Dumpster World Mingle

[passingthrough]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: Always possible one will sneak in
Action: TRASH PLANET! aka The Baruut System
When: October 2018

[When life gives you garbage, make projects of varying scopes and sizes! Site see in the lovely trash-covered vistas. Make a racing pod thing or go gambling. And remember the first rule of arena fighting is... not the face? Actually, I'm not sure if there are rules, but you can talk about it. It's pretty public anyway.

Enjoy your landfill of a system!]

Comments

[tsunergy]

Close, but not quite.

[He dismisses his staff, arms crossing.]

You're done with the lessons, and your resonance has grown a lot since we started. I guess you could call this... your final exam.

[He gives her a pointed look, hoping she'll understand his intention. It's what they've been working towards this whole time, after all.]

[aspearing]

[ Her eyes go wide at that, freezing for a moment before speaking once more. ]

Are you certain that I'm ready?

[tsunergy]

At this point I've taught you all that I know about how it works, and we've synchronized in every way that matters except the armatus. So... more importantly, do you think you're ready?

[aspearing]

I never imagined doing anything like this, muchless even seeing the seraphim... Even so, I do feel as though I've advanced greatly in my training.

[tsunergy]

[Oof. Not a great start.]

Alisha. Look at me.

[He'll wait until she does.]

You've seen it plenty of times. The armatus is a culmination of the power and relationship formed between human and seraph. It doesn't have to be complicated, but it does require confidence and trust on both sides. You can't do it if you have no faith in your abilities. Are you ready?

[aspearing]

[ She pays close attention to his words, appreciative of his advice. There's no doubt that she's been training as much as she's been able to to become stronger - and now, it does feel as though she's advanced greatly. It may just be a matter of taking the next step at this point. ]

... You, Sorey, and Lady Edna have all been a great help in assisting me in all of this. I believe if its the both of us, we'll be able to do it.

[ They've bonded quite a bit since Alisha arrived here, to say the least. She's glad that he's the one that she'll be able to do this with. ]

[tsunergy]

[That's what he'd wanted to hear. With a quiet nod he closes the distance between them, smiling in a way he hopes she'll find reassuring.]

Then, I'm certain. All that's left is to try. Call on my True Name, Alisha- Luzrov Rulay.

[He's sure that she'd remember it - she's heard Sorey shout it plenty of times, and was there the first time they armatized - but it's more meaningful if he gives it to her freely. He believes in her- her strength, her resonance, her connection to all of them. Sorey does too, and Edna of course, or she wouldn't have begun this whole process in the first place. The rest is up to Alisha herself.]

[aspearing]

[ Alisha nods her head at that, brows furrowing. All that's left to do is try - to remember her training, and focus to the best of her ability. They've both worked so hard to get to this point - she'll make sure that that training won't go to waste. ]

Luzrov Rulay!

[tsunergy]

[He can't recall the last time they'd tried this, but it's been a while- early on into the training, to get a feel for it, while Edna was still guiding the process and he'd wanted to test the waters. It hadn't gone poorly or anything, hadn't hurt, but it was more or less the way Sorey had described his first attempts with Lailah, while Mikleo was off on his own: it just wasn't time yet. His body hadn't been ready. Similarly, Alisha's wasn't, either. They'd refocused their efforts since then, working on their synchronization, techniques, and he'd tried to spend more time with her, not only because she's good company but because familiarity with seraphim is what helps the resonance grow.

Now, at the culmination of everything they've done since the idea first entered their minds, at last their hard work has paid off.

He feels it immediately: the pull, soft but insistent, drawing his power and essence towards Alisha. It's been a long, long time since he armatized with anyone but Sorey. Even Rose was a distant memory at this point, after years in the fleet. Alisha is new, but he doesn't resist it. He reaches for the divine weapon stored within Sorey and it comes with him, and together they fuse with Alisha's soul. His power and energy flows through her body, charged and eager. They've done it. They've done it! And it's radiant.

Quietly, within her, he chuckles, pleased and proud.]

"Congratulations on your graduation."

[And then he keeps quiet, so she can soak it in. He knows it can take some getting used to, suddenly having a passenger and seraphic power coursing through you.]

[aspearing]

[ Alisha hasn't forgotten the first time that they had armatized - she had told herself that she'd train harder in order to be successful. It never felt dangerous attempting to armatize with Mikleo - but, if the time came when they truly needed to use this ability, she wanted to be ready.

When they do armatize, Alisha can't help but think that the feeling is... indescribable. The power and energy feels nearly overwhelming, but not to the point where she loses focus in what she's doing. It... feels almost as though their thoughts are both one right now. She's never felt anything like it.

She looks at her hands for a moment, gasping quietly when she can hear Mikleo's voice. ]

We did it, Lord Mikleo! Congratulations to the both of us!

[ The power, the feeling - both mentally, and physically... it's amazing. She's never felt anything like this. ]

[tsunergy]

[He shares her smile, her excitement; that's the very nature of the armatus, of course, a fusion of two as one, but it's also sincere. He's glad it worked, and he's glad that she gets to experience this. It's always been incredible, and she's earned the right to share that.]

"Try moving around like normal- I'll move with you. Get a feel for what it's like for the both of us to act as one. When you feel ready, try and call the bow to you, and we'll work through some artes. How's that sound?"

[aspearing]

[ She nods her head. ]

That's a wise idea. That way, we can determine how much or little I can handle at the moment.

[ She'll pause before taking a step forward, paying close attention to how it feels. Will she feel even more in-tune with Mikleo like this? ]

[tsunergy]

[Mikleo lets the instinctual nature of the armatus take over, walking in time with her. Movement tends to be the easiest thing to line up, though for him he finds it simpler to leave control up to the human side of the equation- he spends more time casting than running around on the battlefield, so they have more experience with knowing where to go and when. It's deciding what to cast or when to attack directly that the connection might require more effort to synchronize.

He doesn't just let her take over, though- he wants her to feel his share of control, too. The teamwork part is important, he's not just giving her his power freely.]

How does it feel?

[aspearing]

[ She can feel it - the ease of moving on her own, yet after a few steps, she does feel their joined connection. With each step that they take, Alisha can feel that joined power more and more, and it feels easier than the last time to work together with Mikleo in their armatization. ]

It feels amazing. I can feel your powers with my own!

[tsunergy]

That's the idea. It's not too overwhelming, is it?

[He has no idea about the human part of the equation, besides what he was able to glean from Sorey, and he'd already armatized with Lailah by the time Mikleo became a sublord, so there was no first-time experience there.]

[aspearing]

Not at all. In fact, it's far more comfortable than it was before.

[ They've been able to hold it together for this long without any problems - it's a good sign that they'll be able to do much more than this. ]

[tsunergy]

That's good. Want to try anything? We can use the bow, if you're ready.

[He hasn't actually gotten around to checking if she has any archery skills or if she focused more on her spear, but she's a well-trained soldier, so he wouldn't be surprised if she knows her fair share. And anyway, he has enough experience to balance things out if she doesn't have the same abilities as Sorey.]

[aspearing]

The bow may be the best next step we can make.

[ She's been able to learn how to use a variety of weapons, it's just that the lance was the weapon she was most efficient with. ]

[tsunergy]

Well, you know what it looks like. Reach out for it with your mind- or more like with your soul. You'll probably feel the difference. It dwells inside Sorey, so you need to call it to your body instead.

[There's a bit more excitement entering his voice, and with their shared body, she probably feels it, too. He's looking forward to each new step they take.]

[aspearing]

[ With her soul... She tries to visualize it then, bow in mind before reaching out. It almost feels as though she's willing for it to appear - and it does, the bow suddenly in her hand. ]

--It appeared! [ Her eyes are wide, tone surprised. ]

[tsunergy]

Nicely done!

[If he could clap, he would, but instead he just sounds pleased.]

How's it feel? It's a bit more of a handful than a normal bow.

[aspearing]

I can see what you mean, but it's comfortable.

[ She smiles, looking over it again before looking forward. ]

Shall we try to use it?

[tsunergy]

Of course. What's the sense of calling it if it's only for show?

[Better to get the practice in outside of combat, right?]

[aspearing]

That's true. [ She answers softly. ] ... Right now is the best time to practice.

[ She looks around for a moment, finding a place where it would be best to fire. ]

Would firing there suffice? There's enough space for us to fire.

[tsunergy]

I think it'll work. I don't see anyone in the area that could get hit. Maybe try that big stone?

[He lifts their joined arm to point; there's a lone target that stands out among the rest of the foliage, big and sturdy. Looks like it could handle a few seraphic artes.]