zerotohiro | I'll be the watcher of the eternal flame [Eachdraidh IC Contact]

Hey, you're the tech nerd, not me. [Another giggle and...is she in a different spot now?]

Maybe you've just gone craaaazy, Hiro. Maybe you're hearing me now in your mind.

[Her voice is definitely moving from post to post...]

I have not gone crazy. [Though there's really no proof of that since he keeps hearing her and he can't see her. So instead, he starts to follow the sound of her voice and deviate from his original path.]

Seriously, Lumina, this isn't funny!

I don't knoooooow. Hearing voices is pretty crazy. They lock people up for that kind of crazy, even.

[Another giggle, and then from behind him there's a soft 'huff' that he might recognize from when she jumps off things and lands...and then two hands give him a light shove.]

[But there's nothing there when he turns around...]

I'm not crazy! [Well you sure do sound a little crazy yelling at nothing, Hiro. When he feels something shove his back though he suddenly swings, fist flying out to the air and missing her just by principle of not being able to see her.

When this is over, he'll admit that this is an amazing trick. Right now though, he's just starting to get really, really mad.]

Whatever, I'm leaving. I don't know what's going on, but this is ridiculous.

[He'll hit nothing, because nothing is there. But when he's done shouting his reward s a huff from behind him. Lumina is standing there, hands on her hips, rolling her eyes.]

You are no fun, Hiro.

[He pauses then, just staring at her. She wasn't there five seconds ago. He knows that. But there she is and he's blinking in surprise before shaking his head.]

Dude. What did you just do?

Well I was goooooonna tell you. [She shrugged, along with an exaggerated arm gesture.]

But if you're gonna be so grumpy...

Like you wouldn't be mad if I did the same thing to you. [Don't even try it, Lumina. Now that he can see her, he's more curious than he is angry.] So...what is it?

[She manages to look annoyed for about four more seconds before the facade cracks and she grins, holding up her hand to show where she has a hairpin pinched between two fingers.]

This.

[And then she reaches up and clips it to her hair...and disappears with a giggle.]

[He almost reaches for the pin before she takes it out of his reach and slips it into her hair...and promptly disappears. Well excuuuse him.]

Whoa...[Does he sound impressed? A little bit.] Dude. Where did you even get that?

[After a few seconds she reappears, pulling the hairclip back off. She's grinning so widely.]

I got it as a boon! It wasn't exactly what I asked for but isn't it awesome?

Uh, yes? [He motions with his hand for her to pass it off so he can examine it.] So with this...you can be invisible for as long as you want? [That's even better than the rune he's been working on. He might be a tiny bit envious.]

[After a second she hands the hairpin over.]

The imps said it'll last six hours a day. I haven't really tried testing it though. So I mean, it could just be...six hours from whenever I first use it, or six hours of actual use or...man. I don't know.

I get kind of bored of being invisible after like, three.

[It was more fun when she could see herself being sneaky.]

[He rotates it in his fingers, eyeing it carefully and opening and closing it to see if he can see any physical signs of enchantment while Lumina explains.]

That's just because you haven't had a chance to really think of how to use it. Be creative with it. [There's a devious grin forming.] We should start testing this out and see what it can really do.

[Yes. "We."]

'We?' [Lumina smirks, but doesn't explictly object.]

It does what it does, Hiro. Turns me invisible. ...Why? What else were you thinking?

Everything can be upgradable if you figure out how it works. [He's still letting the clip roll between his fingers.] I bet we could figure out a way to make it last longer than six hours...and we should make sure it doesn't have any boundaries, like it'll wear off and not work in certain parts of the Drabwurld.

[Testing, Lumina. This is what he lives for.]

Hmm. [She was looking at the hairclip thoughtfully now, tapping her fingers against her side. Finally she grinned.]

Well, first thing to do is see if it works for anybody but me, right? Put it on.

[One would think that Hiro would be a giant baby about sticking girly things in his hair. But instead he's busy plucking the clip out of her fingers, holding it up to his eyes to stare at it again before shrugging and prying it open to clip his bangs out of his face.]

So...what's the verdict? [He...doesn't feel invisible, but maybe he's missing something here.]

[Her eyes go a tad wide when he puts it on, and after a second she laughs.]

That is weird to see...

Lumina. [He sounds annoyed, but his expression doesn't quite match that. A hand reaches up to lightly push at her as the other one moves to adjust the clip as though it'll make a difference.] I know it's weird but it's for research. But if you can still see me I think that means it only works on you.

...or maybe it only works on girls? [That's also a possibility.]

[She lets him keep talking, stepping back at the push and putting her hands on her hips until he's done.]

Maaaaaybe you aren't paying enough attention, Hiro. It was weird to see you disappear like that.

[...] Wait, what? [Give him a moment to bring his hand up to his face, squinting at it as though he's determining if it's real or not.] I can see myself still.

And yet.

[She just rolls her eyes.]

I could see me too. But not in mirrors or anything.

[Here's the thing. He likes Lumina. He'll actually admit that now. He likes her, they're friends, and she's possibly one of his best friends in the Drabwurld. That doesn't mean he believes 80% of what she says and the incredulous look on his face says so. On the other hand, with something like this is was hard to tell what to believe. He's still busy looking at his hand, a thoughtful "huh" under his breath as he rotates his wrist in front of his eyes.]

You don't have a mirror on you or anything, do you? I don't think the blade of my dagger's shiny enough to use.

Why would I have a mirror on me? [Another huff, and she manages some fake indignation.] Are you calling me vain, Hero?

[But that lasts all of five seconds before she just laughs and rolls her eyes.]

You're not just gonna trust me on this, are you.

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