10th Card ♛ Video

[key_illusion]

[The feed starts out with ??? giving a rather clumsy looking smile to the--

Haha, who are we kidding. ??? would never make a video with his face included on purpose.

Nope, it's actually a view of the sunrise from what seems to be on top of a building. Only ???'s hand is visible with glowing runes on the back: the source of the light that's gathered at his fingertips which he's writing in the air with. The bright letters remain in the air once he's done.]

Hey.

I need a volunteer to test out some runes for me.

It might be dangerous, but I'm sure it won't do much.

I'll pay you and teach you some more if you want to learn.

Also the same goes for someone to teach me how to use a bow.

I'll be updating the runes book at the magic guild.

There's some you'll have to come to me to learn.

[A pause before he keeps writing:]

Which do you like better: sunsets or sunrises?

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[bulletwithmyname]

Well, isn't that a thing. I'm interested.

And it used to be sunrises, but now it's sunsets.

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[key_illusion]

[???'s already made his little presentation, so back to the safety of filtered text.]

Not if your boyfriend is coming. [He's only joking, but oh well.]

Why did it change?

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[bulletwithmyname]

Boyfriend isn't negotiable, sorry. I figured out the compass.

Spent some time out in the desert. Sunset meant some reprieve from the damn thing. I burn like you wouldn't believe.

[key_illusion]

Then I'm declining your offer. But congratulations. If you're interested in more arrays, I'll be submitting more of my research to the magic guild here. You should look into it.

I can imagine. There's a world in my universe which is mostly dessert. I've never seen either there, but it was annoyingly hot.

[wasthemaster]

Fancy trick. [Look, your favorite person ever, ??? Draco's curious about the runes, has been teaching himself to use a bow and arrow and assumes that's what the other boy means, and also he's not sure what the hell the sun has to do with anything.]

What have you done this time?

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[key_illusion]

[Bestest friend for ever and ever? Except not.

But hey, at least ??? is turning the feed towards his face after flipping on the filter.]

You make it sound like I've done something horrible. I just got through checking a batch of arrays, but there's two I still need to test. One's supposed to make a person grow gills, and the other one is for creating thicker skin. The bow is just to check to see if the wind resistance array can be applied to other weapons besides a sword.

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[wasthemaster]

[Oh hello there.]

...gills huh? [He could get behind that. Like gillyweed. And creating thicker skin could be interesting...he approves.] I do have a bow and a few arrows you can borrow, actually.

[key_illusion]

[Draco's seen his face enough that he doesn't have to worry.]

Yeah, but the array might cause actual damage to me rather that create functional gills on a normal person.

[He hums a little to himself before drawing out the wind resistance array in the air with light.]

You'll have to teach me a little bit. I'm a fast learner, but I don't have the same kind of adaptability as compared to back in my world.

[historyrabbit]

[Runes... Those were the things that Dirk was so interested in. Couldn't hurt to learn about them himself. See if Dirk's idea can be made a reality.]

No need to pay, always an eager student. No skill with a bow though, mostly work with hammers.

Sunrises, for that question of yours.

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[key_illusion]

[??? was the one to introduce Dirk to runes, and he's also looking forward to see what the other teen comes up with.]

Volunteering or do you actually want to be a student without being a test subject? [Just to get it right.]

Why?

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[historyrabbit]

[From talking to Lavi he's gotten the idea of merging runes and weapons.]

I don't mind doing both, so long as it doesn't end with me missing shifts. [Wouldn't due to miss shifts, would it? He wants to do good at the tea house.]

Hope and new beginnings.

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[key_illusion]

I'll make sure that won't happen. [Mr Manager here wouldn't want to be the cause and have to explain to Nina.]

There are two arrays I need to test out:
One that creates functional gills when written on a person's skin, and the other is one that thickens the skin enough that it would be harder to receive internal damage. I'm not actually going to attack you to test that theory though.

Is that something your world needs?

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[timaeus_testified]

Sunrises.
It didn't used to mean anything but, now it does.

What arrays are you looking to test out?

[Dirk has gotten the idea to combine arrays and weapons. He just needs weapons to test it with. That and a few things that might come in handy.]

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[key_illusion]

What's it mean now?

They were ones I've been developing for awhile now, but one is to grow functioning gills. The other to make thicker skin so you're less likely to take on internal damage.

[??? has his own small collection of weapons that he's gathered over time, luckily. He's a little reluctant to use any arrays on Oathkeeper and Oblivion though.]

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[timaeus_testified]

Interesting.

They mean freedom, at least for a while, from a dead-end.

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[key_illusion]

The one that I talked to you earlier about didn't work through its test run. Didn't lose an arm though, which is nice.

Did you make a new path then?

[feathery]

what are you testing and how much will you pay me if i volunteer
nice trick btw

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[key_illusion]

One array to create functional gills.
Another to thicken skin which is supposed to lower chances of taking on internal damage.
The one that needs a bow is going to be covered by another person.

Set your price.

Thanks. It's another array that I discovered.

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[feathery]

im going to pass on the gills one
ive dealt with enough fucked up body horror to make alien rethink its franchise i dont really need to turn into a gasping lungfish
the other i guess it depends how long it lasts and what am i looking at in terms of worst case scenarios
will i start molting scales with the feathers or turn into the thing??
dont get me wrong magma is awesome but im not interested getting molested by a vat of cooling tar
thats a grotesque variety of self flagellation i wont commit

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[comeonthensexy]

What sort of runes? What do they do?

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[key_illusion]

Creates gills and thickens skin. I also need to check the wind resistance array with a bow.

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[comeonthensexy]

Interesting...

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[nukeoleptic]

do i have to pick?
what if i like them both the best?

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[key_illusion]

Nope, you have to pick. Or at least give reasons why you can't.

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[nukeoleptic]

well, ummm
i like what they both represent!!
i like new days and new chances
but i like endings, too, if they are good ones