Posts from ☀️ Arselia and Akonia Auto-translated

— It’s good to hear! But advice from a more experienced colleague wouldn’t hurt. My experience with public speaking is quite limited. I mostly did it for myself, haha! And someone needs to coordinate the whole process and work on the program.

-- M, Blade, for context: I'm a bit of a foreigner, okay? Although, given your previous workplace, that's probably not a big surprise.

-- Let me see... Oh, another modest one, a decent one this time... Do you always keep a straight face? Hmm, yes, I suppose so.

- I think the most useful thing for us right now is a psychiatrist. Then a musician. Then a biologist.
- I agree. We'll almost certainly need a psychiatrist, a musician is quite versatile, and a biologist... It's not a given.

-- Strictly speaking, we don't know what our next assignment will be. It might not involve undead, it's just an assumption.
-- As additional information, it would be good to think about means of air defense. Both the Farrelli and the Nephirii will have plenty of it. Again, it might not affect us, but I want to be prepared for anything.

The worst-case scenario might be that a truly powerful lich is practically invincible because we'll never find all of his containers scattered across the face of Anush.

The masks you're talking about, I can't visualize them from a technological point of view, so it's not a given that Crag would be able to either, but I'll keep the suggestion in mind.

—A psychiatrist? Oh, is this why you need me to fill out this form?

—I understand that you have some kind of cool recruitment process for "suitable" people. I think we should wait with that until we understand who we need for the task. You never know, maybe we'll need some rare specialty.

—Alaria is right, unlike a regular Sorceress, this one is "bound" to a stone. You can't throw him to the bottom of the ocean, bury him in a landfill, or even send him to the celestial beings by mail for safekeeping. If it comes to a confrontation, I believe Her Brightness will be able to determine the approximate location of the lich.

—Krag will handle everything. His work is worth the money, there's no room for negotiation. If the invention is complex, then even tens won't be enough.

– No. Someone came by, asked to fill it out, but he's not aiming to join our squad, so there are no obligations. I'm just personally interested in getting to know you better.

-- Hmm... Now I'm curious, how exactly does a rune allow one to see souls? Do you have one on your sword? Can I take a look?

-- I mean, it's obviously the most expensive thing you're wearing, a clear candidate for "it's going to cost me a fortune."

"Clin definitely has a 100% hit rate... well, with some adjustments for how he isolated himself during the Calcite era. But we've all changed since then, haven't we?"
— Hmm, what about your results? Well... — the girl burst out laughing, — ... yours, Erefir, are obvious, according to you. Although, even in your case, I'd like to hear some details.

—Oh, sorry if it seemed like I was bragging, I was just expressing my respect for the most skilled master in the empire. As for taking a closer look... only from a distance. —Klin ran his hand along the blade of the runic sword. —Because otherwise, even a person with your strength would be pinned to the ground on contact. And in case of resistance, something much worse might happen. This is the effect of one of the runes. As for the others, the one that's relevant to your question is the honest one, which reads the souls of opponents and boosts power against bandits and pirates. And also the lunar one, the one that shimmers at night. It tears the souls of the slain from the cycle of the goddess-mother and imprisons them in the weapon. Souls that have accepted their fate serve me as an enhancement, and sinners and villains... are a heavy burden. —Deciding that this sounded too epic, the knight quickly added: —But a good blacksmith, after learning from Crag, could easily return them to the natural cycle. What's my point? That with sufficient skill, technology and magic can go hand in hand. And determining the types and colors of souls and working with them is not such a mystery.

—I see that, as commanders, we share the same weakness, huh?

Biba and Boba are also sharing their results.

— Let me take another look? Ah, emotions... Well, yes, perhaps. It's not a big deal.

"A modest, adventurous daredevil? How does that work? She'd be too shy to ask for your help with something and would do it all herself? Okay, okay, it's not nice to joke at someone else's expense. Actually, I'm even more convinced that her advice on hypothetical performance will be useful, as she has the right kind of personality. By the way, this is another confirmation that..."

— Damn it! — Alaria finished her thoughts with an exclamation, but quickly recovered, — Aha-ha... sorry, I just realized I forgot about something.
After rummaging through her bag for a moment, the Tanarian pulled out a neatly packaged cat tapestry.
— This... uhm, — the girl coughed, — I believe this is the result of your joint efforts? You probably already have prototypes on hand, but I still bought it as a small gift. It's better to have it than not.

"Now, back to the results," — the inquisitor quickly delved back into the test results, — "yes, two modest people. Gion's case is interesting, of course. Only two flaws, and overall, the image of a perfect, perfect paladin... on whose back less principled comrades carry water. But I don't know, I don't quite agree with these results. He doesn't hesitate to speak up. He doesn't give the impression of someone spineless, completely exploited by those around him."