[OPEN] I walk out in the flowers and feel better~

[terraformagica]

Characters: Amalia & yours~
Setting: Floor 25 (Meadow)
Time: Any
Format: No preference
Summary: Sadida princess feels it's her responsibility to make things green again! How well she fares, that's still up for debate. Come bother her and make sure she doesn't pass out or anything from over-exerting her powers?
Warnings: Probably none.


This wasn't the first time Amalia had tentatively ventured up the staircase to the Tower's levels that had been ruined in the whale monster's attack, but she'd never ventured off the steps and onto the floors themselves.

Yet today was different and now she was standing in the torn up dirt that had once been a lush meadow. She knelt into the soil and carefully brushed some of the debris away from what might have been a clover patch before. "I'm sorry I didn't come sooner," she said quietly to the crumpled plants. "I was scared, but that's not an excuse. I still... have a lot to learn."

She pressed her hands flat into the dirt, closed her eyes and concentrated. Ripples of green light spread out from her in a circles and after a few moments, there began to be stirrings of new roots beneath the soil with a few tender green shoots tentatively raising into view. When she opened her eyes again, there was a radius of about 15 feet that was starting to grow again, like a young spring just recovering from a harsh winter. It was a long way from the lushness it had been, but now it could start growing back on its own.

Amalia looked at the rest of the ruined meadow, then down at the little patch she'd just created. She still had a lot of work to do.

Comments

[absolute_perception]

Elian had been wandering around now since the attacks. He didn't expect to find much of anything worth salvaging. He was already worried about a friend from home that had lost his memories and now he's just wandering to clear his mind.

Upon reaching the floor that was once a meadow, his heart sank. "They destroyed this place too." His voice didn't sound as sympathetic as he was feeling. It just hurt too much to see something so wonderful be torn apart and left to die.

He stepped in with a deep inhale. He almost missed the light. He stopped in midstep to watch and soon discovered that it was Amalia. Curiosity pulled him closer. He had never seen anything like it before.

[isthatashortjoke]

"Huh, you survived." came a familiar voice as Veigar stepped just outside the area she had healed. His ever obscured face showed the bright expressive glow that was his eyes when the shadows covered his features and he seemed to have a mix between relief and concern.

"I uh..." How was it that you said nice things again? Come on, tap into your yordle heritage more and less into the psychopathic Noxxus induced insanity.

"I'm glad to see you survived that sneak assault. I destroyed as many as I could find so that the lower levels were safe, but I.... I couldn't find you." Her or any of the other teammates he had decided aren't due for destruction and instead he'd like them to survive...

[audiofile]

She'd been exploring the tower tentatively after realizing the extent of the damage caused by the whale, not that Aelita knew much about the incident having not been here when it hit. The stairwell leading down had seemed a bit precarious to her, but she'd been working her way down slowly nonetheless. The destrution had been worrying, to say nothing of the other floors she'd passed on her way down, and the torn up dirt that now made up the meadow left her guessing what could have made up this floor.

She begins to get an idea, however, when she sights Amaila rejuvenating the small patch of ground. As the new plants quickly sprout and begin to grow, Aelita can only look on in fascination as she does her work. When the green glow dissipates, Aelita looks from the ground to the girl standing in the middle of the new growth.

"That was amazing!"

[heartfeltfancy]

[she figured at least the meadow would be pretty. Nope. No survivors. But who was this girl...?]

W-Woah! That's so amazing!

[terraformagica]

Amalia was unaware that she had an audience, rising from her position with a slight wobble. She'd generated a half dozen circles of greenery around the meadow, and it was starting to show. She should have brought some water or something with her, but the decision to come up here had been made with her heart and not with her head. While she normally would have asked the plants to share some of their dew with her, she felt guilty about taking it from them when they still needed it.

[terraformagica]

Amalia's head came up, startled when she heard the familiar voice and one that she hadn't heard in weeks. A smile temporarily washed away the weary expression she wore from the strain of her terraforming and she crossed the new grass to throw her arms around Veigar in a hug.

"You're all right!"

[isthatashortjoke]

Ah ah!!!! It's that thing that people do when uh, they wrap their arms around you and not to strangle you! What was it called?!

Ah who cared... this time it wasn't unpleasant... not in the least he supposed. So much so that he, uh, actually returned the hug, if a bit awkwardly. Even through the shadows she could see the slight blush on his face.

"Of course I'm alright. I'm Veigar the all powerful! I was more worried about you." Wait, Veigar doesn't worry! What is this...

"Err, I wanted to make I would not lose any allies! So I kept as many monsters I could at bay! Yesss." That's what it was! Yep.

[terraformagica]

The green-haired girl looks surprised at the sudden compliment, having not heard Aelita's approach. "Thank you..." she said, looking down at the patch of greenery she'd just created. "They're happy, now that they can grow again."

[terraformagica]

[ It was pretty once! But Amalia is going to be at this a long time before it gets back to the way it was. ]

O-Oh... thank you, but it's not that amazing...

[terraformagica]

Amalia thankfully doesn't subject him to the hug for more than a minute. "Oh Veigar, I'm sorry! I didn't find you either, even if I knew you'd be all right because you're strong and brave. You... were worried about me?"

[isthatashortjoke]

Veigar's gaze shifted to the side and he idly kicked at a nearby pebble.

"Yeah, of course I was worried. One should always keep their valuable allies back right? Wouldn't want you to get hurt or anything like that."

You know Veigar, that sounds much nicer than you think.

[terraformagica]

Unfortunately for Veigar, Amalia doesn't see much of a difference between "allies" and "friends" other than mere phrasing, so his response prompts a genuine smile from her.

"No, I'm fine. I didn't get hurt because of others' bravery... I-I'm afraid I didn't do as much as I should have."

[isthatashortjoke]

"Everyone has their role in combat, I'm sure you did what you were best at. And besides a well balanced team is better than a team full of fighters any day." He knew, he hated being in a team full of carries...

He looked at her, then away for a moment before turning to face her again and look around her at her work.

"You know... healing powers are really useful and can be really powerful depending on the situation. Especially if you managed to grow something out of this wretched place."

[absolute_perception]

Elian had a feeling that she was wearing herself out while she was healing the meadow. He looked around for something to use as a cup and found nothing of the sort. He left the area and walked all the down to the cafeteria to get a water bottle and made his trek up the stairs again. He remembered to grab one for himself which he would definitely need when he showed up at the meadow again.

[terraformagica]

When Elian returned, Amalia was still hard at work and there were a few more circles of renewed growth than there had been when he'd left. The princess was just about to start another one, but she was struggling to get started. It was as though she wanted to do the whole floor in one day.

"Great Sadida," she murmured. "Please give me some more strength. This will help so many people... I have to keep going..."

[absolute_perception]

He saw her waning a bit and approached her from behind. He lowered the bottle over her shoulder and spoke softly. "You might need this. I'm sorry that you have to work so hard."

If Elian could help her, he would have but all he's able to do is make sure that she stays strong. "Your progress...I'm impressed."

[terraformagica]

Amalia looks down at the new grass and plants at her feet and nods. "I can do this, but more importantly I want to. I may not understand a lot of how things work here in the Tower, but I understand the earth."

[terraformagica]

"Elian!" Even though he'd spoken softly, he had still surprised her and Amalia jumped. "How long were you...?"

She realized he was holding out a bottle of water and accepted it with a weak smile. "Oh... thank you. How did you know?"

[absolute_perception]

"I've watched long enough to know." It was what he was accustomed to doing. He was almost like a ghost in many ways and seeing Amalia startled was proof that he still kept his old habits.

He knelt down beside her and opened his own bottle. "Powers like yours give life but they drain from you after a while. I've seen it happen with one other in my world."

[isthatashortjoke]

"I see, so some sort of druid magics? Or maybe you are more in tune and related to the plants? I've heard of certain types of creatures with those abilities before." he replies with a thoughtful expression.

"It's actually quite impressive."

[terraformagica]

Amalia opened her bottle and took a long swallow, grateful for the refreshment. "Being worn out is a small price to pay for helping to give back this place for everyone," she answered.

"This was important to people and I didn't... I should have been here helping to protect it. This is an awful way to make up for it, but I don't have anything else to give..."

[terraformagica]

"I'm not sure what a druid is," Amalia admitted, sitting down in the grass and gesturing for Veigar to join her. "But it's said that the goddess Sadida gave our race the responsibility to care for all growing things in the whole world and so joined them with the Tree of Life so that the Sadida can hear and feel plants and trees. So being able to control and grow things is a gift from her, but it's also a duty."

She wasn't sure how that works now that they had been told their worlds had been destroyed. As all Sadida's life forces were inextricably linked with the Tree of Life, if it had been destroyed then she should be dead but obviously, she was not.

"Impressive..." she smiled a bit. "You're sweet to say so."

[audiofile]

She smile's kindly. "You're welcome."

The little patch of green amongst the torn up dirt is probably one of the more hopeful things she's seen since arriving, she thinks.

"Did the whole floor used to be like this?"

[terraformagica]

Amalia nodded, sitting down in the new grass and gesturing that Aelita could do the same if she wanted. She needed a breather anyway.

"Mm, it did. It was really beautiful up here." She wondered how the girl hadn't seen it and then realizes what is probably the case.

"Are you new here?"

[audiofile]

she takes the invitation, setting herself down gingerly in an attempt to not crush the plants too much.

"I am. It looks like I missed something big, though. Almost every floor I've seen has been in a similar state to this one."