indispensible | seven. text & spam. woman king, sword in hand.

[It doesn't take long before she notices: she's invisible. She realizes this by looking in the mirror first thing in the morning and not seeing herself, which is so far from the standard way of things that she has to pat herself down to make sure she does, in fact, still exist. Apparently, she does.]

[This doesn't make her feel any better about the dullness that quickly settles upon her. She can't hear, see, or smell as sharply as she ought to, and her muscles feel heavy and fatigued. Crossing her arms over her shift, she makes a face at herself in the mirror - or, rather, doesn't, since according to her own eyes she doesn't exist.]

This is stupid.

Then her eyes settle on the black metal ball at her bedside. It's the only thing, besides herself, that's different, and that makes her tense. Objects are just as dangerous as people are - more so, sometimes.

She reaches out tentatively to pick it up, cupping it in her palm - and almost drops it when the metal swarms up her arm and across her body, making the deftest set of armor she's ever seen.]

~That's so you don't throw me across the room,~ [it informs her, and it's right: her wrist flexes reflexively in an attempt to get free.]

Get off me.

~Why? Armor's a good look for you.~

private } kylar, significantly later after much argument

Get over here right now or I'll find you and break your neck.

[But in a friendly way.]

spam } open, after the above

[There seems to be no way to get away from the ka'kari, at least not until this flood has run its course, so Vin does her best to just deal with it. Which is not to say she appreciates being almost senseless and frustratingly weak, nor that she seeks out company, but she doesn't hide away entirely, either.]

[More than anything, she can be found in the gym and in the CES, pushing her body to its current limits with a look of extremely bad-tempered concentration.]

( ooc; vin has kylar's ka'kari, which is mostly sassing her, making her invisible, giving her cool metal armor, and magical absorption and judgment as outlined here. i'm kind of winging it so hit me up in a pm if you have questions? yeah!! )

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[He honestly hadn't considered that, but even when she looks away he's not certain why. He wasn't trying to call her stupid.]

Sorry. It's my responsibility. I can't lose it. I--

[Can't explain. But he'll hold that and only sighs.]

I think you're stuck with it for now.

[Says Captain Obvious.]

[She says nothing. Just stands there, her eyes downcast and her attention elsewhere, like she's listening to something only she can hear. She isn't listening to the ka'kari, as it happens; it's just a convenient thing to pretend to do while ignoring someone.]

[After a while of silence, her shoulders straighten almost imperceptibly. She looks at Kylar flatly.]

Then help me figure out how to keep it a secret. Tell me everything you know so that I can keep everything from everyone else.

[What. A. Pickle. He's reluctant and it's painfully obvious.]

Just try not to use it. Focus on not using it and it should listen. No one's going to find out it even exists so long as you keep it to yourself until I figure out a way to get it back.

You're willing to bet your life on should?

[Kylar, please. That is not how you self-preservation.]

Betting my life would hold a lot more meaning if I weren't already dead.

[He smiles before he sighs.]

Look, I don't know how it works it just does.

You just don't want me to know.

[She sighs, not particularly thrilled, but resigned.]

It's all right. I think you're being stupid, though.

[Despite all the lies he cooks up he's a little offended by the accusation of secret keeping and you know, the insult.]

And if I actually don't know?

Fine. Climb the wall. We'll see if you can.