moment longer, head tilting as the other seems to calm down a bit. ]
I'll meet you outside the lobby.
[ His hand drops when Hiro disappears and after glancing around at the landscape Hiro created, he logs out as well. He aches a bit when he's on the other side, but it isn't as bad as some of the other ViViD sessions he's lived through. ]
I really don't. A lot of that is... pretty basic. I can do more I just have to practise more. [ He laughs faintly. ] But thanks? Come on... [ He gives Hiro's shoulder a light pat as he starts to walk, stopping only when he realises: ] Which way?
I'll meet you outside the lobby.
[ His hand drops when Hiro disappears and after glancing around at the landscape Hiro created, he logs out as well. He aches a bit when he's on the other side, but it isn't as bad as some of the other ViViD sessions he's lived through. ]
I really don't. A lot of that is... pretty basic. I can do more I just have to practise more. [ He laughs faintly. ] But thanks? Come on... [ He gives Hiro's shoulder a light pat as he starts to walk, stopping only when he realises: ] Which way?
well see then you have no room to talk. poor traumatized everyone
zerotohiro
2016-05-12 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Listen, sometimes being a supergenius superhero with a hefty backstory is really hard. But still, as soon as Merlin's out of the game he's also pocketing the chip. With that, he smirks slightly and takes the lead to head for the ice cream shop Roxas works at. It's the closest anyway.]
If that's considered basic…I'm almost scared to ask what advanced is. Lighting the entire arena on fire?
If that's considered basic…I'm almost scared to ask what advanced is. Lighting the entire arena on fire?
[ He knows that, he knows... But ah. He follows him pretty easily considering he's god knows how much taller than Hiro, but he does look sheepish at his question. ]
Most likely, yes. That and fireballs, firewalls... the list goes on. ...I take it you aren't a fan of fire? [ His voice goes quiet as he asks that though, well aware that Hiro might not want to delve into it that quickly. ]
Most likely, yes. That and fireballs, firewalls... the list goes on. ...I take it you aren't a fan of fire? [ His voice goes quiet as he asks that though, well aware that Hiro might not want to delve into it that quickly. ]
[To be fair almost everyone is taller than Hiro, such is the tragic life of a small bean. It's not much of a reaction as Merlin continues, though his eyebrows knit together as he pictures that. It sounds really, really cool in theory, and part of him wants to see it just in the name of science.
On the other hand, if he couldn't handle watching a snake be lit on fire and struggle for life, how the hell could he manage that? Still, the question causes him to inhale sharply through his nose, shoulders bouncing in a haphazard shrug.]
I mean...I made a supersuit for one of my friends that allowed him to be a firebreathing lizard. It's a little different if you can control it, isn't it? [He pauses, licking his lips slightly even as the ice cream parlor's up ahead in view.] Figured it'd all be the same but…[Guess not.]
On the other hand, if he couldn't handle watching a snake be lit on fire and struggle for life, how the hell could he manage that? Still, the question causes him to inhale sharply through his nose, shoulders bouncing in a haphazard shrug.]
I mean...I made a supersuit for one of my friends that allowed him to be a firebreathing lizard. It's a little different if you can control it, isn't it? [He pauses, licking his lips slightly even as the ice cream parlor's up ahead in view.] Figured it'd all be the same but…[Guess not.]
[ This is true... a small good bean. Though Merlin bites his lip at Hiro's explanation with that experience, because no, it isn't really all the same. ]
Do you mean like a flamethrower? [ Thanks to that horrid intro last time, he's learned what one of those is. ] It isn't the same. With a man made weapon you're projecting the flame in one direction, right?
[ He pauses then. ] Magic comes from the earth itself, it's natural form. All I do is trigger it, the rest is... [ He reaches up, rubs the back of his neck. ] Kind of, anyway. Either way, fire is the most dangerous of the four. The most destructive. Water is usually only for healing.
Do you mean like a flamethrower? [ Thanks to that horrid intro last time, he's learned what one of those is. ] It isn't the same. With a man made weapon you're projecting the flame in one direction, right?
[ He pauses then. ] Magic comes from the earth itself, it's natural form. All I do is trigger it, the rest is... [ He reaches up, rubs the back of his neck. ] Kind of, anyway. Either way, fire is the most dangerous of the four. The most destructive. Water is usually only for healing.
[LEWD.]
Oh, I'm sure there are a lot of things that I've yet to try. I've had a lot of new experiences thanks to my travels, but I bet there are things here that I've never even heard of.
Oh, I'm sure there are a lot of things that I've yet to try. I've had a lot of new experiences thanks to my travels, but I bet there are things here that I've never even heard of.
[He shrugs again.] Something like that. The blueprints are still in my journal if you ever really wanna look at 'em. It's actually pretty cool. But..I know. I used to have a friend here. Her name's Korra, and she's from a water tribe in the south pole, but she could control the elements, too. She told me the same thing and she's used water for healing before.
[He lingers in front of the ice cream parlor then, clearly debating where to go with the conversation next.] Even in its natural form, if you could be powerful enough...you could have complete control couldn't you?
[He lingers in front of the ice cream parlor then, clearly debating where to go with the conversation next.] Even in its natural form, if you could be powerful enough...you could have complete control couldn't you?
I'm not sure I'd understand them without explanation. But I think I met a Korra once? Back when I arrived. But it's probably something that's similar for every world. The books we have in the magic shop haven't really shown other possibilities yet, anyway.
[ He looks confused when Hiro doesn't just walk in--but the question makes him freeze. ]
...If I could be powerful enough, probably. You saw the magic show, didn't you? The dragon I created out of the fire, but if I were more powerful I could probably do it on a larger scale.
I'm not there yet.
[ He looks confused when Hiro doesn't just walk in--but the question makes him freeze. ]
...If I could be powerful enough, probably. You saw the magic show, didn't you? The dragon I created out of the fire, but if I were more powerful I could probably do it on a larger scale.
I'm not there yet.
Oh! No... no, I don't think I have. I've seen the... theaters? Where they play the shows, but I've never actually gone to one, now that you mention it.
It's possible. Korra didn't disappear that long ago. [He huffs lightly.] She was one of my first friends here since she liked to check in on people. It wouldn't surprise me if you met her. But if magic's supposed to work with the universe or whatever then I guess it'd make sense that it mirrors in all worlds. All worlds have to have elements don't they?
[It seems to be a rhetorical question before he reaches out to grab the door so they can enter the shop.]
...good point. The fact that there's a "yet"? It's something. [But his mind's already working out a new plan.] Maybe I'll pick up a couple of books this week, too. [But first, ice cream.]
[It seems to be a rhetorical question before he reaches out to grab the door so they can enter the shop.]
...good point. The fact that there's a "yet"? It's something. [But his mind's already working out a new plan.] Maybe I'll pick up a couple of books this week, too. [But first, ice cream.]
Theatres are where they have shows, yes. But the cinema is... wow. Though I tried the ... 3B? 3D? With the glasses... it kind of hurts after a while.
Really? Sorry, then. I wasn't sure how long she was here before that. But you'd think so. I wouldn't say the Labyrinth has that anymore though. It felt dead in comparison.
[ He's answering it for him though, because maybe not... It might not always. ]
Books for what?
[ He doesn't know what Hiro's planning but he's definitely down with ice cream first. There are... so many flavours though?! ] Which do you usually get?
[ He's answering it for him though, because maybe not... It might not always. ]
Books for what?
[ He doesn't know what Hiro's planning but he's definitely down with ice cream first. There are... so many flavours though?! ] Which do you usually get?
[A shrug.] People disappear here a lot. Sometimes I know 'em, sometimes I don't. [He's already looking at the ice cream display case to see what he wants today.] And isn't the Labyrinth technically where things go to die...? I wouldn't think there's a ton of natural magic out there anyway.
[He points to what looks like a disgustingly sweet mint chocolate chip sort of ice cream.] That's usually what I get. Do they even have mint back in your time? [He's mostly just teasing to be a shit. But...right. Books.] And I'm thinking books to try and study a little about magic. Why?
[He points to what looks like a disgustingly sweet mint chocolate chip sort of ice cream.] That's usually what I get. Do they even have mint back in your time? [He's mostly just teasing to be a shit. But...right. Books.] And I'm thinking books to try and study a little about magic. Why?
Is it? I thought something had happened there that just made it that way? [ He looks a bit thoughtful there, but he doesn't know for sure. ]
From what I've read about other planets though, don't they all have different components? [ ... well you can certainly tell who he spends too much time with, can't you? ]
Of course we have mint. It's a plant. I'll try that as well though.
[ But after ordering as well, he glances down at him. ] If you drop by the magic shop I can probably help you choose the ones that would be most useful.
From what I've read about other planets though, don't they all have different components? [ ... well you can certainly tell who he spends too much time with, can't you? ]
Of course we have mint. It's a plant. I'll try that as well though.
[ But after ordering as well, he glances down at him. ] If you drop by the magic shop I can probably help you choose the ones that would be most useful.
Hmm, I'm sure I would want to see it without special glasses first anyway, but I'll keep that in mind. I wouldn't want something fun causing me any headaches, after all. It sounds like fun, glasses aside.
Maybe, but all I know is that that altar was probably there a lot longer than we knew about. And maybe they do but...I don't know. I'm still learning about all of the different worlds out there but isn't that the point of things being universal?
[It's too complicated. It's way too complicated but with the ice cream ordered there's nothing left but to wait for the moment.] I think I just want ones to understand the theory behind magic. And maybe how to learn it to control it. Your shop sells books like that?
[It's too complicated. It's way too complicated but with the ice cream ordered there's nothing left but to wait for the moment.] I think I just want ones to understand the theory behind magic. And maybe how to learn it to control it. Your shop sells books like that?
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