[Game 21] Through The Train

[arsgoetia]

The marbles from each group are inserted into the pupils in each door. The eyes blink, unnervingly, then seal shut. All at once, the lights dim down in each compartment and fade back to quiet darkness . . . though you still see the occasional spark of magic along the windows and edges of the train.

You still have no electricity, and your magic is still dampered.

You can, at least, proceed through, either back or forward along the train. The compartments are arranged in approximately this order:

[#1 - ??? - Open] - [#2 - Sariel's Group] - [#3 - Elluka's Group] - [#4 - Maon's Group] - [#5 - ??? - Open] - [#6 - ???] - [# 7???]

Comments

[aethericbody]

[pulling a hoodie sleeve back down himself while sending a fiery looking spirit to go chill out at one end of the group in case something comes to attack]

[arsgoetia]

You're pretty heavily powercapped -- how will that affect your spirit?

[aethericbody]

[POOF]

[stops and blinks at that in surprise]

[monere]

[GASPS DELIGHTEDLY]

[aethericbody]

[it sparkles and looks soft and tilts its head one way, then the other, but obediently keeps an eye out]

[monere]

Oh my fucking god that is adorable, is it your familiar?

[aethericbody]

It's a carbuncle. It's more like an energy construct, not quite as sentient as a familiar.

[monere]

That's so cool! Did you design it to look like that?

[aethericbody]

They tend to reflect the gemstones you summon them with in color, but they generally look the same. This one's... a bit of an accident?

[monere]

You meant to summon that firey ram thing, yeah?

[liarliarliar]

Oh!!

[aethericbody]

[it a cute sparkly guard okok]

[liarliarliar]

A cute!

[beginningofwisdom]

[c-cute]

On which eikon was this manifestation based?

[aethericbody]

[slowshrug??]

Presumably it still has a little bit if Ifrit in it, but, well... carbuncles are more elemental constructs usually.

[beginningofwisdom]

I'll restrain the questions this raises to a more appropriate time.

[curiously offering the carbuncle a hand to sniff]

[aethericbody]

[the carbuncle just stares at him, gives him a cursory sniff, then goes back to guarding]

[innerdemon]

Oh my god I love it

[aethericbody]

[o no cute]

You're welcome to pet it if you'd like.

[defendless]

Ah! Cute!

[aethericbody]

[carbie headtilt. headtilt. shakes self.]

[defendless]

[CROUCHES TO SAY HI without reaching to touch.]

Hello small friend!

[aethericbody]

[it stares at him briefly, then gets back to guarding]

[rollwillpowercheck]

Oh nooooo it's so cute...

[aethericbody]

[it so cute and sparkly and fluff]