WEEK THREE

[shimmermods]

THIRD WEEK

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While very few things have been made entirely clear since you've been here, one thing certainly seems to have been: there are no more survivors. There's no one else to watch out for, but there's no one that you're going to be able to save, either.

You are truly and utterly on your own.

With two of your number injured, it's likely that this isn't a welcome thought; it also means that the going may be slower than anyone would really like. Unfortunate, as this is where the hike starts becoming more difficult; it isn't particularly treacherous - there are no steep dropoffs or cliffs to be wary of, and it is still hiking more than climbing - but the paths are becoming steeper, requiring more exertion to traverse. It will give you time, however, to pay attention to your surroundings, and the way they start to shift around you - almost as though in response to your presence itself.

It's simple things at first - a familiar flower, a plant you used to see all the time back home. Perhaps it will even feel nostalgic for a moment before you realize that it has no business being here. Some of the changes are small - glasswing butterflies with wings the shades and colors of real stained glass, beetles with their hard backs glittering in jewel tones that serve no real purpose. Occasionally the bark of the nearby trees have cracked open, wood splitting to reveal inner mechanisms and gears like clockwork.

Some of the changes are reflected in you as well - or perhaps Wesker's words simply have you thinking too much. The notion that the Shimmer resides in you seems impossible; after all, you don't feel any different.

It begs the question, though.

Have your fingerprints always moved like that?

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Comments

[me_underfire]

[SCIENCE!]

That's exactly it! I've hit a wall every time I tried a more traditional translation method, so I figured it was time to try something else.

[crestological]

Hm! Yes, that is worth a shot. It does make me wish I had access to some tools from back home, although... generally, if people wanted to hide information, they’d usually go the old fashioned route of hiding it in a book that’s supposed to be about something else.

[me_underfire]

[Oh man finding secrets in old books is her JAM]

Okay, you've got to tell me about your tools.

[crestological]

Well, the physical tools I had were more geared towards testing individuals' blood and whatnot, though perhaps that would be applicable here on some level... but really, I am mostly talking about my magical abilities.

[me_underfire]

So you're a sorcerer? What kind of magic do you do?

[crestological]

Ah, well, I am primarily focused on reason magic, though I do occasionally dabble in faith. It does help to be well rounded and have a few healing spells in the event that you need them, after all.

...Ah, right, I probably should clarify that reason is the sort that's primarily focused on attacking, while faith is primarily focused on healing and defense.

[me_underfire]

That's fascinating. I've never heard of magic defined in those terms before. Where I come from, it almost all stems from spirituality.

[crestological]

Aha, so it would technically all be like faith magic, then? How fascinating! I suppose it does make some amount of sense, though, thinking about it. There is combat magic associated with faith, but it tends to be a bit less elemental in nature.