[HUB ISLAND | ICE BREAKERS]

[spellheal]

Who: Coven Members
Where: Coven Base Camp
When: Day 90
Open/Closed: OTA

You're not doing anything right now, right? Good. Genette's using some of the resources taken from Aimintas to create a little get together. Even if you do have something going on, she's not averse to using a little force to make the evening magical. In fact, the magic is exactly how she's pulling this off. Genette is offering you to a little get together at the base camp, which may be all it takes for you to follow her. If not? Your hand is tethered (or some other part of you) quickly and you're led to the camp anyway. This is important, darn it! What's so important? A little "party" of sorts. There's an assortment of foods, some of which have been hastily made since some groups have gone harvesting for new resources, and a large water basin that's acting as a punch bowl. The true purpose of this little activity is a 'get to know you' exercise of sorts. Genette's got a glass container of a large quantity of Elto bones that can short-circuit the tethers, but the caveat is that you have to participate in a little, tethered sharing circle. (It's honestly a good idea to know who you're stuck within your little makeshift coven, but Genette is the pushy sort when she sets her mind to something.) The way to be released from your Elto shackles? Tell everyone your name, where you're from, your magic (seemingly left a little ambiguous) and something else about yourself. Discussions are encouraged! The more people know, the better! After you're done sharing with the class, food and drink is yours to have -- or you can just run off, that's fine too. OOC: Characters who would have absolutely nothing to do with this can of course escape, whether fleeing in the first place or using Elto bones of their own to circuit out their tether. A ▢ This is it -- your character can breathe deeply, unlock their knees and get this little activity over with. All they have to do is share the criteria and they're free to go! B ▢ Afterwards, their free to stick around the area and mingle. There IS food and also drinks. They may also want to have a more private conversation about something they learned tonight.

Comments

[rootandbranch]

A... all right...

--come here then!

[HE'S DETERMINED!]

[soulcomet]

Eh? All right —

[Madoka pushes herself to her feet, and walks on over! what is Geir planning?]

[rootandbranch]

[he is planning-- to curl his claws around her to draw her in, then slide a jealous loop of his tail around her in an absurd dragon hug, apparently. his scales are warm and smooth, and he's careful to be very gentle, even though the wall of tail is nearly as tall as Madoka. you need to be delicate with humans.

he puts his chin on the coil to look at her, confidingly.]

You looked really serious when you came over here, so if we're friends, you should try and feel better...

[soulcomet]

[she ... she is getting hugged by a dragon. she almost can't even see past him?? the perils of being tiny. but somehow, despite the absurdity of this situation, it doesn't feel much different than getting a hug from any human. the sentiment is there. that's what's important.]

[and so, she beams, and offers his tail a friendly pat.]

I'll try my best, I promise. Thank you.

[rootandbranch]

You're welcome.

I don't think you have to be useless, you know. Whatever you decide.

[a mere human summoned Geir, and might have changed the whole history of their world in the process. Geir will be the last dragon to underestimate them.]

[soulcomet]

You really think so? Maybe I'm just looking at what I think is useful the wrong way...

[if it's even possible to somehow undo the contract she's made, it would mean she would go back to being human. it would mean she'd be in a lot more danger in a fight — and she wouldn't have magic to back herself up. Madoka would likely have to stay behind.]

[of course, it would also mean unraveling an infinite number of universes, but details.]

[rootandbranch]

What do you think is useful? Having the power to fight?

[it's what he remembers a similar conversation with Kosuzu being about. it's an interesting perspective to Geir -- as someone who's always had the power to fight, he's never thought about the perspective of someone who might not have it. he can see why that would become an obsession. still, it's one that feels very far away from him -- in the wars of the gods, where death isn't a feared consequence and everyone has considerable power to simply destroy each other, subtler forms of strength are key. the power to make the results you want happen, either through your own strength or someone else's, is always what it comes back to... at least, that's what Geir's father always told him.]

[soulcomet]

That's exactly it. Fighting is something that's really important to be able to do here, right?

[they're friends now. Madoka doesn't mind telling Geir.]

That's what I'm afraid of losing.

[rootandbranch]

I don't know if it's going to be important in every world. Maybe some places we'll go will be peaceful.

[it's unlikely, from Geir's experience, but he supposes stranger things have happened.]

...anyway, I know that there are lots of people who don't fight even in worlds where there's fighting all the time. Are they all useless? Or do they just find other things to do?

[it's an honest question. he has no experience with living among craftsmen, or laborers, or normal people in general. what do they do with all their time? how do they survive when they can't show strength? clearly, they have to somehow.]