8th Crystal: [Voice]

[cladinthedark]

... Bahamut?  Really now?  I'm flattered, Malnosso, but... this is just slightly absurd.

At least I'm not the actual size...

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[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

Bahamut?

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

Indeed. That brings the total of Eidolons... er, spirits to... six, was it?

[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

Spirits, Summons, Eidolons... all seem to be the same thing.

Yes, I think that's right.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

You're familiar with them, then? A surprising amount of worlds seem to have them.

[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am. I've noticed that myself, it's actually very interesting.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

It does raise a number of interesting questions. It's also strange how many different methods of summoning there are... and the different legends surrounding the Spirits.

[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

We use Materia to summon where I'm from.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

You have to be born with it in my world. And... there's only one person with the gift left alive.

[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

Only one?

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

The others were... murdered.

[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

That's horrible...

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

It is just one part of a long, unpleasant story.

[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to have brought it up.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

Not at all, you couldn't have known.

However, if a girl named Rydia should ever arrive here, I would not advise broaching the subject with her.

[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

I'll keep that in mind, sir. Thank you.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

Pleasure.

Ah, but wherever are my manners? My name is Golbez, Miss. And yourself?

[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

Ah, right. I'm Tifa Lockheart.

Nice to meet you, Golbez.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

And you as well, Miss Lockheart.

[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

You can just call me Tifa. HAve you been in Luceti long?

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

If you like, Tifa.

Not really. About a month, and unless the "presents" qualify, this is only my second experiment.

[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

I see, I've been here about half a year so I've seen my share of them.

But experiments aside, what do you think of this place?

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

It's pleasant enough, if you ignore the overarching problem of us being mad scientist experiments. I've encountered one problem resident, and heard of a couple others, but by and large, it seems to be a remarkably cohesive and close-knit community, especially given the radically different backgrounds.

[7thheavensmile.livejournal.com]

Most of the people around here are pretty nice. It's a good group.

Who was it that gave you a problem?

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

Not me, specifically. It was a man named Vocal, apparently a demon... He attacked the town at large, and I agreed to assist in halting his advance.

[moon-paladin.livejournal.com]

Seems they found a fitting form after all.

[[I DIDN'T KNOW YOU GOT BAHAMUT IN 4. :O]]

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

It seems a bit... overdramatic.

[He's on the moon! Is epic hidden summon that destroys everything!]

[moon-paladin.livejournal.com]

[[AHHHHH OMG. is he in the cave of the father?]]

That seems to be the case all around, however.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

[Yep! In fact, he is the "Father"! God of all summons and all.]

Perhaps the Malnosso are hoping for some free entertainment when people... slip up in controlling their powers.

I must remember to not breath too deeply...

[moon-paladin.livejournal.com]

[[i bet he's freakin' hard to battle.]]

Ah, yes. I don't know if even Excalibur could stand up to something on that scale.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

[Five second countdown, then what basically amounts to a Flare on everyone. You have to cast Slow on him and Haste on all your characters just to have a fighting chance.]

Fortunately, I'm only about ten feet long or so. I shudder to think of what I could do even by accident at the Dragon King's full size...

[moon-paladin.livejournal.com]

[[>_> i'm screwed.]]

Mm, I can imagine.

[chikaidestroyer]

We seem to have quite a dragons-to-other-transformations ratio developing.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

Dragons do tend to be quite legendary beings... I suppose it only makes sense that they'd appear in an experiment such as this.

[aero-dienamic.livejournal.com]

Ah, you too master. It would seem only the Ninja Prince and myself are not afflicted.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

For the moment, at least.

I wonder what form you would take if the experiment reached you...

[aero-dienamic.livejournal.com]

I've no clue honestly. From what I've seen, all the all the eidelons are accounted for.

And I'd think that a certain someone might be disappointed were I to change.

[cladinthedark.livejournal.com]

There's still Sylph. How do you fancy being a fairy?

[aero-dienamic.livejournal.com]

Not much at all actually. They're quite small.