third flight. ( video, action. )

[brands]

[Fang's outside! Near Dat l'Cie Household. She's out in the open, and is throwing a fang-shaped crystal in the air and catching it. It flickers, catches the light of the fading sun, but it seems to glow on its own as well.]

'Bout time I tried doing this. [She grins, throws the crystal up one last time.]

Bahamut!

[The crystal morphs in mid-air,

Comments

[heteropennae]

Summoning magic... You must be very powerful to have that kind of ability.

[brands]

I am, but that's not the point at the moment. I'm having a couple of technical difficulties.

[heteropennae]

Oh? It seems like it was successful to me.

[brands]

Oh, it was plenty successful. 'Cept for the part where it's not usually female, yeah.

( voice )

[brands]

The same thing that happened to Hope happened to my Eidolon, too. This Queen's a little too serious about keeping males out of this place.

[video]

[4thkidletchamp]

What's wrong with it?

[video]

[brands]

It's gotten its gender switched around. Didn't realize it before, 'cause I couldn't summon him on this world.

Re: [video]

[4thkidletchamp]

... That's really weird, and creepy.

I mean, all my pokemon with me were girls so there was no way for me to tell that with them if the same thing was going on. I wonder if other people have similar issues with things like this...

[video]

[brands]

Creepy's an understatement.

Given the way the Queen operates, I wouldn't be surprised. Hell, one of my friends showed up here as a girl. Switching an Eidolon around has gotta be child's play, after that. [a beat.] What's a pokemon?

[tasercopter]

You like summoning shit for no reason and then looking at it? What's the point?

[brands]

Who said I was summoning it for no reason? Wanted to see if it still worked in this messed-up world. For a couple months I couldn't summon at all.

'Sides, even if I didn't have a reason, it's none of your damn business what I choose to do with my spare time.

[tasercopter]

Now you know it works. Mission accomplished. So why're you staring at it like that? It's just a monster. What's the big deal?

[She shrugs.] It was on the plant. If I wanna say something, I'll say it.

[brands]

'Cause it's changed, obviously. Without my consent. Reckon I made that clear enough.

[When Fang bristles, so does Bahamut, spreading her wings. The Eidolon seems to expand in the space behind Fang, and her eyes glow brighter, matching the glow of the twisted brand on Fang's shoulder.] That so? Well, if I were you, Red, I'd watch what I'd say.

video;

[agentminiskirt]

[Aya tilts her head.]

That's... interesting.

[Not just because HOLY SHIT THAT THERE IS A FUCKING DRAGON, but the mentions of the gender change as well.]

video;

[brands]

That's one way to put it. [She taps Bahamut's flank with the tip of her spear, and the Eidolon shifts, irritated.] I figure he--she's not gonna stay for long. Summoning magic doesn't work as well here.

video;

[agentminiskirt]

So that's all done by magic? Can't say I'm surprised, considering where I'm at.

[She shifts.]

I heard you mention something about the Queen not wanting males in this place... Any idea why?

video;

[brands]

That's right, but it's not any sort of magic I got from being here.

[She laughs.]

See, that's a funny story. Suppose no one's given you the grand tour yet. The Queen doesn't want men around because we're meant to be entertaining her, far as I know. As for what kind of entertainment...let's just say her Majesty wants us to get real friendly with one another.