Drift Fleet: IC Inbox

[everydayhero]

[A catch-all for privately contacting Hiro outside of posts on the network.]

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[arcanepower]

[Ah, yeah. That. He rubs at his face.]

Yes, that was the plan... until it exploded, that is.

[A pause.] Adra has been helping me. But I do want to be-- independent.

[everydayhero]

[putting a hand on his shoulder]

You'll be more independent when you aren't hurting for mana. This is kind of a huge thing for you, isn't it?

[arcanepower]

[His eyes drift downward.]

... The first time I drained mana from something, it died. It just... crumbled into ashes in my hands.

I never had a talent for healing, but I don't want to hurt people to survive.

[everydayhero]

... You won't have to. I don't know if this is a necessity just because of what you are, or if it's something else, and you don't have to tell me, but... It sounds like, if you can perfect this, you won't have to hurt anybody, even people who give you permission to.

If you can get this to work, I can create artificial sunlight for it.

[arcanepower]

[Hiro is such a good friend.]

... I like that, [he says after a moment.] Artificial sunlight? Are you growing a garden?

[everydayhero]

Yep. Working on growing actual crops, and also working on medical herbs. Most of the planning's been done by other ships, but I'm the one who's been making the grow lights for them. I could make a sunlight chamber for you to put the stones in.

[arcanepower]

[He rubs at his cheek.]

Don't make the sunlight chamber until I've perfected the orb. It's too volatile to use right now. If I can't stabilize it I'll have to scrap it entirely.

But I will find something that works.