arsgoetia | [Game 21] Epilogue

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[Game 21] Epilogue

So, you get your Philly cheesesteak, and you head back on another train, returning to New York at fuck o'clock in the morning. Maybe you get a nap on the train, or maybe you're full of yawns and misery as you head back to Sariel's house at the crack of dawn. Paz went on her merry way with wonderful promises for the future, but Hale is with you, seeming remarkably energetic.

Madison is just barely held back by Kieran, it seems, from just sprinting out the door as soon as you get anywhere near the yard. As it stands, as soon as you all make your way past the gate, there's a redhead barreling down to greet you.

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Better to use that than our host's glassware, for practice.

[pulls out... an empty glass bottle]

Let's see if I can make this ceramic.

I would recommend starting with a change in opacity.

Opacity, huh...

[consults some notes to remember what was done before, then stares down the bottle, clearly attempting to work out the proper configuration and formulas]

[and slowly makes it... purple??]

For a first attempt, impressive. But you're allowing the configuration to shift...

[please enjoy this technical criticism]

[hmms]

I thought tweaking with the light transference would be the opacity, but I tweaked the wrong aspect of it. Maybe this one?

[focuses again... and makes it shiny. like sparkly shiny]

...ah, you're introducing impurities. The shift should be more even.

Maybe start fresh first, then.

[easily backpedals the changes to its original form and reexamines it, scribbles some formulas down as he tries to work it out]

That would be best, but take care the structure isn't weakened.

[frowns and focuses]

[and it slowly gets more opaque]

[even more]

[mooore]

[CRACKBOOM]

[blinks at the scattered pile of powdered glass on the lawn]

I did warn you about the structure. Extended transmutation leaves prana residue that can build up as a resonance.

Whoops? I think I can sort of salvage this, though...

[pulls out an alembic and starts... frankly whacking the pile a few times with it. suddenly it shines and it's a clear glass lens the size of his palm]

....well, I can safely say that I've seen something today I never expected.

Really? That's how we do alchemy.

I see now why you described it as you did. Are all of your crafts aetheric in some way?

Somewhat, yes. We use aether from harvested pure crystals to ease the process of crafting.

Fascinating.

[peering at the lens, mulling that over]

It's not nearly the amount of glass it was before, but at least it's usable now.

The rest having sublimated, I expect?

Or simply turned back to sand in the grass. But most likely just sublimated.

Fascinating, truly.

I should be able to try the transfiguration on this, though.

[picks up the lens]

It seems we won't run out of material for several iterations, at least.

[nudges him lightly, holds the lens up]

I think I've got it this time.

[watches it and turns it an opaque white]

Ah, well done. Speed will come with time; the best way to learn is to experiment with the structures involved. And have a rather large store of spares.

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