realityshifted | ♪ EXEC

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ar tonelico (d1) jacqli

♪ EXEC_03/. ♫

[Jacqli appears, wearing only black underwear. Yep. Nothing else. Just black panties, and a black bra that isn't even hers. Why is she borrowing someone else's bra, you ask? Well. She's grown. ... A few cup sizes. ... Inexplicably. ... Yep. Hello, boobs.

She has no idea what to do with this. You probably wouldn't either if you'd gone from washboard to Oh My overnight. She's just standing where she's appeared - which is, of course, conveniently right in the middle of everything - staring down at herself with a scowl. Just what in the hell...?

Well, at least she's carrying her harmbody suit with her. It's draped over one shoulder. Maybe she's planning to get dressed...? Wait, this is Jacqli. Who knows what she's up to, especially when it comes to clothes (or lack thereof).]

What kind of experiment is this?!

[She groans, very carefully scratching at a teeny, red-tinted rash that's appeared right beneath her navel, though it's barely visible due to the tattoo-looking design it's over.]

And is this related...? Ugh. Whatever.

[Don't mind the short one. She's just fuming to herself.]

((OoC: Feel free to comment on said tattoo-looking Installer Port (image SFW - but pretend it's red), located on her stomach (Image pretty NSFW for, uh, Jacqli's favorite state of clothing, but not explicit). She's pretty sensitive about it though, so don't go poking it unless you want song magic in the face.))

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[Menzies happens to be nearby on the Plane, as she messed up willing herself between buildings and lost her way a bit. oops. she can't see the state of Jacqli, but at that outburst, she can tell something's wrong. spotting her aura nearby, she starts headings in that direction]

Miwa, what's going on?

[She looks over, wondering if Menzies is here to try and clothe her again, but she notices those glowing eyes.... interesting. She makes her way over.]

I'm... part of an experiment, as far as I can tell.

[She tries to fold her arms across her chest, but her chest is too big for that now jdsfklajskl so she has to move them down a bit fjdsakj ugh, boobs, why. Still, it emphasizes just how friggin' big they've become. Not... that Menzies could tell, but Jacqli doesn't know this yet.]

Are you as well, or were you always able to make your eyes glow like that?

[Menzies will see an orange-red color. While it's certainly intrinsically bright, it still seems a little bit muted. Her current feelings, however, are most certainly annoyance and aggravation, though she's also genuinely curious about what seems to be up with Menzies and those glowing eyes. No immediate intentions, other than "figure out how to put clothes on over these damn things" and "make conversation with people, I guess, since I'm here"... ]

Edited 2012-09-06 01:00 (UTC)

[surprised--and a little dismayed] You too?

[she snorts at that question, though. irrationally, she was hoping the glowing wasn't constant and she just got unlucky in her conversation with Riku] No, it's the Plane. And, far as I can tell, I 'aven't got control over it.

[her gaze is trained on where Jacqli is, but she doesn't make eye contact--she can't. her expression is considering as she tries to suss out Jacqli's feelings] What exactly did they do, anyway? You've...changed?

[She's puzzled that Menzies has to ask if she's changed, and she's just about to smirk and make a comment about how detectives should be more observant, but she notices that Menzies' gaze isn't meeting her own. ... Well then.]

Yes, I have. My breasts are now larger than they were before. Considering this happened overnight, this place must be responsible.

You're blind. [She tilts her head to one side, eyes narrowed just slightly. She's trying to figure out what the logic could possibly be behind making one "test subject" (ugh, the thought of test subjects makes her bristle) blind while merely - ahem - stacking the other. The thought of someone having this kind of power over people angers her.]

[she raises an eyebrow at that--it sounds like the most pointless experiment possible. her tone is skeptical] And what exactly are they getting out of that? [but then a thought strikes her, and she adds:] Miwa, are you dressed? [because maybe it's less an experiment for Jacqli than it is to see the reactions of some of the other Plane residents]

[but she nods at that] Yeah. I can't actually see, but I can sort of "see"-- [she cuts off, sneezing]. Ugh. I can see energy--from things that are alive, anyway.

Sick enjoyment, maybe. Otherwise, all they're getting out of it from me is annoyance. These are nothing but inconvenient... [... eyeroll] Yes, I'm dressed. [Okay not entirely but she's not naked, okay? It counts.]

[She blinks at the sneeze.] You're sick, too? [She absently rubs at the rash on her stomach.] It must be going around the Plane. [But she doesn't seem to think it's all that important~] You can see energy? Do you mean something like electrical current, or something more like what differentiates living and non-living?

Or they're watching to see 'ow others react to it. [see, there was a point to her question about your state of dress, Jacqli. but for the moment she just has to take your word for it]

Too? [she rubs her nose, but she raises a curious eyebrow at that] Miwa, were you 'ere yesterday?

No. [she shakes her head] Like what marks things as alive, I think. I just see it from people and animals, and it's always different. [although she's surprised by the number of people who are red]

[like any time she starts talking about the energy, she focuses on Jacqli's aura. unconsciously, she's giving it a curious prod, trying to see what more she can learn from it]

Then why not have someone who already has big ones take off her shirt? For scientists, they're going about everything the hard way. [Grumble...]

Yes. I was. [She's putting two and two together as well, juuuust vaguely. There are still a few logic holes to fill in, but...] Detective, did you come across anyone that day who wasn't feeling well?

[That curious prod won't give away anything too specific, but then again, Jacqli is only straight to the point when it serves her to be so. What Menzies will find is ambition. Cunning. She'll also find intense creativity, and a desire for beautiful things - natural things, mind. Jacqli couldn't care less for materialistic beauty.

It's all muted, though. That bright red-orange is not as bright as it could be or should be, because it's being held back and guarded very close. She'll also pick up on why, too: humans. Humans... did something to her, something bad enough for her to label them collectively as untrustworthy until proven otherwise.]

[she would point out that Jacqli is probably beneficial to them since she might walk around without her shirt anyway, but she doesn't really see the need]

[she nods] I was in the bar with this other fella, Gabriel, and we both started sneezing. I've met a few other people who are sick, too. It can't be a coincidence.

Miwa... [she frowns as she falls into that sense of betrayal, her tone growing distant but also horrified] Are all humans so bad? Who exactly hurt you?

So something is being passed around the Plane. I wonder where it originated? I don't even mean Patient Zero - I just wonder if it's a sickness from here, or from some other world.

[Jacqli returns the frown.] Hm. Your new kind of sight comes with some added features. You probably don't want to see much more, detective. It won't be pretty, and I obviously can't keep it from you.

[She shrugs a shoulder, looking off to the side - not that it matters, since Menzies is blind, but... details. She speaks about it casually.] My creators hurt me. And all humans certainly aren't bad, but those that aren't are horribly drowned out by those who are. I have no problems with the exceptions, I just don't expect anyone to be an exception.

Did you see the blue "dust" or "pollen" that somebody named Rory apparently brought along with 'im yesterday?

Oh--! [Menzies is startled out of her train of thought by that comment. she sighs, closing her eyes briefly] That keeps 'appening. I'm not really even doing it on purpose. It's...odd. To say the least.

[if she's honest, it's also frightening. for a person with her level of self-control, it's shocking to have her mind seemingly going off on tangents of its own--particularly as, for some reason, she keeps finding herself vocalizing them]

[but now that she's seen that from Jacqli, she can't just let it drop] Ah. Fair enough. [far be it from her to judge someone who was tortured, after all] So...what exactly are you, Miwa?

[the question isn't judgmental--just pure curiosity]

Yes, I saw him walking into the bathhouse. I asked him to let me cast a cure for poison, just in case it was poisonous. [She narrows her eyes, thinking.] Pollen or dust... an allergic reaction, then. So that's why everyone's sneezing.

[She doesn't comment on Menzies' admission that she isn't doing it on purpose. Actually, she's curious as to why Menzies is vocalizing her observations. Wouldn't she want to keep it secret, at least somewhat...? Hm. Maybe it's part of the experiment.]

I'm a Reyvateil. A pureblooded beta-type, specifically. I'm connected to the Tower, in my world, and that allows me to use song magic.

[she blinks, surprised at such a simple explanation for their troubles. she's been assuming they're having a reaction to an alien element--probably with Plane intervention involved. could it be as simple as an allergy? or is that only part of it?] It could explain more than that. Wonder if there's anywhere we could get a sample...

[not that she could bring it to forensics in this state, but someone around here has to have that sort of access, right?]

Reyvateil. [normally she'd make a note of information like that, but unfortunately all she can do at the moment is nod and try to remember] So what does song magic do, then?

More than that? ... So, it could be related to... [But then she makes a face!] What kind of allergic reaction causes bigger breasts or life-sensing vision?!

[Sorry, might want to try asking that question again? She's a little. Um. Sidetracked.]

[ooc: Let's pretend I said Loki above rather than Gabriel because oops; she doesn't know his real name]

[her face almost mirrors Jacqli's] One being 'elped along by the Plane, maybe? Hard to say. I think a better question is, what do we do about it?

[she's distracted, too, so she lets it drop for the moment. solving this is more important]

((OoC: Okeydokey o/))

Cure the affliction? Are there cures for allergies in your world? In mine, we can only relieve the symptoms with tea, steam baths and rest.

[that suggestion is surprising; she was expecting it would require either advanced technology or another Plane game like those trials for apples]

You think it could be that easy? We've got medicine that 'elps with the symptoms. I even gave some to somebody 'ere. I wonder...

[she pauses thoughtfully. if it helped, she would say Morgana should have noticed by now, but considering she was hoping for the absence of sneezing, maybe not] Maybe I should check in with 'er. [she smirks faintly at the idea, eager to find out if they're really onto something]

I don't know if it's that easy, but it won't hurt to try. If nothing else, everyone will stop sneezing.

[She nods.] Maybe you should. I would be interested in knowing the results.

[she nods back, although her expression is wry] I'd 'ope it wouldn't. [because you never know with the Plane]

Let me find her, and I'll keep you in touch.

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