voidtreckernet | poi 16, library; video

Hey guys! [ As soon as the video feed cuts in, so does Tidus's voice, a smile and a hand raised to the screen. He's by one of the tables, breaking the 'be quiet' rule of all library spaces for a good reason - the reason which is spread out on a table, showing a selection of bottles, equipment, and even plants - one of which glows a soft gold. ]

Welcome to the newbies! I wanted to talk some about the healing we've got for people to take when they need it - plus, there's some making I was thinking some of you might be interested in - these!

[ He's grabbing a small pouch, removing the contents, and bringing a view of small green sweets sitting on his palm. ]

They're candies made from the plants we've got here. [ He nods back, and still in view is the golden plant, as well as less glowy variant. ] We've got a bunch growing, and they can be made into salves too - they're from Roland's world, and he got a book that tells you how to make them! But-

[ But- Tidus chuckles. ]

Well I've never made them before, and Roland hasn't either! Sooo... I was figuring we've got enough people here who're good at making with herbs and in the kitchen - how about we figure it out? Give people more options for healing. Then we don't have to pay for 'em. [ Heheh! ]

There's plenty of the plants in the greenhouse if you wanna try on your own - thanks, Persephone! - and the book on them's in the library. I'm gonna put some of these [ he holds the sweets back up, while also putting them back in the bag ] into the supply locker, so you can check them out. Try making them whenever you want!

[ He can't figure out the tie right now, or it's just a little too distracting. But Tidus is quiet, before he looks up from the pouch to the screen, and then to the side. His tone shifts. ]

And... if you ever worry about taking supplies when other people need them, don't, okay? Carry them with you. If you need to know how they work or just wanna ask about them, you can. And you can ask people to buy what works where you're from too. A bunch of the potions we have - they saved me more times than I can count back home. And I know Trunks swears by senzu beans.

So - yeah. [ He pulls a smile, small as it's turned. ] Drop by the library if you want! I've got an alphabet to count 'til it sticks.

[ Heh. ]

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[Evidently Tidus is not on the list of people he's explained his magic to. How had he missed that?]

No - my magic requires skin contact. I connect my life to my patient's and use it to heal them. It doesn't hurt me normally, but if the connection is broken or I try to help someone who's too far gone, it could kill us both.

[Very powerful but very delicate.]

So like I said, trying it on a god is risky, and I don't want to try it when there are other ways I can heal them.

[And now Tidus has a slightly more detailed explanation as to why Ryo didn't try his magic on Zagreus after the mission.]

Eeeeeesh.

[ Dangerous! Killing them both? It's an explanation that delivers a shudder for Tidus to even think about. ]

I should be able to heal people with some space, but it's easier if I can get near them, or touch them too. [ It's not really relevant to anything more than 'just healing' talk, and Tidus not being so afraid to admit - despite the still sheepish way he explains - his inadequacies. Hand held out like he's touching some invisible limb. ]

Everything about magic's there is learning to turn energy into it - into the spell you want to do. It took ages to get it, but I'd think about the way Yuna did it; watching her patch people up like it's nothing, how strong she had to be doing that. Just wiping away those wounds like they weren't there, making my bruises go without breaking a sweat.

...even tiny cuts would wipe me out at the start. [ Embarrassing! ] But when I think about her... it's the only way I can do it. Even now.

[ 'She's what it means to heal.'

(Does he sound awed? Because yes, he is.) ]

It's how things work where I'm from.

[It's mild, with no reprimand - just a reminder. Different perspectives.]

[But Tidus continues, and...he's mentioned Yuna before, someone from home that he cares about - quite a bit, if the way he's talking about it is any indication. He reaches for the hand Tidus is holding out and takes it gently in his.]

She sounds like an incredible person.

[ Tidus doesn't argue, just a 'hmm' in acknowledgement, if still sympathetic for the process. It wouldn't be so dissimilar to another Spiran practice, but nothing that Tidus is immediately considering, or thinking about.

Instead, he's surprised by the touch to his hand, an unexpected gesture. Embarrassing, and it shows on his face, a shy way his gaze flits away but doesn't know where to settle; the way his head tilts, in his voice and its chuckle. ]

Yeah. Sorry, I know I'm rambling. [ Oooh boy. He looks back to the table, then gently pulls his hand back. ] Okay, why don't I show you everything? I know what's from my world and most worlds. Everything we got's mostly from Spira or Evermore. Those bacta patches, the square ones? They're from the same side of the void as Leia's from, so she's been restocking those.

[ He moves as he speaks, taking a seat with one free for Ryo. Might as well be comfortable, right? And he'll start to make appear from the arms band a different array of bottles and trimmings. ]

I don't know what goes into them, but I got some books. So if you wanna know-

[ 'You know where to look,' he leaves unsaid. ]

[Ryo lets go of his hand when he pulls it away and makes a mental note. Just because Tidus is willing to give hugs if Ryo needs them doesn't mean he wants that sort of contact himself. Good to know.]

You're not rambling. It's fine.

[But he lets it go and turns his attention back to the supplies on the table, sitting when Tidus sits.]

Are they in here, or in medical?

[Better to make sure than assume.]

In medical, [ Tidus shares. ] I figured the people who hang out in there would be the ones who'd want to know about them. And we left a few of the supplies in there. Senku should know where they are.

[ He trusts that guy to. He told him about them, so.

In the meantime, Tidus looks around the table for something...specific. Makes a small sound when he notices it, and he needs to really reach over, stand up to pick up a vial and small pouch, and bring it to their side. ]

This! We just called them remedies in Spira. [ The vial is a small one, a misty white, and the pouch has purplish tablets. ] You break them up in water, and they got rid of a bunch of horrible stuff fiends would put on you. Magic, poisoning, turning you to stone- you just have to pour it out on someone if they're stone.

[ He makes a motion, like a salter shaker. You know. Things you should know. ]

That makes sense.

[He files that bit of info away for later. That Senku would know what's in medical and how to use it also tracks - it's Senku, after all.]

[He notes what the remedies do, too, but not without a slightly concerned look.]

Does that happen a lot where you're from?

[This is like the third time Tidus has mentioned people getting turned into stone and it's starting to get worrying.]

[ Hm? ] I don't know about a lot, but... we went all over Spira, so we got hit by a lot. Confusion, magic blocks, your sight getting messed with -

[ He makes a motion over his eyes. ]

Some of those fiends even made us hurt if we got a healing spell! It was seriously a pain. [ Ugh. ] Just thinking about it... everything was trying to blow me up.

[ He looks so annoyed. ]

[Yeah, that sounds pretty terrible, actually!]

Are those kinds of fiends normal? Did that happen to everyone who traveled, or were you just unlucky?

Well... no one had to travel as much as us, except other summoners. And there were a few of those. [ Hm. ] I guess it depended on where you were going.

[ He's trying to think back on Spira, gaze to the side. ]

The towns and cities had these Crusader guys that'd keep an eye over the place and push back fiends or Sin, and the church had some of their own people too. But... I remember a few people saying it was dangerous those days. [ He looks back at Ryo, getting his head more around the situation. ] Wherever people died without being Sent, there'd be fiends. Some of the toughest places we went were like that.

If you go somewhere and no one's around to send you, you'll turn into a fiend. [ He lets out a breath, shoulders lifting. ] Spira was always like that... just death, everywhere.

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