songerein | ninth shot ⊗ open july log

Who: Eustace and anyone
Which: Open July Log (set after the beach party/moon viewing log)
Where: Various
What: Seagulls; boatbuilders+seafood dining; choya; teleporting and limiters follow-ups
Warnings: None just shenanigans

⊗ a: quest 703: herding seagulls

[Those seagulls are definitely a damn nuisance, especially when they're around his and Tifa's house. He just wants some damn peace and quiet!! But he'll also be taking to the riverfront where most of annoying birds have gathered to join in the efforts in controlling the invasion.

Now, while he could just electrocute them with the abundant amount of lightning he can wield at this point, he will try to be more...humane and instead use two of his corgis to try and chase them off and work on a bit of wind element while he's at it.

So anyone out on the Riverfront will see Eustace calling out to two corgis—a red named Idris and a black and white with a tail named Cadoc—to essentially herd the birds. Some are just chased away, but if there's a large group Eustace aims to capture them.

Idris will rush at any groups that are scattered, driving them to fly closer together and knock them up into the air by the wind the dog's speed produces. Eustace will follow up by producing his own wave of wind to force them to fly and tumble closer to the ground before Cadoc releases a weighted net from a canister. For the most part, they're mostly successful, able to capture up to 10 birds in the net and then send them off to others who will either carry them to the beach or...cook them. Look he's not going to judge, even if it's not the tastiest thing.

But sometimes a few mishaps might happen...such as—]

Ah—

[Someone either caught by Idris's wind blast, a stray seagull flying right into someone's face, or worse—there's a misfire from the canister and someone gets caught in the net instead.]

⊗ b: quest 704+5: ocean fishing

[Finding some amount of the materials isn't too difficult, particularly since he had to find some good wood for a piano... But testing a boat? Hmmm. Given that there are requests for some seafood, might be able to kill two seagulls with one harpoon.

1. Peace and Quiet. With whoever has decided to join him on this impromptu fishing trip, Eustace looks out on the ocean waters as they stay near the shallows for now.]

So far so good. The waters seem calmer out in the shallows so let's keep it simple and see what we find around here first before trying to go further.

[And what can they find...? From simple fish to curious squids to anything really.

2. Rough waters. But if things start getting rough, such as a large angry crab or really, really sticky seaweed that's trying to wrap around their oars or the boat itself, their boat might also start seeing a few cracks.]

⊗ c: quest 706: choya chop

[Eustace actually isn't here for the quest—around another time that he's trying to fish or exploring the are a little, he'll notice any chaos and commotion from anyone who is trying to do the quest—or just happened to accidentally piss off the choyas.

A crackle of lightning and a gunshot will ring out as he rushes in to aid, shouting when he sees those weird cactus things turning read and looking ready to burst.]

Get back, it's going to explode!

[At worst, if someone can't make it on their own, a sheet of ice will suddenly appear in front of them, acting as an impromptu shield that will block at least most of the carnage.]

⊗ d: teleporter and limiters follow-up (semi-closed)

[For those who answered Eustace's inquiry last month about creating some kind of teleporter doorway as well as power limiters, including use against nightmare energy, Eustace will be trying to follow up and see how things are going. It'll be a brief message, something along the lines of,

I'd like to follow up on our discussion regarding [___]. Let's meet at your earliest convenience.

With the [___] filled in for whichever topic they discussed.

If anyone else would like to speak with Eustace about these topics, they are welcome to use this prompt and either use a journal response or find him out and about in town.]

⊗ e: wildcard

[Open to other prompts! I considered him trying the dog sleds for vehicle testing Feel free to hit me up on discord, PM, or

laenavesse for questions or further discussion!]

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I can head my way there now.

[Eustace is similar so who will get there first—]

Very well. I shall meet with you shortly.

[Regardless of which of them arrives first, Emet-Selch remains prompt as always, making his entrance with a neutral expression and little in the way of visible props save for a single tome tucked soundly under one arm. He appears tired what with the chronic dark circles beneath his eyes, but he does manage a brief (if affected) smile by way of greeting.]

Ah, so you're the one I've been corresponding with about the limiting device. Eustace, as I recall? A pleasure.

[Eustace arrived not too long before Emet-Selch did, so he wasn't waiting for long. Just enough time for him to ensure there aren't too many people around so they have enough privacy without interruptions.]

Likewise... [Small pause.] Emet-Selch? Am I saying it correctly?

[There are all kinds of names in his world, so he might get close and just sound a little off due to "different world" accent or whatever.]

[Well, at least the man has the decency to ask. He's also mildly impressed Eustace arrived so early. Normally Emet-Selch is left waiting. And so it is with a mostly neutral sort of patience that he corrects him, adds a sharp little click of a "k" to the end in place of the "ch" one might (reasonably) expect.]

Emet-Selch. But you're here to see the fruits of my labor.

[A glance around them.]

Yes, this spot should serve well enough. No unnecessary distractions. Normally, I'd create the vessel myself - from scratch - but since we've already discussed that perhaps the object used should be one with a connection to the individual these magicks are meant for, I've instead been working with items sourced from Reverein itself.

[And without preamble he pulls a smooth stone from one of his pockets. There is nothing particularly special about it, though its color is pleasing enough. Anyone who can sense magicks would be able to tell that some manner of spell has been placed upon it.]

[Just quietly repeating it in his mind before nodding. It maybe not be important in the grand scheme of things, but it only seemed right that he's not calling the guy the wrong name.

And alas, Eustace is not so magically inclined so he can't readily tell, but he can at least sense that the stone is not just all as it would appear.]

And the stone is one you found here? Is a particular kind or...?

[...Picked up from the ground—]

[Eustace may examine it further if he has a mind to; he's unlikely to have any effect on it. Either way, Emet-Selch will leave this very unassuming-looking rock held out between them.]

That is correct. This particular specimen is made up of components which are tightly bonded together, and most importantly: those components remain stable. While I would give a lecture on what we know as "aetheric density", to put it simply, I used some of the same principles that apply to aether and began to work in layers. Much like Madhuri's moon scale, the stone has been reinforced with dreamotion - in this case, to create an invisible shell.

It may not withstand a direct physical attack were someone determined to destroy it, but it will contain a discharge of magickal energy up to a certain threshold. What we will next need to determine is precisely how much it will have to be able to withstand and how long this shell will remain intact.

[Although tempting to pick it up and examine it closer, he'll just stick with visual observation as he listens to Emet-Selch. And he glances up once he finishes.]

...That's quite impressive. And that containment of energy is how the limiter works. Should it go over, I assume it will break at that point? Or will it just not absorb anymore?

Well, with further testing of dreamotion and nightmare energy, I might be able to come up with a magickal formula that would make it possible to use one to cancel out the other and then tuck that formula into the vessel itself. Make a loop of it, if you would. I noticed whilst we were on the moon that the two act largely as opposites, much like darkness and light. However, we are speaking of advanced spell theory, not something that can be developed overnight.

[A slow shrug, and then a quirk of his lips.]

Shall we try it and find out if it breaks?

[There's a quirk of his brow in return... But really there's no way to test it without doing such a thing so in the end he just nods.]

It's the only way to test it for certain. Do you have anything in mind?

Assuming neither of us wishes to volunteer as guinea pigs, I suppose a dreamotion construct will do. If we have my creation hold onto our prototype limiter, and then siphon power into it, we'll be able to see whether or not the vessel will indeed work as planned or if it will simply be crushed to dust.

[He considers a moment.]

Something simple. ...Perhaps an oreias. No doubt it'll be more than pleased to hold onto this stone for us.

I'll trust your judgment on this. ...But what is an "oreias"?

A classification of soulkin, neither a fae nor sprite - but similar to both. Black-furred with long ears, beady eyes, sharp teeth. Although they may sound menacing, most would prefer to flee rather than fight. They've also a penchant for gemstones. Normally the type of gem would determine the creature's abilities, but seeing as we're only summoning something oreais-shaped and not the actual creature itself for our purposes...

[He's rambling, he realizes. And at last he simply turns, draws upon what he deems is the appropriate emotion for such a subject, and snaps his fingers. The resulting creature looks something like this, or you can simply use your favorite browser to bring up portraits of spriggans, as they are better known in the current age. While it may be relatively small, the toothy grin gives the impression that it's trouble.]

[Eustace looks in surprise, both in how easily Emet-Selch seems to be able to create the creature out of what he assumes is dreamotion and...the creature itself...

.......]

Can't say I've seen anything like it in my world...

[And he's intrigued enough to want to inquire more about how much effort it took Emet for this, but that's not what is important right now.]

So we let it hold the limiter and we push dreamotion into it, correct?

ninth shot ⊗ open july log

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RNG out of 100: 51. Roll to see who arrives first lol. Higher number is extra punctual.

LMFAO I LOVE THIS rolled 68

Brownie Points +5

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