Trial the First

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

Who: Jade Curtiss and anyone who would like to join in the plot! (Fighting will be involved)
When: Late evening the 23rd
Where: Central Plaza
Style: Action or Prose!
Status: Open

[Jade had been somewhat missing from the apartments. After all, the man hadn't been in his right head. Something had just begun to deteriorate. He was still there enough to know that he needed to be around the Coral for now, just to keep himself sane and... well, alive. He was currently sitting on top of the Coral, murmuring to himself and reciting what sounded like some kind of chant. It flitted between what sounded like an equation and just mumbles in some other language.

In his hands was a small glyph, constantly shifting and moving under his gaze. What he was attempting was unknown, but he seemed solely focused on it and it alone, whatever he was saying having some impact on the shining lines floating above his hands.]

Comments

[radiantwingedone]

[ Oh.

That is somewhat interesting. Duke had been planning on touching the coral and just being done with it, but he stops, watching that ... formula?

Its magic, that much he is sure, so he will stand here and watch. Yup. ]

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade didn't seem to really notice Duke, continuing to focus on the formulaic glyph, which expanded slightly as he continued to mumble at it.]

[radiantwingedone]

[ Well then.

Don't mind him as he tries to listen and see how the muttering and expanding formula are connected. ]

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

έξι από τα επτά συνδυάζοντας δεν έβδομο δεν μπορούν να χρησιμοποιήσουν την έβδομη γιατί εγώ θα τους δείξω εγώ θα το καθιστούν ιδανικό τελειότητα είναι εφικτή μπορώ να το κάνω εγώ, δεν μπορεί να αποδειχθεί λάθος εγώ θα πετύχει ....

[The glyph shuddered and Jade's hands flexed quietly.]

[radiantwingedone]

....?

[ He can't... make sense of any of that. Focusing and not letting the coral translate? Odd, he's sitting on it.

... Will it make sense if he mimics it? ]

...εφικτή ?

[rainbowarch]

[There's nothing quite like the end of a long day's work. After Cielo's shift has finished at the clinic, he figured he was going to go straight back to the Embryon base and on his way, he passes by the coral.

When he hears the chanting, he stops to look at the source and simply stares at the man seated on top of coral. There's something quite eerie about it, not like anything he had seen in the two worlds he's come from.]

...hey, you okay?

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade's red eyes were glowing dimly, his mouth continuing to move as the incantation and Jade's focus remained unchanged.]

[rainbowarch]

[Now that looks anything but normal. Cielo would leave the guy alone but...he doesn't like the look of any of this.]

Can you hear me?

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade's head turned slowly, mechanically, eyes suddenly dimmed and watching the other. He didn't move past that, the glyph in his hands shuddering like a technical glitch before it shut out.]

[rainbowarch]

[When the glyph shuts out, Cielo blinks. Whatever that thing was, it reminds him uncomfortably of that thing Angel had in the Junkyard's last moments.]

What's that thing you had?

[immoralflame]

[A visit to the coral was just one of a few things he had theoretically planned for today. "Theoretically" because Sol more often acted as he wished and not based on any sort of schedule, though it was something he probably needed to do anyway. Nowhere on that theoretical (and really, probably more metaphysical) schedule was there running into someone sitting on the coral and muttering to himself.

The glyph, honestly, was a bit more interesting. He was silent at first, eying it, watching Jade as he modified and pulled on the shimmering image.]

Pro'lly a bad idea t'pull on th'coral like that.

[Theory, but it'd make sense. The coral pulled on them, so pulling back would be a valid concept. Practical or actually feasible? Different story.]

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade seemed to be ignoring the man, favoring the spell and his concentration more than whatever the other had said. The glowing glyph in his hands twitched and grew in size, shifting and churning as he continued his mutterings.]

[immoralflame]

[Right. Pretty fixed on that thing, wasn't he? With a few, swaying, lumbering steps, Sol approached. Magic user, unidentifiable type. Probably not something correlating with anything immediately with his own world. But the behaviour of the glyph... He'd seen technology behave in similar ways--through use of holograms to display data, things like that. But not something like this.

Alright, Sol'd had enough of the B movie chanting. At least get off the damn coral; he grabbed for the front of Jade's clothes. No point risking something blowing up in their faces, and Sol wasn't too fond of water.]

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Sol moving for him got Jade's attention and Jade's hands immediately went out. The glyph flipped, turning red and burning hot as fire shot at the invader. Jade rolled back, seeming to disappear off of the Coral.

He stood on the other side, his position hunched and staggering. He lifted his head again, eyes staring at Sol.]

I can make it perfect.

[immoralflame]

[Avoiding the fireball only really consisted of a lazy shift out of the way. Not the most potent of spells, but not one he felt like dealing with the impact of. Fire was something Sol was more than passingly familiar with, though. Not too worried about it.]

Yeah?

[A lot of people thought they could make something "perfect". Unfortunately, it was objectively impossible to make something "perfect".]

An' what's "it"?

[relinquishing]

[It's the flickering of Ancient Ispanian in amongst the chanting that nabs Guy's attention, even before he actually recognizes the voice. After days of fruitless searching, he's not sure whether to be relieved or horrified to see that this is where the Colonel has parked himself for the time being. But at least he's still alive.

Too bad the blonde doesn't have those glasses with him. But right now, his options are to either go back to fetch them and lose Jade all over again in the process, or see if there's some way to temporarily pacify him.

Pacifying Jade Curtiss... now why did that sound utterly impossible?

Guy's motions are calm and cautious as he steps up to the coral, a hand staying close to the sword at his hip.]

That's quite a perch you've found, huh, Jade?

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Despite his tactic and careful approach, Guy...

Was completely ignored. Jade's focus remained on the glyph, continuing to mutter quietly.]

Θα συλλέγει τα δεδομένα και να τελειοποιήσουν το

[relinquishing]

[Sigh. The lack of an answer isn't surprising, but it sure would have been nice! He knows how to talk a kid down out of a tree, but you aren't exactly a kid and this isn't exactly a tree and you aren't even really sane right now, are you...]

I know it must feel pretty safe up there. But it isn't the best place to be working. You should probably come down.

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Nope.]

[relinquishing]

[How about if he walks closer? He could probably reach you in a few more steps--]

[devwocean]

[Dualscar isn't necessarily the most considerate person, and he already knew that Jade was having difficulties of some description, even if the human refused to admit it. When he sees the man standing there, performing some kind of magic - hey, since when could Jade do magic? Is that really magic? - he moves towards him immediately]

Wwhat're you doin', Jade?

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[There's no initial reaction, Jade just continuing to work on what was in his hands, the odd muttering continuing. His red eyes are glowing, however, and the color seems to be taking over his entire eye, rather than just the iris.]

[devwocean]

[Woah, what the heck. Dualscar moves closer, interested at the display of power. Maybe it's a bad idea to distract him.]

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Moving closer got Jade's attention and he looked to Dualscar with a neutral expression. He seemed to not recognize the troll immediately, remaining silent as his lowing eyes seemed to look nowhere.]

[devwocean]

Jade? [Now that Jade is looking at him, Dualscar is sure there's something funny going on here.] Wwhat's goin' on?

[He makes a helpless sort of gesture, towards Jade's face] I think there's somethin' goin' on wwith your eye.