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Shikanoin Heizou ([personal profile] book2thehead) wrote in [community profile] songerein2023-11-07 10:42 am
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Take a seat, Tell me the whole story...

Who: Heizou and Anyone Willing to Put Up With Him
Which: Closed Log
Where: Wherever these threads happen
What: A catch-all post for the month of November! Any planned closed threads or overflows or anything will be going here. If you want to plan something with Heizou you can find my ooc plotting comment over here... or throw down a starter of your own!
Warnings: tba.
bloomingwisdom: (wink)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-14 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ In turn, Nahida observes the man before her. With the leaves out of the way, his appearance stands out to her. His outfit is familiar in the way that haunted inn from the carnival a few weeks ago had been, but the clothing is very distinctly Inazuman rather than just being an approximation. The symbol emblazoned on his outfit, and the badge he wears—the Tenryou Commission's symbol, if she remembers correctly. He did not have the bearing of a samurai—doushin, then, but their duties wasn't what he preferred to do.

She's seen him before, she realizes, for the last part of her deduction couldn't be something she could observe at a glance. He must be an acquaintance of the Traveler's, she thinks, for that would be the only reason she would be familiar with an Inazuman whom she's certain has never stepped foot in Sumeru.

He, too, seems to have figured who she might be, and her smile shifts subtly, eyes twinkling in knowing.
]

I was careless in my approach, so the leaf creatures caught me. There was nothing I could do to escape, so my only option was to wait for help.
bloomingwisdom: (bright smile)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-14 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ She giggles at the word emphasis—confirmation that he definitely knows who she is, and her eyes gleam proudly. Though he is not one of her people, she is still happy to see a brilliant deduction, and he is so quick to catch on, having little but her appearance and her mannerisms to go off. ]

Indeed. I'm still trying to understand the full capabilities of dreamotion, and it's interesting to see what the energy replicates and what it doesn't.

[ To note, so far everything suggests that her divinity has not been replicated, but all other things hold true. In essence, Nahida is much like a Vision Holder now, in terms of what she can and cannot combat, though she still holds some of her inherent abilities like mind reading. ]

Perhaps the best way to combat these creatures is Pyro, then.
bloomingwisdom: (thinking)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-14 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ How does it feel to know so many Archons, Heizou? Perhaps it's astounding that the man hasn't found himself overwhelmed in the presence of four gods—he's more than clever enough to figure them out if he's already met them. And she knows for certain he's met the Anemo Archon—she remembers now, how the Wanderer had mentioned an Inazuman detective attaching himself to the drifter, and in the same conversation mentioning his closeness to Barbatos.

Her expression turns contemplative at his suggestion. That a Vision Holder could learn to wield more than one element...even that hadn't occurred to her. Could she, too, learn to control other elements here? She lives and breathes Dendro—to imagine the shape of another element is beyond her—for the moment.
]

For now, we will have to settle for mundane ways of handling them.

[ By which she means regular fire, of course. ]
bloomingwisdom: (smile)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-15 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ It is strange, and that's why she's concerned about the existence of this dream world. It's not normal or healthy for people to stay in dreams for an extended period of time. Not because the dream would harm the dreamer, but because it usually meant their physical body in reality was being neglected.

That wasn't true of this world, however, and the way they existed here as shards of their subconscious. But because it wasn't normal, wasn't what she knew, she had to make sure it was safe. It was her duty, as an Archon.

But yes, that wasn't the matter at hand. Even though Heizou asks that, he's already turning away to search for the requisite materials, knowing she wouldn't carry it on her person.
]

Let me help you search for what you need.

[ She's aware of many ways to light a fire the mundane way. Given what they have at had, she guesses that he may be looking towards friction between two twigs, with dried leaves as kindle, but she waits for him to reply before moving to help. ]
bloomingwisdom: (take a picture!)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-15 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a pleasure to meet you Heizou. You may call me Nahida.

[ She doesn't move to search for sticks—rather, she scans the area from her current position, and when she spots something promising, she raises her hands in mimicry of a Kamera screen. Dendro flares out, and a moment later, she has a few sticks in her hand. ]

Would this be suitable?

[ They're nice and dry—perfect as firestarters. ]
bloomingwisdom: (bright smile)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-15 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He means it as a compliment of course—but it just brings into relief the memories of captivity, and the dreams that were not real. She's been on adventures, yes, but only in her sleep, in a world that was only a mimicry of the one she really wanted to be in.

But it's alright now, because now she really can go on adventures if she wanted to.
]

Thank you. I'm glad to help.

[ She hands the sticks over to Heizou. Fires were not her domain, so she's content to watch Heizou start it up. ]
Edited 2023-11-15 21:56 (UTC)
bloomingwisdom: (all-knowing)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-16 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She blinks, not quite expecting the offer. ]

...may I?

[ She knows how to start a fire in theory, but it's different in practice. She's not sure she'll get it on the first try, but she suspects Heizou won't mind. ]
bloomingwisdom: (thinking)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-17 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, if he insists, then she'll take the sticks back from Heizou. But first, before they could start a fire, they have to create an environment that would prevent the fire from spreading out of control. A sand pit, or at least flat ground with nothing flammable nearby.

There's a well-trodden path nearby, which suits their purposes for now, so she moves over to it and begins piling the tinder into the shape of a nest. She piles the kindling on top, forming a cone with the pieces of wood.

Using Dendro, she carves one piece of wood into a flat shape—the fireboard—and the other into a point—the drill. With a few more adjustments, she's ready to create the sparks—but it's going to require a lot of pressure and friction to get the wood to light.

Well, she's already used Dendro to speed up the process, so it wouldn't hurt to use Dendro again to apply the pressure and speed needed. So she lets the Dendro do the work—holding the fireboard still with her hands as the elemental energy spun the drill into the board.

It doesn't take long for the wood to catch and embers to begin spreading. With a gentle hand, she brings it over to the tinder and nestles it within the bundle, blowing to encourage the embers to spread. It does, and soon, they have a fire going.
]
bloomingwisdom: (sparkly eyes)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-18 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ She beams at the praise—in this case, it seems it wasn't as difficult to translate knowledge into action. She's glad for that. ]

I haven't, but I'm glad the knowledge I have is useful.

[ Now, she stands back to give Heizou room to like the makeshift torches. ]
bloomingwisdom: (bright smile)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-19 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She holds the torch gingerly, marveling at the flame she created. Here she is, treading the steps of mankind when it was at its infancy. It is almost exhilarating, knowing she has the freedom to do such things now. ]

Yes, let us do that.

[ She approaches one of the leaf monsters close by, which seems to shrink away from the torch in her hand. So they had some level of survival instinct within them.

However, there is the concern that burning them might cause the area around them to light up in flames as well. She looks over to Heizou curiously, to see what he plans to do.
]
bloomingwisdom: (looking)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-20 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She observes Heizou's movements for a moment, watching how he carefully directs the flames towards the leaf monsters, before she turns back to the leaf monster and waves the torch at it in a vertical motion so as to avoid throwing embers into their surroundings.

The leaf monsters begin to burn, though the rate at which they do seems slower than one would expect.
]

It seems to be working, but the fire is not progressing as quickly as expected.
bloomingwisdom: (thinking)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-24 09:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ She thinks for a moment. Applying Dendro onto the creatures would trigger a stronger burning reaction, and she has already confirmed that they are not wholly immune to Dendro. It's certainly worth a shot.

But that's not the only variable in this equation. Though they appear to be using Dendro and Anemo respectively, that's not what's actually happening. It's being replicated through the dream's unique energy source—dreamotion. And she thinks it's worth exploring what it can do.
]

I believe it should help. I also ask for you to use your Vision to cause a reaction with the flame.

[ If it's dreamotion that matters more than their element, the boost to the flame's capability should be near equal.

Without further ado, she taps her foot against the ground gently, and a burst of Dendro sweeps over the leaf monster. When it encounters the flames, they react, glowing brighter and burning the creatures even faster.
]
bloomingwisdom: (looking)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-26 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's hard to gauge how much more effective Anemo was over Dendro, but it's clear that it was more effective than the fire on its own. Perhaps dreamotion is the sum of a dreamer's will to change the environment around them. That might explain why it's far more effective than following the natural laws of reality. It's a topic worth exploring in more detail.

But that is something for later. She looks around the area.
]

I don't sense anymore enemies in the area. We should be safe for the time being.
bloomingwisdom: (smile)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-11-29 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ The leaf monsters weren't too dangerous, but she couldn't be sure there would be lingering aftereffects, or that they wouldn't come back. Changing locations is a good idea. ]

I would be happy to continuing chatting over a meal.

[ She has a feeling he's very curious about her, and she doesn't blame him. She's just happy that he hasn't shied away like most of her people do. ]
bloomingwisdom: (sparkly eyes)

[personal profile] bloomingwisdom 2023-12-17 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ She follows along, keeping an eye out for more leaf monsters as they walk. ]

Of course. I am always open to new experiences.

[ Of which she's been enjoying food quite often. Every new dish presented a novel experience, and she reveled in it all. ]