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WHO: Jon & You!
WHERE: Ren Fair
WHAT: REN FAIR!
WHEN: Ren Fair Event
WARNINGS: I dunno.

Research

Walking past those unmoving figures comes with an eerie sensation, one that isn't too unfamiliar to Jon, which results in him spending quite some time studying the projections or plain watching them. Where of course watching means he will outright stare at them, daring them to move or flicker.

They don't flicker.

Which is an interesting observation to make, given the effect his powers tend to have on electric devices. He isn't sure what he is looking at...

Of course he also gives the different food items a try. For science. And as he is looking at one of the still figures spread around the market and taking a bite of what at least looks like a flatbread covered with sour cream and some herbs, Jon can't help himself but make a small noise that is bordering disappointment at the person next to him. "And here I almost have forgotten about their weird endorsement of peanut butter."

Experiment

Well, making those candles hasn't been that bad, even if they turned out rather bland and uninspiring. They are functional and will do what a candle is supposed to do: Burn.

He has skipped the stands with the fabric and sewing materials, instead having moved on to the blacksmithing area and finds himself looking at the pile of colorful metal pieces before picking one up and contemplating this raw piece of- The Archivist has no idea what he is even looking at and that gives him pause.

Getting past that discovery of Not Knowing takes a moment and Jon turns his attention over to the fire before slowly and very carefully starting to work. No, he has no experience at all or any idea what he is even trying to make and the soft muttering is more directed at himself. "I had plenty of opportunity to have Tony show me how to do this, but have I ever asked him? Nooo, of course not..."

Evaluation Valentine's Special!

The bonfire is a nice place to relax and Jon can't help but wonder if the Agrii have added it in response to the little beach party their He-Rows had set up last summer. Not that he would mind. He does, however, frown a little at the piles of pink, purple and red glitter now setting the scene rather than the pink snow that had been present the previous day.

Scooping up a handful of it, Jon inspects the pieces as he lets them fall slowly back down to the ground. Sure they don't melt. Which will make cleaning up this mess even worse. It isn't like he hasn't still been finding glitter from last year in the library.

"At least the mothcats will have their fun with this..." He observes with a mild chuckle, letting the rest of the stuff drop and pulling a fortune cookie from his pocket. These have become a little ritual over the past few days: Every evening at the bonfire, Jon will open one - And then make fun of its prediction.

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"Precisely. They were taken down before. And what do you do if someone destroys your little sand castle? Right. You build one made of cement." That's certainly what Jon would do. Why take one flashlight into a dark tunnel when you can take six, extra batteries, bring a fire extinguisher and the largest knife you can legally purchase in Central London?

"Even if they screw up... I highly doubt dealing with them will be simple by any definition."

"So. This is the past, and the Atroma are working on quality control so they don't bring about their own demise again." It makes sense to Cayde, anyway, so far as time travel and dimensional fluctuations go. Still, he shakes his head.

"Simple, no. But not impossible." That's what he's been counting on, some slip-up. He may do reckless things and look like he's goofing off all the time, but he's been busy and keeping an eye out for anything that might be a possible weakness, a chink in the armor.

Jon can't help a little chuckle in reply. "At least one of us is optimistic." And maybe that's exactly what they need: A few of them being more optimistic. Though Jon is happy to leave that task to those that actually have experience when it comes to fighting aliens and remain available when they are dealing with the supernatural again.

"Right, then. Let me actually try making some candles." Jon declares, picking up one of the prepared wicks purposefully. Can't be that hard.

It's not as easy as Cayde makes it seem. If you don't keep your thoughts on a careful leash it was easy for things to dip and all the negative things to swirl right in and make themselves comfy. He doesn't have to force a laugh though, nor the smile that follows Jon's reply. His point remains, and so long as there's at least one possibility, that's all they really need.

As Jon reroutes to candle-making efforts, Cayde grins and decides to join him. He's got more hands to make.