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[ichaer]

[ thankfully, the partying has finally died down. ciri has actually been able to enjoy some restful sleep in silence without the sudden explosions of fireworks or the deep bass of constant music. she still looks tired but settles the device in a safe place, sitting back with her silver sword in hand and carefully beginning to clean the blade. ]

A lot of us here have powers. Magic, alchemy and other such skills but I find myself curious. Has anyone else suffered having their powers taken from them? I've only had a portion of mine fully removed while the rest has been... dampened, I suppose.

[ she's pretty sure she knows why she was stripped of a portion of her powers. after all, it wouldn't be good if she could just leave this world when they were clearly brought here for some reason. still, she is curious if it was this 'door' or those 'gods' that are the cause. ]

Also: there are those here that wish to learn how to wield a sword, yes? I can help with that if you're serious. I can also teach others how to make bombs and potions. We had many potions back home that proved useful against monsters and other beasts, I am hoping they can prove useful here as well.

[ there's a move to end it but she pauses just before— ] And my name is Ciri.

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[watashinonamaewa]

Ciri. I am Cibo. [ In the back of her mind, the similarity between their names (and hair) is cute. ]

I don't use magic, but I do feel different. They took away a part of me that makes me feel... disconnected now.

[ichaer]

Hello, Cibo. [ let's be real, it is kinda cute. ]

My powers are not magic either. At least, not the sort of thing someone would consider magic back home since mine are more... singularly unique. [ perhaps the best way to put that. ] Disconnected? How so?

[watashinonamaewa]

[ Unique is a good word. ]

I've lost access to whole world of information. My ports were disabled and now I can't talk to any of the tech here.

[ She realizes that this may stir more questions without the proper context. It's fiiiine. ]

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[ immediately, her brows furrow. ciri is not so unfamiliar with advanced technology. she has visited several worlds full of it but honestly? she never really had the chance to get used to it all. still, she remembers the world full of people with metal in their heads.

... perhaps this was a similar thing? ]

That's quite something to lose. For me, time and space was nothing. I could travel to different worlds, different times and now it is all lost to me. I'm trapped in this place when I should be able to leave.

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[quaerit]

Hello again.

[ Gansey looks somewhat the worst for wear today. He looks genuinely exhausted. You can thank Delight for that.

He's trying to put a pleasant smile on proceedings, though. Even an exhausted Gansey is still going to be drawn in by talk of magic. ]

I'd be very interested in learning about the potions you mention. Would we need to have existing magical skill to use them? I've sadly never managed that, despite my best efforts.

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[ichaer]

Hi. You look as bad as I feel.

[ she hasn't even attempted to train or go hunting today. her arms feel too sluggish, swords heavier than normal and honestly? ciri would rather just sleep for another day or two. ]

No magical skills needed, thankfully or else I wouldn't be able to brew them myself. All you need is patience and a strong stomach.

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[quaerit]

[ Gansey manages to smile, but even that looks tired. Under ordinary circumstances he would be horrified to look like this in front of anyone. These are not ordinary circumstances. ]

Would you believe I spent most of yesterday asleep? I can't believe I'm still tired.

I definitely have patience. As for a strong stomach, I'll admit it's not particularly strong today - [ thank you, Delight ] - but I think I can cope with it. I'd love to learn.

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[cashlin]

They can do that?

[There's a definite note of concern in her usually carefree tone. Her powers are her everything. Even to have them "dampened" would be unthinkable.]

The name's Lilith. My abilities stayed the same. [Lilith furrows her brow.] I can defend myself without them, but I'd never want any of it gone.

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[ichaer]

Seems so.

[ she never liked her powers or how they affecting her life. it was because of her powers that she's been on the run and hiding. they're why she couldn't stay with geralt and yennefer. ]

My powers don't effect my ability to defend myself, thankfully. They just... they would have allowed me to leave this place, leave this world.

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[cashlin]

Well, in that case, that makes sense. In a messed up sort of way. [she hums thoughtfully.]

The gods-- or whatever's running that door of theirs-- can't let you get outta here that easily, can they? That would've been too easy.

[Then again, with practice, her powers might allow her to do the same. Just... not yet.]

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[smited]

Do you mean that your powers are less now that you're here, or that they are less because of something that happened before you got here?

I am also intrigued by the mention of bombs. What sorts of bombs can you make?

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[ichaer]

They have been less since my arrival. I could teleport, I suppose. Not just from one side of the street to the other but across vast oceans and continents. I should be able to leave this cave without issue but my powers have weakened incredibly since I woke up here.

Oh, I know many sorts. Your typical ignited, throw and fiery explosion bombs are easy enough.

But I know recipes for bombs that release clouds of poison gas or gas that can be ignited later. Samum is a bomb that can blind your opponents temporarily and demeritium bombs can block the use of magic. Of course, there are ones like grapeshot that are filled with shrapnel.

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[smited]

You can travel across continents without the aid of an eluvian?

[ woooooaaaaah. but even more woah is that magic-blocking bomb. ]

How does one make a bomb that blocks the use of magic?

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[wormintheglass]

I have suffered it before; I remain intact here, though. What have you lost, Ciri dear?

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[ichaer]

I could travel between worlds without issue. It was as natural to me as walking but now it's rather lost to me, I call on it and nothing happens. Leaving this cave, leaving this world... it shouldn't be an issue for me.

[ but she's still here. ] It's unsurprising they took it away from me. They can't have us all vanishing as soon as we arrive.

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[wormintheglass]

[Bianca winces theatrically.]

But how dreadful. They might as well have nailed you to the floor.

...I wonder if that might be what happened to my ship.

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[beanstalk]

[ Limiting abilities? Well, he can't exactly blame the people who claim to be 'gods' to do so. It makes him frown a little regardless - he doesn't think he's had the same happen to him, considering he still had use of Mugen and its abilities. ]

I haven't, but can't say I put it past them.

What was so special that they decided to take away?

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[ichaer]

It rather makes sense in my regard but I couldn't help being curious about everyone else.

[ she's just glad they didn't take her swords. ] Mm, I could travel to different worlds. I should have been easily been able to leave this world, go home but they put a stop to that idea quite quickly.

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[beanstalk]

[ God, there would have been hell if they took weapons away too. Fuck that shit. ]

It makes sense. If they want to use us, we can't be able to leave. [ Which means no Ark. Murf. There's a bit of scoff that he gives with a breath. ] Anything less than that, they probably don't care much about.

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[dedikated]

Everything's fine with mine. Although this place is causing other types of problems with them. [ Which she has something of a grip on, after spending more time out with the beasts that plague this place than she would rather. But still, it frustrates Kate that she has to reconfigure all the things she could do without thinking, just to make her enchantments work. ]

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[ichaer]

Problems? How so, if you don't mind me asking.

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[dedikated]

Used to be that I could enchant things to respond to powers. That isn't working right now.

Not the worst problem here, but still. [ Sometimes she doesn't realise how much she relies on her sunglasses, giving her a view of the world that most will never see. ]

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[amos_moses]

No, my power is still perfectly intact.

But then, it's a very minor talent and not very useful, with a limited range.

I talk to animals. What can you do?

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[ichaer]

Well, I teleport. I can still teleport but just not as far as I could before and despite how easy it should be for me, I can't leave this world either.

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[amos_moses]

Huh. Interesting.

I wonder if that's the gods' influence or something else? :|a

I should ask Hope.