Chapter 3: The Song-Wind City

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Jun 20, 2025 8:28 pm
AJ cocks a weak smile in response to Lesedi's encouragement. "Yeah, I suppose that's true. I just worry about hurting people. Like I already did to Novac. These powers are amazing, but explosive." Thinking more on the notion of the challenge of combat prowess and Dalton's comment about her healing power, her smile strengthened some. All the talk of biting happened to amuse her a bit too. "If you want me to destroy shit, I'm good at that. Especially if it's something I can make into firewood." Finally, her own comment seemed to bring out a grin.

"Teamwork is something I think we're still working on, but I'm optimistic about it. By the way, did you say leshys? Like tree people? We had myths about them in the world we came from. I wonder if it's all just the power of imagination or something else. Prolly nothin' I'll ever know for sure. Either way, I'm ready to go whenever. Sounds like good practice for whatever this Starday Tournament thing is you mentioned. Wouldn't mind throwing myself at something like that now." Starting to feel like I'm in my own anime if we get damned tournament arc.
Jun 20, 2025 10:43 pm
Novac's grin widened at Dalton's bite remark. "That plant monster definitely slashed me before it bit me... probably. Hard to tell when you're just trying to survive," he quipped with a laugh. "But hey, we've had some solid teamwork in a pinch. So, let's do this." He tried to hold back, but the next words tumbled out. Facing AJ with a big grin, he added, "Just try not to BBQ me again. Honestly, with your aim, you should probably shoot at me; then we'll know you'll miss." Novac snorted with laughter, the sound edging into hysteria. Was he cracking up? Gods, ability tests, plant-people, leshies... it was all so completely absurd. Maybe he was just dreaming this up from a psych ward. He took a deep breath, getting a grip. "Right, sorry. Not entirely stable over here. Let's keep going."

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