Silence fills the area and everyone has stopped to see what is happening, Granger herself is glaring down at you.
Tamping down the immediate outrage at her actions, you rise as the others in the room are just now reacting. Several of the civilians that had come through the Oblivion Gate to help with construction recoil at the sudden violence, while one of the soldiers has drawn his pistol. Ignoring him, you heal yourself and force out the blood that had started to flow.
"Now why would you go and do something like that?" You ask in irritation, using the majority of your remaining magicka to cast Calm on the entire room.
Staring back with emotionless green eyes, the woman almost manages a sneer as she answers, "What? Punching you? It should be obvious, since you're doing it again."
"It is just a simple spell to keep people from any emotional outbursts." You defend while approaching the armed soldier and holstering his pistol for him. Turning back to Granger, who has somehow managed a full scowl, you continue, "I already explained that it does not allow for controlling a persons thoughts or actions, there is no need for this hostility."
"Maybe not directly, but you still physically forced me to drink your magic tentacle swill and then you experimented on me!" She growls, proving herself to already be growing dangerously resistant to your spell after so few times.
"It was necessary to discover what the effects of the potion are. Espinoza's potion has worn off as I said it would, what reason have I given for you to be distrustful of me?"
The dull look in her eyes is slowly fading and she gives you a humorless laugh. "I've had to carry these fucking boards around just to stop teleporting back to the labs every half hour. I should do worse to you for this, but Commander Flagg warned me off. Apparently Vahlen questioned Louise about your spell before and agrees that it's harmless. If you weren't so useful to them, this bullshit wouldn't fly and I know it."
Espinoza was correct about it being a great boost to each of their personal power, why in Oblivion would she be this upset about a few extremely minor wounds in exchange. Even if nothing else, she should at least be able to see that your repeated need to use Illusion magic on her has been beneficial to her mental defenses. Still, you would prefer not to make an enemy of her if possible.
"Would an apology help?" You ask, honestly willing to give such a trivial thing if it will cease this pointlessness.
"No." At her flat denial, you raise a brow, promting her to do the same as she asks, "You don't think I'd actually believe you, do you? I learned long ago that people are all selfish monsters, waiting to eat the weak as soon as their backs are turned and we're no different. Mark my words Cynric, I might not be allowed to get you back for this, but one day that stupid girl is going to learn this same lesson and when she does? Maybe I'll accept your apology if you survive."
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Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière, Sorceroress in training, was venturing forth once more to prove her capabilities. Her current mission? Capturing the 'submarine' that was located somewhere in the Boston harbor.
All in all, it might be considered a rather easily accomplished mission if one were to take into account the fact that the submarine was supposedly very large. The main problem was that she not only had no idea what it was other than an underwater naval vessel, the opposite of a proper navy's flying ships, but the water in the harbor was far too murky for her to see for much distance. As it stood, she was almost blind as she trecked across the bottom of the ocean along her Clairvonce spell's path.
Her helmet's enchantment allowed her to hold her breath indefinitely and the orb of light in her hand barely illuminated her surroundings out to a few meters... showing hideous fish-like monstrosities that would dart in and out of the darkness. Bulbous appendages, flashes of scales, and fanged maws larger than her torso would come from all around, only to be chased back into the abyss by either her newly resurrected familiar or her own flashing silver blade.
The clouds of ichor did nothing to aid her navigational woes.
It had been a small eternity since she'd slipped into the water outside the base and while it was good practice at maintaining multiple spells for a long period of time, the barley visible light above meant that it was almost noon the next day... And yet... She wasn't feeling even the slightest bit tired or even hungry. The water was warm, if disgusting, and she was actually more energetic than when she began.
Coming upon a deep trench in the sea floor, the pinkette was about to use her Levitation to float quickly over it when an earie bass moan reached her ears. Pausing as she peered down into the dark and saw movement, she put as much magicka as she could into the light spell. Louise knew that she couldn't hold it for long, but it was enough to clearly witness what at first appeared to be a dozen of those crustaceans she'd fought on arriving in that world, but then she realized how far away they were.
The creatures were absolutely massive, the biggest towering larger than many buildings she'd seen during her trips to Tristainia. There was no way something that large could possibly carry itself on land, but the water obviously promoted such an outragous existance. Scuttling around their legs were smaller ones that were likely the type she was more familiar with, looking like a swarm of beetles around a human in comparison. More terrifying was the way they appeared to be fleeing from something, the big ones going so far as to wound the small ones in thier haste.
As the light dimmed back down, Louise caught a trio of slender pale limbs snap out to grab the slowest of the giants and drag it back into the darkness.
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Leaving Granger to her work, dissatisfied with her rebuffing you, the rest of the day stretches on regardless.
Status: Healthy
Magicka: (180/650)
Choose at least one:
[] Return to the foundry to help assemble Lily's body.
[] Teach the ninjas some necromancy and work with Cattleya on controlling her beast.
[] Get Vahlen and try to relocate the Clockblocker symbiote to an easier place for study, preferably one where it's influence is limited.
[] Check in with the PRT to fake concern over their missing Wards.
[] Go enlist Victoria's aid in finding Trobror, he's been missing for a while now.
-[] Take Cattleya.
-[] Take some animal zombies.
-[] All of the above.
[] Write in.
