Re: Love Geometry (Kala)
RJ: Undine was seen speaking with Sapphire the mermaid when Kala arrived. Giggling, Undine turned as Sapphire swam for Kala, and glomped her immediately. "Kala! We're finally alone together!" she announced, though the moment Kala began apologizing, Undine waved her hand. "It's fine, Kala. Water flows as emotions do, they pass and are replaced with the new." she comforted Kala. "On the other hand, about Fortmaster Cleska..." Undine seemed to refer to her by her title. "Cleska's powe source also comes from her own soul, so in emergencies, she can draw from her own power, and you're right to think she is more vulnerable, but she would be far from weak. However, as things are, Cleska is indeed currently invincible."
Blue: "Um, I guess... excepting Undine," Kala responded as Sapphire glomped around her hardened gel body which she was keeping at the same firmness as that of a human for the time being. Of more concern to the slime girl at this point was Undine, and her acceptance of the apology, as well as her opinions on the Cleska situation.
"If she's invincible with the external power source, then we need to strip that from her. I know she'll still be strong, but if she has to rely on her own soul, then at least she'll no longer have infinite reserves. If we make her vulnerable, then we have a chance, and really, that's all we can ask for."
RJ: "But, the task itself is equally challenging." Undine announced. "Ignis, the spirit of fire, is unreasonable, and violent. Reason does not reach her, and we'd need her cooperation if we were to attack the Magi from the volcanos."
Blue: "In what way is Ignis unreasonable? What does Ignis desire? Surely there must be someway to motivate her to act against the Magi?"
RJ: "She only desires to spread her fire, and to incinerate things to ash. She might be considered to be my polar opposite. Anything greeted by the fires of her volcano, before even reaching her, is melted or if of course it's a suitable mate, captured."
Blue: "Would it be possible for me to reach her?" Kala thought about her body - certainly a water element, and yet, the diamond core within her was something else, something stronger than just a single element. Perhaps she might be able to make herself so resistant that she could brave the volcanoe's depths? "We have to try. Leaving Cleska in an invincible state isn't an option."
RJ: "There are very few who would be able to accompany you." Undine replied. "It would be extremely dangerous."
Blue: "Did you have any other ideas to surmount the problem? Otherwise, I'll just have to take the dangerous path." Kala said with conviction. "Beating the Magi was never going to be easy."
RJ: Undine thought for a moment. "Well... If you could befriend one who was one with the element other than Ignis herself, you might be able to gain safer passage through the blazing terrain."
RJ: "Like... A lava slime of some kind?" Sapphire asked.
RJ: "Ah... That would make sense." Undine nodded.
Blue: "Do those even exist?" Kala asked, perplexed at never having heard of such a creature.
RJ: "You are proof that what may not exist, can exist." Undine nodded.
Blue: "Be that as it may, I just didn't expect lava to take on the same qualities as slimes. Have you... ever met one of these creatures before? Are they friendly?"
RJ: Undine laughed, and shook her head, while Sapphire nodded, nuzzling against Kala lovingly, enjoying touching her. "Yup!"
RJ: "She was friendly, but she was a guard too."
Blue: "Sapphire? You've met them?"
RJ: "Yeah. I was trying to find a gift for you, when I heard that there were sometimes valuable minerals that come from volcanos. It was getting pretty hot while I was trying to maintain my human form, before a lava slime told me to go back."
Blue: "A gift for me? Sapphire, you didn't have to do that. Where was this, exactly?"
RJ: "I went towards the volcano, and the trail of lava that was going down along the east side, towards the plains." She replied, when Undine interjected, "It would take you a week to travel that far..." she stated, before she giggled. "I asked a witch to teleport me there!"
Blue: "A witch? Was that safe? What did she ask of you in return for that?"
RJ: "A bit of my soul maybe?" Sapphire giggled as if it were a joke.
Blue: "That would be a terrible thing to give away, Sapphire. Your soul is precious. It's the only thing I had left after I died."
RJ: "It was for you, so it was okay!" Sapphire announced, snuggling into Kala again.
Blue: "No, Sapphire. I have no interest in you giving away your soul to some witch for me. Anyone who I would care about and who cared about me wouldn't hurt themselves like that. Please tell me this is just a bad joke!"
RJ: "I-In a couple of days I'll be fine! Besides, if you really cared for me... You'd leave Erik for me~" she said, snuggling to her again.
Blue: Kala slid out of Sapphire's grasp, molding herself through the mermaid's fingers if necessary. When she reformed she looked hard at the girl. "And if you really cared for me, you'd never ask me to do such a thing. You'd let me follow my heart, and if it led to you then perfect, and if not then, you would wish me happiness and search for yours elsewhere!"
RJ: Sapphire pursed her lips at Kala, "That's just your instincts talking! You didn't even love him before!" she announced, before turning, and swimming off in a fit.
Blue: The idea that her feelings for Erik were just Mamono instincts hurt Kala, for she had no true way of knowing how deep her feelings went for Erik. Could she truly say she loved him if it were simply the magic of her very essence drawing towards him? Would she love just any man as much? She couldn't imagine it being so, but she had not met another one since becoming a slime. She let the mermaid swim off, not feeling any better about herself. Sighing she turned to Undine. "I don't know what to do or say about her..."
RJ: "I sense that Sapphire will cause trouble in the future. When she does, you and Erik's loyalty to each other should be enough to teach her a lesson." Undine replied.
Blue: "Isn't there a way to circumvent all that? I don't understand why some people just refuse to listen."
RJ: "If I knew that, then we could have avoided a lot of problems during the founding of this temple."
Blue: "Why? Who gave you trouble with opening this temple?"
RJ: "Everyone... All of the races and underwater tribes who refused to mingle with one another."
Blue: "Do they really not like each other?" Kala frowned, shaking her head. "Well, at least you did overcome their differences."
RJ: "At first, yes. There were a lot of difficulties over pre-existing bad blood between territory fueds."
RJ: "Though now, everyone seems to have found a common enemy, the humans."
Blue: "Which is a shame... that it would have to be a hatred of humans to bring tribes of mamono together..."
Blue: "So, tell me about this lava slime. Where could I find one? and why would one help me find Ignis?"
RJ: "All we have to trust is Sapphire's information that one can be found near lava at the base of the volcano. As for why she would help you... I don't have the answer to that."
Blue: "I guess I'll just have to go and ask for her help and hope she cooperates."
RJ: "Just keep in mind that the common currency in these lands happens to be the exchange of men... And to be careful."
Blue: "The exchange of men? I can't just give Erik to her..."
RJ: "Let me word it more properly... Someone such as a vampire might collect a man into her kingdom, and use that man to please a dozen women. So you could say they each get a fraction of the man, if that makes sense. Similar to how Curly, Yevon, and Pirupi are helping you. Getting such a large share of such company as Erik is well worth their time."
RJ: "And giving a dwarf of cyclops a man as payment will likely earn you enough weapons for a small army."
Blue: "So you're saying I'd just have to let the lava slime have a - a little quality time with Erik, and that would be enough?" Kala blushed. "I worry of how that will make Erik feel... poor man. I don't want to treat him like currency. He has feelings..."
RJ: "In your situation, Kala, many would consider you rich, having a man all to yourself. It should be no surprise that others would extend their hands to you, and desire some of your wealth."
Blue: "Ah... but... then, am I flaunting my 'wealth' a bit too much?" Kala said, rubbing her elbow self-consciously. "I don't really know how to act."
RJ: Undine giggled. "You're doing fine, and being kind by sharing a rarity among mamono communities. This will lead people to trust you."
Blue: "Oh. Okay, well." Kala blushed lavender across her face. "I suppose that's good then. And Erik is handling it well too... oh my, I may have already left him alone with Yevon too long. She might have him begging for mercy at this point. Um... so after we fight against the Airship... I'll go out in search of this lava slime, and maybe if I'm lucky I can befriend her. I suppose it'll be good to bring Erik with me as well."
RJ: "Perhaps you can become a slime queen?" Undine asked her, and giggled at her suggestion. "You seem to be able to mold with other slimes quite well, so who knows if you can become more powerful as a result?"
Blue: "A slime queen? How would I do that?"
Blue: "Would it... change me?"
RJ: "You already molded with Pirupi, do you feel any different?"
Blue: "Not now, but, when Pirupi was a part of me, it was like we were two people sharing the same body... if I had more slimes melded with me... it'd be crazy."
RJ: "But isn't the thought appealing?" Undine asked, being a slime herself.
Blue: "Well... it'd be like... like being a queen and having your court with you at all times - yes... it would be fun. Just so long as I still retained control."
RJ: Suddenly, Undine looked up to no good, before her tendrils reached out, and bound Kala, pulling them both together as her eyes gleamed with curiosity.
Blue: "Wah... U-undine!?" Kala formed her own tendrils and wrapped them instinctively around the elemental. When they were close together, the blushing slime gazed into Undine's curious eyes. "You... you want to meld with me?"
RJ: "Don't be shy!" Undine announced, before her body formed a second layer over Kala, and the water elemental's core took in Kala's crystal heart, encasing her daimond inside her round core. Meanwhile, Kala's eyes glowed blue like Undines, and her skin became a darker tint of blue, while Kala could suddenly 'feel' all of the water around herself, as if it were an extension of her body. As well, her hair got shorter, and went over her shoulder like Undine's.
Blue: "Hey... I.. I'm not shy I just... hnnngh!" The oddly pleasurable feeling of melding with Undine swept over Kala, until the diamond slime realized her own diamond core was submerged within Undine's. She exerted a portion of her control over her own body, or what used to be the slime that she controlled, and attempted to draw it in completely to Undine, so that only one of them remained.
RJ: (May be wording, but I can't accurately understand what Kala is doing)
Blue: (sorry, Kala was melding with Undine)
RJ: (Ah, thought she was trying to do something crazy, like completely dominate Undine's existance and meld with her, which wouldn't really work as they'd eventually split anyway, albeit into the same halves)
Blue: (nah, she just wanted her body to enter Undine's fully)
Blue: (not try to overtake the mind)
RJ: Undine, merged with Kala, moved their hand to their shared face, and experimented movement while in the same body. "This is... Interesting..." She said, "But awkward. We, sharing the same body, have conflicting thoughts, so it makes it a little hard to move, but... I feel as if the amount of power we're giving off is more than either of us could manage." she said.
Blue: "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, yes... I understand what you're saying. Though it would be best if one mind remained dominant while so merged. I suppose it would be a matter of a ladies' agreement as to who would be in control. Why don't you try our powers out while I sit back and watch for a bit?"
RJ: "Then it would only be my powers, we must work together, Kala." Undine explained, gathering her power, as Kala could feel, but none of her own was added to Undine's grasp.
Blue: "That will complicate things... most certainly," Kala said with a note of consternation. Nevertheless, she gathered her power as well and pooled it with Undine's. "What are we going to do then?"
RJ: "I didn't think about that," Undine admitted. "I didn't think about beyond trying to merge with you, which seems to have interesting results."
Blue: "And what makes these results so interesting?" Kala giggled. "Have you never done this with a slime before?"
RJ: Undine blushed, Kala able to feel her feel a little shamed. "Don't make it sound so embarressing!" she said.
Blue: "I didn't realize it was anything to be embarrassed about. Do you like merging with me?"
RJ: "It is a very fresh feeling, yes. I feel as if I have so much more potential."
Blue: Kala swirled a bit of herself inside of Undine's body, attempting to give the water elemental a pleasurable feeling.
Blue: "Is that all?"
RJ: "Well..." Undine twisted a little, their shared mouth giving out a small moan as Kala teased her, which Undine didn't seem to mind. "It's kind of arousing I suppose..."
RJ: "Most of all, I really love Erik, and..." she blinked. "Huh? Strange."
RJ: As Undine said that, Kala would suddenly feel as if Claire was a bully for calling her a droplet, and feel a bit upset over it.
Blue: "Claire is such an arrogant goop!" Kala blurted out. "Droplet, indeed!"
RJ: "This is an unexpected side effect, we seem to be sharing each other's thoughts and emotions." Undine said with a bit of worry.
Blue: "I guess we are sharing thoughts..." but that's not so bad. However if you'd like me to separate, I'll understand."
RJ: "Why ask me such a thing? If I was bothered I would pull away on my own."
Blue: "Just being polite, Undine. If you're happy being merged like this, I'm happy too."
RJ: "Undiiiine!" Called the beautiful voice of a blue feathered Siren above. "Undiiine, I have news!" she announced, as Undine broke from Kala's body. "I apologize, Kala. No offense to you, but I must address this."
Blue: "Whoa!" Kala wobbled as she was suddenly ejected from Undine's body. "Okay, ah, no problem. I'll just go back to Erik then?"
RJ: "If you desire!" Undine called out, before the harpy landed, and brought urgent news. "Some guy with a rectangular hat was nominated as their leader for the attack! They were really confident he'd beat Erik!"
Blue: "Rectangular hat? Was his name Liam?"
RJ: "No-no! It was Lian!" The siren corrected her as Undine raised her hands. "Calm down, Diva. Do you know anything else of this man?" she asked, and Diva nodded, "He knows Erik and Kala really well! And he always was looking so calm yet always had this small grin on his face. There was a blond lady there too, and another lady with white hair and half of her face covered in a mask, talking to him! She said to delay the attack by a week so Kala would remain her to defend the temple, instead of doing something important!"
Blue: Kala scratched her head. "Did they say anything more specific about what they thought I should be doing?
RJ: Diva shook her head, "They knew I was there... I think they wanted us to know what they were saying."
RJ: Diva flapped her wings, "The white haired one even looked at me where I was hiding, and grinned at me!"
RJ: "Cleska..." Undine whispered lightly. "What is that evil woman thinking?"
Blue: "Trying to unnerve us. Also trying to make us think whether I should go some place or stay here. They want us to rethink our strategy. False information!"
Blue: "I don't like defending!" Kala smacked her hands together. "We ought to do something unexpected."
RJ: "I'm not sure what to do in our current situation." Undine said, looking to Kala. "But by something unexpected... What could we do?"
Blue: "Attack. Offense. And quietly too. Somewhere their eyes aren't trained upon."
Blue: "I say we kidnap Lian. The rectangle guy is a decoy."
RJ: "Oh, you mean to..." Undine was about to ask, but was left baffled. "Stage an attack on the Magi?"
Blue: "Yes! Something that will catch them off guard! I may not remember everything that I ever learned as a human commander, but my instinct tells me we can't just keep still and wait for the enemy to decide where and when an attack comes. We need temp, momentum, initiative!"
RJ: "But how would we manage to accomplish that, Kala?" Erik asked, coming towards her from the tavern with Yevon with him. "It would be nice if we had the manpower, but only our small group is capable of moving out of the temple."
Blue: "If we had to take on the entire Magi force to do it, it wouldn't be a good plan. But a small team can do what an army can't."