sylphystia: (♢ i miss you)

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-06-27 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
Me neither.

[He really doesn't care much for volcanoes either. He can generally keep himself cool, but sweating is still uncomfortable, and he's not going to run around shirtless like some people.]

It's quiet here. I guess everyone's at the beach.
nerdeology: (but you're not alone)

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-06-27 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
It was a little crowded on the shore. But that's understandable- I think we've all got cabin fever.

[Too much time in those cramped ships without fresh anything, and after so much time on that horrible planet they'd visited last... this is a huge change for the better.]
sylphystia: (♢ i know you will i know you will)

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-06-27 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
That's an understatement.

[He leans against the edge of the hot spring again and stretches his legs out.]

Air and water aren't meant to be 'recycled'. I don't know about you, but that stuff makes me feel half-dead.

[He remembers Sorey's request to speak to Mikleo about it. Maybe now's a good time.]
nerdeology: (...but he has a good heart)

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-06-27 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Sorey hadn't mentioned anything like that to Mikleo, so he has no idea. And thankfully he welcomes the subject- mutual wound-licking isn't the greatest thing, but he knows if anyone can understand his plight, it's Dezel. He'd come to recognize that on the last planet, trying to purify the endless poison side by side.

He looks down into the water, cupping a bit of it between his hands. It's so clean and clear, and he can feel the life in it, just like the ocean. Better than the ocean, even, since it lacked the salt particles that were not of his element. This is all water, and it's perfect.]


...I know what you mean. It's different in nature- the elements are recycled by the world itself, working together.

[The fire that burns the earth is the smoke of the air, the air becomes the water that rains down to feed the earth and make it grow. Their lives are a small part of a much bigger circle. That's how it's meant to be.]

They've taken the life out of it and expected us to live, but it's not possible. Not really.
sylphystia: (♢ under my skin crawling inside)

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-06-27 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Dezel knows it's awkward to be around him. He isn't the most social seraph, nor does he possess incredible skill. He's just... there. All the more reason to be glad when he was gone. And yet Dezel didn't have the ending he desired, as he's here now, so they have to face it sooner or later.

They have to face the fact that feeling guilty won't change anything.

He's aware of Mikleo playing with the water. There's something faintly amusing about it. Of course, Dezel's practically doing the same thing; he sends a cooler breeze to roll steam off the water and chase the flush away from their cheeks. It feels good to revel in what little power he has, in what he is. It feels good to just be... a normal seraph.]


Maybe we have to bring a little of the world onto the ship somehow. If we had the others, we could do it.
nerdeology: (was that not your intent?)

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-06-27 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
[He can't sense or see the air the way Dezel can, but he can feel how it's moving, and it's nice. A relaxing breeze, the soothing scent of whatever's drifting in the air.

Idly he begins to do his part, spreading his arms out and experimentally sending tendrils of chill to the heated areas, balancing the temperature and stirring a wave of steam into the air for Dezel to work with. He can't think of the last time he might have done this - with Sorey, maybe, when they were little - but it's a nostalgic feeling, and he can't help his smile, though it fades to curiosity at the suggestion.]


What do you mean?
sylphystia: (♢ self-loathing or the darkest drug)

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-06-27 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Dezel doesn't say anything; the changing temperature feels interesting and kind of weird, but he's not going to deny a water seraph the chance to be himself. After all, that's why Dezel is out here and not cooped up on a ship somewhere.]

There's a garden on the Iskaulit. It makes the air nicer. We could do the same thing on the smaller ships, just dedicate a room to plants and... other stuff. It's hard for things to live in space, but seraphim can help nature take its course.
nerdeology: (over time the woman fell into despair)

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-06-27 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Huh... he honestly hadn't considered that. It would be nice to have a place more local to just breathe nature.]

There's space on the Huntress, if we need a place to try it out. I'm sure there's an extra office, or a bedroom- Sorey mostly uses mine anyway.
sylphystia: (♢ diamonds brilliant and bel-air now)

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-06-27 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[das gay, mikleo.]

Maybe the people who made the garden are still around. You can ask them how they did it.

[To make a tree grow, they'll need water, soil, and sunshine. How the hell do they get sunshine inside a ship? It's a big problem.]
nerdeology: (so let's talk about that ruin)

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-06-28 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
[shh it's totally normal]

There's a thought. And we can get Sorey to ask around this place, too- see if the locals can recommend any sturdy plants that might survive in space more easily.

[He's pretty sure Sorey will be all for it once he hears what they want to do and why.]
sylphystia: (♢ kinder und sterne küssen)

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-06-30 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

[This is totally possible. And since Dezel is taking up residence on the Huntress, it's beneficial to everyone involved.

While they're considering the details, Dezel beckons the wind to carry away the steam. It makes little swirly pictures that disappear in an instant, either because steam is inherently short-lived or because Dezel can't actually see what he's making.]
nerdeology: (i mean you're only human)

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-06-30 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Mikleo makes a mental note to discuss it with Sorey when the high of just being here wears off, and they have a quiet moment. It's a really good idea, though. Just imagining a little piece of this place, even a fragment of life on those miserable ships... he knows they have to leave this place eventually, but this is at least one small comfort.

He can also see the little swirls Dezel's making in the air, and for a little while he just watches them curiously, sending up a bit more of the steam so his companion has more to work with. It's fascinating, and it brings to mind something else he's been thinking about since arriving.]


Hey, Dezel... I was wondering. The way you use the wind to see- how does it work?

[Maybe it's rude to ask something like that, but for all his brusque nature, Dezel's the one seraph who's didn't really hesitate to answer his questions. Edna's mockery or Lailah's vow, even Zaveid's playful teasing- there was always something to detract from the answer he got. Dezel was different. He'd been blunt, but he was earnest.]
sylphystia: (♢ i got nothing but my aching soul)

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-07-03 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[The ships really are miserable, and Dezel will have to be dragged back to his kicking and screaming. Ah, well. That's just his life now. If he can't have something at home, where he was born (even if he doesn't belong), he can at least try to have something nice here.

He lets Mikleo lead the conversation, though he isn't expecting that question.]


Every wind seraph can use the wind as an extension of himself. If you touched a lake and focused, you could tell if there was something at the bottom, right? It's like that.

But I have an advantage. The wound I have gives me greater control over the wind. I can 'see' anything the wind touches as long as I'm near it. It'll tell me the shape of something, what it smells like, even the color. I can hear things from far away, too.
nerdeology: (okay. okay. let me think.)

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-07-03 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Mikleo listens carefully, taking each detail to heart and mulling it over before he speaks again.]

If it's like that, then... there's a chance that other elements can be used the same - or at least in a similar way, then, right? Like Windstepping?

[Because yeah, he can sense things in a body of water, but it's not really like "seeing", more of a general feel. And there's water in all kinds of places besides the usual lakes, rivers, and such. Heck, there's tons of water in the air on especially moist days.

There's potential- and in his mind, it's just one more way to get stronger.]
sylphystia: (♢ our jigsaw of failures)

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-07-03 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
[That's an interesting idea. He's never really thought about it; though each seraph is intrinsically connected to his or her element, he's never ran into another one without sight. How could someone use fire to see? It's a good question.]

Hmm... probably. [A pause.] Don't go hurting yourself just to see if you can do it.

There's water in pretty much everything-- start with that.
nerdeology: (with the giant statue that-)

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-07-03 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not planning to- you think it could hurt?

[He's not... worried, but he doesn't want to cause Sorey any more worry by taking on more than he can handle. It'd be good to know ahead of time.]
sylphystia: (♢ enough to help me focus)

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-07-03 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
It shouldn't, but it took me losing a whole sense in order to learn.

[Wait, he's got it.]

A blindfold could work.
nerdeology: (but when he's not)

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-07-03 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
A false sensory deprivation, huh...

[That's manageable. He's not looking for an easy way out or anything - any skill worth having means putting in an equal amount of work - but he doesn't want it badly enough to do anything too reckless during the learning process.]

I think it's worth trying.
sylphystia: (♢ i never promised you an open heart)

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-07-03 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
You want to get stronger?

[It's a statement as much as a question. Though his hair mostly obscures his face, his silver eyes are looking right at Mikleo.]
nerdeology: (i wouldn't threaten a soul)

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-07-03 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mikleo glances over, meeting his gaze unflinchingly. It's not like he's been subtle about it with the others; there's no sense in hiding it from Dezel, either.]

I do. For what we're trying to accomplish, I don't have enough experience or power as a seraph. If I slack off, I'll never grow.
sylphystia: (♢ your imagination)

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-07-03 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep. [It comes off a little brusque, but that's Dezel for you.] But you'll get stronger. Not just through armatization, but other things, too.

I thought that was all I needed, you know. Get the artifact, get a Shepherd, get my revenge. Turns out it's a more complicated than that.

[He leans his head back. His long hair just barely touches the water, turning the tips a brighter green.]

You'll do alright.
nerdeology: (FUCK THAT'S ALL OF THEM)

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-07-04 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a comfort to hear those words from Dezel especially- to be taken seriously from someone who gets it, rather than to have his concerns shrugged aside. It's not enough to be told that he's strong as he is now, or even that he's stronger than he was. He knows that, he's not stupid. But the potential is important. Strife to improve, struggle, learn, grow. The last thing he needs is for an ego to stagnate him.

He clasps his hands together beneath the water, nodding slowly.]


...Thank you. That... means a lot.
sylphystia: (♢ but the light here is brilliant)

a bit more* omg that typo.... UGH

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-07-04 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Dezel sends a little gust of wind right at Mikleo's face, purely to mess with his hair. Mostly because he's too busy to get up and do it himself. He's comfy where he is, just soaking and talking shop with someone who was initially very unsure about him.

Yeah, he doesn't regret some things at all.]


It's my turn to ask you something.
nerdeology: (BECAUSE I CERTAINLY AM NOT)

.....i didn't notice hahaha

[personal profile] nerdeology 2016-07-04 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
[PFF and that gets Mikleo to jerk upright in his seat with an indignant noise. He lifts one hand to touch his face, then hastily pats down his hair. Good grief, he's worse than Zaveid with th-

...no, no he's not.]


Wh... what?
sylphystia: (♢ the crazy days city lights)

NEITHER DID I IS THE PROBLEM

[personal profile] sylphystia 2016-07-04 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
[... Yeah, no, he's not. It's just an innocent hairruffle. He's not going to make a pass at you even if Sorey thinks you're a hot babe.

He doesn't lift his head. His voice is quiet, but Mikleo can certainly still hear him.]


Do you blame yourself for what happened?

YOU STARTED IT

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