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8 yrs ago
Current When you've replied to all the RPs you're in and you're just waiting for one of them to move.
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9 yrs ago
Taking a break from RPG this weekend. May be away longer to take a break.
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10 yrs ago
Gah. RPs are so slow around this time of year.

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Ever since the Christmas event, hell, even before that when Violet and Sakura used Penny’s Evolution to become Ruby, Ilum had kept a close watch on the magical girl. Bigger wish granting had been at a minimum, and it had kept her out of the public eye for a while now. Usually during these lulls it meant it was time to move on. Then came an unexpected and somewhat ominous summons to Ilum’s lamp. Was this it? Had her time run out, some missed agreement that meant she was to become a full djinn and sealed away for an untold length of time.

Floating in as a plume of smoke, Ruby’s form took shape before a lavish palace. Everything here clearly touched by the djinn’s magic, and setting foot here struck home that she too was a mere possession of the patron. Walking forward, the girl sheepishly took hold of the door knocker at the entrance, the impacts sounding out much louder than the motion would suggest.

The knocker, shaped like a lion's head holding a ring between it's fangs, smiled as the heavy metal reverberated on the door. "Welcome, it said," followed by the door opening to a lavish, wide room filled with treasures and luxuries. Ilum was sitting on a large cushion, smoking on what looked like a bizarre hookah. "Come, my child," Ilum gestured towards the magical girl. "Take a seat."

Taken back by the spectacle of the space, she shifted forward. This was a lot more treasure than she ever imagined. It made the little pocket dimension she had, as comfortable as it was, look like a school locker. Coming to, Ruby walked forward as instructed and took a seat on a smaller pillow before Ilum. ”You called for me?” She’d learned better long ago than to talk back to her patron, particularly when in his presence. Not that she could hide anything from him anyway with the Mind Link.

The Patron gently breathed out a cloud of iridescent smoke. "Yes. I have seen an omenous portent." The smoke took shape, producing images that resembled the places and people described. "A great upheaval is at hand, in the place known as Penrose, resting place of a Nexus." Curiously, the smoke took the shape of a nameless book, with hands reaching out for it. "If this magic is disturbed, it will have devastating consequences. To avert this fate, you must intervene." The Patron glanced over to Ruby. "The balance of magic must be kept in equilibrium, and the Nexus must remain unsullied by greed. Do you understand?"

Never in her time as a magical girl had Ruby been given a mission like this. Actually, most of the time there wasn’t really a mission at all. ”Intervene? I… Yes I understand, but I’m not a fighter like the others. Am I supposed to grant a wish or something to help them?”

"Ruby, your magic is but one of the gifts bestowed upon you to shape fate. Like your namesake, your brilliance is only shadowed by your passionate will to endure." The smoke split into countless tiny rubies, then glittering into nothingness. "A wish in the correct place, correct time…Like ambition itself, it can change the world. But whether it is for good or evil…You must be the judge of your own heart."

Ilum was always difficult for Ruby to read. He could be harsh at times, or he could be encouraging like he was now. Not quite a father figure, but a mentor in his own way. Nodding assuredly she smiled lightly. "Thank you, Ilum. I will do my best." She snapped her fingers and a spark of magic went off. She narrowed her eyes and looked up at Ilum with a playful glare. "You were preparing for this weren't you? That's why you've been having me save up magic." She would wag a finger in the Djinn's direction with a smirk.

The Patron would only smile at the accusation. "As sharp as a jewel. But time is of the essence." With an elaborate motion of hands, a portal was conjured out of the lamp. "Now, you must go, for it is preordained."

Preordained huh? Hard to tell if that was what she wanted or not. As if magic cared about ones feelings. Getting up, Ruby hurried through the portal. She had a job to do.
Ariel Gratas

Rising Starborn Guild Hall


Ky @Cello| D'angelo @samreaper| Jenny @Zarkun

Join the guild? It'd been a long time since she'd worked with anyone. Then again, she was seen as a crackpot mad scientist wannabe. When Jenna was briefly addressing D'Angelo, Ariel took another look around. The guild hall itself was nice, it appeared comfortable, and there were a lot of mages. Staying here wasn't really her plan. Pergrande didn't really have guilds, at least not like what she understood them to be in Fiore's past. There were usually strings attached.

The train of thought got interrupted when Jenna held out a hand. Ariel's eyes widened as the limb shifted in appearance. What kind of magic was this? Transmutation? Was that a thing? Admittedly, she hadn't done much study outside Caster magic since Lacrama was her focus. Speaking of, could she even use this magic? "Oh. Thank you." Reaching out, she would take the offered hand and shake it respectfully while she continued. "I've never been part of a guild before. I think I would..." Tensing up, a shiver ran through her body. Her eyes shifted to a golden yellow, while her hair and clothes became a dark tan color. Squirming awkwardly, Ariel felt a strange tingling on the top of her head and the base of her tailbone. A few seconds later, a pair of scruffy wolf ears push up through her hair, at the same time a bushy tail bursts out behind her.


Letting out a yelp of surprise, Ariel jumps back and covers her mouth. Eyes darting around for a second she tried to make sense of what just occurred with ears down and tail tucked under her. Ariel's gaze finally fixated on Jenna. Did she change again? No, but she could swear something was different. The guild master looked bigger and stronger all of a sudden, and that seemed to dispel most of her suspicion. Inexplicably, Ariel began to relax. Her new ears perked up and tail began to wag back and forth slowly. "S-sorry about that. I don't know what came over me. What was I saying?" She would say cheerfully with a nervous smile. "Oh yeah. I would love to join the guild!" Shortly after the words left her mouth she put on a slightly confused expression. That didn't sound right. She didn't know these people. Just because Jenna was the alpha didn't mean... wait. What was happening?

In her confusion, Ariel lifted up a hand to scratch her head and shoved a finger into one of her wolf ears. "Agh! What the..." Feeling the top of her head, she grabbed the wolf ears and gave them a tug that she of course felt. Pausing, it was then that she noticed that something was brushing against her back. Turning around there was nothing there, but the brushing persisted. Reaching behind, Ariel got a handful of fur and another tug when she pulled on it. To the outside observer it was probably at least somewhat comical watching the woman spin about trying to make sense of everything. Grabbing a hold of the tail, Ariel wrapped it around in front of her to get a better look. "Wha, what is this? Why do I have a tail?" She would look at Jenna again, hoping for some answers.
Ariel Gratas


Ky @Cello| D'angelo @samreaper| Jenny @Zarkun

Despite not expressing it outwardly, Ariel was pleasantly surprised by the response. There was really no way to know how anyone would react to this magical ability of hers. Ky's youthful enthusiasm was way more than she expected. For a second, she drew back when the boy jumped in front of her. The moment passed though and she smiled awkwardly. "O-oh, uh." Unlike with D'angelo's magic, this other one was less "tangible." In fact, she couldn't even really tell what it was exactly. Reaching out, she could feel the magic, and it was quickly drawn in.

The watery shimmer of her clothing almost drained away and shifted to an earthen brown color. The texture seemingly became dry and coarse, cracking and splitting for a more rocky appearance. A quick shake of her head as the mental changes kicked in, and the transformation was done.


"Hmmh. That's such a strange feeling." Putting her hands on her hips, she looks down at the floor. She could almost feel the ground under the floorboards. She didn't get the sense that she could use this magic all that well at the moment. That wasn't the most important thing on her mind though, and she quickly raised her gaze back to Ky.

The boy had already switched to another topic. Namely, the guild members and what they could potentially do. That instantly drew Ariel's attention. The illusion to ice and lightning magic had her glancing around to see what else she could spot. "I would love to meet everyone. Hopefully they're as generous as you've been." Someone named Jenna was pointed out as Ky waved them down. Listening patiently, it turned out that this was the guild master. Stepping up, Ariel would return the bow. "It's nice to meet you, Ms. Wolfsbane. My name is Ariel Gratas. It's taken me quite a while to travel here, and I was hoping to ask you and your guild for some help. It's a little hard to explain, but I... well. I'm not a mage, or at least I don't think I would qualify as one, but due to an incident I've found myself sort of broken." She would gesture to Ky and D'angelo. "Thanks to these gentlemen here, I've been able to confirm that my self is fractured and linked to different magics if I'm exposed to them. I'm feeling unusually calm right now, but a moment ago I was quite sad. My hope was that by coming here, I could gain access to more magic to try and put myself back together. Perhaps I should demonstrate."

Ariel would concentrate and shift from Earth magic, to Water, to Fire, and finally to her base white appearance. A well-trained eye would be able to spot the shifts in her mood as her expression changed. "I realize you've no reason to help me. I couldn't think of anywhere else to go. I don't really have any way of compensating you, but I would be willing to do my best to make myself useful." Despite having a dull and monotone way about her, it was clear that she was being serious, even if a little forward about her circumstances.
My brain is a bit stumped for fairy tales at the moment. However, I can't shake the amusing idea of the school bully coming across this random sparkling vial, and he turns into Cinderella. No idea how that would work or be helpful at all. 😂
Ariel Gratas


Ky @Cello| D'angelo @samreaper

To a degree, Ariel had her doubts that anyone would actually oblige her request. It was a rather odd and potentially personal one. How protective Fiore mages would be was something of a guess. The locals were especially cautious with their magic. Standing patiently as D'Angelo addressed Ky and wrestled with Nimbus, there was a brief deliberation before the man agreed to provide some magic. Smiling lightly, Ariel nodded. "Thank you. It sounds as though you are new here as well. I don't know how much help I may be to you in that regard, but if you need assistance with anything, I would be will to make an attempt in exchange." Looking down, she took hold of the hand made of clouds.

As expected, the form quickly vanished as the magic that made it up was absorbed. A chill ran up Ariel's arm and shortly after over and down her body. Drawing back slightly, she would shiver. The blank white aesthetic of her clothing began to shift, starting from the soles of her feet. Like water being poured into a vessel, the white gave way to a deep blue rising up her legs and over onto her torso. When it reached her arms, it spilled over and filled the sleeves before completing to fill her eyes and hair. Despite the clothes being some sort of cloth, the magical properties refracted incoming light as if it were a shallow pool of water.


The transformation completed, the woman's ridged stance relaxed. Her shoulders lowered, and a saddened expression worked its way over her face. "Oh... Thank you... I guess." Her tone was a lot quieter and slow. It lacked the directness from just moments before. Lifting up one arm, Ariel would make note of the changes in her appearance. Brushing hair out of her face, she sighed. "My hypothesis seems to be holding up... Though I'm not sure I like this version of me... I feel... Sad." She paused while she tried to gather her thoughts, but would comment aloud to herself. "At least my clothes survived this time."
Ariel Gratas


Ky @Cello| D'angelo @samreaper

Attention to the magical cloud was momentarily diverted. It seemed that this man was the... owner? The woman seemed to acknowledge the words of either of the other two for a moment. Her stare held unusually long before blinking. After considering something Ariel stood up straight. Mustering up what could only be a forced smile she gave a slight bow. "Mr. Shultz. Ky. My name is Ariel Gratas." Her eyes would dart over the two. The pudgy one had a sort of refreshing sensation that matched that of Nimbus. That made sense presuming that the cloud originated from his magic. Ky had more of a earthy tone to it. She could only guess what either meant, but she knew for sure they were mages.

Taking a step forward Ariel would address them both. "I see that you are both mages. Perhaps you can help me." She would hold out a hand. "I cannot explain fully as I an still hypothesizing, but I have reason to believe that I require magic in order to restore parts of myself that I have lost. Would either of you be willing to spare some of your magic?" Under different circumstances the woman would probably try approaching with more tact. At this stage though the nuances of human interaction were lost on her. She would wait patiently for a response. Her eyes would drift just a bit to survey the others in the room. To some extent she wondered how far she might get asking for magic before getting stopped.
Ariel Gratas


Walking with purpose, a young woman marched her way through the town paying little mind to anyone else around her. Entering Rembrandt was of little event. As a born citizen of Pergrande and no real record as a mage a simple check of her papers and she was about her business. There was very little she was interested in aside from her destination at the moment. A couple of times she had to stop and ask for some directions to the mage guild that had opened up recently. Ariel had never met anyone from Fiore, much less a mage other than a chance encounter. Before long though she could sense a slight aroma that the building seemed to emit as she approached the hall of the Rising Starborn.

Nothing could quite prepare her for the sensation that rolled over and overwhelmed her upon opening the guild doors. It would take her a minute standing in the open doorway like a statue before she regained her faculties and finally so much as blinked. So many different auras mingled together. The sources of each she would have to identify later. It seemed there was some sort of celebration going on with singing and dancing. She had intended to locate the the guild master and have a discussion, but that thought quickly gave way to her ultimate goal of being here... MAGIC! All the sounds and chatter shifted to the background as Ariel's attention focused on the most visible oddity drifting about the room, Nimbus. Turning and navigating her way around anyone else she approached the golden cloud and stared at it. Her blank expression didn't really give away much about what was going on in her head and she barely gave a glance to D'angelo when he managed to bumped into her.

With little regard she reached up and poked at the magical cloud before outright trying to grab it to make heads of tails of its properties. It being something akin to alive though it moved away. Rubbing her fingers together Ariel seemed only slightly baffled. Grabbing D'angelo's shoulder to try and stop his erratic movement and gain his attention she would point to Nimbus. "What is that thing?"
Well well well, what are we up to here?
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