secretofthefox | (no subject)

[if we have them for the echoes]

Hey, whatever Echo's in charge here.

You're not gonna dare give us a hard time for putting a time limit on our sacrifice, right?

[Green text swirls in the air, before forming a sentence:

"A temporary sacrifice is worth less than a true one. Consider carefully if it is worth it."]

Hey! Let us out already!!

[So, you know what Sol's reaction to this whole thing is?

To try (and fail) to set the walls on fire, of course.

And Fiere is going to try (and fail) to help with that.

...If you didn't realize Sol was a pyro before, Sakura, um... surprise?]

[ Yeah, being in here with you might not have been the best decision he ever made and he's probably trying to scramble back against a wall that's NOT ON FIRE. ]

—HOLY FUCKING SHIT!

[okay to be fair he's not throwing a lot of it at the wall because he can only do a candle flame at a time at the moment, but

he will kind of immediately snap to a stop when he hears you though]

Oh! Ah, sorry, I got a little carried away...

[ He is going to stay against this wall for a bit, still... ]

I didn't even know you could do that...

Ahaha, guess I forgot to mention. Yeah, a bunch of kids back home have powers like this, and mine's fire.

Doesn't really work well in water though.

... doesn't look like it's going to be much good for getting us out of here. Shit.

[ He actually looks pretty uneasy, maybe even a touch... scared. ]

[ And with that, he's rushing to pick up that sharp quill and attack the wall with it. ]

Nyssa, you crazy bitch, what is this?

[Having determined that his fire isn't helping, Sol sits down to think. Fiere will walk over to rub up against Sakura's legs, if he's okay with that.]

...I'll take the death, if the offer isn't good enough.

What the fuck are you talking about? I'm not going to let you die.

[ And yes, he is still attacking the wall. And probably punching it. ]

Fuck.

And it's not like I want to. But I'd rather know you'll be safe than end up unable to protect you.

I don't need you to protect me. You think I want someone to die for me?

Better me than you! I don't want to have to watch you die and not be able to do anything about it!

Then let's stop talking about dying and start figuring out our damn offer.

Okay.

Nothing permanent, though. Death isn't permanent here, so our offer shouldn't be either.

You're thinking an ability? For how long?

Not necessarily an ability, but... no longer than a week.

There's a few things that might be enough to save us...

I'd be okay with giving up my fire for a week.

[is also asking the Echoes to make sure this time limit idea is within the rules but]

I could give memories... or... my swimming.

...Swimming is your life, though.

... you said it's temporary. Besides, I told you I'm not letting someone die for me.

...All right, but only if we make it clear it's temporary.

So, your swimming and my fire for a week. That... That'll save us.

... I doubt a week's going to do it.

They're important things though. And there's no way we can go longer on it for something that's temporary anyway.

S-Stop saying that!

It's true, though. Revival happens here. If it was elsewhere, it'd be different, but... That's why it's not worth something permanent.

I know that! It doesn't mean it's not worth giving whatever it takes to spare someone the pain of it. Or our friends the pain of seeing that.

...I'd still rather give my life than see you have to give up your dream forever just to prevent it this one time.

... I didn't say it had to be forever. Just... longer than a week. It has to matter. And it probably has to... hurt. Or she's not going to take it.

...How long, then?

I don't know. Month?

...If you're okay with that.

I... can give up my fire for that long, too, I think.

I'm not okay with it. But I think that's also the point.

Yeah... If that's what you plan to put up, then.

It's my strongest offer that's not memories.

It's strong. After all, it's your dream, right?

...But your swimming and my fire, each for a month, and if that's somehow not enough for them then I'll take it. Any changes?

Yeah, it's my dream...

[ He still sounds pretty pained about that. ]

Let's just get it over with.

Okay, whoever's in charge of this, listen up.

Sakura will give up his ability to swim for a month, and swimming is his dream, so it's really important to him. I'll give up my ability to summon fire for a month too, the power I use to protect my friends.

If that's not enough for you assholes, then you can kill me however you see fit.

[ This is a 10 for Sakura since yeah not only is swimming his dream. It's also his refuge when he's having trouble dealing with life. And he associates it with his best memories and his friends. It's also the only real skill Sakura has and the only thing useful thing he feels he can share with others. ]

[Sol's rating: 7.5

He's reluctant to give up his fire, because he is a pyro and his ability to protect others is important to him, but he can be patient and/or quest for a sword and relearn that instead. (He's quite adamant that he not give up something irreplaceable or that he can't live without just over one death that'll be reversed anyway.) Alone it would be about a 6.

Sakura's offer has him more concerned, honestly, what with him giving up the ability to realize his dream for that long, and if it was just that his rating would be about a 9.]

[Congratulations! Your offering was ACCEPTED.]

[The words “Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.” appear on the ground before you in glowing green, bursting into a magic circle which engulfs you both in light. Whatever you chose to sacrifice is gone (unless you stipulated that you would do it yourself, in which case the necessary implements will appear before you), and if it was a body part the circle isn’t kind enough to make it painless, even if it does make sure you don’t bleed out.]

[Once it’s done, a glowing portal appears before you, letting you finally leave the book.]

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