Zachary has flaming hand issues

Characters in this scene: Zachary, Chivalry, Cox, Nimue, The Smith, Evelyn

Setting Location: Sanctuary

Swaygze07BOT — 03/28/2021

Zachary stalks into the room, a blade of fire flickering into and out of being around his right hand. He picks up a bottle of beer with his left hand and starts chugging straight from it.

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/28/2021

The Incarnation of Chivalry walked in, his helmet removed and tucked under an arm. To the Sight, his essence was starting do dissipate in strands as the changes began to revert. **"Rather exciting day,"** he said to nobody in particular.

fads68 — 03/28/2021

"Quite."

March 29, 2021

Swaygze07BOT — 03/29/2021

"They're still letting the fucker stay in here."

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"No offense is taken," Nimue says. She seems a lot more comfortable than she did in the main hall. "It's something of a low value secret now that I've sold the trick to so many," the Smith says, rubbing his chin. "But my trick is in my methods. I created a ritual that can combine objects, and I use that to create my swords using mostly other enchanted items as the raw materials. For my three greatest swords, the truth is a little deeper than that. Stories have power to them, one that can be hard to draw out. I managed something extraordinary with that knowledge."

AncestralBoi Cox (Cox-Neon-Clem) — 03/29/2021

"Selling the trick doesn't sell the experience, and in my opinion that's the way that the best artisans become legends, and for what I've heard, you're already a legend, I imagine that just as your swords it's your story that has made you become great at your job, am I wrong?" Cox looks at his right arm, that shines a little against the lamps in the room and adds "I would actually like to ask for a price for something I need, it doesn't need to be something that powerful, but I've been trying to get a replacement for my hand, and maybe a hook or something would suffice, of course if it's not being disrespectful to your craft"(edited)

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

**"Ours not to reason why,"** Chivalry scoffed. **"Your argument to be rid of him was valid. I suppose we must count our blessings that none decided to shed his blood once the argument had begun."**

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"If it's sharp, I can probably make it. Could I get a sense of your price range, in either power, magic items, or mundane cash?" Nimue looks over at Zachary. "We're not happy about that either, but we believe that we should respect the decisions of the Alabaster and Lady Lim."

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

The fire around Zachary's right hand flares at those words. He tries to shake it away, but the fire seems to grow with the motion. "Can't -- turn -- this thing -- off," he mutters. "Thinking about Legrand isn't helping."

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

**"Then we should endeavor to take your mind off the scoundrel. What is your name, sir?"**

Swaygze07BOT — 03/29/2021

"Zachary Wong. Who are you?"

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

**"I am Chivalry. My host is Alexander Cruize, self-styled Knight."** The Incarnation bowed at the waist, making it feel somehow natural and respectful rather than stilted and sarcastic.

AncestralBoi Cox (Cox-Neon-Clem) — 03/29/2021

"Well yeah, a sharp hook would be nice, I thought about getting something nicer but it would make the sacrifice deaf... I could pay with cash or gold, I really don't want it to be magical, just need something more useful than what I have right now"

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"We can finalize a deal later, but for a mundane hook you'd be looking at something around a few hundred USD, depending on specifics," Nimue says while the Smith glances over at Chivalry, mostly looking to see if there's a sword on his person.

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

Chivalry indeed wears a knightly arming sword on his left hip.

AncestralBoi Cox (Cox-Neon-Clem) — 03/29/2021

"Sounds good to me, now if you allow me I'll go have a walk, it would be nice to be able to clear my head after all that has happened today" Cox bowes his head and leaves the place carrying the rabbit on his left hand

fads68 — 03/29/2021

The Smith glances back. "By all means, don't let us keep you."

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

Chivalry glances towards the Smith and gives a respectful nod.

fads68 — 03/29/2021

The Smith nods back. He's mostly thinking about what Chivalry would make of Hard Cleft, if they were to hold it.

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

**"Is there something with which I can assist you, sir?"** As he speaks, his voice seems to shift in pitch, becoming less deep with every word.

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

Zachary grabs a pitcher of water from a waiter and sets it on the table. He looks at his fancy sports jacket and huffs -- he doesn't see a way to do this without ruining it, but he's worried that taking it off will let the fire singe it.

To soak the sleeve or burn it, that is the question...

fads68 — 03/29/2021

Nimue, seeing this, stands up. "Sir, if you'd allow me to help?"

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

"Yeah. If you can help me unsummon it, that would be great."

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"I don't know if I could properly do such, but I do have some amount of dominion over water and could at least extinguish it without making a mess."

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

"Go ahead. I tried to make a lightsaber with a concentrated element of sunlight turned to heat, but, well, you see how it is." Zachary gestures with his non-burning hand.

fads68 — 03/29/2021

The Smith rests his head in his hands. "That sound inelegant, if effective." Nimue doesn't have such a dramatic reaction, merely shaking her head before drawing forth water from the pitcher and carefully dousing the fire.

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

"Inelegant, but creative. It likely could have gone much worse." Chivalry chuckles lightly.

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"Certainly. I'm currently in the design and resource acquisition phase of creating an elemental blade, myself."

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

The fire goes out completely, and Zachary shakes out his hand in relief. "Yeah, it hasn't worked out the way I thought it would. Doing this made me realize how much I don't know about the Practice."

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

"Then you find yourself in august company, for there are many in this world who still have much to learn."

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"If you wish to learn about item enchantment in particular, I could recommend a few tomes and refer you to where they can be acquired."

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

A young girl - 16 at best - in white is watching and listening curiously.

fads68 — 03/29/2021

Nimue glances at the girl, raising an eyebrow.

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

"How much of that requires diagrams and stuff? Honestly, I didn't know until making an OMO account that there were any other tyoes of Practice than Ogre magic."

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"My specific variations require quite a lot of diagrams, but there are other methods. As distasteful and artless as I find it, some variants simply bind an other to an object to imbue it with properties."

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

"A simple solution is often the best in the moment, but harder paths make you stronger in the long run," Chivalry supplies.(edited)

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

"I actually don't know much about this binding business either. Most of my Practice is built around hitting stuff."

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

The girl picks her way over to Nimue. Cold is pretty clearly trapped under her skin, and there’s a bird in her heart. She studies Nimue with eyes that flick between amber and blue.

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"Are you strictly limited against broadening your scope or is it simply a lack of knowledge?" the Smith asks. Nimue is studying the girl just as intently. "Do you have a name, little one?" she asks, gently.

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

“I do have a name, yes. Do you have a name?”

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"My name is Nimue. You don't have to tell me yours if you don't want to."

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

"If I may interject, sir, do you teach the art of swordplay as well as how to make and amplify weaponry?"

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

“Could you steal it if I did?”

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"I can't steal your name if you simply say it. If I were to ask you for your name, and you answered, then I could. To be clear, I am not asking for your name. I am giving you the chance to state it."

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

Zachary looks uncomfortable. "I'm not strictly limited, but I've been doing things with physical motion for most of the time I've been Awakened. I saw one of Grekhaus's advertisements for her Dynamic Diagrams, and it seemed to involve a lot of math."

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

The girl nods. “I am Evelyn, Elfrida’s apprentice. You may know my master as ‘Echo’.”

fads68 — 03/29/2021

The Smith adjusts his tie. "Dynamic Diagrams is an advanced text that I wouldn't recommend for most. There are simpler texts you could likely benefit from. To answer your question, I myself am deeply unskilled at using a sword. I'm merely a smith." Nimue bows her head slightly. "I have heard of Echo. It is nice to meet you."

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

“I think it is nice to meet you as well.” Evelyn studies the others, then looks back at Nimue. “I think I should move on. Thanks for speaking with me.” The girl winds her way back into the party, quickly lost sight of.

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

"I should away as well, I think. I've an appointment to attend. Smith, Nimue, Zachary, are you staying at Sanctuary a while?"

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"Nimue and I will be," the Smith says. "We won't be staying in the long run, but this is a small vacation for us."

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

"Then I shall endeavor to speak with you again before you leave. Perhaps we could discuss a sword for my servant."

fads68 — 03/29/2021

"Certainly. I will look forward to speaking with you."

Swaygze07BOT — 03/29/2021

"I was staying for a while, but I might be leaving again soon. *Fucking* LeGrand." Zachary cracks his knuckles.

. And with that, his hands are on fire again. Zachary unleashes a string of curses.

Xan || Unknownmercury — 03/29/2021

"I do wish you the best, whatever you decide." Chivalry bows to everyone in the room and makes his exit.

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

Apparently moving on was a misnomer, because the white-haired young girl turns up again. "How *do* you do that?" she asks him curiously.

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

"There's supposed to be a command word," Zachary says. "火劍. *火劍*." The fire dies down for a bit, but only a little. "I think I broke it recently. It's not staying off like it's supposed to."

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

"Would you like some help? It might be uncomfortable."

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

"What are you going to do?"

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

"Ask Chill to make your hands cold."

"If you say yes."

Swaygze07BOT — 03/29/2021

"Do that, but nothing else that can be considered harmful" Zachary says, eying the girl warily.

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

The girl huffs. "My master did explain hospitality to me, sir." She steps closer, hopping a little from place to place, and extends a hand near Zachary's fire. "Chill?" she asks; she's not looking anywhere in particular as she speaks. "Could you please put out this guy's fire? Kindly, mind. I know you *were* listening when Elfrida explained about hospitality." Cold, the bitter frigid taste of the north wind, curls around Zachary's hands. The fire goes out nearly immediately, and then the cold dissipates, leaving only a faint trace of frost. If seen through Sight one can see the ice at the girl's stomach extend up and out through chakra lines, wrapped in sticks, and then out through her hands, before retreating.

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

"Aaagh," Zachary says, trying to rub the feeling back into his fingers. "Thank you. Ugh. This sucks."

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

"Sorry." The girl ducks her head, a bit bashfully. "Chill isn't the friendliest spirit, and they get worse when they've been keeping me calm all night." She looks up at Zachary. "Control issues? Do you know what the problem is?"

Swaygze07 — 03/29/2021

Zachary shrugs. "I don't know. I tried to collect the essence of sunlight for a full day and use the heat of it to make a lightsaber. Sometimes it has a lot of juice before running out and sometimes it has almost nothing. Today it had so much I couldn't put it out."

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

"We were having control issues, for a while. Chill and Owl were taking up too much of me. Elfrida helped me find a calmer spirit." The girl watches Zachary steadily, eyes clear and blue. "Perhaps even if you can't figure out what makes the sunlight stronger some days, you could find its complement or opposite and keep it close to temper it."

Rae (Swaygze/Amara), 1/4 — 03/29/2021

"Thank you. I'll think about it," Zachary says. He looks around the room and sees that all the other guests have left. "I'm going to go now. It's been a long day. Bye."

WingsWhiteThatGleam — 03/29/2021

The girl waves at him.