Exam: Chamber 2 (RP)

- Alakassandra -


"tap-into-magical-essence-spell?" One of the judges says. "Sounds useful. I must look that one up later." But they seem to believe it for now, and anyway you don't hear it, because...

The explosion is tremendous! Either it is suped up by the magic permeating the zone, or your departed collector did not know what they had picked up. A weaker person's bones would break from the force of the rocket-jump if they were not lightened or as tough as you are.

As you soar towards the hand at speed with clothes flaming, a combination of the explosion, your approach, and Ari's nonthreatening passivity cause the hand to orient towards you, ready to fight. It is expecting a weakling wizard, though, so it may be in for a surprise?

What do you do?

Ari's sparkles cause the hand to try to split its attention again, only half paying attention to Alaks' approach. It seems it barely has the focus to track two, and may be blind to a third assailant.

"Stage magic?!" One of the judges says, sounding scandalised.

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Alaks slams into the stone hand like an irresistible force meeting an immovable object. It appears the object --unable to move-- must break, and the for the third time today bits of stone fly into the air. The hand tries to reform and push back and squash the irritating 'gnat', but is struggling with the sheer, unadulterated, physicality of the assault.

"What is she doing? Just attaching it?" One judge asks another, making a note.

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Abby is able to skip from stone to stone to the base of the red dome. Bits of stone patter around her, and ping off the dome, not penetrating it at all. Inside there appears to be... furniture? Definitely a table or desk, but with nothing obvious on it visible through the obscuring dome surface. This field feels different to the one from before. It might not be as easy to get past.

What do you do?

- Alakassandra -

The hand is not done, it still tries to fondle you, in an aggressive way. But you have it on the back-foot --so to speak-- and, for now, it is unaware of Abby down beside the dome by its wrist. You can keep up the fight at this intensity and give her time to do whatever she is doing.

- Abby -

It is definitely a desk inside, on its top lay sheaves of papers and a few quill pens. Very fancy and old looking, but not useful to you here on the outside.

What do you do?