Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

"Hey, you seem pretty busy. Shadow Stephanie asked me to help you with your new crops, is now a bad time?" Artemis asks.

 

"Now is, but sit down and stay a while! Tea?" She offers, taking a few other orders.

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"I didn't. Ended up watching over the lowlands for a while."

 

"Sure. I could always help out a bit if you wanted." Artemis offers.

 

"How'd you figure out that there were two up in the highlands, then, plus the Mantis?"

 

"I'd have to think of it for a bit."

"Overhead flights."

 

"Hm?" Artemis asks, confused.

 

"What'd they look like?"

 

"Just, I'm about to hit the lunch rush. One person is helpful but not enough."
Pause.
"Can you... like, grow and control vines?"

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"It's just a clearing. There are very clearly cut clearings that seem to mark borders. There's not many lines up here, but down in the lowlands it's a mess."

 

Artemis grows a vine hand in a thumbs up, as well as two wooden clones of herself beside her.

 

"Okay, I have a plan. Can you come in the back real quick, please?" Ali asks, going to the back room and holding the door open.

 

Artemis heads into the back, her wooden clones following.

 

"Okay. I got some more information about the land in the kingdom as well. It's caused by the castle named Ruin's Respite, which was made by the inhibitor, a machine. I'm going to gather more information about the inhibitor now."

 

"Hey, can you use a system of vines to take orders, take payments, and carry out food? I can make the food fast enough, but usually Rit did the busywork."

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"Alright. Good luck, and I'll keep trying to get feel for how things operate out here."

 

"I could create a couple more clones, but it'd require a lot of focus to control all four." Artemis says.

 

"Okay. Good luck to you as well."
I say, flying off towards the kingdom again.

 

"Maybe two will work. Again, if you could do the running, I can keep up in the kitchen."

Rineth flies off a separate direction.

Again, the kingdom doesn't seem to mind your entry.

 

Landing, I check my surroundings.

 

Artemis contemplates for a moment, before heading over to a wall, out of the way, and sitting down to meditate as she grows a third wooden clone. The clones look at Ali as if for instruction.

 

You land just outside the marketplace.

"You sure you can handle three?" Ali asks, worried.

 

The clones nod.