Thirty-Seventh Theory [Voice/Action for Housemates]

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((Backdated to this morning.))

Filtered to Helios || UnhackableHelios, I need to talk to you. About your barrier

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[folkloristic]

Oh Donatello! It's been awhile since we last spoke. What is it? Everything alright?

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[i_speak_softly]

No. [He'll get right to the point.] Helios, what would happen if something exploded inside your barrier?

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[folkloristic]

Oh. Oh my. Um, y-yes well. Nothing should happen really. I mean the barrier should contain the explosion. How big are we talking? [ This does not sound good. ]

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[i_speak_softly]

I don't know. But - what if someone was in there with it?

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[folkloristic]

Donatello what exactly happened? [ He sounds worried, because this is a rather worrying conversation. ] No one was hurt, were they? [ A sigh. ]

As for your question the barrier would essentially block it by forming a piece of itself around the person.

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[i_speak_softly]

No. Someone dismantled the bomb in time.

It would really do that? How does that work?

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[folkloristic]

Oh thank goodness. [ Relieved sigh. ]

Well it's essentially designed to protect anyone with access inside of it. But just as a precaution, in case anyone can break through, I've added a few personal touches of my own to the original spell. [ He does a lot of personal touches to older spells. ]

It's like a barrier within a barrier! Haha. I've never had to use it thankfully.

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[i_speak_softly]

Helios, your - barrier doesn't do anything against the Malnosso, does it? [His tone indicates he already knows the answer is 'no'.]

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[folkloristic]

I-I'm sorry. It doesn't, no, but...I have been working on something with Frederic that might someday help in that.

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[i_speak_softly]

Is there anything I can do to help?

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[folkloristic]

Hm. Ah! Maybe! Do you think you could make something that can produce varying degrees of sound? Different pitches and frequencies perhaps? If it's not too much trouble of course. [ This is probably a really odd question. ] I've been using Frederic's piano but there's only so many notes one can hit.

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[i_speak_softly]

I could make some tuning forks... I don't have a very good ear, though. [The bizarreness of the request occurs to him.] Why, Helios?

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[folkloristic]

Oh nothing really. Just a sound cancellation spell we've been working on. [ He says that with a tone of indifference as if it's nothing. And it has been just that. Pesky spell has been giving him loads of problems. ]

I think it might be easier to complete if I had a wider range to work with.

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[i_speak_softly]

[Don doesn't really see what that has to do with the barrier, but Helios has helped him out enough that he doesn't mind helping the wizard with his own projects. Even if it means making an exception to his tool abstinence.]

I'll try to get to the smithy. [A long pause.] Helios, you had better be here when I finish.

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[folkloristic]

[ Not anything to do with the barrier, no, but it might help counteract the Malnosso's experiments one day. You can blame a very trauma inducing Halloween for this little project. ]

Be here when you finish? I don't think can I really go very far! [ A laugh. But he honestly knows what you mean, he's just keeping conversation light. ] Thank you Donatello, I'm very grateful for this.

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[i_speak_softly]

[He appreciates it. He's very close to his breaking point on this one.]

How many do you need? ["What range" might be a better question, but Don has no sense of musical scales.]