forum Awakened Shrine- closed group rp!

Started November 16, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

tune

“You say that now…” Blink still refused to look at Karat, fists tightening some. “But then I get to be too much to handle, and you get angry and snap at me to shut up and behave, a-and when I’m trying to fight against it you tell me to be happy and smile, a-and the next thing I know I'm trapped, a-and no one c-can… can hear me…" Blink closed his eyes at what were obviously memories, turning completely around to start walking away.

“I’m not… I’m not like your old ‘friend’ or whatever you call them. Give me a god damn chance, Blink,” he said firmly, walking after the purple orb. Of course, being that he wasn’t an easily irritated person by nature—but rather by environment—he followed Blink with more than just a calm tone. Hearing the orb say such things about his own past made him feel a bit bad…

"Funny, you've-" Blink came to a stop, trembling some as his body turned him back towards Karat. He still refused to look Karat in the eyes, unable to hide the tears that had been falling.
"F-fine, I w– will…" Blink glared at Karat, hands shaking. Humans just didn't understand, did they? They spoke however they god-damned pleased, and they saw nothing wrong with throwing commands around with every sentence that came out of their mouths.
"And it's user. I w-would never call a-a human a– a friend."

“Yeah, thinking would work too… so long as you have the intent for it to work, of course…” Might was much more withdrawn after they were poked, looking down submissively.
“Mhm, there are, but, but they all have their own users. A-and, I’m the orb you picked up, s-sir. When you did, you picked me, a-and I got to take this form. B-But, if you prefer me to take the orb shape, t-then just say so, and I will…”

Daniel shook his head and waved his hands in front of him, signifying that Might was fine the way they had looked. After he finished with the motion, his dirty blond hairs were slightly scattered across his forehead, but he didn't mind them and just gave Might a smile. Quite a shy one, but it was genuine regardless.

"You're fine the way you are," he thought, trying to reassure Might just a little bit. The whole situation was strange to Daniel. An orb that turned to a kid, spells, activa… commands, and apparently, increases in strength once said. All very foreign to a boy that often is looked down upon and pitied for the sole reason that his throat doesn't dare croak a single word. Though the pity was admittedly good for getting what he wanted. But this foreign event was something that he'd at least try to welcome.

"So uhh… what is this command you were talking about..?" he inquired. His mind was slow, having people be able to hear his thoughts was truly an experience that Daniel found to be peculiar.

Might looked up some, their hair falling in their eyes some.
“I… o-okay then…” The spell offered their own shy smile, still curled in on themselves some. They let their hands slip into their sleeves, putting their arms up underneath the shawl they worn over their robes. They didn’t really often have moments when they could talk, so they just keep to themselves on most occasions.
“Thank you, s-sir.” Might kept closed off, physically at least. Really, they couldn’t help but feel like this time was going to be different. Daniel, Daniel was a kid too, right? He could take care of Might, or at least treat them nicely. Not just tell them to behave and smile.
“Oh, it’s, ah… I command you to take Body by Their arm, and help them rise to Their best. I-I’m sorry if it’s too hard t-to say…” Might looked down at the ground, their feet shuffling a bit.

"Wander, oh you must be the one who got Gem to work today." Cara smiled glanced at their hands momentarily, smiled wider and quickly tried to hide the fact that she had seen at all. Liam patted Wander on the shoulder, "Thanks for standing with her, She's tough as nails, but well, some thing rattle even her."
"Liam why don't you get checked in so Gem can leave, she has a life out side of this place." Cara said pushing her husband towards the back. The older gentlemen grumbled but complied. Cara looked at Gem for a moment searching for something. Gem tried not to squirm under the burning gaze, it seemed as though the woman had seen what she needed to see because she smiled brightly, handed Wander a goody bag, "A little thank you." she said and hurried back to the kitchen.
Gem dropped the smile and leaned on Wander for support, Closing her eyes"Old mistakes love to come knocking at the worst of times don't they." She opened her eye's and straightened, gently letting go of Wander's hand. "I'm going to get changed and then we can leave alright, you can wait for me out here if you'd like." Gem quickly retrieved her things and changed avoiding her fathers burning stare as she left the changing room and went back to wander. She took his hand and gent;y pulled him towards the door.
"Let's go, I have some places I'd like to show you."

“Yes, I was ma’am.” Wander offered a polite smile. He didn’t quite understand the look and the smile, seeing as he wasn’t used to people thinking of him as just a spell. Really, he didn’t think anything of how Gem and he were, not in the sense of thinking there was any chance. Besides, they had just met, not to mention how Wander wasn’t even technically alive. The spell looked to Gem’s father, nodding some.
“Of course, sir.” He was quite polite, this spell. The only reason he had no such formalities with Gem was because he had a feeling she wouldn’t be quite alright with it. Wander’s eyes widened a bit when handed the goody bag, holding it close.
“A-Ah, thank you, ma’am…”
“Yes, I must agree.” Wander looked down at Gem as the woman leaned against him, a sad, understanding smile coming to his lips. “But they can be a chance to confront the past, and finally move on… even if forcefully.” The spell shook his head.
“Alright, I’ll be right here.” Wander wasn’t sure how he felt, alone in the front with the bag, without Gem’s hand in his, but he didn’t let himself dwell on it. It was none of his concern what he did and didn’t feel, that was for Gem to decide. Though, he couldn’t help but recognize the sensasion in his chest and stomach when Gem took his hand again, easily following behind.
“I look forward to seeing them, then!” The spell smiled brightly, glad to let the incident leave their minds. He didn’t like seeing Gem upset.

Gem's mind was a much more cluttered space than her current attitude showed. He was back, No stop thinking about it, But he was there again, No not now later, you can deal with this all later. Gem's smile could hide it all but her eye's never could, little truthful gems set in her lying face. She let her feet walk down the familiar route, left on 5th street down two blocks take another left. The only outward sign of the turmoil was how tightly she gripped Wanders hand, and the dullness of her eyes.
"Ah here we are!" She stopped they were back at the park, though a very different part of the park than they had been before, "Now, I don't normally go down old questionable trails with large pits in them, Normally I go on walks through this part of the park." She stepped off the sidewalk and onto one of dirt path that ran through the grass, "Now, don't tell anyone, if word got out this trail would become much more popular than it is, but this is the loveliest walk through the park, It reminds me of the woods my Grandparents have on their land back in Ireland." She began down the path letting the noise of society be replaced with quiet bird calls and the rustling of leaves.

Wander’s smile fell some. No, this hadn’t stopped yet. Gem was still upset, even though she tried to hide it. Wander held onto Gem’s hand firmly as he was led along, moving to stay by her side instead of behind.
“Mm… I didn’t know there were parts of the forest like this.” Wander smiled some, trying to keep his moods up some for Gem’s sake. Really, it was a bit heartbreaking, to know just how small the forest of the shrine had become. Not now, Gem was already going through enough after that man appeared in the shop.
“It does seem to be quite serene here, and it’s good to be reminded of family.” Wander fell silent then, letting the sounds of nature surround them. Maybe it would help Gem. So, the spell walked hand in hand with his user, keeping close. He wanted to make her feel better, but he really didn’t know how… So, he’d do his best.

Gem was slowly reverting to her usual chipper self as they walked through the Forrest, pointing out interesting tree's and rock formations. The incident was being pushed further from her mind until at last she seemed to be fine again. As they reached the end of the trail and the other side of the park Gem stopped and turned to look at Wander, "Thank you, Um, I'm not super great at expressing my emotions ever, so, just, Thank you." She sighed letting the worried fade into the forest, "I was going to take you a few more places but I think I'm ready to go home." She smiled at Wander, "Though My garden is another thing I would love to show you."

(Indeed lol. These dynamics are a lot of fun to write, too. And if y'all ever need me to add more to my posts to respond just say <3)

Wander smiled as Gem and he continued down the path, nodding some to the things Gem was pointing out. He enjoyed looking at the nature around them, taking in a deep breath. It was nice, holding his user's hand as they surrounded themselves with nature to calm down. He glanced over at Gem's words, nodding a bit.
"You're welcome," the spell said softly. "I'm glad this was able to help some. Yes, I think it would be a good time to go to your home." Wander smiled again, giving Gem's hand a light squeeze.
"If it's your garden, then it'll definitely be something that I look forward to seeing. Would you like me to..?" Wander was more than willing to activate, and let Gem portal to her home.

"Funny, you've-" Blink came to a stop, trembling some as his body turned him back towards Karat. He still refused to look Karat in the eyes, unable to hide the tears that had been falling.
"F-fine, I w– will…" Blink glared at Karat, hands shaking. Humans just didn't understand, did they? They spoke however they god-damned pleased, and they saw nothing wrong with throwing commands around with every sentence that came out of their mouths.
"And it's user. I w-would never call a-a human a– a friend."

“Call me whatever the hell you want, but I’m not using you unless dire situations call,” Karat stated firmly before shaking his head. Blink definitely seemed like they hated humans to a pretty great degree. Just what in the hell had he been through. Small theories started forming in the man’s head, none of which were applicable to Blink’s personality and how repulsive he is.
“You wanna go get ice cream?”

Blink wiped at their tears, refusing to acknowledge them other than that.
"W- what's ice cream..?" The spell asked, looking up at Karat. They didn't really believe the human when he said that he'd only use Blink in 'dire situations,' but they weren't going to say anything about it. Really, they just wanted to curl up in a ball and have some time alone to cry, but they knew they weren't going to get that. They never did.

Gem nodded, "If you wouldn't mind, I don't want to risk running into anyone else today." She smiled softly turning to face Wander. She was clearly tired, but she smiled all the same, "I wasn't going to ask. I'm sorry, you haven't been out of the shine for a while and you don't get to see much of the world on your first day out." Gem closed her eye's and pictured her apartment.
"Alright, I command you to take Space by Their hand, and lead Them to my feet." She didn't want to think of Wander as an advanced car so she wouldn't have even mentioned that she was tiered to him. But her had offered to take her and that she was grateful for.

Blink wiped at their tears, refusing to acknowledge them other than that.
"W- what's ice cream..?" The spell asked, looking up at Karat. They didn't really believe the human when he said that he'd only use Blink in 'dire situations,' but they weren't going to say anything about it. Really, they just wanted to curl up in a ball and have some time alone to cry, but they knew they weren't going to get that. They never did.

Karat sighed and gestured for Blink to follow him as he made his way out of the damned park. He needed to go get coffee anyways and buying ice cream for the spell didn’t seem like that much of a problem. He went down the street where his home was, passing by some shops of which he stopped in front of one of them and ordered an iced latte while with the other shop he’d ordered a vanilla cone for the spell. When he got his coffee, he immediately started drinking and when the ice cream was done, he handed it to Blink, making sure that the spell held it by the cone.
“It’s cold, so don’t try to bite it,”

Luck nodded in response to Shine's thanks. "Of course!" she spoke through a smile, seeing the spell happy again was more than a relief. Seeing any person sad was a shame to Luck, and usually she would joke around and not know how to help. Though for some reason, being with Shine, she knew exactly what to do. Maybe it was some type of bond, being Shine's…user and all? She blinked and dismissed the thought quickly. How silly of a thought it was. Sounded like something straight out of a children's fairy tale.

"So…" she continued on, "I've gotta go to work, but would you like to see my workplace? Perhaps I could take you in as your orb form!" Luck clapped her hands together with joy and smiled brightly.

Daniel nodded slowly, though unsure of what the point in having the strength was. Perhaps it would help him get out of the shrine at the very least. Lest something were to go wrong in the process. His took a deep breath in and out, and thought the command clearly, not allowing his mind to take a second to waver.

'I command you to take Body by Their arm, and help them rise to Their best.'

Though it duly embarrassed Daniel to even think the command, he did it nevertheless and hoped it worked.

"I don't mind at all." Wander smiled in turn. Gem's exhaustion caused the spell to pause a moment, knowing she would lose even more energy with the spell, but he trusted her judgment of herself on this. It had been long enough as well, so Wander would go with her.
"It's alright, really. I'm glad I got to be out at all, especially with you. We have plenty of time to see the world, don't worry." Wander closed his eyes as Gem spoke, and in a moment he was back as a portal. Then, he and Gem were in Gem's apartment, Wander smiling sleepily as he took Gem's hand again instinctually. He kept himself upright, though, knowing Gem must be exhausted and might need support as she gaheredherself.

Blink followed after Karat, refusing to look at the man again. Really, they could already see it. Their brashness and assholery had caused another user to dislike them, and there was nothing they could do about it now. The spell shoved their hands into their pockets, arms held close to themselves. They just… they were tired of this, tired of being tied to a human in order to have a life, or the scraps of one that their user tossed to them.
When Karat was ordering the drink and the cone, Blink looked around, taking the world in. Really, there was so much new that had come to it after Blink had been sealed away again, and they hated how much they'd missed. They looked down at the food pushed into their hands, blinking some.
"Okay, then…" It wasn't like Blink had a choice anymore, with what Karat said. So, the spell carefully licked the dessert, skeptical. Though, they weren't able to hide their surprise and enjoyment for a moment. Quickly clamping down on it, Blink's face returned to the default of angry smirk.
"It's alright." Liar.

Shine hugged Luck again, giggling a bit. She was quite the hugger, it seemed, taking every chance she could to do so. The spell pulled away after a moment, bouncing on her heels some. She really did seem to be much happier, grinning up at her user. She had no idea Luck wasn't usually good at helping people, so she just thought this was the normal.
The girl's eyes widened some, and she nodded vigorously.
"I'd love to!! And of course, it's the best way to keep me secret! If it'd make things easier, I could get even smaller, and have a chain so be like a locket so you could keep your hands open?"

Might closed their eyes, hands coming to meet in front of their chest as they glowed some. In a moment, the glow condensed into their hands, moving to touch Daniel on the chest. The glow spread over the boy, then, resting just above him without actually touching.
"Here, y-you can try it out to see if it works for you…"