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Who: Jay and you!
Where: Out and about on the hub island
When: Days 115-118, or thereabouts
Open/Closed: ota!

a. coven organizer coming through

[Jay's plans were put on hold by the sudden appearance of the spirits and all the chaos that came with them, but now that they appear to be gone again, it's time to take stock of what new needs they, and the changing of the seasons that seems to be occurring, might have brought to the coven. He'll be making the rounds of the beach huts and any other residences he knows are populated, knocking on doors with a stack of forms and a notebook in hand:]

Hello. I was just wondering if there was anything you needed at the moment.

b. out and about

[Other than that, you might find him:

i. down on the beach trying out some makeshift carpentry--he's attempting to build a little shelter for the map crate he placed on the beach some weeks ago, to protect it from the elements.
ii. weeding in the mansion garden or the one Haru's planted near the forest;
iii. out with the fishing group in the co-op, teaching newcomers how to use the freshwater tackle he salvaged from the abandoned house;
iv. wandering throughout the island, taking notes in a little notebook.

He'll stop and greet you with a wave if you approach him.]

c. wildcard

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The Uvi were a warlike species we encountered in Aimintas. They planned and conducted raids on the city, so it became necessary to organize in our own defense, as well as in defense of the native population.

If something like that happens again on a future world, I'd like to know what everyone's capabilities are so we can plan accordingly.

I see. It has been some time since I've had to regularly coordinate with others in combat, so I'll keep that in mind. ...Please wait a moment.

[ friendly fire is worse than no support at all, she'd told Kosuzu when the other girl had come asking about archery. seems she'll have to either hypothetically dial it back, isolate herself, or... teamwork drills. but she doesn't really know people here well enough for that, does she?

she ducks back into the hut briefly, then reappears with a pen in hand. the form's filled out relatively quickly, though she isn't entirely sure how detailed she should bother to be, and she would still rather not mention some things regardless, whether it's because she doesn't think it much matters or things she would rather not reveal yet if ever. her power has always functioned better when people knew less of it, after all. ]

Is that sufficient for your needs?

[He takes the form, reading it carefully before tucking it into his notebook.]

That should do; thank you. [He sounds sincere, at least.] What sort of a power is redirection?

It was described to me as such by Genette when I arrived. But, I would say...

If something is already in motion, then I can alter the path it would take. It is easiest with discrete items that can be isolated from their surroundings, but things such as light and wind are fair play as well, I've found.

[ she hums a little, thoughtfully. she really should follow up on more extensive testing and experimentation sometime. ]

I suppose it'd be categorized as utility? But not a particularly relevant one for day to day needs. Not as immediately useful as growing trees, and such.

Useful in a fight, however. [A pause.] And, I suppose, if we ever end up in a windstorm.

[ Another noncommittal but vaguely affirming noise as she glances upward, considering. ] ...There is also this.

[ She tosses the pen she's still holding into the air. On the way up, a set of concentric diamonds blooms out in empty space to intercept its path while a matching pattern appears in front of her.

The pen flies through the upper and reappears from the lower, and then Homura's snatching the pen back from the apex of its arc before gravity can start it on falling. ]

[He raises his eyebrows, mildly impressed.]

That really is an interesting power. How far away can the outgoing portal be?

As far as I can see for, at least, though precision suffers at that distance.

[ how does she know this? attempted trick shots while sniping things in the woods, to compensate for a bow made by an inexperienced bowyer. shh. ]

I haven't tried much further. It would be hard to check the upper limits if I attempted one out of sight, given the terrain and how long it takes to traverse the island.

[Thoughtfully:]

It could be done with the help of other people . . . using something like light rather than a tangible object, perhaps, too. But it would probably be easier to test that on a world with flatter terrain, you're right.

Most likely. A matter for when I know the others here better, perhaps.

[ A pause. ]

What was the last world like?

Aimintas? [Although technically that's the city, and not the world.] We arrived close to a large underwater city inhabited by a race of anthropomorphic lizards known as the Palai. They were . . . rather worshipful of us, to be honest. They had connected us to their "Days of Blessing," which rained down technological advancements on them from the ocean above.

... Convenient. That you did not have to deal with hostility from the natives, I mean, while apparently harvesting their magic?

[ Was it lucky, or does Qri specifically seek out worlds of this sort? Hmm. ]

. . . honestly, we barely had to 'harvest' the magic at all. It literally landed on top of us. [ . . . ] Genette thinks Qri might have some sort of future-sight. I certainly see why.

. . . Even more convenient.

[ evenly, but almost wryly: ]

Why need all of us, then? To... carry it?

To pick it up, I suppose. There was quite a lot of it, and grouping too much of it together could have been dangerous.

[He pauses here and says, lightly, almost offhandedly,]

Although, as for that--we left a great deal of it with the Palai. There wasn't much of an attempt by Qri to make sure we were doing her bidding.

She seems to offer us a lot of free reign, despite having pulled us here for an explicitly stated purpose.

[ Blandly. If she has any thoughts on the matter they're apparently not to be found in the delivery of that statement. ]

Do sources of concentrated magic react poorly to each other, then?

She does. It's interesting.

[He sounds just as noncommittal about that.]

You might say they react too well to each other. These artifacts--they were bones carrying a kind of electric energy--amplified each other. It was impossible to handle more than ten or so of them at once.

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[ 'Could have been dangerous.' ]

How dangerously so, then? Was this relayed to you by Qri, or did someone have to discover this firsthand?

[His mouth twists a little.]

No, Qri only spoke to us to tell us to collect the bones; we had to find out the rest ourselves.

The bones fell on us, so to speak, because of an explosion above us. The Uvi had a water-bound lair there where they collected these bones, and I can only assume that attempting to bring too many of them together resulted in the destruction of that lair, as well as the Uvi living there.

So someone did discover firsthand- just not anyone from the coven, fortunately.

[ Almost musingly. 'How convenient,' once again, that it was an enemy to reveal this to them. ]

I suppose clairvoyance isn't particularly far-fetched, considering.