audience: valvatorez

[cyclists]

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[cyclists]

I can't tell if that's better or worse.

[omegathree]

I've heard time is stopped in our homes while we're here.

So consider it better.

[cyclists]

But can you do anything with it?

[omegathree]

With the empty prinny?

I can throw it, but it won't explode unless there's a soul inside.

[cyclists]

...do they usually explode with souls in them in the first place? [Yikes.]

[omegathree]

Yes. They're volatile little beings. If you throw one, they should explode.

[cyclists]

But...why would you throw one in the first place?

[omegathree]

You've never needed an explosion for any reason?

[cyclists]

We had magic and stuff for that kind of thing...

[omegathree]

Wind, fire, ice and star are the types of magic we have available to us.

[cyclists]

We had a little more than that. Maybe I just got so used to it that being in a place without it is weird.

[omegathree]

What are you used to?

[cyclists]

Um...fire, water, ice, thunder, cure, time, wind...some other stuff? It depends on who you are and what you've learned.

[omegathree]

[He nods right along until-] Time?

I'm familiar with certain people being able to harness certain magic better than others.

[cyclists]

Yeah. Like stopping things? That sort of power. [They nod.] How good are you with magic normally?

[omegathree]

That seems like it should be covered under ice.

[Freezing things solid?]

Terrible. I don't naturally learn any elemental magic.

[cyclists]

It's different. It's not actually cold. [Shut up, Sol.]

If you aren't learning, then how are you using it?

[omegathree]

[... He doesn't understand your magic system at all, Sol.]

I'm learning it here.

[He sparks a little fire in the palm of his hand before snuffing it out.]

But I have a comrade who's stats are better for casting.

[cyclists]

[They clap politely.] You're still making some progress which isn't bad.

[omegathree]

It's getting easier to use.

[ He also adores that huge volcano in the fire zone. ]

How are things going for you? Have you learned more?

[cyclists]

A little. Lune and I are sorting out what can be said and what can't be yet. Stupid, isn't it?

[omegathree]

It's a pain that the universe wants to keep so much secret and continues to censor you.

... Do you know what happened on Thursday nights?

[cyclists]

[A nod.] Lune and I...we can't get back to you on time because the darkness makes it impossible for us to navigate. But we have an ability that allows us to see what we missed.

[omegathree]

Like seeing a video?

... Tokidoki was corrupted by darkness, right? I... Didn't get to know him well before he died.

[cyclists]

Something like that. [Sure. That's easy.]

But...yeah. He was. We're not sure how it happened, but it got to him, too. [...] Weren't you guys partners?