[voice, ota]

[rebells]

Hello there.

This is Jay. If we haven't spoken yet, I've been with this "coven" more or less since its beginning, and I helped coordinate defense during the first Uvi raid. Feel free to ask me any questions you don't want to bother Genette or Brie with; a more informed group benefits us all, after all.

I'm talking to you all in interest of that, actually: a number of us have expressed that a comprehensive listing of everyone's abilities, particularly those granted us by Qri, would be useful to have. If you'll come talk to me about yours, either over telepathy or in person, that would be much appreciated. Genette should know about your Qri-granted power, if you don't.

I'll be in the house we're staying in for most of the day. Please do take care of yourselves, and be careful not to get shocked.

[Indeed, Jay can be found at a table near the entrance to the coven's house, with a stack of papers that read:

NAME:
CAN YOU FIGHT?:
QRI-GRANTED POWER:
OTHER POWERS:

He'll be handing them out to anyone who passes by, although what you do with yours is of course up to you.]




((a thing for you to fill out))

Comments

[soulcomet]

[Madoka nearly always prefers talking in person over telepathy — and so here she is, paper in hand, head tilted slightly as she reads everything over.]

[then she looks at Jay, smiling lightly.]

I think this will be a big help, thank you ... if there are other healers here, I'd really like to make sure I meet them all.

Um. I don't think we've met formally — my name's Madoka.

[rebells]

[Jay looks up from his notebook, smiling pleasantly back at her.]

Jay. If there was any doubt. [His mouth quirks. He's probably heard a little bit about her from Dirk, but he doesn't mention that.] It's good to meet you properly, Madoka.

I'll make sure I introduce you to any healers I find. I assume you've spoken with Genette already?

[spaceforged]

[It makes sense and he has been looking around for fellow shapeshifters. There might be patterns to the magic to help him better understand his. Shiro approaches with the paper in his hand.]

This is a good idea. I was looking for more shapeshifters to get some idea what to expect from that kind of power. I'm new to the team. Call me Shiro.

[rebells]

[He smiles.]

It's good to meet you, Shiro. If you haven't already met them, Mikleo can turn into a dragon and Tara-Fay also has some sort of shapeshifting power, although hers comes from her world, not from Qri.

[spaceforged]

I haven't but I'll look for them. [A dragon and a natural shapeshifter. Well, that's something.]

For the sake of the listing, I become a robotic lion. It's the same robot I piloted back home but smaller and with none of the firepower, the Black Lion should have. I'm still not sure what to think about that.

[rebells]

[He flips to a new page in his notebook and begins writing--but his pen pauses at 'robotic lion,' and again at 'piloted.']

You--piloted a robotic lion--in your world?

[soulcomet]

It's good to meet you, too. I have spoken with her a little, but not so much about healing ... I should do that next time I see her.

[she pauses a moment, to find somewhere to sit so she can write. and, once she's settled:]

I guess the big question I have is ... ever since we first got here, they've wanted us to work on getting better at the magic Qri gave us, right? I still haven't figured out how I'm supposed to do that — and mine's so limited, it's already caused a few problems.

[spaceforged]

Technically that's piloted the lion in space. But yes. [He folds up the paper and tucks it away. It's not really needed right now.]

I can show you the lion form if you want.

[rebells]

[He nods.]

It's something they haven't given us much guidance on, other than Brie's training session at the beginning of it all. The powers on my world worked differently, so I can't say I know what to do myself, to become more familiar with mine. Other than practice, of course.

Yours is time-limited, though, is it not? I think I remember Dirk saying something about that.

[rebells]

[He straightens, and pushes back his chair a little, with some interest.]

I'd like to see that.

[spaceforged]

[He takes a couple steps back and uses his magic. The horse sized metal lion raises his head instead.]

I can only talk to you like this in this state.

[rebells]

[Oh my god???

Please hold. After a pause for what-the-fuck, there's a telepathic voice.]

I see. That makes some sense. It's certainly a singular power . . . the way it intertwines technology with magic. What can you do like this?

[soulcomet]

It is — I can only use it about once a day, and most of the time, I don't use it at all.

[it's hard to get good practice in when one gets only one shot at it every 24 hours, but that specifically isn't what Madoka struggles with. it's triage. it's making unfair decisions; it's trying to figure out who in front of her deserves healing more. sometimes there's no right answer.]

[maybe her magic won't actually get any better than this. but she's not willing to accept that she can't save everyone.]

What is your magic like? If you don't mind me asking.

[spaceforged]

I had to learn how to walk first. I think I'll be able to fight and fly like this but that will take some doing.

[He paces slightly to the left without wobbling and inwardly calls that a victory.]

...Do the other shapeshifters have side effects to their changes? I've been noticing the longer I'm like this the more alien it feels.

[rebells]

[His expression changes almost immediately when she brings up his power; whatever it is, it's clear that he doesn't like it.]

I can--manipulate people's emotions, I suppose. After a fashion.

[rebells]

. . . not that I know of. Admittedly, I haven't asked about side effects.

[He tilts his head to the side.]

Odd. You would expect to grow more accustomed to it over time, would you not?

[spaceforged]

Yes. It seems to only be for the direction of the day it increases. But every day the pace is about the same.

[He stretches from his head to his tail and sits down.]

It could be my imagination.

[soulcomet]

... Oh. [so eloquent. so reassuring.]

[such silence.]

Well ... I know we just met, really, but ... I've heard you talking at earlier meetings, and you've been organizing a lot for us, right? I think ... if anybody would be able to find a good use for that, it would be you.

[rebells]

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it. Perhaps it is your imagination, but being mindful of the effect your powers have on you seems like a good idea.

[rebells]

[ . . .

This keeps happening to him. How has he managed to convince people he's a good person? He's not a good person. He's the furthest thing from a good person. That it's advantageous for people to think he's a good person isn't on his mind right now. It's just--how.]

. . . it's kind of you to say so.

[soulcomet]

[he is a good person, Madoka is certain of it. if she had any inkling of what Jay was actually thinking ... well, she has a hard time fathoming why so many of her friends think so little of themselves. and she doesn't know what she can do to help, but she is determined to try.]

[yes, that does mean Jay is a Friend now, by the way.]

I don't know if it's kind, so much as it's just what I've seen from you. Maybe improving your magic, for you, means finding a way to use it that works for you — not just making it stronger.

[spaceforged]

I agree. Whether it's my perception or not, getting used to these effects is important. I'll keep an eye on what I can do and how. If there's a pattern to what shapeshifters deal with...At least we'll know what advice to give on how to handle it.

[rebells]

[Madoka is Too Much. He cannot deal with that smile. He gives a halfhearted one of his own instead and deflects the topic.]

I'll . . . have to think about appropriate ways to use them, I suppose. I managed to use them to placate the Uvi, although we couldn't find a way to communicate with them, even so.

[rebells]

Yes. And if you have trouble tracking down Mikleo or Tara-Fay, let me know. I can arrange something.

[lunala]

[Moon is here to fill out the form--and also to bring Jay some fruit tea! She made sure it's not the kind with weird side effects...]

It seems like you're working really hard all the time.