Infernal Resurgence (Worm/Exalted)
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Week 2: Turn 12
Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
13th January 2011
Danny and Taylor carefully scanned the area near the designated pick-up spot that Number Man had indicated. They were looking for a secluded location, away from prying eyes, where Danny could claim a piece of land and make it a one way link to his inner world.
Around him, bugs and insects flew, controlled by his daughter, who had insisted on accompanying him.
After a few minutes of searching, they found a suitable spot, an abandoned warehouse with a large, open area that provided enough space for the ritual circle.
Ritual Space roll: 94
"This looks like it could work," Danny said, gesturing towards the warehouse. "It's secluded enough, and there's plenty of room for the ritual circle."
Taylor nodded in agreement. "Yeah, and it's close enough to the pick-up spot that we won't have to travel far with whatever you summon."
As Danny stood in the abandoned warehouse, the Voice spoke to him.
"If you claim this land as your own," it said, "you will be able to shape it as if it were a part of your inner world. This place will be a reflection of your thoughts and desires, a sanctuary where you can draw upon the power of your Worldsoul."
Danny looked around, taking in the dilapidated surroundings. He could see the potential, the possibilities that lay before him.
Danny gazed at the land before him, a mix of determination and caution in his eyes. "What are the costs of claiming this land?" he asked, his voice steady.
The Voice responded, its tone grave yet reassuring. "To claim this land is to intertwine your fate with its own. There are no immediate material costs, but the commitment is profound. It would act as a road, a link to your Worldsoul."
Danny considered the implications. This land could become an extension of himself, a place where he could shape reality as if it were his inner world, bringing forth features of his Worldsoul into reality. But it came with a price, a deep connection that would bind this place to him. Despite the weight of the decision, Danny felt that this link could be a powerful tool in his journey to make Brockton Bay safer.
"What are the other options?" Danny asks, wanting to make an informed Decision.
The Voice considered Danny's request for a moment before speaking. "There are other paths," it finally replies. "You could choose to only partially claim the land, reducing the depth of your connection and losing the ability to shape it. There would be limits to what you can achieve but could still serve your purposes as all you need to do is transfer your wealth to his location at a regular interval."
"Would this be traceable?" Danny asks.
The Voice nods, its tone thoughtful. "Yes, claiming the land partially would lessen the direct link to your Worldsoul. It would still act as a connection, but not as strong or direct as a full claim. However, even the most powerful of Sorcerers would have issues doing so."
Danny pondered his options, weighing the risks and benefits. "What are the costs?" he asked, his voice steady.
The Voice responded, "For a full claim, it would require a Celestial Circle Working, a profound commitment that involves a magically charged reagent. For a partial claim, a Terrestrial Circle Working would suffice, with less commitment."
Deciding to get his daughter's opinion on this, Danny explains the situation to Taylor, outlining the costs and consequences of claiming the land.
After a moment of thought, Taylor responds, "Save the full claim for a good headquarters? We're just setting up a money drop right?"
Danny considered it, his brow furrowed in thought. "I'm just not sure about this," he murmured, more to himself than to Taylor.
"About claiming the land?" Taylor asked.
"Yeah," Danny replied. "I mean, I get that it could be useful, but I'm worried about making any connections to that place. What if it backfires?"
"You said it'll not be that bad right dad?" Taylor asked.
"Daniel, your Worldsoul is already connected to the world through places of loneliness. The partial claim would not be worse than that. This would add no more risk than what is already present. All it does is swap items in one location to this place but not in reverse."
Danny nodded slowly, considering The Voice's words. "I suppose you're right. Okay, let's do it. Let's go with the partial claim." He turned to Taylor, a determined look in his eyes. "Are you with me on this?"
Taylor smiled, a glint of excitement in her eyes. "Of course I am. Let's make this our first step towards taking back the city."
Danny chuckled and placed a hand on Taylor's head patting her, much to her embarrassment. "Slow down, Taylor," he said with a smile. "We'll get there, one step at a time. Let's focus on making this money drop successful first."
Taylor nodded, her enthusiasm tempered by Danny's calm demeanor.
"Before we can even think about doing this, we will need three things. They're important for this to work." Danny told Taylor who nodded, her expression serious as she listened.
"What will we need dad?" She asks.
"We'll need three specific types," Danny explained. "First, we'll need something related to space, like a Non-Euclidean puzzle or a map of the night sky. Second, something related to transportation, like a token from a bus or train station. And third, something related to money, perhaps a coin or a bill with special significance."
Taylor listened intently, processing the information. "So, we're looking for items that hold symbolic meaning in those categories?"
"Exactly," Danny affirmed. "Once we have those, we can start thinking about finishing this."
"That seems…..easy?" Taylor asked uncertainty.
"It's not just any item that will do," Danny explained as he smiled. "These things must have some significance or historical weight. They need to resonate with the concepts on a deeper level."
Taylor furrowed her brow, trying to understand. "So, we can't just grab any old coin or map?"
"Nope," Danny replied. "It has to be something that symbolizes those concepts in a meaningful way. Something that carries weight, both literally and metaphorically."
Taylor nodded, starting to grasp the concept. "So, we're looking for items that have a story behind them, something that represents more than just the physical object."
"Yeah," Danny repeated. "The more meaningful the item, the stronger the resonance, and the more effective they will be. For the transportation aspect, we can't just grab any old car parts. It needs to be something special, from a car that was meaningful to a lot of people. A car that worked for a long time and was cherished by its owners. The more meaning and history the item has, the better it will resonate with the ritual. It's not just about the physical object but the emotions and memories attached to it."
As they stood amidst the warehouse in silence, Taylor turned to Danny with a furrowed brow. "What if we don't find anything?"
Danny nodded, understanding her concern. "There is another way. If we can't find items with the right significance, we can make them ourselves. As long as the items are created with intent and meaning behind them, they will count."
As Taylor processed Danny's explanation, her eyes widened with realization. "So, if we make something that symbolizes space, transportation, and money, it would count?"
Danny nodded. "Yes, that would work."
Excitement bubbled up inside Taylor. "We could make stuff that represents each of those aspects! It could be something personal and meaningful to us, like a necklace for space, a model car for transportation, and a coin for money."
Danny smiled at her enthusiasm. "Exactly. We just need to imbue them with our intent and they'll work."
Taylor's mind raced with ideas, envisioning the items they could create together. She was eager to get started, knowing that each piece would not only be a key to becoming heroes but also a symbol of their bond and determination.
CHOOSE:
You need three Reagents to work the ritual. You can gather them or craft them.
[] Reagent (Space/Transportation/Money) (Craft/Gather)(If gather - Why it is significant/if Craft - Stunt the crafting process)
Danny and Taylor carefully scanned the area near the designated pick-up spot that Number Man had indicated. They were looking for a secluded location, away from prying eyes, where Danny could claim a piece of land and make it a one way link to his inner world.
Around him, bugs and insects flew, controlled by his daughter, who had insisted on accompanying him.
After a few minutes of searching, they found a suitable spot, an abandoned warehouse with a large, open area that provided enough space for the ritual circle.
Ritual Space roll: 94
"This looks like it could work," Danny said, gesturing towards the warehouse. "It's secluded enough, and there's plenty of room for the ritual circle."
Taylor nodded in agreement. "Yeah, and it's close enough to the pick-up spot that we won't have to travel far with whatever you summon."
As Danny stood in the abandoned warehouse, the Voice spoke to him.
"If you claim this land as your own," it said, "you will be able to shape it as if it were a part of your inner world. This place will be a reflection of your thoughts and desires, a sanctuary where you can draw upon the power of your Worldsoul."
Danny looked around, taking in the dilapidated surroundings. He could see the potential, the possibilities that lay before him.
Danny gazed at the land before him, a mix of determination and caution in his eyes. "What are the costs of claiming this land?" he asked, his voice steady.
The Voice responded, its tone grave yet reassuring. "To claim this land is to intertwine your fate with its own. There are no immediate material costs, but the commitment is profound. It would act as a road, a link to your Worldsoul."
Danny considered the implications. This land could become an extension of himself, a place where he could shape reality as if it were his inner world, bringing forth features of his Worldsoul into reality. But it came with a price, a deep connection that would bind this place to him. Despite the weight of the decision, Danny felt that this link could be a powerful tool in his journey to make Brockton Bay safer.
"What are the other options?" Danny asks, wanting to make an informed Decision.
The Voice considered Danny's request for a moment before speaking. "There are other paths," it finally replies. "You could choose to only partially claim the land, reducing the depth of your connection and losing the ability to shape it. There would be limits to what you can achieve but could still serve your purposes as all you need to do is transfer your wealth to his location at a regular interval."
"Would this be traceable?" Danny asks.
The Voice nods, its tone thoughtful. "Yes, claiming the land partially would lessen the direct link to your Worldsoul. It would still act as a connection, but not as strong or direct as a full claim. However, even the most powerful of Sorcerers would have issues doing so."
Danny pondered his options, weighing the risks and benefits. "What are the costs?" he asked, his voice steady.
The Voice responded, "For a full claim, it would require a Celestial Circle Working, a profound commitment that involves a magically charged reagent. For a partial claim, a Terrestrial Circle Working would suffice, with less commitment."
Deciding to get his daughter's opinion on this, Danny explains the situation to Taylor, outlining the costs and consequences of claiming the land.
After a moment of thought, Taylor responds, "Save the full claim for a good headquarters? We're just setting up a money drop right?"
Danny considered it, his brow furrowed in thought. "I'm just not sure about this," he murmured, more to himself than to Taylor.
"About claiming the land?" Taylor asked.
"Yeah," Danny replied. "I mean, I get that it could be useful, but I'm worried about making any connections to that place. What if it backfires?"
"You said it'll not be that bad right dad?" Taylor asked.
"Daniel, your Worldsoul is already connected to the world through places of loneliness. The partial claim would not be worse than that. This would add no more risk than what is already present. All it does is swap items in one location to this place but not in reverse."
Danny nodded slowly, considering The Voice's words. "I suppose you're right. Okay, let's do it. Let's go with the partial claim." He turned to Taylor, a determined look in his eyes. "Are you with me on this?"
Taylor smiled, a glint of excitement in her eyes. "Of course I am. Let's make this our first step towards taking back the city."
Danny chuckled and placed a hand on Taylor's head patting her, much to her embarrassment. "Slow down, Taylor," he said with a smile. "We'll get there, one step at a time. Let's focus on making this money drop successful first."
Taylor nodded, her enthusiasm tempered by Danny's calm demeanor.
"Before we can even think about doing this, we will need three things. They're important for this to work." Danny told Taylor who nodded, her expression serious as she listened.
"What will we need dad?" She asks.
"We'll need three specific types," Danny explained. "First, we'll need something related to space, like a Non-Euclidean puzzle or a map of the night sky. Second, something related to transportation, like a token from a bus or train station. And third, something related to money, perhaps a coin or a bill with special significance."
Taylor listened intently, processing the information. "So, we're looking for items that hold symbolic meaning in those categories?"
"Exactly," Danny affirmed. "Once we have those, we can start thinking about finishing this."
"That seems…..easy?" Taylor asked uncertainty.
"It's not just any item that will do," Danny explained as he smiled. "These things must have some significance or historical weight. They need to resonate with the concepts on a deeper level."
Taylor furrowed her brow, trying to understand. "So, we can't just grab any old coin or map?"
"Nope," Danny replied. "It has to be something that symbolizes those concepts in a meaningful way. Something that carries weight, both literally and metaphorically."
Taylor nodded, starting to grasp the concept. "So, we're looking for items that have a story behind them, something that represents more than just the physical object."
"Yeah," Danny repeated. "The more meaningful the item, the stronger the resonance, and the more effective they will be. For the transportation aspect, we can't just grab any old car parts. It needs to be something special, from a car that was meaningful to a lot of people. A car that worked for a long time and was cherished by its owners. The more meaning and history the item has, the better it will resonate with the ritual. It's not just about the physical object but the emotions and memories attached to it."
As they stood amidst the warehouse in silence, Taylor turned to Danny with a furrowed brow. "What if we don't find anything?"
Danny nodded, understanding her concern. "There is another way. If we can't find items with the right significance, we can make them ourselves. As long as the items are created with intent and meaning behind them, they will count."
As Taylor processed Danny's explanation, her eyes widened with realization. "So, if we make something that symbolizes space, transportation, and money, it would count?"
Danny nodded. "Yes, that would work."
Excitement bubbled up inside Taylor. "We could make stuff that represents each of those aspects! It could be something personal and meaningful to us, like a necklace for space, a model car for transportation, and a coin for money."
Danny smiled at her enthusiasm. "Exactly. We just need to imbue them with our intent and they'll work."
Taylor's mind raced with ideas, envisioning the items they could create together. She was eager to get started, knowing that each piece would not only be a key to becoming heroes but also a symbol of their bond and determination.
CHOOSE:
You need three Reagents to work the ritual. You can gather them or craft them.
[] Reagent (Space/Transportation/Money) (Craft/Gather)(If gather - Why it is significant/if Craft - Stunt the crafting process)
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
A piece of one the rotting ships in the dock seems like it would work for transport. Those ships have a huge weight of meaning behind them both in what they used to do and what they prevent now. Especially if we can get a steering wheel.
For Money some of the settlement money for Taylor is super significant. Blood money and wergild is always weighty.
For Money some of the settlement money for Taylor is super significant. Blood money and wergild is always weighty.
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Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
Wrong meaning. Sure the ships were used to transport stuff but their significance was to block the Port. So its concept and meaning will not apply here.
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
We are an Infernal. A prince of ruin.
But if that doesn't work. Then I am a bit sunk. Most of the world building in BB is about all the transportation that isn't happening. Maybe a piece of the car that Taylors Mom died in?
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Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
To be clear the significance of the ships was that they blocked the port. What you want is to allow Transport.
There is a ferry in the Bay that Danny tried in Canon to get working again. It would work well. But you need a good stunt/write in for it to show the significance.
Wouldn't a wheelchair work?
Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
With a good stunt/meaningful history or significance? Yes.
The items are not so important as the story behind them.
You are also not so limited by canon and can make a good story/history/stunt.
Also note the item need not be valuable, just significant.
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
A used wheelchair should almost certainly work so long as we get the story of the last owner. Either it's an uplifting story about how they become able to walk again or a sad story about how they died.
Don't really know how to handle space besides to ask Vista for an autograph.
Don't really know how to handle space besides to ask Vista for an autograph.
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Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
You can also craft items, so you have that option as well.
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
Our crafting skill isn't exactly special at the moment.
[x] Reagent (Space/Transportation/Money) (Craft/Gather)(If gather - Why it is significant/if Craft - Stunt the crafting process)
-[x] gather transport: A used wheelchair. Collect the story about how the person came to walk again or how it carried them all their life.
-[x]Gather Money - Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying
-[x]Gather Space - Vista's autograph signed from a distance.
Alternative craft transport A bug Taylor has flown all the way around the city.
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Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
Wrong vote.
For example,
[x] Reagent (Transportation) (Gather)(Wheelchair of Danny's grandmother. It served for x years and she used it till the end, etc)
Or
[x] Reagent (Transportation) (Craft)(Stunt on what material Fanny uses and how he crafts it)
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
[x] Reagent (Transportation) (Gather)(Wheelchair of Danny's grandmother. It served for x years and she used it till the end, etc)
[x] Reagent (Money) (Gather)(Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying)
[x] Reagent (Space) (Gather)(Vista's autograph signed at a distance)
[x] Reagent (Money) (Gather)(Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying)
[x] Reagent (Space) (Gather)(Vista's autograph signed at a distance)
Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
This needs a better Stunt. You need to write in the significance. That was only an example.
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Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
Here are the rules for Reagents.
Post in thread 'Infernal Resurgence (Worm/Exalted)' Infernal Resurgence (Worm/Exalted) Crossover
Sorcerous Workings cannot work without resonant reagents. For example, if the player wants to obtain a limited form of immortality, then they will need reagents resonant with the concept of immortality. The peaches of Immortality from the Gardens of the August Celestial Jade Emperor or the Golden Apples of myth from Greece would be considered to be resonant.
However, reagents need not be magical in nature. Take the same example, a fossilized snake skin which would also count due to the myth of Gilgamesh and the snake that stole his herb of immortality.
Non-magical reagents need not be unique but they should not be common as well. It must take at least some in game screen time to gain the reagent. You cannot simply walk into Walmart and buy them. Well, you or your circle member may buy them in bulk but you will still need to barter with Spirits and demons for them and otherwise put in some in-game effort to get them.
However, if the Storyteller has the reagent fall out of a plane and smack your character in the face? Then thank the Storyteller and go collect your reagent.
Post in thread 'Infernal Resurgence (Worm/Exalted)' Infernal Resurgence (Worm/Exalted) Crossover
Sorcerous Workings cannot work without resonant reagents. For example, if the player wants to obtain a limited form of immortality, then they will need reagents resonant with the concept of immortality. The peaches of Immortality from the Gardens of the August Celestial Jade Emperor or the Golden Apples of myth from Greece would be considered to be resonant.
However, reagents need not be magical in nature. Take the same example, a fossilized snake skin which would also count due to the myth of Gilgamesh and the snake that stole his herb of immortality.
Non-magical reagents need not be unique but they should not be common as well. It must take at least some in game screen time to gain the reagent. You cannot simply walk into Walmart and buy them. Well, you or your circle member may buy them in bulk but you will still need to barter with Spirits and demons for them and otherwise put in some in-game effort to get them.
However, if the Storyteller has the reagent fall out of a plane and smack your character in the face? Then thank the Storyteller and go collect your reagent.
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fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
[x] Reagent (Transportation) (Gather)(You and Taylor went back to the place you ended the Merchants. The PTR had cleaned the place pretty well, but Taylor found a piece of Squealer's tank on the roof of a house two blocks away)
[x] Reagent (Money) (Gather)(Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying)
[x] Reagent (Space) (Gather)(Vista's mistress of space's autograph signed at a distance at a promotional event. About the only place they allow the Mistress of Space to truly flex her almighty power derived from a multi dimensional entity using a good fraction of the power of a sun because the PTR fears the consequences of allowing her to truly exert himself as she wishes. Danny attended to sanctify a few oath made to the public of which he is a part of.)
[x] Reagent (Money) (Gather)(Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying)
[x] Reagent (Space) (Gather)(Vista's mistress of space's autograph signed at a distance at a promotional event. About the only place they allow the Mistress of Space to truly flex her almighty power derived from a multi dimensional entity using a good fraction of the power of a sun because the PTR fears the consequences of allowing her to truly exert himself as she wishes. Danny attended to sanctify a few oath made to the public of which he is a part of.)
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Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
Yeah these Work. The tank and signature are iffy but works.
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fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
On second thought we could have just sacrificed our shoes. We have done all sorts of exciting stuff well wearing them.
ConfusedPotato
Unverified Verifier
- Location
- Australia
[X] Reagent (Transportation) (Gather) (A Used Wheelchair. Not just any wheelchair. Taylor's wheelchair, the one she came home from the hospital in. The one she went to the Boardwalk and met Panacea in. The one that moved her back into your life.)
[X] Reagent (Money) (Gather) (Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying. Payment made for damages from one once loved.)
[X] Reagent (Space) (Gather) (An old roadmap of Brockton Bay, retrieved from the glovebox of Danny's truck. Out of date, dog-eared and marked with lost memories in ink, never used in the day to day but invaluable whenever lost.)
[X] Reagent (Money) (Gather) (Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying. Payment made for damages from one once loved.)
[X] Reagent (Space) (Gather) (An old roadmap of Brockton Bay, retrieved from the glovebox of Danny's truck. Out of date, dog-eared and marked with lost memories in ink, never used in the day to day but invaluable whenever lost.)
thewhiteraven22
(Unverified Worm Fanatic)
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Reagent (Transportation) (Gather) (A Used Wheelchair. Not just any wheelchair. Taylor's wheelchair, the one she came home from the hospital in. The one she went to the Boardwalk and met Panacea in. The one that moved her back into your life.)
[X] Reagent (Money) (Gather) (Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying. Payment made for damages from one once loved.)
[X] Reagent (Space) (Gather) (An old roadmap of Brockton Bay, retrieved from the glovebox of Danny's truck. Out of date, dog-eared and marked with lost memories in ink, never used in the day to day but invaluable whenever lost.)
[X] Reagent (Money) (Gather) (Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying. Payment made for damages from one once loved.)
[X] Reagent (Space) (Gather) (An old roadmap of Brockton Bay, retrieved from the glovebox of Danny's truck. Out of date, dog-eared and marked with lost memories in ink, never used in the day to day but invaluable whenever lost.)
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
[X] Reagent (Transportation) (Gather) (A Used Wheelchair. Not just any wheelchair. Taylor's wheelchair, the one she came home from the hospital in. The one she went to the Boardwalk and met Panacea in. The one that moved her back into your life.)
[X] Reagent (Money) (Gather) (Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying. Payment made for damages from one once loved.)
[x] Reagent (Space) (Gather)(Vista's mistress of space's autograph signed at a distance at a promotional event. About the only place they allow the Mistress of Space to truly flex her almighty power derived from a multi dimensional entity using a good fraction of the power of a sun because the PTR fears the consequences of allowing her to truly exert himself as she wishes. Danny attended to sanctify a few oath made to the public of which he is a part of.)
Danny "Sorcery requires sincerity sappyness is therefore inevitable. As is being corny and every other slang term used by people these days to derive honest feeling"
[X] Reagent (Money) (Gather) (Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying. Payment made for damages from one once loved.)
[x] Reagent (Space) (Gather)(Vista's mistress of space's autograph signed at a distance at a promotional event. About the only place they allow the Mistress of Space to truly flex her almighty power derived from a multi dimensional entity using a good fraction of the power of a sun because the PTR fears the consequences of allowing her to truly exert himself as she wishes. Danny attended to sanctify a few oath made to the public of which he is a part of.)
Taylor "That is so sappy"
Danny "Sorcery requires sincerity sappyness is therefore inevitable. As is being corny and every other slang term used by people these days to derive honest feeling"
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[x] Reagent (Transportation) (Gather)(You and Taylor went back to the place you ended the Merchants. The PTR had cleaned the place pretty well, but Taylor found a piece of Squealer's tank on the roof of a house two blocks away)
[x] Reagent (Money) (Gather)(Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying)
[x] Reagent (Space) (Gather)(Vista's mistress of space's autograph signed at a distance at a promotional event. About the only place they allow the Mistress of Space to truly flex her almighty power derived from a multi dimensional entity using a good fraction of the power of a sun because the PTR fears the consequences of allowing her to truly exert himself as she wishes. Danny attended to sanctify a few oath made to the public of which he is a part of.)
[x] Reagent (Money) (Gather)(Some Wergild for and from Taylor's bullying)
[x] Reagent (Space) (Gather)(Vista's mistress of space's autograph signed at a distance at a promotional event. About the only place they allow the Mistress of Space to truly flex her almighty power derived from a multi dimensional entity using a good fraction of the power of a sun because the PTR fears the consequences of allowing her to truly exert himself as she wishes. Danny attended to sanctify a few oath made to the public of which he is a part of.)
