A Conjuror's journey
nmWarden
Webcomic Glutton
- Location
- Texas
More lovable, soul-nourishing character interaction! If only Louise had snuck in a mental or verbal complement in the conversation for her ally Hinata. I know she has admired her teammate before, but more of it is always welcome. It'll make it all the more satisfying when Louise goes seventy-steps-too-far to get revenge after Hinata is injured or dishonored. Also good going Louise for cutting down the questions...even if that story came from Cynric.
I wonder if Weiss will get to see Cynric's abrasive speaking skills and Louise's defense of Cynric will lead to a different relationship between Weiss and her father. Ignoring Cynric's martial prowess there are clear surface level similarities between these...leaders.
Also Pyrrha and Taylor need to share a drink in the future while recounting their woes.
I wonder if Weiss will get to see Cynric's abrasive speaking skills and Louise's defense of Cynric will lead to a different relationship between Weiss and her father. Ignoring Cynric's martial prowess there are clear surface level similarities between these...leaders.
Also Pyrrha and Taylor need to share a drink in the future while recounting their woes.
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Barnes
Laughing on the outside, laughing on the inside
- Location
- Definetly not my parent's basement
[X] Introduce them to
-[x] Cattleya
[X] Find a table and let them order.
[X] Leave them to Vicky while you go report to Master Cynric.
Is Lousie even aware of Lily at this point?
I feel like we shouldn't summon Taylor until we find a good place to summon Entity shards (which Cynric should work on if we want to exploit the Empire capes, and New Wave if we're not sending them back to Earth Bet), which would likely require access to a spaceship (the local solar system should have a few planets available, since we shouldn't be dropping continent-sized alien lifeforms on Remnant, lest the place go the way of Fallout, and surely parahuman powers will work if the shards are in the same dimensions and are only a few planets away?), which could be procured via a side-quest to Mass Effect with Trobdar (and we really ought to pay him something substantial in case any local actors make him a better offer).
Way back at the beginning of the quest, it's the zombified protagonist from FoZ; he drops out of the narrative now and then, as he's essentially just furniture unless Louise is directing him to be murderous furniture.
-[x] Cattleya
[X] Find a table and let them order.
[X] Leave them to Vicky while you go report to Master Cynric.
Is Lousie even aware of Lily at this point?
I feel like we shouldn't summon Taylor until we find a good place to summon Entity shards (which Cynric should work on if we want to exploit the Empire capes, and New Wave if we're not sending them back to Earth Bet), which would likely require access to a spaceship (the local solar system should have a few planets available, since we shouldn't be dropping continent-sized alien lifeforms on Remnant, lest the place go the way of Fallout, and surely parahuman powers will work if the shards are in the same dimensions and are only a few planets away?), which could be procured via a side-quest to Mass Effect with Trobdar (and we really ought to pay him something substantial in case any local actors make him a better offer).
Way back at the beginning of the quest, it's the zombified protagonist from FoZ; he drops out of the narrative now and then, as he's essentially just furniture unless Louise is directing him to be murderous furniture.
- Location
- Earth
[X] Introduce them to
-[x] Cattleya
[X] Find a table and let them order.
[X] Leave them to Vicky while you go report to Master Cynric.
-[x] Cattleya
[X] Find a table and let them order.
[X] Leave them to Vicky while you go report to Master Cynric.
Edifier
Trusted within thoughts.
- Location
- Court of Moon Wizards
All this time I thought we forgot him in dark souls or Halkenginia. But I also forgot he's just one summon away, always.
Dining and Whining
PieceThruWar
Not an eldritch abomination
- Location
- The Server Farm
Busy using her transformed state to help the kwama clear away the rubble that had formed when the workers accidentally opened a hole into an old man-made tunnel of some sort, Cattleya was pleasantly surprised to notice her sister jogging toward her.
Setting down the large stone in her hands, she grinned at the uncertain pause in Louise's steps and removed the bone helmet she'd been wearing to protect from falling rocks. "Welcome back, little Louise. Did something happen?"
"You can talk like that?!"
Snorting, the werebear giggled at her sister's incredulous expression. "Yes, I'm much more in control now that I've been using this form a lot."
Which was partially true, but not the whole story. Another reason for her keeping the skull mask on her person was because Cynric had helped her appeal to Lord Hircine again and they'd been instructed to engrave the bone with all manner of swirls and shapes before filling the grooves with her beast blood. Hircine was apparently offended by the mockery to his hounds that exist on Remnant and in order to allow her to slay more of them whenever she saw them, his totems would grant her increased abilities when transformed so long as she possessed one of them. The skull being the first of such he'd allowed them to create, it simply helped blend the two halves of her being so that she could better control herself when transformed... as well as protecting her from uncomfortable brain injuries.
Not wanting to get into a detailed explanation however, Cattleya simply picked her sister up in her arms and asked, "Was there something I can help with or did you just come to visit?"
"Well... I wanted to see you and also report my progress to Master Cynric, but going out without my team from Beacon would invite questions-"
"And you need me to distract them while you talk to him?" She guessed, making Louise blush at being called out on it. Poking her nose with a claw and grinning at the irritated scowl caused by doing so, she continued, "I'd be delighted to entertain your little friends."
"Please don't tell them anything embarrassing like when I left you with Vicky and Hinata." Louise begged as she was sat down so Cattleya could shift back.
Putting on her clothes that she'd set aside earlier, the elder pinkette innocently asked, "Do you really think I would do something like that?"
"Yes."
Pouting, Cattleya waved her off toward the portal room. "You should have more faith in your big sister! Just go talk to your teacher, I'm sure I can find them myself."
The outfit she dressed in as her sister ran off was one that Martin had helped her pick out to blend in; loose grey cargo pants, a tight red shirt with no sleeves a neckline that came down just short of being enough show cleavage, Black heeled boots, and a white tailcoat in the same design as her mother's that had red markings like the Ursa skull that she strapped to the shoulder. Enchanted by Cynric for flight, poison immunity, reflecting ranged attacks, and the same spell as Hinata's translation circlet; it was comfortable, didn't make her seem as unusual as X-com fatigues, and more useful than ordinary clothes.
It did still make her easily noticeable though, as demonstrated when all eyes locked onto her as she walked into the dining room of the shop. Approaching the table where Vicky, Hinata, and half a dozen other people sat, Cattleya gave a warm smile and called out, "Hello everyone, I trust my baby sister hasn't been causing too much trouble?"
"You're Louise's sister?!" The blonde girl asked in shock, doing an even worse job of not staring at her chest than the only boy of the group.
"That is correct, I am Cattleya Yvette La Baume Le Blanc de La Fontaine... Though as friends of Louise, I'd prefer if you just call me Cattleya."
"Weiss Schnee." The white haired girl said, offering her hand. "Judging by your name, I assume that you're one of the owners of this establishment?"
"Ugh... Weiss, don't make a scene." The blonde girl groaned.
"I beg your pardon! I was just going to request that a non-faunus employee handle my meal."
Pursing her lips, Cattleya asked, "Are you allergic to pet dander? Because I can ask them to cover their ears or something, but we don't have any cooks that aren't faunus."
"Pet... No, of course not. I'm not a racist! Just because some of them have cat or dog-like parts doesn't make them animals, so I don't think they even... No, that's beside the point." Weiss cut herself off. "I just don't want them having access to my food."
"Yeah... totally not racist."
"Excuse me for being concerned about what I put in my body, Yang."
"What or who?" Yang asked with a waggling of her eyebrows.
"You shameless, indecent-"
The little girl in the red cloak slapped a hand on the table when it looked like the two were going to keep going. "No fighting at the table!"
"Sorry about them." Vicky spoke up, drawing the pinkette's attention. "They're like this all the time. Anyway Weiss, you don't have to worry about them poisoning you or anything."
Scowling, the white girl replied, "I was thinking more along the lines of them spitting in my food, but thank you for that. I think I'll just wait until we get back to Beacon."
Deciding not to press the issue, Cattleya asked, "So... how did everyone do at the initiation?"
The flinch from the lone male, the scowl on the blonde's face, and the red head girl's shrinking in her seat were not good signs.
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Having finished giving her teacher copies of the notes that she and the others had made throughout the week, as well as reporting on the fact that she was making progress in her studies of Aura, Louise headed down from his private room turned laboratory. He didn't seem all that enthused about her report, at least not enough to look up from the work he was doing with what appeared to be a large tail, but that was okay. That he didn't seem to notice her quavering during the recitation of her past week was enough to lift her spirits a bit.
"-and that's was when uncle Qrow came out of dad's room wearing one of Summer's dresses with purple lipstick on his neck. Needless to say, dad was a little annoyed." Louise heard Yang finish as she entered the dining portion of the building.
I don't want to know. She thought with a sigh as she sat next to her sister and was immediately pulled in by an around her shoulder.
Noticing somebody missing, she asked, "What happened to Weiss and Pyrrha?"
"They went back early." Arc answered from his spot between Vicky and Yang, still acting uneasy whenever even the redhead's name was brought up. The fact he hadn't gone into a panic attack in the bullhead with her was probably only because he was too busy trying not to vomit. "So what took you so long?"
"Yeah, wasn't this your idea? Where have you been?" Yang asked rather loudly, making it obvious that she was trying to divert attention from their missing teammates. Instead of waiting for a response, the blonde shoved forkful of bug meat into her mouth and spoke around it, "This stuff is really good. I mean, it's weirdly sour for being meat and all, but still. I don't think I've had anything like it before."
Closing her eyes so that she didn't have to see the girl's food or think about what that food was, Louise was grateful when her sister took the burden of dealing with the harlot's complete lack of etiquette.
"Yes, it is quite the unique flavor." Off course, whatever gratitude there was died a swift death when she offered, "Would any of you like to see one of the kwama before you go? I can show you one in the back room."
"Absolutely not!" Louise cried out, startling people at nearby tables.
In her usual way of not understanding that maybe not everyone likes animals as much as her, as Louise had tried to explain several times over the years, Cattleya tilted her head and asked, "Why not?"
"I-I think Louise is right. We should probably leave soon, we... we wouldn't want to drive away customers by keeping this table to ourselves all day." Hinata agreed and Vicky nodded, much to the younger pinkette's relief.
Thinning her lips in annoyance, Cattleya relented after a few moments of silence. "Fine... Maybe next time then. Ooh, let me get you something to go."
"Well, that was... odd, but she seems nice enough." Jaune said when Cattleya hurried off. Holding his hands up as if to ward off Louise's glare, the boy nervously chuckled, "I was talking about the last bit, your sister isn't odd or anything bad. She's great, really."
Narrowing her eyes at the boy, Louise warned, "If you say or do anything untoward or offensive to my sister, I'll finish what Pyrrha started. Is that clear?"
"Would you really? I mean yes!" He yelped when Louise started to draw her sword.
"Not to be mean or anything, but I kinda agree with lover-boy." Yang said, making Jaune whine pitifully at the pinkette fingering her weapon menacingly. "What was all that about?"
"Yeah, I wanted to see one of the kwama things. Are they cute?" Ruby asked innocently, not knowing the horrors of which she spoke.
Vicky shook her head. "Nope, a bald bear is more adorable."
Status: Healthy
Magicka: (12000/12000)
Choose:
[] Propose a trip to a weapon store, that should at least encourage Ruby to get the others away before Cattleya brings up the insects again.
[] Cite the missing team members as reason to head back to the academy. Staying in Vale is just inviting more trouble.
[] POV switch:
[] Write in.
Setting down the large stone in her hands, she grinned at the uncertain pause in Louise's steps and removed the bone helmet she'd been wearing to protect from falling rocks. "Welcome back, little Louise. Did something happen?"
"You can talk like that?!"
Snorting, the werebear giggled at her sister's incredulous expression. "Yes, I'm much more in control now that I've been using this form a lot."
Which was partially true, but not the whole story. Another reason for her keeping the skull mask on her person was because Cynric had helped her appeal to Lord Hircine again and they'd been instructed to engrave the bone with all manner of swirls and shapes before filling the grooves with her beast blood. Hircine was apparently offended by the mockery to his hounds that exist on Remnant and in order to allow her to slay more of them whenever she saw them, his totems would grant her increased abilities when transformed so long as she possessed one of them. The skull being the first of such he'd allowed them to create, it simply helped blend the two halves of her being so that she could better control herself when transformed... as well as protecting her from uncomfortable brain injuries.
Not wanting to get into a detailed explanation however, Cattleya simply picked her sister up in her arms and asked, "Was there something I can help with or did you just come to visit?"
"Well... I wanted to see you and also report my progress to Master Cynric, but going out without my team from Beacon would invite questions-"
"And you need me to distract them while you talk to him?" She guessed, making Louise blush at being called out on it. Poking her nose with a claw and grinning at the irritated scowl caused by doing so, she continued, "I'd be delighted to entertain your little friends."
"Please don't tell them anything embarrassing like when I left you with Vicky and Hinata." Louise begged as she was sat down so Cattleya could shift back.
Putting on her clothes that she'd set aside earlier, the elder pinkette innocently asked, "Do you really think I would do something like that?"
"Yes."
Pouting, Cattleya waved her off toward the portal room. "You should have more faith in your big sister! Just go talk to your teacher, I'm sure I can find them myself."
The outfit she dressed in as her sister ran off was one that Martin had helped her pick out to blend in; loose grey cargo pants, a tight red shirt with no sleeves a neckline that came down just short of being enough show cleavage, Black heeled boots, and a white tailcoat in the same design as her mother's that had red markings like the Ursa skull that she strapped to the shoulder. Enchanted by Cynric for flight, poison immunity, reflecting ranged attacks, and the same spell as Hinata's translation circlet; it was comfortable, didn't make her seem as unusual as X-com fatigues, and more useful than ordinary clothes.
It did still make her easily noticeable though, as demonstrated when all eyes locked onto her as she walked into the dining room of the shop. Approaching the table where Vicky, Hinata, and half a dozen other people sat, Cattleya gave a warm smile and called out, "Hello everyone, I trust my baby sister hasn't been causing too much trouble?"
"You're Louise's sister?!" The blonde girl asked in shock, doing an even worse job of not staring at her chest than the only boy of the group.
"That is correct, I am Cattleya Yvette La Baume Le Blanc de La Fontaine... Though as friends of Louise, I'd prefer if you just call me Cattleya."
"Weiss Schnee." The white haired girl said, offering her hand. "Judging by your name, I assume that you're one of the owners of this establishment?"
"Ugh... Weiss, don't make a scene." The blonde girl groaned.
"I beg your pardon! I was just going to request that a non-faunus employee handle my meal."
Pursing her lips, Cattleya asked, "Are you allergic to pet dander? Because I can ask them to cover their ears or something, but we don't have any cooks that aren't faunus."
"Pet... No, of course not. I'm not a racist! Just because some of them have cat or dog-like parts doesn't make them animals, so I don't think they even... No, that's beside the point." Weiss cut herself off. "I just don't want them having access to my food."
"Yeah... totally not racist."
"Excuse me for being concerned about what I put in my body, Yang."
"What or who?" Yang asked with a waggling of her eyebrows.
"You shameless, indecent-"
The little girl in the red cloak slapped a hand on the table when it looked like the two were going to keep going. "No fighting at the table!"
"Sorry about them." Vicky spoke up, drawing the pinkette's attention. "They're like this all the time. Anyway Weiss, you don't have to worry about them poisoning you or anything."
Scowling, the white girl replied, "I was thinking more along the lines of them spitting in my food, but thank you for that. I think I'll just wait until we get back to Beacon."
Deciding not to press the issue, Cattleya asked, "So... how did everyone do at the initiation?"
The flinch from the lone male, the scowl on the blonde's face, and the red head girl's shrinking in her seat were not good signs.
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Having finished giving her teacher copies of the notes that she and the others had made throughout the week, as well as reporting on the fact that she was making progress in her studies of Aura, Louise headed down from his private room turned laboratory. He didn't seem all that enthused about her report, at least not enough to look up from the work he was doing with what appeared to be a large tail, but that was okay. That he didn't seem to notice her quavering during the recitation of her past week was enough to lift her spirits a bit.
"-and that's was when uncle Qrow came out of dad's room wearing one of Summer's dresses with purple lipstick on his neck. Needless to say, dad was a little annoyed." Louise heard Yang finish as she entered the dining portion of the building.
I don't want to know. She thought with a sigh as she sat next to her sister and was immediately pulled in by an around her shoulder.
Noticing somebody missing, she asked, "What happened to Weiss and Pyrrha?"
"They went back early." Arc answered from his spot between Vicky and Yang, still acting uneasy whenever even the redhead's name was brought up. The fact he hadn't gone into a panic attack in the bullhead with her was probably only because he was too busy trying not to vomit. "So what took you so long?"
"Yeah, wasn't this your idea? Where have you been?" Yang asked rather loudly, making it obvious that she was trying to divert attention from their missing teammates. Instead of waiting for a response, the blonde shoved forkful of bug meat into her mouth and spoke around it, "This stuff is really good. I mean, it's weirdly sour for being meat and all, but still. I don't think I've had anything like it before."
Closing her eyes so that she didn't have to see the girl's food or think about what that food was, Louise was grateful when her sister took the burden of dealing with the harlot's complete lack of etiquette.
"Yes, it is quite the unique flavor." Off course, whatever gratitude there was died a swift death when she offered, "Would any of you like to see one of the kwama before you go? I can show you one in the back room."
"Absolutely not!" Louise cried out, startling people at nearby tables.
In her usual way of not understanding that maybe not everyone likes animals as much as her, as Louise had tried to explain several times over the years, Cattleya tilted her head and asked, "Why not?"
"I-I think Louise is right. We should probably leave soon, we... we wouldn't want to drive away customers by keeping this table to ourselves all day." Hinata agreed and Vicky nodded, much to the younger pinkette's relief.
Thinning her lips in annoyance, Cattleya relented after a few moments of silence. "Fine... Maybe next time then. Ooh, let me get you something to go."
"Well, that was... odd, but she seems nice enough." Jaune said when Cattleya hurried off. Holding his hands up as if to ward off Louise's glare, the boy nervously chuckled, "I was talking about the last bit, your sister isn't odd or anything bad. She's great, really."
Narrowing her eyes at the boy, Louise warned, "If you say or do anything untoward or offensive to my sister, I'll finish what Pyrrha started. Is that clear?"
"Would you really? I mean yes!" He yelped when Louise started to draw her sword.
"Not to be mean or anything, but I kinda agree with lover-boy." Yang said, making Jaune whine pitifully at the pinkette fingering her weapon menacingly. "What was all that about?"
"Yeah, I wanted to see one of the kwama things. Are they cute?" Ruby asked innocently, not knowing the horrors of which she spoke.
Vicky shook her head. "Nope, a bald bear is more adorable."
Status: Healthy
Magicka: (12000/12000)
Choose:
[] Propose a trip to a weapon store, that should at least encourage Ruby to get the others away before Cattleya brings up the insects again.
[] Cite the missing team members as reason to head back to the academy. Staying in Vale is just inviting more trouble.
[] POV switch:
-[] Cattleya.
-[] Cynric.
-[] Cynric.
[] Write in.
- Location
- Michigan
[X] POV switch:
-[X] Cynric.
Ruby and the gang will probably end up dragging Louise into interesting shenanigans for us to come back to (especially if they stay in Vale rather than going back to Beacon), but those particular shenanigans will be a lot less... violent and traumatizing without our active influence.
And Cynrics own brand of god-complex crazy always makes for a fun read.
-[X] Cynric.
Ruby and the gang will probably end up dragging Louise into interesting shenanigans for us to come back to (especially if they stay in Vale rather than going back to Beacon), but those particular shenanigans will be a lot less... violent and traumatizing without our active influence.
And Cynrics own brand of god-complex crazy always makes for a fun read.
- Location
- Earth
[X] Cite the missing team members as reason to head back to the academy. Staying in Vale is just inviting more trouble.
Barnes
Laughing on the outside, laughing on the inside
- Location
- Definetly not my parent's basement
[X] Propose a trip to a weapon store, that should at least encourage Ruby to get the others away before Cattleya brings up the insects again.
[X] POV switch:
-[X] Cynric.
Cattleya seem to be doing well for herself, I especially like the new outfit. Though wearing that mask around in bear-mode is just asking for more friendly fire incidents, I think. Based on Cattleya's POV when the gang first got to Remnant, I was worried that'd she suffer in the long term, as unlike with fleshier targets she can't eat Grimm to fuel her stamina and regeneration, but it's fortunate that Hircine's taken an interest in the matter.
...is it fortunate that Hircine's taken an interest?
Anywho, I'm curious as to what Cynric's been getting up to with all those Faunus parts, so let's hop on over to his POV for a bit while Louise and company work on their issues. The tension in Teams Ripple and Dazzle is unfortunate, but it's early days yet, plenty of time to work on that, maybe go through a trial by fire or two to strengthen bonds and all.
Yang continues to be my favorite.
[X] POV switch:
-[X] Cynric.
Cattleya seem to be doing well for herself, I especially like the new outfit. Though wearing that mask around in bear-mode is just asking for more friendly fire incidents, I think. Based on Cattleya's POV when the gang first got to Remnant, I was worried that'd she suffer in the long term, as unlike with fleshier targets she can't eat Grimm to fuel her stamina and regeneration, but it's fortunate that Hircine's taken an interest in the matter.
...is it fortunate that Hircine's taken an interest?
Anywho, I'm curious as to what Cynric's been getting up to with all those Faunus parts, so let's hop on over to his POV for a bit while Louise and company work on their issues. The tension in Teams Ripple and Dazzle is unfortunate, but it's early days yet, plenty of time to work on that, maybe go through a trial by fire or two to strengthen bonds and all.
Yang continues to be my favorite.
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[X] Propose a trip to a weapon store, that should at least encourage Ruby to get the others away before Cattleya brings up the insects again.
[X] POV switch:
-[X] Cynric.
[X] POV switch:
-[X] Cynric.
[X] Propose a trip to a weapon store, that should at least encourage Ruby to get the others away before Cattleya brings up the insects again.
[X] POV switch:
-[X] Cynric.
Looks good to me. I confess I enjoy Cynric more than the others. I also want to see what results our sciency stuff has produced so far.
[X] POV switch:
-[X] Cynric.
Looks good to me. I confess I enjoy Cynric more than the others. I also want to see what results our sciency stuff has produced so far.
A Telling Tale Of Tails
PieceThruWar
Not an eldritch abomination
- Location
- The Server Farm
Barging into your room and throwing herself across your bed, Cattleya moans, "My sweet baby sister hates me!"
"Hmm..." You respond indifferently, inspecting a pale yellow liquid.
After over a hundred tests, you've determined that faunus traits are only functionally and visibly different. Magically, they have the same qualities in all but one which is based upon the location on the body. Eyes from cat, dog, bird, cow, lizard, et cetera all provide the night eye effect. Claws, teeth, and horns increase damage done to magicka. Tails all have the effect of aiding balance even though the only one among those you have access to that should have done so was a cat faunus' tail... the bunny and sheep tails really shouldn't have. Likewise the ears all cause painfully acute hearing despite faunus flesh having no differing effects from regular human flesh.
The obvious conclusion is that there is no such thing as a cat or dog faunus, nor are there any others, there is only the one type that can take any of the other shapes. Now, this might not seem any different to the layman's perception, but it most certainly is an important distinction.
If bloodlines are irrelevant to the manifested traits then that changes how Moira will be able to use them. Alchemically, this makes them easier to process while also making them potentially less valuable to your research.
Of course, this is all from a research and development standpoint as their faunus type can have a much more varied result in their daily life and combat potential. Perhaps you'll find a chameleon, winged, or more unique breed to compa-
"Mou... You're not even listening!" The pink haired skinchanger whines, distracting you from your machinations. "I just wanted her friends to like me, but she yelled at me."
Setting the potion of nighteye down and putting the ingredients for a mix of the same plus some added cat tail, you ask, "Are all the women in your family prone to exaggerating their problems?"
"Of course not. At least, I don't think so." She replies, twisting around so that her head is hanging off of the mattress.
"I somehow doubt that." Between her, Louise, and their mother... it wouldn't be a surprise if you ever met their third sister and found that she was just as bad. "Did she actually say that she dislikes you?"
"No. Okay, maybe she doesn't hate me, but she was shouting and wouldn't even let me go shopping with her and her friends."
The woman's answer causes you to sigh, "Did you come up here and interrupt my research because you were really upset or are you simply bored?"
Her 'innocent' batting of her eyelashes is all the admittance you need to know the reason for her visit. Rolling over when it's obvious that you're not fooled, she says, "I don't want to go back to moving rocks yet. Louise is going shopping and you have your research, what am I supposed to do for entertainment? I can't distract Martín while he's on guard duty and the Blake said I make the other faunus uncomfortable for some reason!"
Wanting to move on to your next project while the attempt to mix Balance and Night eye refines for a few hours, you ask, "What does this have to do with me?"
"Summon a pet for me?" Cattleya suggests, propping her head up just enough to make you wonder if she intentionally angles her chest in such a manner when asking men for something or if it's just a coincidence.
Intended or not, it has no effect other than being a vague curiosity and you use telekinesis to open the door as you turn back to your notes. "Out."
"Please?"
"I am busy and I see no reason to spend time conjuring a creature for something as trivial as your entertainment."
"Just one little summoning." She begs, making toward the door with exaggerated slowness. "I know that you don't even need a ritual circle."
"No."
"Why not?"
"I already told you why, now leave me in peace." You demand, tempted to simply Muffle and Paralyze the woman if she continues.
Pouting, Cattleya makes a show of sliding her feet across the floor in a childish attempt to make even her slow speed more obnoxious. "I guess I can just bring some scribs here and try to teach them to fetch."
Choose 1:
[] Fine, you'll summon something.
[] Don't indulge her, just return to your work.
Choose 2 or more:
[] Test a small sample of Meld for potion uses.
[] Test the faunus potions on a faunus to see if the effect stacks with their natural bonuses.
[] Check in with Moira to see what she's been up to.
[] Go down to the docks to see about purchasing a trading vessel or space on one so that you can open up for international sales once the kwama mine expands a bit more.
[] Discreetly observe your apprentice's interactions with her team.
[] Write in.
"Hmm..." You respond indifferently, inspecting a pale yellow liquid.
After over a hundred tests, you've determined that faunus traits are only functionally and visibly different. Magically, they have the same qualities in all but one which is based upon the location on the body. Eyes from cat, dog, bird, cow, lizard, et cetera all provide the night eye effect. Claws, teeth, and horns increase damage done to magicka. Tails all have the effect of aiding balance even though the only one among those you have access to that should have done so was a cat faunus' tail... the bunny and sheep tails really shouldn't have. Likewise the ears all cause painfully acute hearing despite faunus flesh having no differing effects from regular human flesh.
The obvious conclusion is that there is no such thing as a cat or dog faunus, nor are there any others, there is only the one type that can take any of the other shapes. Now, this might not seem any different to the layman's perception, but it most certainly is an important distinction.
If bloodlines are irrelevant to the manifested traits then that changes how Moira will be able to use them. Alchemically, this makes them easier to process while also making them potentially less valuable to your research.
Of course, this is all from a research and development standpoint as their faunus type can have a much more varied result in their daily life and combat potential. Perhaps you'll find a chameleon, winged, or more unique breed to compa-
"Mou... You're not even listening!" The pink haired skinchanger whines, distracting you from your machinations. "I just wanted her friends to like me, but she yelled at me."
Setting the potion of nighteye down and putting the ingredients for a mix of the same plus some added cat tail, you ask, "Are all the women in your family prone to exaggerating their problems?"
"Of course not. At least, I don't think so." She replies, twisting around so that her head is hanging off of the mattress.
"I somehow doubt that." Between her, Louise, and their mother... it wouldn't be a surprise if you ever met their third sister and found that she was just as bad. "Did she actually say that she dislikes you?"
"No. Okay, maybe she doesn't hate me, but she was shouting and wouldn't even let me go shopping with her and her friends."
The woman's answer causes you to sigh, "Did you come up here and interrupt my research because you were really upset or are you simply bored?"
Her 'innocent' batting of her eyelashes is all the admittance you need to know the reason for her visit. Rolling over when it's obvious that you're not fooled, she says, "I don't want to go back to moving rocks yet. Louise is going shopping and you have your research, what am I supposed to do for entertainment? I can't distract Martín while he's on guard duty and the Blake said I make the other faunus uncomfortable for some reason!"
Wanting to move on to your next project while the attempt to mix Balance and Night eye refines for a few hours, you ask, "What does this have to do with me?"
"Summon a pet for me?" Cattleya suggests, propping her head up just enough to make you wonder if she intentionally angles her chest in such a manner when asking men for something or if it's just a coincidence.
Intended or not, it has no effect other than being a vague curiosity and you use telekinesis to open the door as you turn back to your notes. "Out."
"Please?"
"I am busy and I see no reason to spend time conjuring a creature for something as trivial as your entertainment."
"Just one little summoning." She begs, making toward the door with exaggerated slowness. "I know that you don't even need a ritual circle."
"No."
"Why not?"
"I already told you why, now leave me in peace." You demand, tempted to simply Muffle and Paralyze the woman if she continues.
Pouting, Cattleya makes a show of sliding her feet across the floor in a childish attempt to make even her slow speed more obnoxious. "I guess I can just bring some scribs here and try to teach them to fetch."
Choose 1:
[] Fine, you'll summon something.
-[] A bound clanfear to force her out of the room.
-[] Random creature: 1/6 chance of a spider, a pig, a bird, a lizard, a cat, a snake.
-[] Random creature: 1/6 chance of a spider, a pig, a bird, a lizard, a cat, a snake.
[] Don't indulge her, just return to your work.
Choose 2 or more:
[] Test a small sample of Meld for potion uses.
[] Test the faunus potions on a faunus to see if the effect stacks with their natural bonuses.
-[] Call the sisters' friend Blake to test them.
-[] Pay one of the employees a bonus to drink them.
-[] Pay one of the employees a bonus to drink them.
[] Check in with Moira to see what she's been up to.
[] Go down to the docks to see about purchasing a trading vessel or space on one so that you can open up for international sales once the kwama mine expands a bit more.
[] Discreetly observe your apprentice's interactions with her team.
-[] Take Lily and follow her in disguise, the child simulacrum can serve to throw off Louise's suspicions if she spots you and the girl probably needs to get out for a bit anyway.
-[] Scry. Use it as Mysticism practice.
-[] Scry. Use it as Mysticism practice.
[] Write in.