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Post by Hitoshi Gilespi on Nov 19, 2009 20:25:58 GMT -5
Hitoshi wasn't too keen on the idea of flipping a coin in order to decide who they were going to save first, but it was certainly more fair than trying to decide who could better stand it on their own. And if it came down to it, it might be possible to influence what the coin landed on...
For now, though, he wouldn't worry about that. He would worry about that once he had managed to find a door to Alex.
"It's an idea, at least," he sighed, closing his eyes. He dug through the layers and layers of illusion, searching for anything that felt like Alex. He was there -- somewhere -- but it was like trying to see in the dark without his glasses. He could definitely feel other people, but telling which one was Alex was going to be more difficult.
Then...there. Something seemed to be pulling him. Something familiar. Something alive.
"I think I found him," he murmured.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 19, 2009 20:33:15 GMT -5
Zephyros had the same difficulty, though thankfully he was searching for a werewolf, which narrowed his field a bit more. Mages seemed to out-number werewolves. It took him a moment longer, but finally he felt he'd found Jason as well. Though, he couldn't be sure... The wind had little to do with the mind...
"I think I found Jason too..." he said softly. "Now... how to get to them..."
Mentally, he imagined standing beside Jason, wherever Jason was. A door, leading to him... Some way to reach him... He bit his lip, focusing. The answer had to be here somewhere...
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Post by Hitoshi Gilespi on Nov 21, 2009 22:52:20 GMT -5
Hitoshi concentrated, feeling through the threads of magic for the one that led to Alex. For a moment he was disoriented: the magic hung like sticky cobwebs, brushing lightly against his perceptions and sending cold chills down his spine.
Then something jumped out it him, something strong and warm and familiar and a part of him. The thread shimmered and sparked in his mind, and he could swear he felt a color to it, though it was too fleeting to tell. He held fast to the thread, concentrating on the path between the two ends.
He opened his eyes, and saw the door.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 22, 2009 1:57:03 GMT -5
Zephyros opened his eyes too, looking confused at the door that was exactly between him and Hitoshi. "Um... I was trying to open the door over here... so why is it there?" he said softly, rising to step just a bit closer and touch the door with the very tips of his fingers. It was a rich mahogany, with simple elegant lines and an antique silver handle. Only half like what he'd imagined... He couldn't see Hitoshi; it was between him and the other mage.
"I um... don't think this is what we were intending..."
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Post by Hitoshi Gilespi on Nov 22, 2009 2:15:18 GMT -5
Hitoshi pursed his lips. "No," he murmured. "No, it isn't." Hitoshi ran his fingers upon the smooth, polished wood. Apart from the handle, the door looked identical to the exterior door on the house he lived in when his mother was alive. He could only presume the handle was Zephyros'.
"I suppose we just have to hope that this will lead us to both of them, and not halfway between," he mused, glancing back at Zephyros. "Or worse. There is always the possibility that we don't have as much control as we think, and that this is just another trick." He smirked. "Not that that is going to dissuade you, I'm sure."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 22, 2009 2:26:47 GMT -5
"Would it stop you?" Zephyros retorted. "The real question is... which side should we open it from?"
He doubted it was a case of 'open one side and get one, open the other and get the other'. It seemed to him that Jason and Alex were together... which eased his mind. They didn't have to choose, and anyone would be safer with someone than alone. Even though he rather wished he wasn't with Hitoshi... he'd rather Hitoshi than alone or Frog.
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Post by Hitoshi Gilespi on Nov 22, 2009 3:15:25 GMT -5
Hitoshi looked ahead, his eyes fixed on the door in front of them. "Alex is in that direction," he replied, glancing past Zephyros. "That means to head that way, we should enter from this side of the door."
He took a deep breath, reaching for the handle. He paused for a moment. "We should probably open it together," he replied. "The door came from both of us, and I want to be sure nothing strange happens."
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Nov 22, 2009 3:25:37 GMT -5
Zephyros moved around the door, putting his hand over Hitoshi's. "You're probably right, and I don't want to risk anything at all. I ne- really want to get back to Jason."
He took a slow breath, biting his lip. "Are you ready?"
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Post by Hitoshi Gilespi on Nov 22, 2009 4:11:19 GMT -5
Hitoshi nodded and gripped the handle, his pulse thundering in his ears. If this didn't work... But there wasn't time for that now. They would worry about that when they got there. Hitoshi would find Alex one way or the other.
He turned the handle slowly and opened the door.
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