first ⚡ a topic on summoning

[ramuhs]

Type: Text
Sender ID: ramuhs
To: General public
Subject: Summoning other creatures and people
Warnings: None except maybe FFXVI spoilers in their respective threads?

[// PUBLIC PORTION //]
A curious question to my fellow riftfarers — to those who are capable of "summoning" or calling upon powerful beings or even people, how does it work in your world? Any particular requirements? Contracts?

And have you any luck doing so while here? Any changes you've discovered?

[This is a general broadcast type post, so anyone can threadhop if they'd like to swap stories or anything! Cid will be reading everything...with very keen interest.]

[// PRIVATE TO FFXVI CAST //]

In case you're wondering what this is about, while on that ghost ship a girl somehow managed to summon me from a rock she had—materia she called it. She also knew about Ramuh and some of the other Eikons from our world.

Given there was no warning and that she might not be the only one, thought I should give everyone a heads up. For now I'll be trying some tests with her to see how it works and will share the results.

Comments

[garudas]

and how exactly are you going to do that if youre out to dinner with your date

[She's not going to let that go now.]

ive already introduced myself to the girl

[ramuhs]

[He's not falling for the bait.]

So I've seen.

Then I suppose I'll have to ask Yuffie to join me.

[garudas]

[Fucking fuck.

Well.]

so her name is yuffie

good to know

[ramuhs]

[Given that he's seen her reach out to her already, it's only a matter of time that she would figure it out.]

Bit of a spitfire, that one. Might have a bit of a challenge.

[garudas]

it would appear so

though from the looks of it you dont need any more

seems you have plenty of challenges lined up besides me

[Yeah, she saw your conversation with that guy that talks like Barnabas on steroids.

Can he feel the ire bleeding into the phone through her fingertips?]

[ramuhs]

[............................Uh oh.]

You saw that, eh?

I can assure you, it's not really much of a challenge.

[garudas]

thats not what it sounds like to me cidolfus

[Uh oh, she typed out his full name.]

i didnt think you thought yourself so godlike that youd let others call you one

[ramuhs]

I corrected him.

Many times.

[garudas]

hardly

after all the lectures you have given me you would still flaunt your own powers to others

[Yeah. Calling him out.]

and now he wants to spar and see his power for yourself and you do not see how hypocritical that is

do you remember the last time you attempted to fight someone far beyond your own skills

[Because she does. He got thrown into Great Greagor's statue.]

[ramuhs]

How did any of that

I'm calling you pick up.

[RING RING RING]

→ video

[garudas]

[What the fuck why is her phone ringing—

She doesn't mean to tap the video button, so when she answers, she brings her phone up to her ear and he'll get a nice eyeful of her beautiful blonde hair.]

What!?

[ramuhs]

[Before Cid can answer, he has to just stare at the view he gets from his screen.]

Pull the phone away—hold it to your face.

[garudas]

[There's a muffled sound as her hand readjusts on the phone, her clicking her tongue and cursing under a breath, and she holds the phone upside-down and way too close.]

What!?

[She echoes it again, as if that didn't just happen and this is totally the first time she's answering him.]

[ramuhs]

[....


He's glancing away, a hand over his mouth as he tries not to laugh. Instead he just. Quietly clears his throat.]

Upside-down.

[garudas]

[asdfjsfgh!!!! She's SCREAMING on the inside. STUPID PHONE!!!

She's just going to slap the phone down on the table, so here you go, you can look up at the ceiling and a bottom-up view of her lighting her pipe impatiently.]

Out with it.

[ramuhs]

[Oh he's trying so, so hard to not laugh an he'll just. Briefly duck out of view so she can't see the smile that's forming.

Ahem ahem.]

Like I said, I wasn't flaunting anything. And I'm only considering this because I need to test my own limits now that I seem to have my full power back.

Well, sans Ramuh.

[garudas]

[She knows. He doesn't need to hide it because she knows, the smug bastard.

Benedikta pauses, puffing a moment, before she leans forward, staring right into her phone, and right into him.]

And so you're going to do it with him?

[... Are there not five other Dominants on these godforsaken ships?]

What exactly can he offer you that no one else can? And how can you be so sure that you can trust him?

[ramuhs]

[A small shrug. He knows what she's thinking, but—]

All the more reason I need to. If he's someone we need to be wary, this is the best opportunity to see what he's capable of without arousing much suspicion.

[garudas]

[Glaring. Hard.]

That is the stupidest thing I have heard come out of your mouth since we got here. And I have heard many stupid things from it. Why is it your responsibility to see to it?

[Isn't that what the Paladins are for???

Anyway, why the fuck is she so mad about this?]

[ramuhs]

[Why is she mad about this—]

Considering the other options, I'd say I'm the best fit.

[garudas]

You?

[A bitter bark of laughter.]

You are the least fit to do a test of strength. If anything, you should be sending me. Or your little branded hound. Even his Highness the Prince would be better off.

[ramuhs]

[A wry grin and a small laugh in return.]

Were it a few months ago, I'd agree. But things are different, and if anything were to happen, I need to know where exactly I stand.

[And now he's just going to cant his head slightly.]

But it's funny. You really don't seem to like the idea of me doing this.

[garudas]

I don't agree.

[He is also the one who hates his gift the most? Can he blame her for being a bit confused at this odd turn of events?

But when he cants his head and says that, she can't help but bite down on her pipe, her eyes narrowing at the camera of her phone. She gives it a long, slow drag, and lets the smoke billow past her lips before she answers.]

Because you were a terrible choice.

[No, it's more than that, and Benedikta hates that he's caught on... and so has she.]

It's not as if me being against the idea would change anything anyway, so it doesn't matter.

[ramuhs]

[He may despise what it's made them become... But he won't deny it has its uses. And if it's something he can wield to protect those holds dear, he will wield it.

Regardless the cost.]

Oh I don't know. Would make me a little happy knowing you were worried about it.

[Smirk.]

[garudas]

[She catches that smirk, and she's going to ignore it.]

If you hurt yourself, who is going to fetch you and kiss your wounds better?

[That is to say that yes, she is worried, and no, she isn't going to say it. Benedikta had seen the curse's progression well enough even back in Waloed, and she had seen how much weaker he was in the chapel compared to what she knew before.

And he is the one who is going to go up against someone who brags and flaunts about how they are a god? In his condition?]

And do not say me.