Raining

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@Searat@KatherinWinter

Essie watched the golem exit and return to the vehicle, her glassy eyes were focused on the sigil she etched atop the spell sheet, noting its intricacies though nothing more. Her headed nodded in understanding once, then twice as she set the parchment onto her lap. 'I will be very careful, although I worry this spell will dissipate once I activate my abilities. Nonetheless this is quite useful, thank you.'

Her creativity wasn't too broad, however she had a vague idea in mind of how she'd prefer to present herself. Resting one hand on top the sigil sheet she enacted the glamour and shrouded herself in a... Humanoid illusion of her current appearance. The light blonde ringlets and pale skin remained, she lacked her jointed and porcelain features and overall appeared acceptable in terms of human societal standards.

She slipped out of the passenger side and waited for Astra before they met Griffin.

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I'll post tomorrow, sorry! I've had a long weekend.

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@KatherinWinter@Searat

Essie had no issues sitting in the back and watching traffic through tinted windows. She enjoyed watching civilians go about their daily lives both on the streets and in vehicles of their own, they had no idea that their existence was right under their noses, and that sort of blissful ignorance was... Nice in an odd way. Once their car nestled between two buildings she caught sight of the supposed Chinese restaurant; Quaint, if only she could actually consume human food, she suspected it would be flavorful.

'A disguise would be very nice, I am unable to preform those sorts of abilities on my own at the moment.' Her attention settled on Astra. 'Thank you for being considerate, let us do our best, okay?'

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@KatherinWinter@Searat
I wouldn't want to hold anything up so I'm fine with continuing straight to the location!

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Pfft I just saw a glaring mistake in my post and it gave me a chuckle

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@Searat

Hearing such monotonous responses made Essie truly think on Astra's ability to perceive emotion, if she felt any at all to begin with, or if she were still learning about life and its offerings. She gave a slow nod to signify her understanding, her fingers tapping briefly as her gaze flicked forward, then back again to the artificial being. 'We are very much friends, and since we are friends I would be worried if you spent so much energy trying to identify one person out of thousands. They will not be hiding for long, nor will it be difficult to see someone turning into an animal in public... Although I worry about the civilians. Employees will have to go through so much effort trying to clean up messes we make, which may be many. Griffin should not have to worry either, his job must be stressful already.'

There was a consideration in the golem's process, at least Essie could assume so. Her smile raised a little more with a perk in her mood. 'Many things human say are very deep and meaningful, they do not view things so scientifically like you. You think mechanically and literally, not to be rude, it is innocent in a way! When they talk about the heart, yes it is idiomatic, it is also because when they feel emotion their heart thumps faster, or it skips a beat. Poetry describes many feelings through the heart as if it were all connected, in a way it is. Is that not exciting? Beautiful especially!'

Ah, she was getting ahead of herself. Essie began to backtrack, it would be in her best interest to stop her ramblings now... As well meaning as they were. 'Sorry - Life is wonderful. You know, I think blue colors suit you, they are very calm.' Their back and forth discussion allowed time to pass, during which they received permission to access a vehicle from their repository.

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@Phantomlink959

Ah, no worries then! I am rather terrified of making OP characters, so much so that they end up much weaker than they should be - which was why Essie was under speculation in the first place because she's such a fragile little thing and still is. I'll make sure to keep an eye on how I execute things ^^

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@Phantomlink959

Verbalized spells/spells that require material cannot be replicated
Her biggest drawback is that she has to visually see the person execute the action from beginning to end. If a person were shifting she'd have to see them enact their ability to shift and can only shift as that animal until she can register another. Her replicas aren't organic either, again taking from the example of a shifter - If she were to say use their ability to shift it'd be a mirror/porcelain copy that can shatter, or if it were plant manipulation; Someone grows a beanstalk from the ground, Essie can do that but it isn't organic. Magical abilities on the other hand can be replicated so long as it isn't a mentally corrupting force, she is technically a being with 'energy' therefore she can use/cast 'energy'.
Sorry if this makes absolutely zero sense, I'm not entirely coherent at the moment. And also apologies for not specifying either, I could add these things to her character sheet or make edits if it isn't acceptable.

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@Searat @KatherinWinter

It looked as though he were ditching them, albeit temporarily, but it did grant Griffin some time away from two beings who had no place in the natural world. Essie gave a slight nod in agreement and turned to follow Astra this time, assuming that the trio already had their split after their discussion. She meandered down the hallway towards the motor pool, her smile still remaining and hinting towards her currently pleasant mood - she was more excited than anything, it was her first time out with so much trust invested in her duty, she'd be sure to follow protocol so Essie could attend more adventures like this.

Her glassy eyes shifted to the golem, her head gently tilting to the side in speculation. What should she ask her new friend? She was already aware of their goal; Catch a shapeshifter, there was nothing else to know, nothing more to know even. Essie began to gesture in her general vicinity so the golem could register her movements. 'I am very satisfied with the current information, but I would like to know everyone better. Griffin does not seem to like us much, I hope that will change soon, he seems like he would be very kind once you get to know him. I am sure he will smile and be happy with our work - if we are successful, that is. And I am also sure we will be successful... If I am able to register the shapeshifter while it transforms, I will be able to copy its power and keep pace with its movements, perhaps that will be a good idea to implement at some point?'

She paused nearing the end of her hand signals, taking just a moment to mull over more of her thoughts. 'Aside from that though, do you like it here? Do you have a favorite color? We are technically friends.'

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@KatherinWinter@Searat

Oh my what a brooding presence Griffin was, he should lighten up - though of course she wouldn't make such a rude comment, she didn't want to get on his bad side. Essie pouted and trailed behind the taller vampire, her ceramic fingertips tapping together idly on the way. She examined things here and there, spared second glances to her team members, then settled back on Griffin's frown once he turned their way.

At the question she shook her head gently, her lips perking up into a smile. She couldn't drive but she was certainly fond of the rides she got out of them, when personnel escorted her to various sites she would sit in the back patiently, tinted windows allowed her to see the shifts in environment. Her hand outstretched in Astra's direction in an attempt to pat her arm, as if she were praising the golem for her skill in driving. 'Miss Golem Astra will be handling the vehicle then, I am sure we will be in capable hands.'