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Mage Consul Lillet Blan (thosefivedays) wrote in thedeadland,
@ 2011-11-07 16:51:00

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+ in person, day, elliot nightray, golbez, lillet blan, minato arisato

[open] [mercy street apartments]
The night's sleep had restored what the world had drained, and when Lillet woke up, she knew instinctively that she'd have enough mana to alchemise a little of what she needed to be useful. Since she already had the flask and materials assembled, it wasn't a case of drawing a Rune so much as inscribing a small symbol on the inside of the flask with one glowing fingernail, and then pressing her entire palm against the suddenly-warm glass to infuse it with enough mana to create life.

The substances swirled within the glass, chaotically at first, but soon enough eyes formed, a mouth, the cat skull grew and malformed and sprouted muscles and skin and fur, barely fitting into the flask, and the rest of the creature's body formed within the narrower neck and expanded into the air, claws wriggling a little until Lillet obliged and tugged them straight. By the time it blinked and stared through its flask at her, she was ready to lift it and set it upright.

"My creator!" It greeted her, cheerful voice muffled by the flask. "What do you command?"

"First things first: we're going on a walk," she said. "I have to introduce you to everyone!" And, after a short pause, she knelt down to inscribe something else on the flask.

Hello, the writing read, My name is Blende. If found, please return to Lillet Blan!.

With that, she collected it in her arms (it snuggled as well as it could), and left to knock on everyone's doors. They'd be up, right?

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thosefivedays
2011-11-07 08:19 pm UTC (link)

Lillet's plan involved giving Blende an order like that for everyone in the building. After all, she had overriding command as its creator, and as a savvy alchemist she had a piece of its flask in her pocket, in case she needed to banish it in a hurry. But it was nice to be able to trust people.

"They don't leave the lab much... It's a shame, because they're really useful. Blende here is a powerful clairvoyant! It can even sense ghosts and spirits, and bring them into the realm of substance."

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	stoppedhiding 2011-11-07 08:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Impressive." That was an understatement. "Its abilities should prove useful for our survival. Lillet, are these creatures commonly used in your world?" Or was she particularly high-level? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thosefivedays 2011-11-07 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, Homunculi have been used by magicians for hundreds of years, but recent developments in the field of Alchemy have made it a lot easier. A lot of people find them scary, though, so they aren't used much in towns or villages." If he didn't think Lillet was the model student type, he probably did now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

stoppedhiding
2011-11-07 09:06 pm UTC (link)

That was for sure. It was quickly becoming clear just how much of a prodigy Lillet was.

"Alchemy, hm... When you have more time, would you mind telling me more about how magic works in your world?" A forward question, to be sure, but he was just that interested in the subject. That, and everyone in the city could only stand to benefit from learning more about each other's abilities.

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	thosefivedays 2011-11-07 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course. In return, could I ask you about your magic? I didn't mean to spy, but I saw you fighting outside yesterday..." She'd been rather startled at such direct, combat-geared magic, if she was honest. Most of the spells she knew were more subtle than just fireballs or explosions. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stoppedhiding 2011-11-07 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Ah-- yes, by all means." That made sense; while he was impressed at the things she did, it was probably the same the other way around. "It's very basic elemental magic, but I wouldn't mind." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thosefivedays 2011-11-07 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	"It may be basic, but there's no denying how effective it is. I've got to introduce Blende to everyone first, so if I come back here after that..?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stoppedhiding 2011-11-07 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll be out front for guard duty. But perhaps after that." No going outside, Lillet. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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