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[stitch_witch]

A good day to you all.

My name is Lark. I have not has the chance nor the pleasure of making the acquaintance of many of you here. I arrived shortly before the spell took hold, and as such have been woefully remiss in making introductions. What is more, I do not know who I may have met in that spell is truly here.

Therefore I have chosen to make myself visible on this 'communication device' in an attempt to meet, or perhaps reacquaint myself with, those who reside here.

[The woman pauses, contemplating for a moment, clearly getting her thoughts in order.]

I would also like to know if there are those present who work with thread-crafts. Sewing, weaving, spinning, knitting, making clothes. In my presence here it is my hope that I can use my skills and experience to make more thread, yarn, and cloth from the glownies, and perhaps anything similar to cotton or flax if we are to find those. However it is a lot of work for a single person to do, and I wished to see if there are others who might have the skills to assist me, or who might wish to learn them.

And, might I say from experience, if nothing else I would be happy to teach everyone how to spin thread. It is truly quite relaxing once you have the practice at it. But also because I think it would be valuable for me to have a small spool of thread made by every person willing to do so, that might be used for locating spells if people were to wander off into the wilds and go missing. Or, failing that, to have people carry around a spool of finished thread for a few days to charge with your native energy for the same purpose.

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[stitch_witch]

[Oh, she never found her proper 'home' there.]

Thank you very much, Cayde.

[deal_me_in]

[He gives her a wink and a salute, then ends the conversation so he can hop on off to the hotel.]

[stitch_witch]

[Oh. The screen goes black when you're done. Lark is shocked by that somehow.]

[deal_me_in]

[My dear, you have much to learn.

Regardless, Cayde is on his way. Maybe he'll find an open window on the second floor to use as a shortcut. And hopefully he won't give anyone a heart attack by leaping through it.]

[stitch_witch]

[Lark wouldn't be able to talk about open windows to jump through, but she had hers uncovered to let in light. And her space had been set up carefully. A clear pallet in the corner made of woven grasses, a few baskets of wool that needed carded which she really needed to start on, and of course Lark, in the middle of it, sitting in a meditative pose with her communication device in her lap.]

[deal_me_in]

[The hotel isn't a place he's frequented too much. He'd poked around the place once before, inspecting all the uninhabited rooms for anything interesting and then left it at that. Alas, it looks like he'll have to be taking the long way in, but that's probably for the best.

He goes knocking on doors along the second-floor corridor before Sundance reminds him that she can just pick up on radar when they're by an occupied room.]

[stitch_witch]

[Well, it probably helps that her door is open. Hearing the noise of someone knocking, Lark rose and went to the door, looking out of it.]

Still armored I see. People here seem to favor such garb.

[deal_me_in]

There you are!

Wait, you thought-

[He blinks, and then laughs.]

This here's my actual face.

[stitch_witch]

[It is impolite to stare. And yet there Lark is anyway, staring in shock. His face? He's... living metal?]

Forgive me, I didn't know.

[deal_me_in]

Ah, it's fine. Given your surprise over cars and lights I guess it's no surprise if robots are up there on the list.

[stitch_witch]

[Robot. A very strange term that has Lark looking at him like she wants to ask. But she doesn't.]

You said you'd teach me how to make the room brighter.

[deal_me_in]

[He snaps his fingers.]

Rrrright.

[Glancing beside the door, he perks and then indicates the panel on the wall. He holds a finger up, grinning at Lark as reaches over to tap at it.]

[stitch_witch]

[She looks to the panel and then the lights come on, and Lark flinches. It's suddenly so bright. She looks around, twirling in the light, clearly captivated.]

So much better than candle or fire light. So wondrous. A mage globe but any can use it without great cost. What a wonder.

[deal_me_in]

Like magic, right? The whole city's wired to a main power plant.

[He taps it again to turn the light out.]

Comes in real handy.

[stitch_witch]

[Lark just smiles as the light goes out.]

Back home, mages work to make mage lights, they are globes, usually crystal, infused with magic to bring light. They take quite a bit of energy to make, and thus are not reasonable for a mage such as myself to create in any volume.

[deal_me_in]

Ooh! That sounds pretty nifty. How do they turn off? Or are they like a one time thing that has to be recharged?

[He supposes he can see how that'd get tiring to make.]

Shall we head on to the furniture store? We can talk on the way.

[stitch_witch]

Well, over time a spell will deplete and one will need to acquire a new one. It's usually a long period, though, based on the purity of the crystal.

[Lark is a very cautious mage. When possible, she prefers not to use her magic.]

Yes, that would be lovely. Thank you.

[deal_me_in]

Iiiinteresting.

[Well of course he'd be interested in shiny things.

Giving Lark a nod, Cayde steps back out with a sweeping gesture for her to follow.]

Come along then, milady- right this way.

[stitch_witch]

[Lark folds her hands before her, letting her long sleeves cover her hands.]

I am glad to follow where you might lead. I expect you shall not lead me to danger.

[deal_me_in]

Not unless you're looking for some excitement, of course.

[The Exo beams, turning to head back down and out of the hotel. At least the trip isn't too long a walk, especially if you simply cut right across towards the city's nearest edge.]

The big one on the right, see it? That's where we're headed. One on the left is fun to poke around too- has more things than furniture.

[stitch_witch]

I have found that random excitement is not the thing I often set out to do.

[She trails along after him, quite pleased for this little trip.]

More things such as what? I wonder if they had carders....

[deal_me_in]

No? Well, if it's random then you wouldn't know until it happens anyway. Oop, watch your step here- road's uneven.

[He's careful not to get too far ahead, pointing out the worst parts of the route they're taking, still overgrown in some parts, broken and strewn with uncleared rubble in others, although not too much.]

Not sure about carders. There's...some clothes I think? Knick-knacks, a lot of it is weird Agrii stuff so it's your best guess as to what they might be for. There's dishware and stuff too.

[stitch_witch]

[Oh yes, it is absolutely uneven there. Lark more hops over the the spot than steps over it. She's rather quick of foot, so it's easy for her, especially sans the heels.]

Clothes? If people have not been here in a while, how are clothes still surviving?

[deal_me_in]

Well, I didn't say they were in perfect condition.

[Cayde grins over his shoulder.]

I also suspect it might be due to whatever material they've used for it. Not that I'm an expert in that sort of thing.

[stitch_witch]

Well, I must definitely see these items, so that I can look them over.

[Perhaps she can learn something from them.]