sticksandbones | Did you know Sea Jellies do not have hearts or brains? (March/April catch-all)

Did you know Sea Jellies do not have hearts or brains? (March/April catch-all)

Who: Mizuki + You!
What: A couple of Top Levels for doing various stuff around the Grove
When: March
Where: Gestures Vaguely
Warnings: Death mentions likely, body horror mentions likely

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[ Mizuki hasn't actually tried to talk to the goddesses on his own, so this is sort of new for him. He isn't sure what the "rules" are, or if there are any. He doesn't have a voice to be heard, and he'd feel a bit silly if he just signed at a statue. Regardless, he's here at her stone replica, and he sort of shifts in place.

...

Eventually he'll reach out and just... knock? ]

It's quiet for a moment, and then there's a soft chuckle.

Hello, my darling. Would you like to come up?

[ Mizuki nods, and immediately makes the "uppies" motion afterwards. ]

There's a shift, the air chilling, and then Mizuki will find himself in a too-large bed, as if that of a giant... up until he's bespelled, and sitting beside Ourania in the wive's bed as if they're of the same size. She smiles and gently pets his hair.

"And to what do I owe the visit?"

[ Assuming that Mizuki can use his telepathy pendant to speak to Ourania, he will do so. ]

Do I have to have a reason? Couldn't I just want to say hi~? Hehe.

...Just kidding. I was wondering if you'd be able to teach me more about the moon-y magic-y stuff I have? 'Cause I'm not able to do too much with it right now, and I'd like to help others, if I can.

What sort of mother wouldn't let her baby boy talk to her somehow? Ourania's eyes light up as she shifts a little closer, practically vibrating-

"Yes, of course! I know you've been using it passively."

In my world, I'm not able to use... what might be the closest we have to "magic". So I'm really going in blind with all of this. But it made me realize how useless I was in healing people when all those who went to fight Mister The Forest happened... since I didn't really want to hurt him, either. So I thought maybe you could help me.

...

Oh, and I had a question, too. Miss Callie, who we took from him, said that healing magic seems to hurt him or something like that... do you know anything about that? Why it's like that?

"Your Arts and our world's magic may be similar, but I think... it is also very different. Try not to use it too much as a blueprint, love."

... Ah, that, though...

"Healing magic is born of love... and he is much too warped by hatred. The love of healing magic hurts him, distorts him... it disrupts what he's become."

Born of love... Disrupts what he's become? I don't think I understand. Is it because he wasn't loved by Callie that it hurts him, or that love in general hurts him...?

"A little of both, I think. He heals and feeds off of fear, pain and death now."

…Is that part of corruption? Mister Zahliya can purify corruption, right? Would he be able to fix Mister The Forest…??? Do we gotta pray real hard for him to be stronger to do that…?

Here, Ourania falters.

"... I don't know. There's so much about what happened to him that I do not understand. ... I'm sorry."

No, you don’t have to apologize. I know I ask a lot of questions. It’s because there’s a lot I don’t know, either. I’m really not good at putting things together… so it’s hard for me to put things together even if I got the pieces, y’know?

…

Can I ask, um… when was the last time you tried to talk to him? Was it before or after his imprisonment and release from the temple?

Ourania is quiet for a moment.

The last actual discussion was before he struck down who you call Aurora now. After that, if there were words, they were attacks- and we were in war. If we reached out, he would not listen. If he spoke first, it was to tear us apart.

...Hm. Well, some of us have learned things about him, too. For example, I think... I think the reason he might've distanced himself to start was because he was hiding something from you. Though, I'm not too sure what that was.

[ A lie. But, again, this was not something for him to tell. At least this much Ourania should know, though. So she's not completely left in the dark. ]

Whatever it was, though, I think it might have hurt him.

But, I dunno. I can try to talk with him. Especially if I can learn some defensive magic from you?

Ourania frowns.

I wish I could say I was surprised... But if you wish to try and speak to him, yes, defensive magic is ideal. You're lucky consuming the Moon Shard didn't have any ill effects, we'll be able to jump right into things... I would say we should start with meditation, but with your unique traits, I am unsure if the proper meditation would truly work for you.

I’ve eaten plenty of strange things before. That wasn’t the first time. My tentacles look all weird because I ate some demons once. Anyway, I’m happy to try anything you think would work? Magic is kinda a whole new concept for me, so I don’t really have any suggestions…

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Did you know Sea Jellies do not have hearts or brains? (March/April catch-all)

Closed to Ourania | Before the event, after Thorns' excursion

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SORRY FOR THE DELAY!

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