September Catch-All | OPEN

[onethirdthesoul]

Characters: Ryou and YOU!
Date: September 10th~30th (after he and Yami Bakura clear things up)
Location: Around Keeliai, Mu-Hao
Situation: Many
Warnings/Rating: None yet.

[part a]
[In spite of some warnings from the Spirit himself, Ryou didn't wait to see if everyone heard their message. It's possible someone might still mistake them, but he decided to simply tie his hair up and tuck it into a hat instead of worrying himself sick. It doesn't do much, but it's a start.

Properly "disguised", he can be seen around the less shady looking parts of Keeliai, a sketchpad and colored pencils in hand. Even with the maps Solomon provided him, making a diorama of the turtle was going to need some personal experience. The map gave him layouts, but it didn't really provide that glimmer of insight that distinguished each sector. Even if he didn't have to toll away on the details like he would a game of Monster World, he feels the context of color, at the very least, will help.]

[part b]
He also stops at several food stands along the way, so passersby might notice him snacking as he diligently colors in little sketches of the more fantastical parts of each Sector. Is he still researching, or is he just gathering ideas for his next tabletop at this point?]

This would make a really cool final boss arena...! [Well, that answers that.]

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Comments

[onethirdthesoul]

Ah... Of course. [He smiles sadly, obviously not too thrilled by the truth.] I thought so! I mean...stuff like that is never as easy as just casting a revive spell.

[peacefullywreathed]

[A revive spell. Solomon politely keeps the amusement off his face, in favour of calm neutrality.]

Quite. Necromancy isn't about healing or contacting spirits; it's about reanimation, controlling shades. We need something in which to put the soul which has a connection to the soul. Even then, our magic can either focus on reanimating a person's entire soul, thereby compromising their physical body, or on properly reanimating their body, at the cost of their entirety of their soul.

[The only one who'd been able to contravene that was Lord Vile, and that had been a matter of sheer power. Theoretically Solomon ought to be capable of the same, and in fact he now understood more about the process and why it worked in such a way thanks to Bakura, but he still needed a body. Though, theoretically, if Ryou was a blood-brother that blood-tie might be enough to create a working golem--

[No. For a grieving family-member, even that wouldn't be enough.]

[onethirdthesoul]

[Ryou can't hide his disappointment any longer. His eyes drop to look down at the floor, at the shadow chair, at anything besides Solomon.]

I was just curious. [He knew his lie was painfully easy to see through, so he could only hope that Solomon decided not to ask more.]It sounds really cool...and a lot more complicated than I thought it would be.

[peacefullywreathed]

Many people are.

[And Solomon's voice is as gentle as it ever gets, there, with understanding if not sympathy. After all, his initial reasons for joining the Temple weren't too dissimilar.]

Magic always is. People tend to think of it as an instant solution to problems when in fact it's nothing more than an alternate resource. Yes, it can allow one to do great things, but those great things always come with a corresponding consequence.

[onethirdthesoul]

It doesn't sound much different from anything else, when you put it like that... [And he realizes of course, that that was probably the point.]

Everything we can do has a consequence, but they don't always have to be bad. [Ryou sighs and leans back against the table his diorama sat across.] But I think even bad consequences aren't really bad, they're just not what we wanted to happen. If we can realize them ahead of time, we can even stop ourselves from doing something we might regret...or doing something for the wrong reasons.

[Kind of like right now.]

[peacefullywreathed]

[That was unexpectedly philosophical for a teen his age. Unwelcomed, too; Solomon didn't have much patience for debates on morality. So his answer is bland.]

Perhaps. Either way, restoring a loved-one properly to life is beyond anyone's abilities, no matter how powerful.

[onethirdthesoul]

[Ryou tended to be a little more thoughtful than he acted most of the time. As such, he takes the hint at Solomon's somewhat dismissive answer.]

Yeah... I know. Anyway, I'll keep working on the diorama, and start building the mines you wanted...

[peacefullywreathed]

Of course. Is there anything you'd like to know before I leave you to your work?

[onethirdthesoul]

No, I think that's everything. [After a beat, Ryou heads to the door of his room and opens it.] Here, let me show you out.

[Even if he's feeling a little defeated, Ryou doesn't want to be rude and just send him on his way without walking him to the front door.]

[peacefullywreathed]

Very well.

[Solomon follows him to the door and bows.]

Good day, Ryou.

[And he's off.]