Quest: Meramancers Wanted

[monsterdaddy]

WHO: Yoojin and any Meramancer taking up his request
WHEN: Whenever in Fallow is convenient
WHERE: Castle grounds, wherever your character's comfortable showing off
WHAT: "Ser Han Yoojin would like to gain a better understanding of Meramancy from any fellow advisor(s) learning it. Please contact him at the castle if you are willing to demonstrate and explain how you use your craft."
ANYTHING ELSE: Will warn in subject headers if anything comes up. Possible topics include kidnapping/brainwashing.

So, hey, thanks for doing this! I really appreciate you taking the time.

[Wherever they've arranged to meet for a demonstration and Q&A, Yoojin shows up with a smile, a familiar basket of wool and yarn, and a notebook.]

Remind me, what sort of Meramancy have you been practicing?

Comments

REWARDS

[monsterdaddy]

OOC: Reply here with what your character would name as their favorite animal (and a reference for me if it's not an Earth animal), and Yoojin will give them an adorable mini felted version as a bonus reward for the quest!

[goldship]

coughs

stegosaurus.

I'm not kidding.

[monsterdaddy]

LAUGHS. I get it! Stego it is.

fourth week of January;

[likememore]

[Ena rolls her eyes at what sounds like a question he's probably asked a dozen times by now; it's almost rote, but she won't begrudge him it too much, there are probably a lot of Meramancers across the kingdom willing to subject themselves to mild examination in order to get the modest reward he's promising. It's cold out here in the courtyard between the barracks, but as usual, it's probably the best way to keep relatively close to people if she breaks something but far enough to not actually disturb anyone?]

Same kind as always - channeling it into my singing to make my background track, although I'm working on using it to replicate the visual effects from our dancing. Both at once is a big stress on me, but I think I'm close to a breakthrough?

[She lets out a breath, thinking about the song she's set aside for today, before a possible complication occurs to her.]

If I'm showing off, do you want me to stand still so I can stick close, or dance so I can do more?

[monsterdaddy]

[Yoojin brightens, focusing.]

Yes, dance away! You should definitely go all out! --Ah, as long as you're sure you'll be okay. I'm not trying to work you till you drop, here. There's a fine line between pushing for a breakthrough and pushing too hard.

[The man should know. He scratches his cheek a bit sheepishly.]

Buuuut, I do have an idea, if you don't mind? For me to observe closely without getting physically in your way. Feel totally free to tell me no, though.

[likememore]

Physically? I should be okay. Akane's training is... comprehensive. I feel way better than I did when I got here. The only risk is pushing my Bloomcraft too hard, but that's kind of the point of the exercise, right? The thing I really want to do is beyond me, but I think I can get some of it with the skill I have right now.

[Ena's head tilts slightly at his suggestion.]

Eh, can't hurt. What did you have in mind? One of your crazy support powers?

[monsterdaddy]

Yeah. It's called--well, that doesn't matter. It's a mental skill that allows me to see and sense what you do, including how you move. I've actually used it between Akane and Ranma to help them learn from each other. You know, with their martial arts stuff.

[Not that that's been happening lately, with all the teen drama and Ranma skipping out on said training sessions. Man. Kids.]

You don't have to, of course. Just helps me glean more information about how it works.

[lovelikeyou]

Oh - well, my friend Pearl can make holograms. So I've been trying to learn illusions! I'm not very good at it yet, though.

[ Really, she's bad enough that Rose wouldn't have even come. But she knows Yoojin! He's nice! She's not too embarrassed about it in front of him. ]

[monsterdaddy]

[He likes Rose! She's nice, too, and also Big and Strong in a way that frequently puts him at ease.]

Ah, very cool! Have you noticed a difference between your friend's holograms and your illusions?

[lovelikeyou]

Well...Pearl can do whole pictures and maps and things! All I can do is sparkles, at least so far...oh, and she can make hers hard too! I don't think Meramancy does that at all?

[monsterdaddy]

Ooh. I have no idea if it can, though maybe at higher levels it can trick you into thinking you've touched something? But it sounds like you're saying Pearl's can actually be made tangible. Is that one of her special Gem things, like your healing tears?

After Yayoi's fortunetelling

[steel_over_blood]

[ Instead of making arrangements like a normal person, Bulat picks a time when they're finishing up the breakfast dishes together, and tips Yoojin's chin up at close quarters. ]

So, Yoojin. I hear you want me.

[ Of course he has to phrase it like this. The accompanying sparkly bubbles are not from wayward dish soap; this is Meramancy again. ]

[monsterdaddy]

[However, the ensuing crashSPLASH from the sink is the very real consequence of a plate slipping straight out of Yoojin's suddenly nerveless hands.]

What--huh?!

[OH NO OH NO OH NO OH NO FUCK FUCK FUCK. WHO? HOW?]

[steel_over_blood]

[ Bulat does not bat an eyelid at the crash. He doesn't drop the sultry act, either. ]

Because I'm the best Meramancer among the royal advisors. That's what you asked for on the board, isn't it?

[ He gestures at the bubbles, which turn into floating roses with a shimmery sound effect. ]

Well? What should I do to you?

[monsterdaddy]

[Is Yoojin redder than usual? Or is it that he reached this particular shade of scarlet in record time? Was he blushing for secret Yoojin reasons before Bulat even began?]

Oh! Th-that!

[He accidentally backs into something, squeaks, and looks down at the offending sink like he can't comprehend what it's doing there. Then he snaps his attention back up to Bulat in his cloud of roses.]

Ummm, right! I guess we got distracted last time and I forgot what I meant to ask. I mean, about Jackie. And, and the relationship between Meramancer and audience...

[...Just kill him. Why did he put it that way.]

pretty late in january as well. he'll be a busy guy.

[alchepistol]

[ Initially, Saint-Germain had overlooked Meramancy. Its focus on illusions and performance didn't fit with the more objective-focused magic she sought. Yet Rosavelle is nothing if not a case study in how all life experiences are valuable for the world revolution. What's more, deeper reading in the library, backed by experimentation, has identified Meramancy as the Bloomcraft branch activated by vocalization. In other words: ]

Song augmentation.

[ Phonic gain. One of the powers humanity uses in an attempt to obtain a power rivaling that of the gods, a power that has come close to overcoming the curse upon their souls. Alchemy has long implemented phonic gain as a transmutation method as well as an amplifier for complex formulae. Through Meramancy, can it draw on, or give back to, the Everbloom as well....?

She's still very new to it. But she recognized Han Yoojin's name as someone she likely wouldn't mind collaborating with, so here she is. ]

[monsterdaddy]

[Yoojin taps his pen thoughtfully against his lips.]

Song augmentation... is that using song to augment other abilities, or using Meramancy to add other effects to your music?

[He's seen, and heard, the latter with Ena, but he hasn't yet encountered an example of the former.]

[alchepistol]

The former, primarily.

[ That was a good question. He's serious about this study. Yet he should be warned that her particular applications might not be available to all, so: ]

I'm hoping to strengthen a mechanism my world already possesses.

sometime after talkin to golshi

[uncommonsense]

I've been trying to learn how to make music with it.

[ just adding onto the crowd of those using meramancy for music, haruhi's been working on at least making a guitar sound. other than that-- ]

Kinda thinking about using it for voice projection too, but I don't have a good place to practice that yet.

[monsterdaddy]

Ah, like instead of a speaker system?

[Yoojin touches a finger to his mouth, thinking.]

Hm. You might be able to request a section of the Dawnfield Grounds for that, if you're worried about bothering people with the noise. Though you're still going to get a lot of sound loss as long as you're outside...

[uncommonsense]

Yep! That way I wouldn't have to deal with feedback. I bet with some practice I wouldn't have to worry too much about adjusting my volume too.

[ the horror of haruhi suzumiya unchecked with a permanent megaphone. the horror. ]

That's true though. I can't get acoustics set the right way like that. I wonder, how soundproof are the walls in the dorms?

Laaaate January (I SAID ID GET HERE, AND I DID. orz)

[goldship]

Remind you of my talents, you wish? Hrm.

[ Says Gold Ship who is... Green. Her skin is green and she has a long gray beard that she's stroking thoughtfully. The beard moves out of synch with her movements, she hasn't quite gotten the timing on physical interaction right yet. ]

Versed in the arts of entertainment and trickery, Goldolf the Wise is. Demonstration for you shall I perform?

[monsterdaddy]

Pffff, what, are you an alien wizard now on top of everything else?

[An athlete, a carriage driver, a gym owner, a hotelier--nothing is out of Gold Ship's net. Yoojin smiles broadly.]

All right, show me what you've got, Gandalf the Gold. I'm watching.

[goldship]

Finally, someone who 'ppreciates the classics.

[ She grins and straightens up, the green tint to her skin vanishing alongside her impressive beard. With that done she snaps her fingers and causes floating characters of ゴールドシップ to appear over head. ]

Started out small, yeah? Lil visual stuff, some wind here ta help cool down after work outs- [ A brief gust of air bellows her hair back as an example. ] - that sorta thing. Most complicated thing I tried before things clicked was uh...

[ In hindsight? NOT PROUD OF THIS, but she was in A Mental Space at the time and having a duel so... she rolls her wrist, showing off the glint of a knife held in her hand. The image is hazy, imperfect, she's toning down her bloomcraft to illustrate what it looked like at the time. ]

Only kinda worked cause I was movin' so fast. Meramancy is a lot like slight of hand when you're startin' out. Ya with me so far, Old Timer?

Dated for Budding – Posting here to keep things organized, hope that's alright

[envers]

[They meet on a day when Verso is working at the Castle, caught between glamour appointments. The salon's soft light and quiet bustle make it easy to settle in. Velvet sofas, gilt mirrors, and the scent of steeping tea set a calm, confidential tone.

Verso and Yoojin take a low table, tea steaming between them, and slip into conversation about his latest experiments.]

I started with atmospheric effects and glamours — you probably noticed some at the party. But more recently I've been layering sound with my piano. Gives me more ways to shape the mood.