text; un: 𓅃

[hor]

❄🥶❄🥶❄🥶❄🥶❄🥶❄🥶❄🥶❄🥶❄🥶❄🥶

I am stuck in my inn room by this white plague.
My own jewelry is so cold it burns my skin.
Attempted to build a fire, but the circle box on the ceiling began to screech deafeningly.

Someone give me a proper burial when this is over.

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text, un: Jade

[mushroomaficionado]

You do not have any heat in your room? Or a fireplace?

[hor]

The power is out. 😓 There is no fireplace, it is but an inn room.

[mushroomaficionado]

I'm guessing there is no generator either?

I would say if it is an inn, you would be better off finding the innkeeper and the other guests to huddle up with.

[hor]

I would if I only could, Jade.
🌨❄⛄🤨

[ He attaches a photo of his inn room door, open, a wall of snow before him blocking his path. ]

[mushroomaficionado]

So you meant stuck literally.

And there is nothing small that generates heat either I suppose.

Do you think your companions will arrive soon enough to help you?

[hor]

Set is on his way and will probably keep us both alive or we'll freeze together, but Walter is coming from above ground and has never failed to my knowledge, but I'm still lamenting because it's horrible.

[mushroomaficionado]

That is good hear.

That does sound unpleasant but I think you will make it.


You must not have much modern technology where you are from. Or snow.

[hor]

I am from what is referred to now as "ancient" Egypt, should that give you an indication.

[mushroomaficionado]

Egypt.

I think since coming here I had heard something about that land and time period. I mean I am not surprised. Honestly, where I'm from back home is much wetter than this and certain things like indoor heating are not usable. We just use magic if we really need to or get by otherwise.

[hor]

I have been using indoor heating daily since I learned of it here. My mother is the strongest witch of previous generation, but we have none of our family's magic here. What manner of magic do you have where you hail from?

[mushroomaficionado]

Learning new magic has been a challenge, hasn't it?

Those of us that do use magic, we can do wind, fire, and water-based spells. Along with many other fields of magic, such as alchemy, flight, and such. Really, it isn't any different than this place's specialties. We are just less locked in.

Of course, my hometown is underwater, so fire doesn't work as well.

[hor]

Yes! Not being able to fly is such a pain. I still have my wings at least, can you imagine if they took a part of my body from me along with my magic?

I've focused largely on my primary magic. I find it important to focus on one thing at a time when it comes to mastery, and alchemy is more pleasant anyway.

Another fan of the water! Have you met my dear friend Alberto?

[mushroomaficionado]

You have wings, but cannot fly? What an odd inconvenience to have in a place like this. Though you are right, losing an actual body part would be terrible.

You do Alchemy? My friend Azul also knows that discipline here. I was gifted with healing, which I am told is quite unfitting for me, though I cannot fathom why.

I have not, unfortunately. Does he also have fins?

[He will of course meet him, in a few weeks from now...]

[hor]

Isn't it? I suppose without godly strength, my wings cannot carry my bones. Bird bones are hollow, so it's much easier for them.

It seems this place loves to joke around with its gifts. My secondary magic is rather unfitting.

I don't know, actually. He's very enthusiastic, you will know him when you meet him. Do you have fins then?

[mushroomaficionado]

That would make sense then. How inconvenient though.

What is it? If I might ask.

In my real form, I do. I'm in my human form. It's how I attend school back home. Legs are annoying but also convenient for a lot of things.

[hor]

My father is king of the Underworld. I am god of the sky and do not care for the old corpse. And yet, I am a death mage.

What form is your true form?

[mushroomaficionado]

That must be quite odd then. You can't just up and change it either here.

If you have heard of mermaids and the like? I am merman. An eel specifically.

[hor]

I'd rather trade it for kinetic and have my flight back if I could! 😓🐤🌫

I think where I'm from, the 🐊 and 🦛 would eat anything like a mermaid, but I've heard of them here. I was warned they like to eat souls.

Like the falcon, they do not have an "emoji" for eels. Do you prefer snake or whatever creature this is? 🐋

[ look, it's an emoji, he doesn't know whales are giant, they just look kinda long and they're in the water animal section!! He's only been at oases and along the Nile, he hasn't made it to the sea yet...

...and yes he does use the baby chick emoji instead of a falcon since ppl keep teasing him and calling him a chick. It's funny!! ]

[mushroomaficionado]

I think I could defeat either of those creatures if I had to. And well, I cannot speak for the mermaids here, I will have you know, I do not eat souls. Or people.
And also, eating me will not make you immortal either.

[He's heard a lot of cracks in his time above land, okay? And as fun as it is to let people be a little nervous, sometimes it gets old too.]

That's a whale. But I don't think that is a bad choice. I would have suggested a dolphin, or shark, since those are what my brother liked to use to symbolize the two of us, but think the whale works too.

It's powerful.

[hor]

Confidence! Always good. I've no need for immortality and I'm sure I can find less talkative food, no fretting.

[ Not that he's immortal himself- gods can be killed, certainly, but he won't age unless something goes terribly wrong the way it did for Ra. But what's the point in fighting if you've nothing to lose, anyway. ]

I've only been on the river. I've made it as far as the start of the Nile's delta, but I have to stay in Heliopolis before I can travel. I take it those are all ocean creatures. What of 🌊🐍?

[mushroomaficionado]

Good. I might be a little toxic anyways, so it's best not to digest me.

[Well Moray Eels are actually considered decent eating, but let's not go into that. Either way, he fiddles with too many poisons to be trusted.]

That is interesting. Though there is a classmate my brother nicknamed Sea Snake, so that might be a little confusing. Though he might appreciate the joke if he ever comes here.

[Emojis are serious business though.]

[hor]

I'll do my best, but I don't know you well enough to know if I'll at least want a taste yet. 😜😝

[ Ancient Egypt is not... subtle, at times. He doesn't know Jade at all though, or even what he looks like, or if he's going to freeze to death but that isn't stopping him from laying a foundation for future flirting if he feels like it. Or not, who knows. ]

Hm.. ➰➿ And what of these? They could be close!

[mushroomaficionado]

Well thank you for being a gentleman. I appreciate it.

[Well the banter will be interesting with this one.]

I like that. It's interesting. And my tail can wrap around things.

[hor]

Of course!

Hmm. Do you wrap it around things often? I imagine that a useful talent.

[mushroomaficionado]

Usually if I need to make someone behave. My brother likes squeezing people more though.