WAOA Arena

[DotSlash]

Pix nodded a bit as she continued on. [color=80bb00] "The second step is activation of the circle. The alchemist must place a hand onto the elemental symbol(s) and focus energy into it(them). The flow of energy must be level and even as this will lead to the runes being executed in the correct order. If one forces too much energy into the circle and unevenly, the energy can spread into runes out of order and cause adverse translations to occur, such as a 'creation of' command turning into a 'destruct self' command or perhaps worse things. If one focuses too little, the execution of the runes may end up becoming incomplete. Finding this balance may seem difficult at first but practice will make this step second nature." [/color]

She tilted her head a bit. [color=80bb00] "So the circles in your world are more focused on power control... What kinds of purposes would the edge text assist with? And bio alchemy...? How would that work?" [/color]

 

[Chungus]

"The text serve as a way of adding instructions where drawing symbols wouldn't suffice. It is fairly uncommon, however. And bio alchemy would mainly serve to change aspects about the body, or several bodies. The creating of Chimeras, for instance. That would be taking two or more creatures and fusing them together." Solaris explained, then looked back down to the book as Pix read. Once she finished, Solaris humed. "Yet another dissimmilar thing. On my world, the circle only serves to channel energy created by tectonic movement, and the regulation of it is done automatically, provided the circle has been drawn propperly."

 

[DotSlash]

[color=80bb00] "Hmmm.... I've always wanted to splice stuff together... Sounds like a lot of fun..." [/color] Pix said, with a growing smile on her face. [color=80bb00] "These two steps are what are necessary for basic alchemy. For more advanced transmutations or to omit the use of runes, an alchemist can use a mental image to reshape the matter they are working with. This require the utmost of focus when focusing the energy as the circle will translate the thoughts into action so long as the alchemist can stay focused. It may be more mentally taxing, but this can lead to circles being much more versatile and decreasing drawing time by a good amount." [/color]

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[color=00aa44] "That doesn't comply with my logic." [/color] Vera said. [color=00aa44] "If one counter exists to the statement, the statement is false. Most does not imply all judges agree, thus the statement is false." [/color]

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Kenna was still in the lounge, watching the tv and wondering if there was a remote somewhere.

 

[Chungus]

"Oh, you have no idea..." Solaris responded with a smirk of her own. As Pix read the next passage in the book, Solaris stood up, and walked over to the bedside table, retrieving a pen from there while listening to Pix speak. "Hmm. That's not really a thing I recommend. It sounds like it could backfire far too easily. Better safe then sorry." She said as she walked back to Pix.

 

[DotSlash]

Pix nodded in response as she continued reading over a bit. [color=80bb00] "...It might be interesting to try out... but foundations are probably more important... That seems to be it for the basis of transmuatiton... So let's go look at the material reference list..." [/color] As she continued paging through, she looked to the doorknob and then to Solaris. [color=80bb00] "Okay, let me take a crack at this then. How do I draw the circle onto the doorknob.... or probably myself?" [/color] Looking to Solaris, she chuckled. [color=80bb00] "Really now? And here I thought you were just a reporter. Did you do mad science on the side?" [/color]

[hr]

As Kenna looked around for a remote, Carmen looked over toward her, more out of boredom than anything. [color=bb0066] "Did you lose something, dear?" [/color]

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"Just looking to see if this thing has a remote..." Kenna said, looking under the chair.

 

[Chungus]

"I suggest drawing a universal transmutation circle on yourself. This way, it's less likely to rebound if you get the makeup of a alloy wrong, but it limits the things you can do in turn. Having it on yourself will make things easier in the long run, plus, you I don't have anything with me that can be used to draw on metal." Solaris answered as she held the pen out for Pix to take. "And I didn't, but my father did. Everything I know, I learned from him." She said with a small smile.

 

[DotSlash]

Pix smiled as she took the pen and spun in around in her hand. [color=80bb00] "Noted... I'll try it out then." [/color] The goo girl stated as she slowly shifted out a bit of herself to make a makeshift tablet and she slowly began to etch a transmutation circle into it. [color=80bb00] "So... is all of your family like that? I mean knowing alchemy, but not actually able to do it yourselves?" [/color]

[hr]

Carmen tilted her head a small amount. [color=bb0066] "I'd doubt that. What better way to try and make us remember our place than force us to watch others fight?" [/color]

 

[FPSfanatic]

Malcor nodded. "Allow me to amend the statement. All humans with human interests in beauty find me ugly."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"Good point..." Kenna said, stretching before sitting down again. She looked away from Carmen.

 

[Chungus]

"No." Solaris began, shaking her head lightly, before sitting back down on the chair, crosslegged. "We can preform alchemy, but like I said, only to limited degrees. Our father is the exception to this, being capable of utilising many fields, where I, for example, found I can utilise only two so far. I've chosen to just stop trying to learn other fields, and focus on expanding what I can do. Because, as I'm sure you can imagine, it's extremely grating to invest time into this, only to find it was for nothing."

 

[DotSlash]

Vera blinked a bit. [color=00aa44] "Acknowledged. Is a human covering up one's face common? Does it hold another purpose other than making one not seem 'ugly'?" [/color]

[hr]

Carmen blinked as she noticed Kenna looking away from her. She sighed and seemed to speak to the ceiling as she looked upward, taking another sip of her wine. [color=bb0066] "If you're worried about me still being cross over that fight, your fears are misplaced. A duel is a duel and I lost. No excuses." [/color]

[hr]

Pix continued her drawing, consulting pages in the book as she continued. [color=80bb00] "I see... But you may be missing out on things by only focusing on what you already know. You might never know what other kinds of fields are out there, right? Still, I understand the sentiment. ...Maybe looking through more of that lady's books might yield some other surprise." [/color]

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Kenna looked at Carmen. "Thanks, but it's not that. During that fight, I lost control of myself."

 

[Chungus]

"Possibly. I don't see it being of great use, however, except for maybe in menial things." Solaris responded casually. "I think it's better to excel in one field, rather then be mediocre in many. Plus, I want to publish my reseach on the studies I've preformed once I've perfected it. I've been out of a job since I resigned as a journalist, and that's been quite the pain." She added as she looked down to Pix drawing the circle. "Hmm. The symbol there is wrong, isn't it?"

 

[FPSfanatic]

Malcor shook his head. "No, humans typically do not. I do, but not being human, I do not affect that statistic. Hiding identities is usually the only purpose of a mask."

 

[DotSlash]

Carmen looked over, raising an eyebrow. [color=bb0066] Really now...? So you are a loon. The good thing is that you know... "Really now? I'd say you seemed more in control than anything." [/color]

[hr]

Vera tilted her head. [color=00aa44] "Acknowledged. Inquiring what species you actually are." [/color] Vera stated next.

[hr]

[color=80bb00] "Ah... the dream to get published. Even across worlds, that's the same. Not having money definitely doesn't he;p there either..." [/color] Pix said with a longing sigh. [color=80bb00] "The thing about that is there's being mediocre at something and then being proficient at it. You might not excel, but you'll at least have a broader base of skills to use." [/color]

Noting Solaris' observation, she looked down and blinked in surprise. [color=80bb00] "O-Oh! Um...." [/color] The small indentations made in her goo were pushed back up, effectively erasing it as she consulted the book again and trying to draw the correct symbol in its place.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"I'm not usually that... far gone and vicious." Kenna said, seeming embarrassed and slightly scared.

 

[Chungus]

After Pix pushed out the indentation she had made, Solaris looked to the refference in the book, then back to Pix. "That was the symbol for mercury you used. The one you want there is the one for iron, as depicted there." She said, sliding off her seat, and crouching down besides Pix, pointing towards the symbol. "And, I'll think about it, I suppose. I still have my entire life infront of me. Plenty of time to learn about other fields, should I choose to."

 

[DotSlash]

Pix nodded as she corrected the symbol on her circle. [color=80bb00] "Alright... Think everything's set now..." [/color] Hearing Solaris seem to warm up to her suggestion, the goo girl smirked as she put the finishing touches on the circle. [color=80bb00] "Right, you're a smart girl, picking new stuff up shouldn't be too difficult. Though the whole question of 'compatibility' is gonna rear its head." [/color]

Completing the circle, the 'tablet' moved back into her form and eventually sat visible on her chest. She placed one hand in the center of the circle and placed the other on the doorknob. The circle glowed and a small pop was heard before there was a dagger resting in Pix's hands. She spun it around in her fingers and grinned at Solaris. [color=80bb00] "Looks like we're going to be in business...." [/color]

[hr]

Carmen chuckled a bit. [color=bb0066] "Well, you surely fooled me." [/color] Looking back to the screens, she took another sip. [color=bb0066] "But in all honesty, that will probably be a boon to have in this place. The lack of control, I mean." [/color]