@para_Dmitri@para_Viktor {Jayce fixes Dmitri with a long, hard stare. He still can’t shake the feeling that he had something to do with Viktor getting hurt. Eventually, though, he lets out a sharp snort.}
…Fair enough.
{He turns and guides Viktor down the hall.}
@para_Viktor@para_Dmitri …Yeah, okay, honey.
{Jayce crouches down and helps him to his feet, keeping a secure arm around his waist in case his legs give way.}
@para_Dmitri@para_Viktor Well, one of us has thighs, so clearly I know what I’m—wait, hang on.
{Jayce pushes himself to his feet and marches over to Dmitri, jabbing a finger into his chest.}
What the hell did you give him?!
Where’s he going now? I—oh, shit, he looks so pale. And he’s walking funny. Where’s he…? I think he’s going to the bathroom. He looked fine until—
…until he drank the tea. Oh, fuck. Fuck, I knew it! I knew that fucking—
Dmitri’s getting up. He’s going after him now. I have to do something. I have to—
I climbed a tree to look through the window. They’re having tea in one of the 300 rooms. I hope Viktor had the sense to watch him make it in case he put anything in his cup.
I don’t like the way he looks at him. Every time Viktor looks away, he’s staring like he’s waiting for the chance to sink his teeth into his neck.
That’s mine.
I went to school with him. We had this sort of rivalry for top of the class, but he’s rich and always gets his way, so the teachers practically handed it to him.
He’s also just… I don’t know. Shifty. He’s got these creepy eyes, like a wolf watching and waiting for the right moment to lunge.
And he always fucking gets to whoever I’m interested in first. Every. Fucking. Time.
So, our Paraphysics final project is to create a golem. Traditionally, you craft a base body out of some inanimate material, then imbue it with magic to bring it to life as an obedient servant.
Most people use pure elemental materials. Clay, stone, ice, fire, etc. Clay is the easiest to work with, while less structured materials tend to be more difficult.
We’re taking a slightly different approach and making a techmaturgical golem. The distinction between a metal golem and a robot is that a golem has to be animated by magic, not electricity. We’re planning to use hex crystals in ours to see what happens.
First things first, though: we need to design the base body.