My bunny slippers just ran for cover

[will_you_still]

Morgan doesn't strictly need to sleep. Even if she didn't want to put up with the annoyance of constantly having a caffeine buzz and having to ask for coffee on almost every summon, there are naps. Naps can keep a daeva going for quite a long time.

But there's something unutterably pleasant about curling up in a proper bed in pajamas and just sleeping. And then waking up and getting breakfast in those pajamas. So she does that, because immortality's a long unpleasant time if you don't enjoy the little things every now and then. Like adorable bunny slippers and soft pajamas and sleeping in.

She's midway through a fruity salad thing that counts as the standard fairy breakfast when she feels the summon. Showing up to a summon in pajamas? Eh. If they're proper summoners she bets they've seen worse, and she doesn't particularly care if they think she's unprofessional.

She puts her spoon down and accepts the summon.

Comments

[acanofworms]

"...I'm somewhat surprised you haven't decided to just do it yourself."

[will_you_still]

"I'm not sure how I'd fare against the illusions and couldn't actually get past them without causing a lot of property damage and probably quite a few deaths, and the pocket dimension is... Concerning. One of my counters is being trapped in something I can't escape from by moving." She shrugs. "I try not to barrel into tactical nightmares."

[acanofworms]

"And you came to me because you expect me to go around regulations and go fight the Blasphemies with you."

[will_you_still]

"I came here to ask. I don't expect you to do anything, I don't know you nearly well enough."

[acanofworms]

"I see." He cocks his head slightly.

[will_you_still]

"So, want to come fight the Blasphemies with me?"

[acanofworms]

Sigh. "I suppose I might. What's your preferred method of transportation?"

[will_you_still]

... She looks at him, amused.

"Eidolon, I can be anywhere in the world in ten seconds, the only reason I ever slow down is so I don't break squishy people."

[acanofworms]

"I see. When are you planning on doing this?"

[will_you_still]

"I didn't have a date picked out, and we should actually talk tactics before going anywhere near them. And I don't exactly have your schedule. Am I keeping you from something important?"

She does not say 'Like patrolling uselessly?' but she thinks it.

[acanofworms]

"I'm relieved you're thinking about tactics. There's nothing important going on at the moment, no."

[will_you_still]

"All right. It's sort of hard for me to work out a strategy beforehand with your powers in mind, for obvious reasons, but I can definitely try, if you have certain powers you tend to keep. But since mine don't change - are you willing to sit through a 'these are my capabilities' demonstration? You've mostly heard about what I do, not actually seen any of it."

[acanofworms]

He shrugs. "Sure. The unpredictability of my powers is part of the reason I haven't taken them on. That, and the fact that I have to hold back."

[will_you_still]

"You don't need to hold back if we're all having this battle in space, right?"

[acanofworms]

"...right."

[will_you_still]

"How does your power picking ability work, exactly? Just whatever you ask for, or is it based off of tactical situations occurring right then?"

[acanofworms]

"It gives me what it thinks I need. I can only hold up to three at a time, and after I let go, there's a period of time during which it selects and then forms a power."

[will_you_still]

... Morgan is kind of looking at him like he's a delicious slice of cake, but she doesn't say 'That is a gorgeous power and I love it.'

"So we can actually do some tactics talk beforehand, just not specifics."

[acanofworms]

"More or less. My power can't plan, so I can't use it to figure out what I'll need during the actual fight."

[will_you_still]

Nod.

"... Can you do intelligence-gathering powers?"

[acanofworms]

"Rarely."

[will_you_still]

"What was occurring in the times that you got intelligence-gathering powers?"

[acanofworms]

"That's classified."

[will_you_still]

"Okay," she says. "But you haven't figured out how to replicate it reliably?"

[acanofworms]

"...I would like this conversation to stay in this room."