Iskaulit Mingle - Problems with Psychics

[notzubats]

Who: Anyone on the Iskaulit!
Broadcast: If you'd like?!
Action: Iskaulit!
When: Today, as Sora's augment glitch starts.

[It's your average day on the Iskaulit. Absolutely nothing seems out of place initially, but without any warning- you might find yourself or your friends experiencing some problems. What's up on that?

In other words, it's an Iskaulit mingle with a twist! Come on in everyone! You don't need to interact with Sora to have it effect you, so feel free to start your own threadstarter! Or talk to Sora, that's cool too. ]

Comments

[brainiest]

What might happen to the ship if I do something wrong?

[castrationfist]

That shouldn't be a problem with just the mirror. I use it as a weapon, but its primary purpose is as a symbol of wisdom and truth, you know? And life and death, but those aspects don't get used much anymore.

[brainiest]

You're not really comforting me, you know. [ Huff. ] Alright. What do I do?

[castrationfist]

There isn't much comfort to be had here.

Call it with your will. A Noble Phantasm can be thought of as part of the Servant. It's a part of you, and will respond to your will.

[brainiest]

So I just... Focus on... Summoning it? Like I would with my magic?

[castrationfist]

Right! Think of it like an extension of yourself, and it will respond.

[brainiest]

That's easier said than done.

[ Hermione is more used to having her wand and having movements and incantations, but at least activating her shard had given her an insight into that sort of abstract feeling. Closing her eyes, she breathes out and focusses to see if she can bring forth the mirror. ]

[castrationfist]

[Caster's just going to be watching intently, hoping it works, too. The Moon Cell automatically gave Servants the knowledge of how all this worked, but apparently that knowledge didn't transfer too.

but at least that should work, the mirror responding to Hermione's will in moving it around.]

[brainiest]

[ At least Hermione has practice at this, and as she closes her eyes she focusses on what she knows about Tamamo and her mirror. It doesn't take long for her to feel something, and when she opens her eyes her hands are full. ]

Oh!

[castrationfist]

[She seems rather excited to see her mirror appear.]

There, you did it! Well done! ... I hope that's a good thing, at least...

[brainiest]

I suppose it means our powers are still working, just... Swapped. Or glitched, I suppose, given the Atroma.

[ She frowns, holding the mirror carefully. ]

... How does it feel to be my Master?

[castrationfist]

... A bit strange... To be unable to return to spiritual form is odd enough, but the pathways between us feel different from this end.

[Her ears droop slightly, but she perks back up quickly.]

Ah, but it's not all bad! To be able to see statuses of a Servant like this is quite interesting, and it feels like I've been fully incarnated as a human like this...

[brainiest]

It is different. I can feel it too - it's... Strange, but I'm not really sure how I'm meant to explain it.

[ Frowning, she focusses and sends the mirror away before she moves closer. ]

I wonder how long we'll be like this for.

[castrationfist]

Hopefully not long... I don't think I'm cut out to be a Master. Being a Servant is fine with me!

[Her voice is cheerful, but her ears are drooping a bit. She was literally created to serve, after all, so being the Master is weird as hell to her.]

[brainiest]

I'm sure we'll be back to normal soon. Atroma's glitches don't normally last forever.

[ She moves closer, reaching out for Tamamo's hand - her left one. ]

I'm right here.

[castrationfist]

[she takes that hand and squeezes lightly and tries to ignore her thirst.]

That is true, assuming it is one of their glitches.

[brainiest]

What else could it be?

[castrationfist]

A Reality Marble, a spell gone wrong, accidental interference through the Moon Cell's creation of my Servant body... There's many possibilities.

[brainiest]

[ She looks briefly panicked for a moment. ]

... I hope it's a glitch.

[castrationfist]

... whoops she didn't mean to panic Hermione.]

Well, even if it's not, if we just find the source, we can make it happen again to switch back, right?

[brainiest]

I'm sure we can figure it out. The first thing we ought to do is see if anyone else is going through the same thing. There aren't any other pairs like us, of course, but glitches... They change lots of people.

[castrationfist]

... When you put it like that, it makes these glitches hardly sound accidental, doesn't it?

It's time for the standard old solution of talking to everyone you can find, then!

[She seems to automatically exclude herself from that.]

[brainiest]

It must be something the Atroma do for entertainment. It's the only explanation that's logical.

[ Huffing a noise, she shakes her head. ]

Are we going to meet back here in a few hours?

[castrationfist]

At a time like this, it's best to stick together, isn't it? I can't defend myself, and you might not be able to control my powers... Ah, not that I doubt you, of course! Just, for a human to receive a goddess' powers hasn't really been done before, except in a spinoff that doesn't bear mentioning, so never mind! But it's a unique situation, so together is safest.

[brainiest]

I'd like to think we won't need to defend ourselves, Tamamo, but...

[ She purses her lips, thinking. ]

I... I can still come to your side, right? Servants do that?