un: sieglindesullivan / video

[grunehexe]

Greetings, Audentes. It is I, Sieglinde Sullivan- also known as the Green Witch. I am sure you are occupied with your own matters during this valuable personal time, but I must interrupt for three announcements, if you might lend me your ear.

The first is that Date Masamune, one lord of Oushuu, has been transferred to a different team. I know that not many of you have been with us since Chantes, but he was a valuable team member, and he will surely be missed.

[By her, perhaps most of all, but she manages to keep a straight face, hastily moving on.]

The second is that it has come to my attention some of our members come from worlds where literacy is not as prominent. Access to book learning is one of the most important aspects of an education, so I shall be using some of my time here in Oska to improve this situation. I am able to instruct in multiple languages, but I shall be focusing primarily on what many worlds call English, as I found it the most useful for communication during the period when our translators were defective. You may join open sessions in the castle library each day from an hour past noon.

On that note, thirdly, I need your assistance with one of those new pupils. As much as I prefer to work alone, I am afraid this issue deals with a delicate combination of spellcraft and science, and so I shall be opening up this project to others of like intellect hopefully differing experience. Graham, if you would like to say a few words?

[She reaches forward to turn her magitech brooch. revealing a certain rugged Huntsman. Said huntsman, for his part, was listening. Which explains why his first word seems more relevant to her second announcement than her third.] ...Pupil? [He's aware that means student, and feels as if he might have to explain to Sieglinde he can indeed read and write... though perhaps his handwriting leaves something to be desired...

That can be a conversation for another time, however. There's more important matters at hand to discuss now.]

Those of you present in Perdition's Rest might recall, I have been heartless for a long time. I've asked Sieglinde to help me try and find some kind of solution, though it occurred to me the secrecy didn't aide in finding a solution. [Talking to Koltira had reminded him of how much more he could do. He owed it to himself, and perhaps those who cared about him and wanted to connect to him better, to do all he could instead of asking Sieglinde to do it for him.] If you think you might be able to lend aide, or have any questions about my condition, I'm here to answer them. Even if there's no perfect solution, I'd ... I'd like to feel things, again.

[Feel things properly is perhaps the better way of putting it, but considering this is a great deal more than Graham tends to talk already, he nods and indicates that's all he has to say, and Sieglinde takes back the video.]

How anyone capable of lending a productive hand could deny such a sincere appeal I do not know. I have seen we have new recruits among us, so we look forward to hearing from you if you have experience with medical surgery, curses, or other magics.

Thank you.

Comments

[dishearten]

( aww, shucks. you almost had him with non magic talk and then you have to go there... still, magic or not, he needs to be open to it if he wants any resolution. )

Strange. It was not so in my own. What did you have in mind?

[predomination]

As Sieglinde-san says, it's the spell that prevents you from feeling and without breaking it, we may never have a solution. And if we break it before you have a heart to replace it, you'll die.

I'm suggesting we tether you to life with someone else's soul just until we can break the enchantment and replace your heart.

[dishearten]

Where do you intend to find another heart? And for that matter, would the person I was tethered to be in any danger?

( both of those are important questions. he wants a heart but he doesn't want to risk anyone else in the process, which makes things a bit more complicated. )

[predomination]

They wouldn't be in any danger at all. It would be like you're a balloon and they're holding the string. If the balloon were to be released, the one holding it would suffer no damage.

The balloon, however...

[he makes a vague gesture with his hands.] But there shouldn't be any risk at all. Ideally, the entire process of linking your souls, breaking the enchantment, and replacing your heart would happen over the course of a day or two.

You can take your pick of nearly anyone if they're willing. Sieglinde-san suggested the girl from your world, and I agree she'd be the best choice.

[dishearten]

( a rather grim analogy, though he seems to accept it easily enough. to him he will always be an acceptable loss.

he pointedly ignores the mention of Emma. whoops. )

And the heart. Your means to procure that? I don't want anyone else to be in my position, I don't want it to be taken from another.

[predomination]

That one isn't on me, I'm afraid. I could make something artificial, perhaps, but I think Sieglinde-san is gunning for something truly organic if she can manage it. We have talented healers here, perhaps even people who have skill in regrowing living tissue.

And, even then, there's breaking the enchantment, itself.

[dishearten]

I'd think we'd need the opposite. For it to work properly, you'd need to enchant any heart you replace.

( hearts could be returned after they were lost, though he hadn't really had the opportunity he'd at least seen it happen. if they could get another heart, enchanting it would return him to as normal as he could ask for. )

[predomination]

I guess we'll have to see what Loki-san is planning, then. [because he saw that, even if it's off the record as of now. stalkers gotta stalk.] He seems to have a decent understanding of enchantments.

[dishearten]

I suppose we shall.

( graham does not seem enthusiastic about that conversation but to be fair he has no heart so what is he enthusiastic about. )

If I need to know anything more about your suggestion, I'll be in touch.

[predomination]

Of course, Graham-san.