I13DT - Pointing Things Out

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:47 pm

Nailah leans down a bit and hands Will to Miranda, making bit of a face and ever so faintly shaking her head. Bad topic, I'll explain later.

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:50 pm

"Optical illusion. Sam hasn't been this small since she was negative seven months or so.

If it helps, though..." WIll said, turning her plastic hair gray. She also added some finely carved wrinkles into her forehead, a step above the 'quality' of the rest of the sculpt.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:57 pm

Miranda psychically winced after picking up on Nailah's thought. She leaned against the wall with Will on one hand. "Just go back, it's fine," she said quietly to Will.

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:58 pm

Will, embarrassed, went back to 'standard' Sam-action-figure form.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:54 am

"So what're you going to do, Mum?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:38 pm

"Well, let's try something... relatively tame. If it's okay with you, I'd like to make mental contact while I do this."

She brings up a console and loads a program, showing a battlefield with two armies standing at attention at opposite ends. Given the lack of movement, it seems to be paused at the moment.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:51 pm

"I'm fine with that. Will?"

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:53 pm

"Welcome mat's always open for you, Sam."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:00 pm

She nods, and those present can feel the brief sensation of flapping wings near them. Then, the two armies seem to come into sharp contrast. Even though they're still unmoving, there's a feeling of potential to them, almost thrumming in place. The cavalry, the spearmen, the archers, all of it.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:11 pm

Will, despite not needing to, took in a sharp gasp.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:27 pm

Miranda sort of relaxed. She retreated mentally a bit, but that looked a bit like reflex.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:40 pm

"Shall we see this in motion?"

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:46 pm

"Yes, please."

by **Miranda Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:02 pm

Miranda nodded, reaching up with her free hand to pull her hood down a bit more.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:10 pm

Sam starts the program, and the armies begin advancing upon each other. Trails seem to blur out in front of them, phantom images of ways they could move, eddying and crashing against each other. Trails of light arch out in potential arrow paths, moments before the archers loose a volley.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:12 pm

Will just watched, gape-jawed.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:19 pm

Miranda's mind seems to be attempting to track everything that's going on, which means she's not paying attention to much else.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:30 pm

The two forces clash against each other, the potential movements becoming far more chaotic, though still somehow organic, ebbing and flowing. The cavalry circles around, skirmishing, and above it all a phantom flock of ravens flies.

"...there," she murmurs as part of the flock darts into the battle and the flow is suddenly diverted, one of the armies making headway through an opening.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:33 pm

WIll gasped. "They're getting through..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:34 pm

"It's just a pebble thrown."

by **Miranda Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:35 pm

Miranda mentally frowned, but her face remained relaxed.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:46 pm

"Just a pebble...?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:51 pm

"That's all it takes."

The flock darts in two other places and the flow changes again, the other side executing a pincer attack that isolates those that had made it through the gap.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:03 pm

"Who will win?"

by **Miranda Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:05 pm

Miranda's mind reaches out and she appears to be attempting to mentally interfere with the soldiers leading the right side of the pincer. She's not skilled enough to be really effective and definitely not skilled enough to hide what she's doing.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:11 pm

"They're evenly matched. It can quickly change."

The man that Miranda reached out to suddenly stumbles, his part of the pincer faltering. Reinforcements from the side that made the original attack sweep in to reinforce, and the pincer attack is thwarted.

"But you know that now, don't you Miranda?"

by **Miranda Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:20 pm

"Things can change," she agreed.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:28 pm

"How do you...keep track..." Will said, overwhelmed.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:51 pm

"A battle isn't just the actions of those in it. A battle becomes its own thing. Its own organism, almost."

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:04 pm

Will just nodded, dumbfounded by the stimuli.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:25 pm

Miranda offered Will back to Nailah. I'm getting a headache. That wasn't entirely a lie.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:26 pm

"We can stop if you like," she says to Miranda.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:38 pm

"No, continue. I have homework to do anyway."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:42 pm

Nailah nods and takes Will from her. "Computer, open the door for us please."

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:47 pm

For his part, Will didn't struggle as he was handed over, agape in the display.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:52 pm

"It's alright, I think we're done here," she says as she gently releases the mental link and ends the program.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:54 pm

Miranda gave a quick, quiet mental sigh before quickly making her exit.

by **Will Stanton** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:02 pm

Will shuddered a little bit as the external stimuli went away. "Woooow."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:03 pm

Nailah puts Will down in front of Sam. "Please excuse me." she says before following Miranda.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:05 pm

"...you may want to shift back, but take your time," she says to Will, giving a worried look as Nailah departs.

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