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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 14, 2019 6:43:20 GMT
Lady Mapi
"There is one thing I can think of. Like myself, Hannah is descended from the First Masters of Shaidosta, Litara, and Entela, who were given their gifts by the Elemental Spirits. One or all of those may be what makes her special. Unlike myself, she has never taken a life, and I hope for that to continue to be the case." I think this cat is too reliant on discard to be especially playable. Even at 2 mana it's kinda just sad. I could definitely imagine it costing 3 colorless for what it does, though. 6.5/10
Spirits' Guidance
Sorcery As an additional cost to cast Spirits' Guidance, discard your hand. Search your library for X cards, put them into your hand, then shuffle your library, where X is the number of cards discarded to cast Spirits' Guidance. The touch of the Spirits is a power few hold, but it is a power that makes many of Volaria's governments work.(I know it's hard to believe, but I actually had the card and went "Wait, that's just madness, wait, I can't use madness, okay cool this card is fine" XD) (Also I similarly have no idea about wine.) (Also, I'm gonna happily discard at least two cards to make this cat cost a single white mana. Can't really interact nonlethally beyond that XD)
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Post by korakhos on Apr 15, 2019 22:06:51 GMT
Meet at Last: Hmm, a good attempt at fixing Glimpse of Nature, but the fact this can trigger off of opponent creatures scares me a little bit. I'd say this should cost more because of that, but at the same time I'm unsure you'd want to play this at that cost (unless of course you're in a committed token strategy), so probably better have it being pushed. 8,5/10.
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Post by cyberchronometer on Apr 16, 2019 8:28:33 GMT
@windydeclarlo — Massive Production: This feels like it's in an odd spot where it's unplayable as is, but trying to buff it in any way seems likely to make it broken. Guess it's an EDH card (for the new Jhoira?). 8/10
"They might be vital, they might not be; it depends on how events play out between now and then. Regardless, 350 ryla seems a perfectly fair price. Though I'm afraid I don't have a sufficient quantity of ryla on hand; I can either pay you within the month if you'll accept an IOU or pay in Lerithan currency, at a slightly increased rate to cover the conversion, of course."
"Bits are good, yeah, I just want some kind of documentation about why afterwards, alright?"
"I'll be happy to explain what I've used them for afterwards, of course. Will an extra 10 per cent be sufficient to cover the cost to you of currency conversion? And what's the current rate to Lerithan bits? ... Yes, that sounds good. Should I give the payment to Project Head Zeni?"
(Assuming yes) Hana turns to Seiva and pulls out the requisite amount of bits from a compartment in her armor. "I'll send a couple of my students over in the morning, the day after tomorrow, to collect the stabilizers, if you think they'll be ready by then."
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 16, 2019 17:36:17 GMT
cyberchronometer"Uh... yes, she can send them over with Hannah. She's returning shortly anyways."
Hana hands me the correct amount of bits. "Payment recieved, so I'll break contact for now." I tap my transciever to disconnect.
"I'll send a couple of my students over in the morning, the day after tomorrow, to collect the stabilizers, if you think they'll be ready by then."
"If Master Sara actually intends to stop production of anything else, they'll definitely be ready by then. If I'm not around... you know, still technically doing Eternity Project work even if I'm here a bit early... your students can ask either of the Nisitas and they'll be happy to deliver them.
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Post by gurfafflekins on Apr 17, 2019 16:24:02 GMT
WindyDelcarlo I walk up to a woman, having not seen her around here before. As I open my mouth to introduce myself, a name spills out -“Arina Nisita, mother of Hannah Delcarlo-Nisita.” before I cover my mouth with a hand. The Hells was that? “I, uh, I don’t know who that is or why I said that. I-I’m Detective Rolt, the multiverse’s greatest detective.”
Ominous Introduction Instant If you cast ~ during an opponent’s turn, counter target spell. Otherwise, draw two cards. “Oh, and I already know who you are!”
—- The detective is momentarily uneasy before he recovers from his strange fumble, and nervously runs a hand through his hair.
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 17, 2019 17:07:32 GMT
gurfafflekins
// Arina tenses, ready on a spell but not casting it yet. It is not too strange that someone might know her name, but someone introducing themselves with it is a different matter. And beyond that, how does he know Hannah's name? There is only one word in her response."... Yes?"Being unable to use this as a card draw spell in decks that want to function at instant speed, as is the case with most decks that want Cancel effects, is really awkward for it. It'll likely just end up being Cancel 98% of the time? 7/10 Wait Instant Counter target instant or sorcery spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on top of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard. Draw a card.
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Post by cajun on Apr 18, 2019 4:15:12 GMT
I shamble my way back to Hannah after dealing with Khon, Via, and Rolt. Hannah is busy with the tunnel, so I find a place to ease back to the ground. I don't want to work with the fabric while she's so close, so instead I try to find another mana bond.Do you ever hear voices, Karina? Like there's someone else inside of you, with different thoughts and opinions? You play it while looking right into the eyes of another person you gain control of their body You were paranoid and afraid Your efforts may one day lead you to die You must be very lucky to have such a good friend. Where is she from?I realize I'm shaking and not getting any mana. There's too much in my head to focus.Clouded Mind Instant Tap all artifacts, creatures, and nonbasic lands, then players lose all unspent mana. // Karina looks over to Hannah, then decides not to bother her
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 18, 2019 4:31:20 GMT
cajun // Hannah is mostly in a panel underneath her tunnel, working on something above her.
Karina's back. I can lightly hear her behind me, but I mostly only notice because I've been pinging kinda frequently waiting for her. She hasn't really said anything though, so I'll let her do that first. I lightly twist some conduits. It... technically works but it's too thin for us to go through together, so I just need to make the circuit a bit longer. No big deal, right?... Why hasn't Karina said anything? Is she alright? I pull myself out from under the tunnel. "Hey?" She definitely doesn't look alright. Too much shaking, not enough smiles. I kinda crawl over to her and wrap my arms around her. "What's up?"Clouded Mind seems likely to happen in their end step, which I guess is working as intended? Perfectly fine, 8/10. Clarity Instant Untap all nonland permanents target player control. At the beginning of the next end step, untap all nonland permanents you control.
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Post by cajun on Apr 18, 2019 5:40:54 GMT
... Why hasn't Karina said anything? Is she alright? I pull myself out from under the tunnel. "Hey?" She definitely doesn't look alright. Too much shaking, not enough smiles. I kinda crawl over to her and wrap my arms around her. "What's up?" "Hey, Hannah," I saw as she crawls over. I breathe a little easier as she hugs me, and I smile a bit as I hold her back. "I met a few... new people while I was out getting- not getting lunch." Oops. I try to laugh a little. "Guess I got a bit distracted."
"So how's the stuff with the tunnel going? I can't wait to leave. For Entela."
If she's pushing on the first paragraph and/or the testing/success message from earlier, then hold off picking up the second until that's been resolved. just wanted to make sure there's something to branch off of it she doesn't. Clarity - puts dramatic reversal to shame (possible too much? iunno that card was sad) fun hannah way to answer mind as well c: 9/10
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 18, 2019 5:48:05 GMT
cajun
"Oh! I can warm some soup for you; we've got plenty. I guess the people you met couldn't have been nice, huh? Do I need to protect you some more?"
// Hannah starts to head inside but won't finish doing so without Karina. If Karina follows, she'll set what basically looks like a vertical blowtorch to on, put a pot over it and move some pale green water into it.
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Post by cajun on Apr 18, 2019 6:21:53 GMT
went and forgot to make a card last time. i blame karina for not getting us lunch."Oh! I can warm some soup for you; we've got plenty. I guess the people you met couldn't have been nice, huh? Do I need to protect you some more?"
"No, no." Don't leave."You sure?" I hold her a little tighter. "...Okay, I'll stay here with you.""I... they were kind of nice? I didn't get hurt or anything. But mostly they were scary. I saw..." The robot who said I would die? The robot who wanted to know where she lived? "the detective again. I told him to stop following me, and then he started asking about the hat.""He shouldn't have known about it. He was there when Aiden died. He had a hat. I panicked, and I was wrong."False Accusation Instant Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. That player may draw a card. "Sorry I accused you of kidnapping. Here's some gold."
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 18, 2019 6:58:24 GMT
cajun
"Heh, I don't that guy much either. That would've explained everything, so I don't blame you for thinking it either." I lean back a bit to look into Karina's eyes with a smile. "Can't expect to learn anything without testing things, right?"I like false accusation a lot. 9/10 Envision Instant Scry 2. If you've drawn two or more cards this turn, draw a card. Draw a card
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Post by cajun on Apr 18, 2019 7:45:31 GMT
"Heh, I don't that guy much either. That would've explained everything, so I don't blame you for thinking it either." I lean back a bit to look into Karina's eyes with a][mile. "Can't expect to learn anything without testing things, right?" "I guess that's a way to look at it." My smile lifts. "I'll just have to test a little smarter next time."
"And, maybe I already did? When I sent that message earlier, I was with one of the new people, a row-er, a robot. She had a lot of machines that seem even fancier than yours. I was wondering if she could tell I was sending a message." In case I needed to call for help, I didn't add. "And I think she could. She says she's just looking for a new home, but I didn't like talking with her very much." Unsettling Device Artifact : Add . : Until end of turn, Unsettling Device becomes an X/X Construct creature in addition to its other types and gains menace, where X is the number of artifacts you control. Envision - we heard you liked cantripping so we put a cantrip in your cantrip. is v nice. 9/10
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 18, 2019 8:11:34 GMT
cajun
"I've never heard of anywhere with fancier machines than Entela! Wooow... I wonder what her world must look like! Do they use transceivers too?"
"Miss Seiva says something like that occasionally, but she usually explains with 'don't worry' whenever I ask her what she means. I guess Master Sara thinks having homes on other worlds is a good idea, but it's pretty hard right now since... well, aether exhaustion's not a special thing about me. But that's why Miss Seiva's here and why all the other Eternity Project people are gonna be here. They'll find a way to not exhaust while we're here, and then maybe we can have homes on other worlds!""I do kinda wonder why Miss Seiva won't explain, though. It's not like Entela isn't great or something. It's gotta be something else, right?"As a punchy rock, I think this does its job. Might even be canlander playable? 9/10 Uncertain Motives Instant Uncertain Motives deals 2 damage to any target. Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay . If you do, return Uncertain Motives from your graveyard to your hand.
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Post by gurfafflekins on Apr 18, 2019 17:32:33 GMT
WindyDelcarlo "...That's your name, huh?" I said, rubbing my temples with my fingers. "I was just making the rounds, and saw a new face. Like I said, I'm a detective. I was just sort of doing the introductory thing folks do, especially here. Though now that I'm spewing your name like a hydrant burst for it's water, I'm probably not that trustworthy. You can release the spell though - I'm not exactly in any shape to be challenging people like yourself." I said, sighing. Her tensing up and the fact she was here led me to believe she had one up, at least.The whole time I was talking, my head was pulsing in pain, visions of a war-torn plane, 10 factions, elements achieving a sort of peace, words flash in my head - Shadoista, Volarian... What do these mean? I manage to hold it together, but my eyes are probably a bit narrower than they should be.Hidden Pain Enchantment - Aura Enchant permanent At the beginning of enchanted permanent's upkeep, ~ deals 3 damage to enchanted permanent's controller. Then, sacrifice ~ and draw a card. Wait: Feels weird. The draw denial feels really good, but the instant or sorcery clause makes it feel weak. Making it common could be annoying, but it doesn't feel uncommon+ either. 7/10.
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 18, 2019 18:37:25 GMT
gurfafflekins"Detective? Hannah did tell me about your interactions with her and Karina." I cross my arms and glare at the detective but let my spell fizzle away. "What are you hoping to solve now?"This is probably the best Lava Spike I've ever seen, which is a concern because a lava spike cantripping seems like it's doing far too much for a single mana. 6.5/10 Cross-Reference Instant As an additional cost to cast Cross-Reference, return a permanent you control to its owner's hand. Draw two cards. I figured if it's going to be better than Memory Lapse or Remand otherwise it'd better have a downside, and Remand is an uncommon.
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Post by gurfafflekins on Apr 18, 2019 18:41:47 GMT
WindyDelcarlo "Nothing." I walk off, the pain getting to my head.Cross Reference: 9/10.
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Post by cajun on Apr 18, 2019 23:05:43 GMT
"I've never heard of anywhere with fancier machines than Entela! Wooow... I wonder what her world must look like! Do they use transceivers too?" "Yea, her machines were walking around on their own, haven't seen the transceiver or tunnel do that yet. As for the transceiver, she didn't have one like ours, but she must have had something like it. Her base and her robot were able to talk to each other when we walked away.""I do kinda wonder why Miss Seiva won't explain, though. It's not like Entela isn't great or something. It's gotta be something else, right?""Hmm..." I had seen something similar before, hadn't I? "People from other planes would move to Festenya sometimes, usually because their home was too small or dangerous. Once I met these people who looked like giant cats who said where they were from, it never stopped snowing. I could see not wanting to live there all the time.""But if Entela doesn't have anything like that, maybe they just like to see new places? Festenya was okay and the Arena is... where I live now, but I'd still like to see lots of other planes. Telling you not to worry about that would be weird though."Sightseeing Enchantment At the beginning of your precombat main phase, reveal the top three cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield, then untap it. Put the rest of the cards on the bottom of your library in a random order. Sacrifice that land at the beginning of your next upkeep. Uncertain Motives - bit like coldsnap's recover mechanic, which notably didn't have any damage dealing spells. Probably should be a sorcery at least, given Hammer of Bogarden, tho that does make it less useful at answering the device. 7/10
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 19, 2019 0:52:08 GMT
cajun
"I mean, Volaria's kinda small. Not sure why Miss Seiva'd say not to worry about it, though."
"I kinda want to see a bunch of other planes too! You know, once I've learned how to not exhaust all the time. Mom gets to see all kinds of other planes when she gets food from all over the place. She talks about worlds like Ravnica, Linela, Intera, Innistrad, Zendikar... She's been a bunch of places!"Sightseeing is really hard to defend or accept as a gift, but it looks like a creature red abundance variant. 8/10 Avoid Exhaustion Instant Whenever a permanent enters the battlefield under your control this turn, untap it. Scry 2. (Let's generate a mana off the land and also help locate it in the first place.)
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Post by cajun on Apr 19, 2019 2:59:52 GMT
"I mean, Volaria's kinda small. Not sure why Miss Seiva'd say not to worry about it, though."
"I kinda want to see a bunch of other planes too! You know, once I've learned how to not exhaust all the time. Mom gets to see all kinds of other planes when she gets food from all over the place. She talks about worlds like Ravnica, Linela, Intera, Innistrad, Zendikar... She's been a bunch of places!" "I've only heard of some of those. I hope we can see them together." I wanted to smile, but a word in there was worrying me. "You're not exhausting all the time now, are you?" I ask before realizing that was silly. "Like, the early parts, before..."Aether Exhaustion Enchantment - Aura Curse Enchant player At the beginning of enchanted player's end step, that player may pay . If they don't, put a exhaust counter on Aether Exhaustion and it deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of exhaust counters on Aether Exhaustion. Avoid Exhaustion - pretty teeny effect, but does set up sightseeing nicely. 8/10
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 19, 2019 3:26:39 GMT
cajun
"Hm? No, I..." Consider what I just said. Exhaust all the time? "Hah hah, oops. No, sorry, I mean that Miss Seiva said they were partly here to 'enable Entelans to exist on other planes without accidentally killing themselves'. I'm fine." I smile at Karina. "Don't worry. Really. I'm not letting myself exhaust again. I can't explore the multiverse with you if I let myself exhaust right?"I love that this has an upkeep cost that basically amounts to "pay attention to this frequently or it might just kill you out of nowhere." This is really neat. 10/10 Conversion Cells Artifact Conversion Cells enters the battlefield tapped with a charge counter on it. , , Remove a counter from a permanent you control: For each kind of counter on target player or permanent, put another counter of that kind on that target.
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Post by cajun on Apr 19, 2019 4:54:20 GMT
"Hm? No, I..." Consider what I just said. Exhaust all the time? "Hah hah, oops. No, sorry, I mean that Miss Seiva said they were partly here to 'enable Entelans to exist on other planes without accidentally killing themselves'. I'm fine." I smile at Karina. "Don't worry. Really. I'm not letting myself exhaust again. I can't explore the multiverse with you if I let myself exhaust right?" "Right," I smile back. "None of the other crazy stuff has stopped us yet, so I'm sure you'll figure this out too."
"So speaking of, how's the tunnel been going since I left? I didn't want to interrupt you because you seemed so busy." My smile widened. "I can't wait to finally see Entela."Hannah's Aether Tunnel Legendary Artifact - Project Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, scry 1, then put a progress counter on Hannah's Aether Tunnel. [Progress 3-6] , : You may cast a spell with converted mana cost X from your hand without paying its mana cost. [Progress 7+] : You may cast a spell from your hand without paying its mana cost.
(uses the leveler frame for those who haven't seen em) Conversion Cells - mana cost on the acti makes me suspect you don't need this to etbtapped. Might be a tad expensive compared to Contagion Clasp's proper proliferate? 9/10
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 19, 2019 5:19:28 GMT
cajun
"Just a bunch of tuning and stuff. Works, just making sure it works perfectly, you know?" As Karina's smile widens, mine does as well. "And I can't wait to show it to you. It'll be amazing!"
"I can introduce you to Dad and Master Sara! And maybe to some of the other core engineers while we're there. Oh, and-- Mm, actually, maybe I shouldn't introduce you them, I might not get you back with how many questions they'd have for you. But Dad'll love you, I bet Master Sara'll be happy to talk and stuff too!"I absolutely love this tunnel. From do nothing to flash to once-per-turn omniscience (until you get a paradox engine at which point you start winning). 10/10 Breach the Aether Sorcery Put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. It gains haste. At the beginning of the next end step, if this spell was cast for its mana cost, put that creature on top of your library. Flashback (Not sure if in color, not sure if balanced, here, you figure it out XD)
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Post by cajun on Apr 19, 2019 7:27:52 GMT
"I can introduce you to Dad and Master Sara! And maybe to some of the other core engineers while we're there. Oh, and-- Mm, actually, maybe I shouldn't introduce you them, I might not get you back with how many questions they'd have for you. But Dad'll love you, I bet Master Sara'll be happy to talk and stuff too!" "I hope your dad likes me, cause I'm not sure your mom does," I say uncertainly. // A look of surprise crosses Karina's face "Wait, they'd want to ask me questions? What would I know that they'd want?" First Impressions Instant Create a token that's a copy of target permanent, except it has haste and "And the beginning of the next end step, exile this permanent." "I know when we met I asked you to kill my mom, but that's not the real me, honest."
i don't know what that ft is i'm delirious from sleep deprivationBreach the Aether - Front half I'd say is in color, but not the flashback half. Does play hilariously with the tunnel tho so have a bump to 9/10
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 19, 2019 8:08:56 GMT
cajun "I'm sure she does, she's just kinda... careful? She's like that with everyone, though. I guess something to do with being a Shaidostan." I think for a moment. "Dad's not Shaidostan, though, so he has no reason not to like you!"
"Well, it's not every day someone from outside Volaria shows up, right? Like, Mom's Volarian, and Dad's... not, but everyone pretends he is because he's been around forever. So they'd want to ask you all kinds of questions about everywhere else, and, well... they can think of a lot of questions."// Hannah is looking at Karina as though waiting to see if Karina does something before doing something of her own.First Impressions seems fine; basically a one-use Twin that doesn't go infinite well. 8/10 Romantic Attachment Instant Cooperation (Any player may spend mana to pay for .)Copy target instant or sorcery spell. If a teammate controls that spell, they may do the same. You may choose new targets for the copies. "They'll like you. I'm sure of it, because I like you!"(I assume if a teammate controls that spell, they're fine letting you pick the target because you're probably in agreement anyhow)
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Post by cajun on Apr 19, 2019 9:12:33 GMT
"I'm sure she does, she's just kinda... careful? She's like that with everyone, though. I guess something to do with being a Shaidostan." I think for a moment. "Dad's not Shaidostan, though, so he has no reason not to like you!"
"Well, it's not every day someone from outside Volaria shows up, right? Like, Mom's Volarian, and Dad's... not, but everyone pretends he is because he's been around forever. So they'd want to ask you all kinds of questions about everywhere else, and, well... they can think of a lot of questions."// Hannah is looking at Karina as though waiting to see if Karina does something before doing something of her own. "I guess that makes sense," I said, thinking back to the dangerous city.
"Well I haven't been everywhere else. And you've been here, so you can answer those questions too. But maybe it'll be nice to talk about Festenya without having to be there."Street Smarts Enchantment Whenever a creature you control with power or toughness 1 deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. "The city's greatest army is the one under everyone's noses." // Karina notices Hannah seems to be waiting for her "What's up?" I ask with a smile. Romantic Attachment - hrm, the costing feels strange here since generally one copy costs you 5 and two copies cost you 2-3. Another lovely coop spell tho 9/10
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 19, 2019 15:59:42 GMT
cajun
"Yeah, but it's less exciting coming from someone who was born on Volaria."// Hannah leans her weight into Karina the same way she did during the night before the nightmare. She probably hopes for the same result.Once we fall, I smile at Karina as I hold her. "Not much. Just thinking about how many reasons I love you and trying to figure out how I can show you." I roll myself to her side so my weight isn't still on top of her. "And I'm waiting for the thing to charge anyways, so I've got a couple hours to figure it out?"
Street Smarts really wants to play with some Tetsuo or something. 9/10
Look Small Instant Target creature has base power 1 until end of turn. Draw a card.
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Post by cajun on Apr 19, 2019 20:10:57 GMT
// Hannah leans her weight into Karina the same way she did during the night before the nightmare. She probably hopes for the same result.Once we fall, I smile at Karina as I hold her. "Not much. Just thinking about how many reasons I love you and trying to figure out how I can show you." I roll myself to her side so my weight isn't still on top of her. "And I'm waiting for the thing to charge anyways, so I've got a couple hours to figure it out?"
Hannah leans into me suddenly like she had once before, and we fall back into the grass. Before I can ask if she's alright, she's smiling brightly. ...oh.
// Karina's cheeks turn pink before she returns the smile
"Are you kidding, you haven't stopped showing me since I came back." I shift a little to look into her eyes. "You started protecting me before I could even ask. I was scared, and you turned it back to happiness. ...This. You're doing so much even when you don't realize it, and you still keep trying to do more. That's one of the reasons I love you."
// Karina's chin lifts lightly, then she stops
"I'm the one that needs to figure out how to show you."
"But maybe we can figure that out," I grin.Flicker of Doubt Instant Exile target permanent, then return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control. If was spent to cast Flicker of Doubt, it deals damage equal to that permanent's converted mana cost to any target. Look Small - half a diminsh that gives you a partial refund, seems to check out. 9/10
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Apr 19, 2019 22:25:50 GMT
cajunWe can figure it out together. That's what happens when you're in love right?" I lightly take Karina's hand in mine and continue watching her. I briefly consider explaining that I'm basically just doing stuff I've read from books. I don't know if anything changes if I say that without getting asked, though.
"I can also lay like this with you for a couple hours and maybe that'll help?" I close my eyes with a smile and lightly lean my head against her.UR or RW to flicker any permanent, tap it, trigger its ETB's _and_ either Lightning Bolt or possibly even better seems like way too much power here. 6/10 Glimmer of Expression Instant Exile target spell. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. If you do, it deals damage to you equal to its converted mana cost. "I like this, but I think I can make it... better.
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Post by cajun on Apr 19, 2019 23:55:12 GMT
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