#conception;;

[sapphire-scientist-a]

A strange blanket floats through the wind, searching the area

{* The search takes you to a tree, a familiar tree. Isn’t this Conception’s home? The strange noises are coming from there, however.

You somehow find a way in to a mess of vein like crystal slowly melting into ink. There is a mass in the center that is slowly being revealed however...

Seems familiar.}

[sapphire-scientist-a]

{* The wind is howling... it is cold..

It is quiet save for the tiny sounds of crystal breaking somewhere far away... Something has happened somewhere..

Sounds like ink dripping now...}

[sapphire-scientist-a]

Ingenuity having trotted onto the scene to try and see how the blue fragment was handling things.. may or may not have hunkered into a crouching position on sight of Conception.. and takes a full on sprint... seeming to detect the distress within the home, and tackles Conception... or at least tries to...

{* The tackling works considering the owl like fragment is in a lot of pain and a bit of a rage. However the force of the tackle send you both crashing into a stream that frequent the Void space. At least the water is frozen over for Ingie. However there is a awful cracking sound as one of Conceptions arm bones break.}

[sapphire-scientist-a]

[ Ah. Well. Time to shift self into a cloud of mist and retreat; watch from afar, perhaps. This was fun until the owl went into a frenzy. ]

{* He somehow manages to look confused before trying to scrabble around to see where you went...}

[sapphire-scientist-a]

❝ What's your deal, you big crybaby? Leave that lil' white cutie alone!! ❞

{* Your answer is really nothing as he just spits and dribbles out more and more of that strange substance.... It is nearly coating his whole front now as he tries to wrap your form in the strange magical lines...

Although he barely seems to know what he is doing}

[sapphire-scientist-a]

[ Shift one of her feet into a hoof and-- kick the fucking unruly birb in the jaw. If he doesn't let go, then just directly shoot him; preferably in the head, but anywhere will do, really. ]

{* Congratulations; you break his jaw just about clean off. Black and magenta looking substance is now oozing out.. And somehow he can still make that horrific screeching noise.

Although now the whole place seems to be lighting up in magenta strings. If he is in pain from the fact that half his jaw is missing; he doesn’t seem to be showing it.}

[sapphire-scientist-a]

[ Quietly sneaks up on Connie from behind and pats his head. This worked with the other bird, so maybe it will also work with the owl...? ]

{* SNAP. His head whips around to the touch, almost unnaturally, and chomps down hard on the hand that touched him.

He doesn’t seem to be letting go as his open, haunting, magenta eyes stare at a point slightly above your head.}