Void Girl [Oh god it's back]

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Experimenting with canvas sizes.

> cast Repair on wand

If only it were so easy. Your BASE ELEMENTS make you unsuited to reparation magic.

What if we combine our mana with Geri?

You attempt to release a trickle of mana in Geri's direction. Nothing happens.

You suppose the soul vault prevents its inhabitants from giving or stealing mana at will. Otherwise, it wouldn't be much of a prison, would it?

> ask about splitting the wand in half

GENO
"Does the value as a collector's item change too much if we just give you half of it?"

Antlers considers your suggestion for a moment.

ANTLERS
"I only require the amber. The handle is of no use to me."

GERI
"Oh, well that works out great, then. I can hold on to the sentimental handle bit for Geno's sake, and you can have the melted part."



With Geri's persmission, Antlers snaps the shaft from the handle. You can't tell what he's wearing, but you presume from his movements that he's slipping it into a hidden breast pocket.

> cast Reveal on Antlers
> scan Antlers

Sure, why not? Asking permission to metaphysically strip search someone down to their Essence is for squares, and you're obviously spherical.

You pool your mana, humming in the air. Reveal is an OFFENSIVE TECHNIQUE, created to RIP THROUGH glamours, and thus perfectly compatible with your METAL affinity. You'll need to put some muscle behind this.



GERI
"Geno? You're making a funny sound."



You pull what little mana you can from the atmosphere to bolster your spell.

Then:



You fire at will, intending to tear away the shadowy illusion Antlers may be wearing. Unfortunately, your intentions matter little here. Antlers deflects your spell with a single finger.



He appears most unamused.



You suspect you know what's coming next--




Haha, wow. That could've gone so much better. Numbers and glyphs streak across your viewport in erratic lines.

Code:

RE001010VELA0110ION REP1101001RT.
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Ma00101a Concentration: D͡O͞N'T͟ ͡Y͏O͢U ͜KNO͜W҉
Mana Cond0100ctivity: I̶̼͚T̵͙͖̗͖̜'̢̼̭S ͎͙R̜Ư͓̞̭̹͎D̞̪͚ͅE̝͍
B1010se El110men0010s: TO SÇA̴N͟ SOMEONE
True N1101001me: ]Y͕̞̮̗͍͇͠ͅO̢U̖̼͖͉ ̟͕̜͟ͅJ͠US̗̫̞̟͢T̤̟̮͞ ͈̪̜M̫̞͍̼̲̖͎E͇̥̰̯T̷̬̖̪͖?̡̠

GERI
"Geno!"

ANTLERS
"Trust me; they're fine."

You give a disgruntled hum. Yes, yes you are. The soul vault is good armor if nothing else.

GERI
"Genooooo, why? You really are a bunch of animals, huh?"



She turns to Antlers.

GERI
"We're so sorry. The implosion that brought us here must've knocked the manners right out of them."

Antlers' eyes narrow. For a split-second, you see a flicker of crimson behind them.

ANTLERS
"I don't appreciate your conduct. I've been quite kind to you, for a pair of uninvited guests."

GERI
"I knooowww, I'm sorry! Geno'll stop getting all up in your face now, won't you, Geno?"

She mouths at you: Say. Yes. Instead, you teeter back into the air for one last question.

> ask if Antlers can leave

GENO
"Are you a prisoner here?"

Silence. Then Antlers laughs, genuinely, surprised at your audacity.

ANTLERS
"Would a prisoner be allowed to wield their own mana this freely? I think not."