[ Also personal Gorgug note: Find a better way of getting around. Or just use the car in his garage instead of walking? Look, he'll figure this out later.
For now, it'll take Gorgug around ten minutes to arrive to the apartments, the half-orc at least an easy figure to spot for most people. And when he sees Hikaru, he gives her a little wave, the half-orc dressed himself in...honestly, the same kind of outfit he's always in: a hoodie and jeans. But also his gloves and goggles. ]
[ Which, speaking of!! He grabs the backpack he's got on his shoulder and pulls out from it...another bag, one made of leather. Similar to this, but without the repeating logo pattern and with flower designs closer to this. With a couple of meteal leaves and dangling flower charms, too.
Gorgug stands awkwardly for a second, and then holds it out. ]
I, uh-- I made you this. It's early, but, people exchange gifts around this time of year back home, and... I thought about how many ingredients we had to cook with when you helped me, and you must get a lot if you cook from scratch, so-- I wanted to thank you, for helping me.
It's a bag that's bigger on the inside. And it doesn't get heavier. [ ... ] If I made it right.
[ It's what we call a bag of holding. And what we call feeling weird about giving people gifts out of the blue, but.
Cool. [ He stands there for a few seconds...and then turns on his feet, pointing. ] My lab is this way.
[ Time to start walking? Time to start walking. Because that's what they're here to do...!! And because Gorgug isn't sure if he should say anything else about the bag, so he isn't. ]
I, I don't know if I told you, but I do a lot of studying with mechanical gear, but also weapons, and magic? And I remembered you had that cool way of taking out your sword... [ Look at Gorgug mimic waving a sword over his head. Has Hikaru ever done this specifically? Look, he's a simple guy. ] I got some cool technology to help me study how stuff from other worlds work, and...
[ ... wait, maybe he should ask- ]
You don't use tech with wires to do it, right? It's not like...a watch?
[ Because honestly, Gorgug isn't that familiar with what Hikaru does. He just remembers the cool part about it. ]
[ Whoa. That's close to what Gorgug was thinking, but his gaze does widen. ]
So if you're in danger-- it'll always show up? You don't have to think about it.
[ There's some nuance there to how effective it can be, but even so, it sounds impressive to Gorgug. Is there any magic he knows that can do that? Not without a lot of prep work. Or it has to be designed to come out under specific conditions... ]
[Hikaru nods at the assessment. She couldn't think of any other way to explain it - how her magic reacted to her heart, her needs. It was difficult to explain without experiencing it oneself.]
Exactly. It was just how that magic works, and still does. [Even without a Pillar. Without any guidance from someone maintaining the peace of that world... Her expression dims a bit as she thinks about it before refocusing on what's in front of her. This place, this possible test is what she needs to focus on. Helping people here.]
That's some-- I don't know a lot about magic, but that's really high class magic. That's reacting to the space around you and making calculations to keep you safe. I don't know any spell or device like it where I'm from.
[ And that's so cool. He wishes he knew if there were any examples of such back in Spyre, but it's a useless fancy--he couldn't go to a library or look it up.
But while Gorgug says that, he does notice, if belatedly, the expression that Hikaru's making. Was she making that face before? ]
Are you feeling okay?
[ Is she cold? ... she doesn't seem like she's cold. ]
[She doesn't seem like she's cold, no. She seems to be giving off a faint warmth even. But her expression blanks at him asking, and she smiles up at him after a moment of thought.]
I'm all right! I was just thinking... Except for stories I've heard, that magic is the only kind of magic I've seen or used. So I wonder what it's like for other kinds of magic.
[Clef had been clear: Each element chose you. The spirits of those elements had their own thoughts and choices. Is that the same for other magic in other universes?]
There's different kinds of magic, [ he assures, or-- was, maybe he's trying to do that? ] I don't know a lot about the other kinds, but, I bet there's magic that does the same yours does. And that's pretty cool.
[ Really, really cool! She should be proud!
Fortunately though, Gorgug's workshop -- or the large dome that surrounds it -- is coming into view. ]
I'd like to make something that does that. React on instinct. That would be--it'd be awesome.
I'm not sure how it works really, but I'm sure you can figure it out! I'll let you see what mine does so you can um... Take notes? [That's how that works right? She's sure that's what Fuu would suggest.
Hikaru sees the workshop coming into view, and it's clear that she's awed by it. She's only seen Presea's workshop which was just her house and weapons storage, never anything like this.]
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stay warm
i need to walk there
[ Also personal Gorgug note: Find a better way of getting around. Or just use the car in his garage instead of walking? Look, he'll figure this out later.
For now, it'll take Gorgug around ten minutes to arrive to the apartments, the half-orc at least an easy figure to spot for most people. And when he sees Hikaru, he gives her a little wave, the half-orc dressed himself in...honestly, the same kind of outfit he's always in: a hoodie and jeans. But also his gloves and goggles. ]
Hey. [ Hi girl, hi. ] How you doing?
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Hey! I'm okay! How've you been?
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[ Which, speaking of!! He grabs the backpack he's got on his shoulder and pulls out from it...another bag, one made of leather. Similar to this, but without the repeating logo pattern and with flower designs closer to this. With a couple of meteal leaves and dangling flower charms, too.
Gorgug stands awkwardly for a second, and then holds it out. ]
I, uh-- I made you this. It's early, but, people exchange gifts around this time of year back home, and... I thought about how many ingredients we had to cook with when you helped me, and you must get a lot if you cook from scratch, so-- I wanted to thank you, for helping me.
It's a bag that's bigger on the inside. And it doesn't get heavier. [ ... ] If I made it right.
[ It's what we call a bag of holding. And what we call feeling weird about giving people gifts out of the blue, but.
Here you go, Hikaru. ]
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The fact he made it? Amazing. Her eyes widen when she looks it over and takes it from him so carefully like it's made of glass.]
It's beautiful... [Don't mind her looking it over, turning it this way and that to really get a better look at it.] Thank you! I love it.
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[ Time to start walking? Time to start walking. Because that's what they're here to do...!! And because Gorgug isn't sure if he should say anything else about the bag, so he isn't. ]
I, I don't know if I told you, but I do a lot of studying with mechanical gear, but also weapons, and magic? And I remembered you had that cool way of taking out your sword... [ Look at Gorgug mimic waving a sword over his head. Has Hikaru ever done this specifically? Look, he's a simple guy. ] I got some cool technology to help me study how stuff from other worlds work, and...
[ ... wait, maybe he should ask- ]
You don't use tech with wires to do it, right? It's not like...a watch?
[ Because honestly, Gorgug isn't that familiar with what Hikaru does. He just remembers the cool part about it. ]
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That's really cool. I know someone who works a lot like that too, back where I was.
[Presea would have a field day with Gorgug and absolutely give him a heart attack.]
Mm no tech or anything, no. It's all magic.
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And you don't do a spell to make it come out? You just-- [ he waves a hand ] make it do that?
[ There's no magical exertion on Hikaru's end? ]
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It's magic that reacts to my heart. So if I want to fight, or need to protect myself, it'll do that on its own.
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So if you're in danger-- it'll always show up? You don't have to think about it.
[ There's some nuance there to how effective it can be, but even so, it sounds impressive to Gorgug. Is there any magic he knows that can do that? Not without a lot of prep work. Or it has to be designed to come out under specific conditions... ]
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Exactly. It was just how that magic works, and still does. [Even without a Pillar. Without any guidance from someone maintaining the peace of that world... Her expression dims a bit as she thinks about it before refocusing on what's in front of her. This place, this possible test is what she needs to focus on. Helping people here.]
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[ And that's so cool. He wishes he knew if there were any examples of such back in Spyre, but it's a useless fancy--he couldn't go to a library or look it up.
But while Gorgug says that, he does notice, if belatedly, the expression that Hikaru's making. Was she making that face before? ]
Are you feeling okay?
[ Is she cold? ... she doesn't seem like she's cold. ]
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I'm all right! I was just thinking... Except for stories I've heard, that magic is the only kind of magic I've seen or used. So I wonder what it's like for other kinds of magic.
[Clef had been clear: Each element chose you. The spirits of those elements had their own thoughts and choices. Is that the same for other magic in other universes?]
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[ Really, really cool! She should be proud!
Fortunately though, Gorgug's workshop -- or the large dome that surrounds it -- is coming into view. ]
I'd like to make something that does that. React on instinct. That would be--it'd be awesome.
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Hikaru sees the workshop coming into view, and it's clear that she's awed by it. She's only seen Presea's workshop which was just her house and weapons storage, never anything like this.]
Amazing... This is all yours?