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Who: G'raha Tia & You
Which: Open Log (possibly closed threads down below?)
Where: Various locations
What: A March catch-all and aetheryte shenanigans.
Warnings: There will be Endwalker spoilers more than likely. I will do my best to mark them accordingly. I need to update this for Endwalker stuff as well, but here is my opt-out post if people would rather not be spoiled about Shadowbringers or Endwalker. Feel free to fill it out to where you are in the game and I will say nothing past that in our thread.

AETHERYTES; (No spoilers beyond location in the video)

[Perhaps you've noticed a few crystal structures strewn about Reverein. If you hadn't, don't feel bad. There are only really three at the moment. One placed nearby the dream swings and the other one placed nearby stores. The last one is located outside of G'raha's home for the sake of experimenting. What are they? What do they do? It doesn't take much to realize that it appears to be made out of crystal. Mayhap from the crystal caves? Or was it something more? Simply touching it won't do anything. It appears to be just for decoration for the time being.

Well, that is until a cat boy with red hair and eyes appeared out of nowhere in a flash. He seemed composed for a time up until he collapsed to the ground, catching his fall with his hands. His breathing seemed slightly labored as he tried to compose himself.]

No... No luck this time either. Mayhap it best to further-- [Gods forfend. He did not miss aetheric sickness. Letting out a small groan before continuing his thought.] To further attune the coordinates... Mayhap adjust the amount of dreamotion as well...

[Oh. Were you standing right there this entire time? Don't mind him thinking out loud. He finally noticed he wasn't alone there. Pushing himself off of the ground, he gave an apologetic smile to his companion.]

My apologies. I did not mean to disturb the peace.

WHERE'S YOUR GREEN?;

[Having recovered from his aerthical sickness (mostly), G'raha has been otherwise occupied recently. The leprechauns weren't exactly weird-looking to him. After all, Lalafell were normally short like this. No. It wasn't the appearance that worried him. It was seeing so many unlucky people around that put him on edge. Meanwhile, there were those who seemed to have nothing short of amazing luck. Whatever the case, he had been on his guard as of late.

It all started little. Shoelaces untied that made him lose his balance, having a bag of flour explode open while at the market, flying produce? Annoying at best, but nothing he couldn't handle. And then his home turned green. Everything was green. Standing outside of his home...]

... Seriously? Did I upset someone?

[Can he clean this mess up or is it just there for an unknown amount of time? It was hard to say with how dreamotion worked here. Glancing down to the leprechaun with the yellow cap, he didn't like the look they were giving him.]

Is this some sort of message?

THOSE HALCYON DAYS;

[Having retrieved his lost job stones, it was a relief to have access to the rest of his magic. One he had been surprised to see was his Bard stone. It had been quite a while since he last touched a bow and arrow, much less a harp. There was a part of him that wondered if he could still perform properly anymore. So somewhere out in a far enough place out of the way of heavy foot traffic, people might hear what sounds like music in the distance. Not complete to say the least, but attempts to create it nonetheless.

If they chose to investigate where it was coming from, G'raha can be found somewhere outside, sitting by a tree. By now, he's managed to pick up on his innate skill he had thought once lost. Enough to be able to do a passable rendition of a song. No vocals while he's just trying to get the hang of playing once more. Anyone is free to stop by to listen.

He might even notice he's not alone and sheepishly smile to his company.]

WILDCARD;

[OOC: Hit my up for any other prompt ideas if nothing catches your fancy. If you want anything specific with G'raha, I'm more than happy to do a closed prompt as well. Feel free to poke me on plurk (byefelicia).]

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[ The bright glimmer of the aetheryte catches Zelda's attention as she is passing by the dream swings and it gives her pause. Was that always there? Surely she would have noticed a three or four foot tall crystalline monument before today (even though Zelda doesn't visit the dream swings very frequently). In fact, the crystal looks rather similar to some of the ones she saw in the crystal caves beneath town during her recent expedition with Merisia.

Zelda retrieves the Sheikah Slate from her belt hook and opens a gallery full of photographs of crystals from her trip. She slowly swipes through them, looking back and forth between the screen and the aetheryte as she compares it to her pictures.

But before she can find a match, G'raha suddenly appears before her, causing Zelda to stumble back with a yelp of surprise. ]

G'raha! How---Where--- Are you all right?

[Give him a moment, Zelda. He's catching his breath for a moment. He's good, really! ...For now. At least until another wave hits.]

I'm...alright. [Getting to his feet now.] I'm terribly sorry for surprising you.

[ Zelda drops to her knees next to him and places a worried hand lightly on his shoulder. ]

No, it's quite all right. [ She shakes her head at his apology, looking significantly more concerned for his current state than for the shock he gave her. ] What happened? You look terrible!

Aetheric sickness. Or at least something like it. I shall be fine in a little while. It'll pass. Needless to say, the aetheryte is not quite up to par just yet. I'll have to make some adjustments.

[ Zelda rubs G'raha's back in a soothing motion. ]

Aether can make you sick? I thought you said it was a basic component of all life.

[ How could something like that make someone sick? ]

It is, but... these are experimental yet. They'll be fine to use soon enough.

[ She casts a glance at the aetheryte. ]

Oh, this is your aetheryte? The one you talked about before?

That's correct. I'll have to attune them properly yet. I just hope that they'll work as intended sooner than later.

Well, you arrived here all in one piece. That surely counts for something.

[ Considering how aetherytes work, a bad case of nausea is probably one of the preferable outcomes when the device isn't working as intended. ]

What is your next step?

That is an excellent point.

[in the back of his mind, he had worried that he might somehow end up in the Lifestream (or something like it) here somehow.]

After running more tests and attempts to make them more efficient, it is my hope that they will be ready to use.

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