(She can put her other hand on top of theirs, just kind of a way to tell them non-verbally that they're fine. She chose to show it, and to allow them to touch her through it, so no worries there.
Also, both are being cute. She expects much more pitchforks and torches when people meet mutants for the first time, but that hasn't been her experience, which is confusing, but oh, so pleasant. Soon, she undoes it, back to blonde and skin before she can address both.)
Well, she failed to mention what exactly any of that is, so unless I check the brain library, you two are gonna have to explain it to me. Just expect no one ever knows what you're talking about, helps me go through these things.
[So cool. Maelle grins, looking between Sophie and Gustave. She's excited--this is all so new and something to experience with Gustave when he's missed so much.]
Oh, Gustave can explain. He loves to explain things. That's why he has a gang of apprentices at home, after all.
[ He lifts his hands in a shrug, unable to argue it. ]
It's true. I do enjoy teaching.
Chroma is our energy source. It's what we're made of... what everything at home is made of. It can be stored as matter or expended as energy.
[ Just like he's back in Lumière with his apprentices, he falls into old speaking patterns, his hands gesturing along with his words, lifting parallel to one another and moving in an arc back and forth: this and that. ]
Pictos are a way for us to better channel that energy. They might look like simple lines or drawings to you, but when we etch them on ourselves, like this...
[ He holds out his left arm for her to study, the golden threads of pictos etched through dark metal. ]
Then they help us with certain skills, or attacks... make us faster or less vulnerable to harm, that sort of thing.
(Doesn't help so much, because well, she's not from there, it isn't so well explained what exactly he is calling skills, and what exactly are attacks, so forth. Maybe if she sees it eventually, that will help put two and two together, but as of now, bless him and his people, she wishes them the best.
But this is also a free and unprompted display of how Gustave teaches. Sounds pretty damn good. Voluntelling him in a moment, she's busy now watching the golden threads and trying to make sense of the drawings.)
Vaguely, because I still don't know what you can do. Kiddo, you can do the thing too? Show me something cool.
(Maybe Gustave gets what she's doing here, letting Maelle show off so she can feel good and all.)
I can. Could. Things haven't quite worked right since I got here.
[Ask her in a month when she buys her chroma back!! Maelle tips her head in Gustave's direction. He's the star of their teaching moment, after all.]
Gustave and I could show you a little duel. I'm naturally much quicker than him. Can't even touch me. Besides, this old man needs to get his training in lest he get rusty.
[ He folds his arms and lifts his eyebrows at Maelle. ]
Really?
[ In this specific instance, though, she's right. She's stronger than he is now, faster, has taken on pictos and lumina he's never even seen before. He has no doubt that a duel with Maelle right now could be anything but embarrassing for him.
He shakes his head and looks back to Sophie. ]
But she's right. A duel is one of the best ways to demonstrate pictos use. Maelle might have one that shields her from an attack, for example. Or I might have one that gives me a boost of speed. Not that I need it, [ he adds, rolling his eyes in Maelle's direction. ]
If things aren't working, how are you going to show me anyway?
(Just so she gets what exactly she's supposed to see when they do. The interaction though, pretty cute. Kinda makes her miss her own sisters, even if she does not want to be missing them at all. There's a laugh that comes from her as she gestures for them to follow.)
I don't know, you're definitely the oldest one out of the three of us, Gustave, and Maelle did not vouch for your back. I'm betting on her.
(Something something horrible posture, working on stuff, etc.)
At the end of the tour, we can stop by the grafitti, and you can show me. How's that?
[Cocky! But not entirely wrong, though it's said mostly to get a rise out of Gustave. As much affection as she has for him, she loves teasing him, too. Sophie's remark just makes her laugh and she gives Gustave's arm a gentle shove.]
[ He can agree to that easily. As much as he hadn't wanted Maelle to join the Expedition, he'd had to admit that her fighting prowess was greater than plenty of Expeditioners much older than her. ]
Maelle might be young, but she was one of our best. Which means it's a good thing that I can access my chroma and pictos, if you want to see a duel.
[ Her shove doesn't push him off his step, but he sways a little exaggeratedly, just to make her laugh. ]
So, you're saying that even with the extras, she is still likely to kick your ass. Damn, I got myself a good instructor, then. Why can you and can't she?
(What kind of arbitrary bullshit did Aurora put these people on?
This is so cute, though. The little smile on the edge of her lips is definitely genuine.)
I'm totally fine with it, yeah. I also want to test something, if you do not mind. I want to see if you guys do anything to my diamond form. Just, you know. For funsies.
Something when we came to this place. I don't know.
[Maelle shrugs. She truly doesn't, but she's sure there's a way to regain what's gone dormant or been lost. And some part of her is glad--she's gotten much stronger since she last sparred with Gustave. He doesn't need to know the full extent of that.
While Gustave's praise still fills her with pride, Sophie's request makes her frown.]
Are you sure about that? What if we can do something to your diamond form?
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Also, both are being cute. She expects much more pitchforks and torches when people meet mutants for the first time, but that hasn't been her experience, which is confusing, but oh, so pleasant. Soon, she undoes it, back to blonde and skin before she can address both.)
Well, she failed to mention what exactly any of that is, so unless I check the brain library, you two are gonna have to explain it to me. Just expect no one ever knows what you're talking about, helps me go through these things.
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Oh, Gustave can explain. He loves to explain things. That's why he has a gang of apprentices at home, after all.
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It's true. I do enjoy teaching.
Chroma is our energy source. It's what we're made of... what everything at home is made of. It can be stored as matter or expended as energy.
[ Just like he's back in Lumière with his apprentices, he falls into old speaking patterns, his hands gesturing along with his words, lifting parallel to one another and moving in an arc back and forth: this and that. ]
Pictos are a way for us to better channel that energy. They might look like simple lines or drawings to you, but when we etch them on ourselves, like this...
[ He holds out his left arm for her to study, the golden threads of pictos etched through dark metal. ]
Then they help us with certain skills, or attacks... make us faster or less vulnerable to harm, that sort of thing.
Does that help?
[ He can go on! ]
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(Doesn't help so much, because well, she's not from there, it isn't so well explained what exactly he is calling skills, and what exactly are attacks, so forth. Maybe if she sees it eventually, that will help put two and two together, but as of now, bless him and his people, she wishes them the best.
But this is also a free and unprompted display of how Gustave teaches. Sounds pretty damn good. Voluntelling him in a moment, she's busy now watching the golden threads and trying to make sense of the drawings.)
Vaguely, because I still don't know what you can do. Kiddo, you can do the thing too? Show me something cool.
(Maybe Gustave gets what she's doing here, letting Maelle show off so she can feel good and all.)
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[Ask her in a month when she buys her chroma back!! Maelle tips her head in Gustave's direction. He's the star of their teaching moment, after all.]
Gustave and I could show you a little duel. I'm naturally much quicker than him. Can't even touch me. Besides, this old man needs to get his training in lest he get rusty.
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Really?
[ In this specific instance, though, she's right. She's stronger than he is now, faster, has taken on pictos and lumina he's never even seen before. He has no doubt that a duel with Maelle right now could be anything but embarrassing for him.
He shakes his head and looks back to Sophie. ]
But she's right. A duel is one of the best ways to demonstrate pictos use. Maelle might have one that shields her from an attack, for example. Or I might have one that gives me a boost of speed. Not that I need it, [ he adds, rolling his eyes in Maelle's direction. ]
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(Just so she gets what exactly she's supposed to see when they do. The interaction though, pretty cute. Kinda makes her miss her own sisters, even if she does not want to be missing them at all. There's a laugh that comes from her as she gestures for them to follow.)
I don't know, you're definitely the oldest one out of the three of us, Gustave, and Maelle did not vouch for your back. I'm betting on her.
(Something something horrible posture, working on stuff, etc.)
At the end of the tour, we can stop by the grafitti, and you can show me. How's that?
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[Cocky! But not entirely wrong, though it's said mostly to get a rise out of Gustave. As much affection as she has for him, she loves teasing him, too. Sophie's remark just makes her laugh and she gives Gustave's arm a gentle shove.]
How's that sound? After?
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[ He can agree to that easily. As much as he hadn't wanted Maelle to join the Expedition, he'd had to admit that her fighting prowess was greater than plenty of Expeditioners much older than her. ]
Maelle might be young, but she was one of our best. Which means it's a good thing that I can access my chroma and pictos, if you want to see a duel.
[ Her shove doesn't push him off his step, but he sways a little exaggeratedly, just to make her laugh. ]
Fine by me if it's fine by Sophie.
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(What kind of arbitrary bullshit did Aurora put these people on?
This is so cute, though. The little smile on the edge of her lips is definitely genuine.)
I'm totally fine with it, yeah. I also want to test something, if you do not mind. I want to see if you guys do anything to my diamond form. Just, you know. For funsies.
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[Maelle shrugs. She truly doesn't, but she's sure there's a way to regain what's gone dormant or been lost. And some part of her is glad--she's gotten much stronger since she last sparred with Gustave. He doesn't need to know the full extent of that.
While Gustave's praise still fills her with pride, Sophie's request makes her frown.]
Are you sure about that? What if we can do something to your diamond form?