Fortuna Verto

05-Shifting Probability

Both girls blinked in their mutual moment, their surroundings around them going an absolute sheet white and fading away like all of creation had taken that moment to blink. Just as quickly as it had happened, the effect faded away, leaving both girls to continue to grieve.

Lyun's sharp hearing picked up in that moment that she was not actually alone. Searching around quickly, she discovered the fallen frame of another human collapsed and weeping on the other side of the pedestal. The most alarming part about such a human was her complete and utter lack of any possessions whatsoever, not even the clothes on her back. Considering the heat of the environment, that would alone be highly unusual. However, what drew the most attention was the ashen pale left arm very visible on the human, an almost mirror of her own sudden circumstances. The added reminder of her circumstances simply made Lyun feel even less comfortable. This place was just continuing to get weirder and weirder, she would have time to grief later after she escaped. Of course, escape was the original problem before she had lost Yhzia to this madness, but her circumstances were still decidedly questionable. However, maybe that's when her newest company would provide some good news. If they had shown up so suddenly, then maybe they were aware of another way out.

"Hey! Hey!" "AH! Wait, where am I? Oh hell, from the freezer to the oven, how is this place so insufferable hot? How could anywhere be this hot during the noctal season anyway?" "Oh, so things are still getting weirder, then. Should I even bother asking why you're speaking with the most convoluted accent I've ever heard in my life.. as well as spouting pure and absolute nonsense?" "Okay, yeah, I'm obviously nowhere near home now. This place is strange, this heat is strange.. you're strange. Wait, what happened to your ears, they look like they got stretched out." Lyun was impressed at just how strange the human woman was becoming, it almost authentically sounded like she had never seen an elf before. Then again, everything about the woman seemed wrong too. She quickly took a moment to readjust her headwear, it having fallen aside in her grief, then returned her attention to the human in consideration. A quick review made it clear that such a person was probably around the same size as Yhzia. Protectively withholding all of the other possessions, Lyun submitted at least all of Yhzia's clothing, especially the protective gear. It was in this instant that her guest appeared to have become aware of her current state of attire, too. Yes, something about her was clearly very wrong, and in her state she would be completely useless in an escape. Comfortably though, having at least provided the bare essentials to survive, Lyun saw no issues with just leaving such a stranger to her own devices. To her, this whole complexity was enough to not leave her wanting to know more. After taking a moment to compose herself in her blob of an outfit, she set off back the way she had originally come from, with luck she would find an alternate way out and maybe not misplace Yhzia's determination and even pull off not getting caught.

"Hey, wait up. I don't even know what's going on, don't leave me here." "I don't know you, don't follow me. That gear should help you beat the heat.. for a time at least. From here, you're on your own. Best of luck." "That is totally not fair. My word, how do you move in this thing, it's so thick. Wait, why isn't this making me even warmer? Why does absolutely nothing make sense anymore?" "Obviously because something has just decided that the both of us are deserving of its pure contempt, isn't that why you showed up? Now again, bye." "Hey, even if I'm not walking with you, it's not like I've got another path to take." The infuriating human had an insufferable point that Lyun could not refute, so she simply started to ignore said human. However, as the gears started spinning in her head, she realized that she may have stumbled upon yet another possible worst-case scenario. In this situation, she could manage to actually survive and escape without getting caught.. but she could find herself still having to deal with this new headache. Losing Yhzia was a big enough headache as is, and the fact that their protective gear made it impossible to tell the difference almost made it feel like Yhzia was still following her. However, that wasn't Yhzia, it was some really awkward human with the most insufferable accent imaginable, like she was suddenly inventing sounds into the words she spoke. It wasn't even obvious what the girl was even trying to say as a result, as it was also clear that the same confusion worked both ways. Communication was a waste of effort.