[open] i am sixteen going on seventeen

[journaler]

Who: Leia & OPEN.
When: 3/7 IC
Where: The gardens
What: A birthday nearly forgotten.
Rating/Warning: Nah.


a.) i want to play a game (text)

[After the heavy damage and loss, Leia's practically made it a routine to help out where she can: the school and the apartments especially. She knows how important the Residential District is, though she'd be lying if she didn't spend her fair share of time at the Game Center, too.

On the seventh, it's no different, though she finds a slightly different way to help than the usual.]

hey!! （‐＾▽＾‐） wow, everyone's been working so hard lately... look how far we've come! don't forget to rest. if u need a break, stop by the gardens this afternoon for a surprise!

it's also my birthday, if youre into that sort of thing.. but you'll have to find me first (○ゝω・○)ﾉﾟ+.☆ see you there!

- leia ☆

b.) it's a trap! (action)

[For those intrigued enough to come, or even just passing by, they'll find that the gardens aren't quite as pretty as they were before. Nevertheless, the amount of collaborative work so far is obvious. New flowers are budding, pathways repaired, and it's all good enough for Leia. She doesn't need anything elaborate like Natalia's party was; this will do.

A long picnic table is set up, and on top of it is food. Three large pizzas with various toppings, all kinds of flavored chips and dips to go with them, and at the center of it all, a mysterious cake that doesn't actually say anything about her birthday. Predictably it's chocolate, with your standard frosting, decorative flowers, and only two words on its face: "Almost There." Next to the cake is a large knife for cutting it, as well as paper plates, plastic utensils, and a small note propped up like a name tag.]

Need a break? ♥
[. . . but where is she? Feel free to set off to find her, or simply mingle among yourselves and enjoy the free eats.]

c.) where's waldo? (action)

[Deeper into the garden (but not too deep), it won't actually take too long to find Leia; it might just take a little effort. If your character is the type to look high, they might spot her in a tree (don't be surprised if she falls out of it); or for others who want to stick to the ground, they might notice a fast-moving shadow move behind a tree, or a rustling of leaves behind one, if it's particularly big.

If she knows you, she might just might pop up in front of you to yell "BOO," just for kicks. So much for the chase.

Be creative! Or let me make shit up as I go. Your choice. Either way, any characters taking this option will receive a little something for their troubles.]

d.) walking on the wild side (any)

[Anything goes! I'm very flexible and open. You can catch Leia as she's setting up the table(s), or assume she returns to the table(s) after most of the food is gone, etc. if either of those options appeal more to you.]

(( ooc: just a note that leia probably won't be able to reply to option b! it's mostly for mingling purposes if you want it. ♥ ))

Comments

[thatdamnknight]

[nah, it's only a lot if you go into the triple digits with the stuff. ...even flynn could probably manage to swing that.

woah woah, back up there. flynn looks momentarily surprised by the last part, specifically two major keywords in it.]

Then your world has spirits and artes, as well?

[it isn't the first world with artes he's heard of, but it is the first with spirits. granted, those are a new thing back home so he's not as familiar with the concept. flynn's definitely curious, though.]

[journaler]

Absolutely!

[For how important both are to the culture of her world, Leia's answer is as immediate as can be. Flynn isn't the only one whose world has artes, or she might be a bit more shocked.

It's still a pleasant surprise, though.]

I don't know where we'd be without them. Do your artes rely on spirits, too?

[thatdamnknight]

No, ours rely on technology called blastia.

[since wearing armor all the time was out, flynn opted to put his on a small chain so to never be without it. he sets down the pizza on a plate before reaching under his collar and pulling it out so leia can see.]

Having them on our person is what enables most people to use artes. [aside from those like estellise, but most people aren't that lucky.] Yours rely on spirits?

[journaler]

Oh, wow . . .

[when he pulls it out, leia will of course admire it like a piece of jewelry. she has no idea what it is or how it works; though the name "blastia" does give it a delightfully violent air.

she reaches forward to touch it as she answers him.]

Yeah, that's right. We call them spirit artes for a reason. They basically do the dirty work for us when we summon them, and in exchange, we provide them with our mana. Not everyone can do it, though . . . you sorta have to be born with it.

[thatdamnknight]

[touch it she can. flynn makes no move to stop her from getting a good look at it. were it not for only having one hand handy (hah), he'd it take it off and let her play with it.]

Mana exists within my world, as well. [the next part is muttered a little, more to himself than anything.] Perhaps using the spirits' power as our own could be feasible.

[rita could probably do the math with that and if it could be somehow doable. mana in leia's world might differ from their own, but using spirits as an alternative to blastia and in a way that's more of an exchange as opposed to harming them...]

Have spirits existed long within your world?

[journaler]

[she nods, though still seems distracted by the blastia. as a result, she of course doesn't register his mumbling.]

Yeah. They've always been around us, but nobody really knew until about 500 years ago when Professor Howe figured it out. There are Great Spirits and Lesser Spirits, but mostly it's the lesser ones we talk about when it comes to artes.

[she could go on, and she probably will if he asks, though jude's probably a better man for the job . . .

finally, she lets go of it, attention returning in full.]

How do these work?

[thatdamnknight]

[all that is definitely very informative. lesser and greater spirits and their involvement with artes... whenever they return home, it's definitely something he'll bring up to rita and see if there's any possibility with doing something similar.]

Blastia utilize the power of something called aer. Through the use of formulas, blastia absorb air and can then be used for a variety purposes, ranging from protection to increasing one's strength.

[that's about as layman an explanation as flynn can give. ...which is still pretty confusing, sorry.]

[journaler]

. . . Air? Really?

[unfortunately, despite how layman the explanation is, leia still feels like she missed something. if artes were as simple as harnessing something in the air, then why can't more people do it?

of course, maybe he means something else.]

[thatdamnknight]

Yes. [he pauses, realizing the error leia just made.] Well, no, not air. Aer. A-E-R. It sounds similar but isn't the same. Aer, unlike air, can be utilized as an energy source and....

[and insert some explanation about aer being an energy source and how blastia function with it here. pretend that game canon actually explains this stuff.]