17th Star

[sparkling_eyes]

[Action; 747 Partridge; Saturday morning]

[Well, it's been a few days since the end of the event, when Lyon stormed up to her room and locked herself in out of sheer embarrassment.  She was droned for seemingly no reason about ten minutes after that, and Mayfield's been treated to the cheerful drone named Mismar bouncing around town in her place ever since - doing her hair up in curls, going on dates with the Prince's drone, and just generally having a nice relaxing time in the wonderful town of Mayfield.

...All of that comes to an abrupt end on Saturday morning, however, as a red beam of light tears through the roof of 747 Partridge Drive, bright enough and wide enough to be seen from anywhere in town.]

[Phone; filtered from drones]

...Hello, everyone.  It's Lyon.  I'm back.  How long has it been here?  And can anyone help repair a hole in a roof?

Comments

[sparkling_eyes]

[Actually, yes! Retso cooks things like that sometimes.]

I don't know how to make anything very fancy yet, but sure, I don't mind.

[not_so_great_wall]

You must have something from your world that they don't have in mine. Maybe. I guess we'll see!

[sparkling_eyes]

Right! It'll be fun.

[not_so_great_wall]

Mm! When should I come over? Are you going to work on it now? I think we have a.... what's it called? — ah! A tarp! We have a tarp in the garage if you need to just cover it up for now.

[sparkling_eyes]

Oh, that would be very helpful, thank you! You can come over whenever you like.

[not_so_great_wall]

Alright, I'll be there soon!

[ She hangs up.

Moments later, she calls back. ] Um. Which house are you in? [ Whoops. ]

[sparkling_eyes]

Oh, sorry! 747 Partridge Drive.

[not_so_great_wall]

Okay, I got it this time! [ Now she can hang up for real, and get on her way over. She has the tarp bundled and slung over her shoulder, with a heavy toolbox under her other arm. Meiling literally flies straight over and pauses to hover over the damaged area. ]

Wow, that's almost impressive...

[sparkling_eyes]

[Lyon's back in her room by this point, so she waves up at Meiling.]

Yeah... I messed up pretty bad this time.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ She smiles and floats down to stand on the roof near the whole, dropping the tarp bundle onto the peak and the toolbox on that, so it doesn't slide down. ]

So... what happened?

[sparkling_eyes]

[Lyon holds up her left hand, showing Meiling the Twilight Rune. It glows with the same reddish light that exploded out of the roof earlier.]

I lost control of a regain that I didn't expect to come back with. It can be sort of temperamental.

[not_so_great_wall]

Ohh, I see. [ She crouches at the edge of the hole and peers down. ] Is it some kind of spell? I've seen magical symbols and things around, but I don't really know them myself. That's more of Patchouli's specialty.

[sparkling_eyes]

It's a Rune. They're what allow people to use magic in my world. Some of them are more powerful than others.

[not_so_great_wall]

I kind of get it! [ She nods. ] Is everything under control, now?

[sparkling_eyes]

Yes, I was just surprised, that's all.

[not_so_great_wall]

Good!

So, for this... [ Meiling reaches down and plucks a cracked piece of wood from one of the beams. ] I think I'll have to clean it up a bit so it doesn't fall on anyone's head, before covering it.

[sparkling_eyes]

Let me know if you need anything, all right?

[not_so_great_wall]

Okay, I will! [ And she'll just get to work on that. Maybe the town will heal the house on its own, but that doesn't mean she has to deal with a drafty ceiling in the meantime. What if it rained or snowed tonight? Meiling is on the job! ]

[sparkling_eyes]

[Later on, Lyon comes up with some tea.]

Meiling! Do you want to take a break?

[not_so_great_wall]

[ She stopped and wiped the sweat from her brow. ] That'd be nice, thanks! [ Meiling sniffs out that tea and smiles. ]

[sparkling_eyes]

Come on down, we can drink it together!

[Lyon just goes ahead and takes a seat on her bedroom floor, setting the tea tray down in front of her.]

[not_so_great_wall]

Okay! [ The hole is much cleaner now, if larger, so she just sets her tools aside and hops on down through it. Her work clothes come in handy for jobs like this, and she has a hammer tucked into the front pocket of her overalls. ] I think I should be done in an hour or so. Some of the parts are really tricky. I don't want to take the whole roof down, eheh...

[sparkling_eyes]

Sorry for all the trouble.

[not_so_great_wall]

I'm just glad I can help! There's not a lot to do when things are peaceful, except be close to my family and friends.

[sparkling_eyes]

I really appreciate it.