Hearing them explain their own individual powers was rather interesting. It definitely added to the culture shock, but Rose could live with that. Cinnabar and liquid mercury were not an out of place combination given what she understood about the makeup of the gemstone itself - though she was a little curious about Bortz hair and Phosâ - well, those limbs were definitely something. What were their arms even made of ? But once again she had to remind herself to leave questions for another time.Â
     Now was not the place.Â
     â Oh ! Usually, I would have been able to do a few useful things - healing and such - but since I arrived here, Iâve found myself pretty limited. As far as Iâm aware, I am still able to adjust my physical mass and, well, I guess the best way to put it is that I can jump really high. â She took the bag with a smile, looking at its contents for a moment, affirming they were what they said. Why did it feel like she was the leader again ? Oh well. â But that might work for the better - placing these in places normal people wouldnât be able to reach, that is. At least we can count that some sort of advantage ? â Now it was only a matter of figuring out where to start.Â
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Bortz watched Rose with interest. Healing? That was a shame it was taken away. They all could use a gem doctor. But, Bortz had a feeling it was probably different from what Rutile did. Roseâs body wasnât real and only her gem in her belly was real. So, her healing probably didnât actually work on their bodies. Unless she healed directly on to her gem? Well, it wasnât important now. They had to focus on this.
Bortz brought their hands up to their mouth in thought. The diamond looked around at the other three for a moment.Â
âIf we need to place them anywhere, you and Lapis should do it, Rose Quartz. If you can jump high, Lapis can back you up with their freaky arms if our target is somewhere on a roof. Both Cinnabar and I will make sure no one tries to interfere. I doubt we will have to actually fight seriously. But, on the off hand we do, using Cinnabarâs mercury to scare them away or keep them at bay should be enough.â Bortz looked at the redhead with a serious look. This plan was basic as it gets. But, it was better than sitting on their hands.Â
âCinnabarâs mercury was only lowered in potency, but it sounds like nothing else was effected. You can manipulate how big it is,right? Partner up with me and weâll put it to good use. Even if nothing happens, itâs better to be prepared and have a job for everyone to do so it all goes smoothly.â
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In total, their abilities consist of a diamondâs limited strength, the mercury, high jumps, and the partial stretching of Phosphophylliteâs arms. While itâs more than they expected, they hardly know what to do with this information. Only after listening to Bortz and Rose do they realize that there may be more value to this combination than they initially thought.
Bortzâ plan is a sensible one, assuming the beacon points are inaccessible to those without special abilities. Now, if only they could â
â Wait. Did Bortz just ask to be partners?
The word ricochets through their head until they finally tell themselves to focus. Even if this is a partnership born from circumstance, they simply arenât used to being needed. How do they handle this? What should they do. Just dodge for now; they can answer this later. â I could, but letâs not finalize the plan just yet. According to Ofiuco, there is a âradarâ for locating each beacon point in the city. We should find out where they are and act from there. â
It could very well be that Bortz and Rose are right, and the true challenge of locating the beacon points isnât how far away, but how far up. â Phosphophyllite. Rose Quartz. What are your thoughts? âÂ
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What happened to all that composure Phos had been finally managing to keep? Gone. For a good cause, at the very least - to hear Bortz of all people ask to partner up with someone is a rare feat. To hear Bortz ask to partner up with Cinnabar just really takes the cake. Nevermind that Rose Quartz wouldnât understand why Cinnabar and Phosphophyllite seem to be so taken aback by simple words. Itâs a big thing for them, and thatâs what matters!
-- Well, at least, itâs something they could talk about later. Sure, Bortz may have just made a fine plan, and sure, Cinnabar never accepted ( or denied ) the request, but still.Â
Just relax for now. Relax. It will be fine. Itâs not like theyâre being partners for life??? âUhm. I mean, we donât even know if we will have to fight something. Or somebody. Thereâs no need to form pairs, right??â At least not within their team. Is that even allowed??? âFor now, we should just follow the signal and find where we should place the first beacon. Maybe itâs not even going to be anywhere high!â
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