Try to hook the cart as it passes by
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anyway, living wooden leg. Now, as for hooking the cart, see the bottom o the post.
"I am... uncertain. How that magic would interact with the Force that I put there, dragon. Perhaps it would be a good idea to test outside a living subject how these Forces interact."
Try to get Noir to put a burst of her magic into some scrap metal, then put a burst of my own in. Observe how explosive and/or synergetic the resulting Force cocktail is.
Also. Aylia's wound stays the same absolute size as she transforms, rather than retaining the same size relative to the form's size? I'd be somewhat concerned if she took a wound and then turned into a tiny fairy. Might end up slightly disemboweled. Conversely, she might be able to mostly nullify normal wounds by taking on a larger size. This is certainly interesting from a medical point of view.
It didn't stay the same size quite, but it didn't get as much smaller as Aylia did. Dar drops some weird, damaged little creature at your feet to test on instead of a completely lifeless piece of steel, since that would be a useless test of healing magic, and I don't want to make everyone wait another turn to figure this out.
Erm, what? Oz, how did the wound get bigger when I shifted? If wounds having an absolute size instead of relative ones was a thing, then Aylia should have liquified when she shifted out of Superhuge Frost Cat form to normalsize frost cat form after the Surprise Hurricane incident. It also makes zero sense to me. Also, I made a point of waiting to shift until after the obstruction was gone, so it couldnt rip the wound during the shift, AND on top of ALL of that, the shifting was specifically to make healing via Ebony's spell EASIER. If itstarted to cause a problem or make things worse Aylia would indtantly abort the shift because its common sense.
Once you were far enough in for the issue to manifest, it was too late to abort the shift, since you were reverting to your normal form. the wound doses not have an absolute size - the hole was smaller than the arrow in Aylia form. However, Aylia definitely notices the same issue you just did: She's lucky to be alive after Surprise Hurricane, and you can't use shapeshifting as a
de facto medical procedure. It could have unexpected results. Which, now that you think about it, is exactly what giant frost cat form was to begin with.
If anyone seems to need assistance with something physical, asses the situation and help where possible.
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Team Adorable - Dar'yajira, Metal Cat
Dar'yajira will sit near Aylia, finishing his attunement to her. He's not exactly full of initiative, so he isn't gonna help with the rope unless someone asks him.
I'm gonna do you one better and summon a Convenient Plot Rat for you to catch. You catch it and drop it's twitching body at Asiin's feet to use as a test subject. Please note that this is not a normal rat - it's some kind of denizen of the building you are in - one of the first you've seen, actually. Non-sapient, probably. Oh, you are atuned to Aylia afterthe time skip, Which I am also doing this round since everyone is just waiting for the carts to come by.
First, I drink a bottle of water (9 bottles left). Then I try to sneakily move towards the giant thing (just to be sure). If I'm closer and I can make out details. I'll try to see what it is.
water drunk. it's refreshing! You walk all the way to the edge of the concourse you are on and lean waaaaaaay over. Nothing. no clue. You could mount an expedition down the galleries during the time skip if you like. That'll get you at least a little closer.
heal Aylias hand up with my holy magic but first put my magic into the scrap metal with that other person before healing Aylia with it...If it explodes or something don't heal Aylia with my holy magic also Consider whether or not I need to eat to live.
Noir focuses relaxing her mind relaxing her body...Her concern for Aylia flowing through her and the friendship she felt towards her she put this forth into her holy magic and smiled warmly at Aylia noir was determined to make sure one that she cared about would be alright.
Asiin brings you a small, wounded creature. Some fluid is dripping off Asiin's front flipper or whatever. Hard to see in this light. Anyway, she does her magic bit and the thing seems to recover a bit. The fluid stops dripping and the things legs stop twitching and stat moving more rhythmically. So you then concentrate and add your magic to the mix: At first, the creature calms, but suddenly, it starts twitching wildly and letting out a long, quiet high pitched whistle. it ... changes, somehow. Asiin drops it in surprise, and you all stare at it in horror as it sheds fur,, grows a couple of extra leg bits and eyes, and tears out of it's skin in a couple of spots as internal organs grow beyond capacity. the thing goes silent, shudders, and relaxes completely, oozing pus and fluids into the dust. You look at Aylia, Eyes wide, and burst into tears.
Oz, Aylia can't accept bandaging. It will come off as soon as she shifts, which is literally the very next thing she's going to be doing.
"That'd be very helpful Noir, I need to be back in action immediately, and I can't afford a lame wing or paw."
I hate to be the one pointing this out but Aylia has a hyperspeed metabolism, part of why she wanted to carry extra rations. How much worse off is she than the rest?
Well, she has food in her saddlebags. Hunger is making shifting a bad idea. She better eat and just rest through the time skip. it's been a long day for everyone.
But i'm not stopping you from shifting if you want.
Several hours passIf there were something important you wanted done during this time, let me know. This includes any scouting, building, climbing, eating, or what have you. One general action per person, and if you are doing something in a group, i need to know that too.
Anyway, after the several hours, Cho spots the carts. They seem to be drifting slowly downward a couple hundred yards away from the building, tumbling. You all have like a minute or two to attempt to catch them on this pass, else wait another several hours for the next. Good luck.