autumnswarm | Oh nore an event post

Gwendolyn told me.

And Euphemia the Observer, one of the remaining members of the Illusion Witches, a group of witches that use Dream-Illusion magic, which is short hand for blatant reality warping.

::Huffs and puffs.::

"Ouch. That stings a bit. But~ nice to meet you, Euphemia. That's a really pretty name."

They buzz your name a second time, ALMOST sing-song. For a terrifying bug person. And steep your tea, head tilting this way and that.

Everyone tells me that, yes.

::Does seems bit charmed.::

So why are you a Worm that Walks.

"Ooo~ Lovecraft." It titters.

"Well~ I made a bargain with a whole lot of... beings. In my time before this form. I was in the process of wiggling out of all of them when uh, I was killed by some alphabet soup. So, my soul's about to hit a just reward. I bargain for too much power and they were all gonna just... tear me apart. So I played my trump card, my last spell. If I'm gonna die, I'm going to take all of existence with me."

They pause, buzzing.

"So, I break the seal keeping the Evil Swarm virus out. Before the various powers get more chunks out of me, they flee before being infected. I get a bargain... Left here, wait for them to come back. Or herald the swarm's coming. I'm not ready to die. So I herald. Someone kills most of the swarm off and I hid, hoping it'll get the virus out of me. Didn't work. Now, I'm the last one left~"

What was the basis of the existence collapsing spell. The Evilswarm? A bit crude, don't you think. I personally find Deadman Switching Stars is always a better threat.

Or the The Apocalypse of 1000 Weapons, but that's just a rumor at best and a legend at most.

::Looks to see how the tea's doing.::

Edited 2016-09-26 22:34 (UTC)

Finished! They're pouring cups of it now.

"Mm, yeah. But the difference between me then and someone like you is the difference between a large lake and an ocean." Wags a finger.

"I... didn't expect them to conscript me, but they didn't expect me to start the invasion in Domino~"

::Waves hand back and forth.::

No, the ocean would be Gwendolyn. She's just bad at anything that basically requires actual work. I'm more raw theory and memory

So, do you prefer being a Worm?

::Waits for the cup to be served to her like a lady.::

I GUESS I'm the dude here since I'm not in a skirt today. Sets it in front of you.

"Ah! Then we share an interest in theory then. Picking it apart, just to see how it works~?" A pause.

"... She and Kaz cannot be allowed to breed, under any circumstances."

Another pause.

"Sometimes it's nice? Sometimes I miss being human. The added powers are nice, but the... want to infect people isn't any good. Spread it back out."

Yes, and studying tomes.

::Beat.::

Why not. And I wouldn't know, I'm not human to begin with.

::Takes the tea and sips it, giving a pleased sigh.::

"Ooo, I got this one on ancient Sumerian numerology I think you might like!"

Sips on their tea, head tilted.

"Kaz's body. Her magical abilities. Both their lack of restraint or cares. Forget Wakahisa, that kis just blows the world up because they COULD." It grins, coat fluttering.

"Yeah, I know. I can feel it on you~ You're... Hm. Not quite an insect species like me, but very close."

Next time if this goes favorably, then.

::Takes one of the cakes, eating it with this pleasurable look.::

... I half want to study such a child. And you're very perceptive. Insect is fairly close.

::Smiles a bit.::

Decadent is a pretty good word for the cakes.

"I mean, so would I, some of the magical genetics around here are fascinating. Have you seen the Samasus~? Oh my goodness, I need to know more!" It grins, buzzing happily.

"I'm not much, but I'd like to think I'm far from a failure, really. I mean, recently~"

Da Eiza has records on them she's keeping on the matter.

Hrm. What do you mean by recently.

"Mmm~ Might have to take those. Or adopt a pet magic family, which~ The only other one around here, any of the four known would beat me up. One'd kill me for sport."

Buzzes as they sip tea and consider.

"I never really~ accomplished much. All this knowledge and I just spun my wheels, weaving schemes without purpose, power and knowledge and no reason to use any of it~"

So you're saying your luck is horrible, is what you mean.

::Chews on another cake, sipping on her tea in between bites.::

"Yes! That. I mean, it's on an upswing, but the other shoe is going to drop soon, I can feel it~ But~ until then, I'm enjoying my peace while it lasts."

So you have a feeling something's in the air, too.

::She gets a lot more uneasy sounding.::

"...Yeah."

Now they fidget with their tea cup.

"I'm looking into LDS as that new synchro professor. Wronski is me. But besides one of my colleagues and... quite a few of the students, nothing seems amiss about it."

... I vaguely remember hearing something about the CEO's buying patterns but it's probably nothing and I don't remember the details.

"Hm." They stare down at their tea.

"Not much that I think I can do with this, unfortunately~ I fear if I pry too deep one of two things happens. 1. They find me, they deal with me. I never get tiny cakes with cute people again. 2. It interests me and then Onni deals with me, and I still never get tiny cakes or cute people again."

So why bother digging. That seems like Clydesdale logic.

::Chews on a cake.::

"Mm~ If I hadn't already taken up the name and dumped the real Wronski, I would just stop~ But really, I... enjoy teaching."

They turn a little yellow, blushing. Embarrassed buzzing.

... Why?

::Seems baffled yet interested. And it's something to focus on besides Noriko.::

"It's... hard to explain. I've always been a good duelist, because I thought it'd help me rule the world." They laugh at that. "I wouldn't even know what to do with the world if someone handed it to me, even then, though I'd never admit it."

"I'm legally dead, so going pro would be hard. But it's like~ taking this thing I'm good at, making sure other people are good too, learning from me. Which means I'm making a difference, that to someone, even if it's a weird kid with teeth made for eating meat only, a fumbling ditz, or a grumpy Samasu~ I'm someone too, even if it's a fake face. I'd do the same with magic, if anyone ever had any interest in learning from me."

They look up, practically beaming.

"I made nothing happen before I died and the swarm grabbed me. And I don't think I can ever really move mountains or kill huge eldritch beings, and it's kinda small and stupid and it's not going to matter much in a decade, but it's my thing I'm doing, and no one can take that away from me~"

Edited 2016-09-27 23:21 (UTC)

So. It's a desire to feel like you're doing something. Hrm. I'm trying to grapple it and it doesn't make much sense to me, the concept of empathy, ultimately. And compassion. Then again, I didn't evolve those as necessities.

And even with these feelings I'm being forced to feel, the concepts are still too alien.

Except for this one semi-human boy. I think. And one of the Da Eiza's slaves.

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