Mini-Vacation from your Vacation, chere?

[freeadvice]

Who: The crew of the Stargazer & Rogue.
Where: The sea?
When: 10/01 - 10/08
What: Specifically, Rogue and Gambit have a good time in the rain. And other week shenanigans.
Warnings: Cute where it has no place being
Style: whatever
Status: Closed


The Stargazer is a humble little sailboat, enough room for three and right now they're at maximum capacity with an extra guest. Who is stuck on board for a week. While Gambit expects the Princess and Rogue to get along real good - he's not so sure about how the next seven days will pan out. They'll just have to find out...

Comments

[tactilelearner]

[Talking pony. That... Well, needless to say, it distracts Rogue from her training for a moment. Because she has to take a few seconds to really look at what she's seeing.

But. Well. Between mermaids and shark-men and phoenixes and alternate universes... A talking pony isn't that strange. So, a second later, she smiles.]

It's... kinda new. One I picked up that ain' gone away like they usually do.

Still. [A shrug and a bit more of a smile.] Kinda useful, y'know?

[raisethemoon]

Indeed! You must be a great boon to your crew.

[tactilelearner]

I... ain' told many of 'em yet.

[Because she doesn't want to talk about the circumstances. But... not admitting that.]

Waitin' 'til I got it more under control, y'know? So I can really help out.

[raisethemoon]

I see.

Would you like some assistance? I am not certain how similar our magics are, but I know the wind.

[tactilelearner]

I... Yeah, actually. That'd be great.

Had someone at the school who could control the weather, but she ain' here, so... Could use some help.

[raisethemoon]

Very well!

[Luna sits herself down across from Rogue.] Show me what you are doing again.

[tactilelearner]

[Rogue nodded and closed her eyes to concentrate. She listened to the breeze in her ear then opened her eyes.

She could feel -- hear? -- it. And with a gesture of her hand, she called it back to her, then forward with a little more force, half filling the sail.]

[raisethemoon]

[Ah, yes. That feels quite different from pegasus magic - which is really only to be expected.]

Can you do aught else with it? Or only wind?

[tactilelearner]

Only wind, far as I can tell.

Still. Pretty useful in a place like this, y'know?

[raisethemoon]

Most useful, in such a seafaring culture.

... I would typically tell a pegasus to focus on the wind in their feathers, but I suppose that does not apply. Perhaps focus instead on your breathing.

[tactilelearner]

Breathing, huh?

[Rogue closes her eyes. She tries to drown out the voices in her head with the sound of the wind, with her own breathing. In and out, easy and full.

Focus on the voice she hears almost in the wind. The one she's speaking to. Asking to listen to her. To obey.

And she focuses on creating a swell of wind, full but in control, to push the sail out to the extent it will go. Not a violent force, just a steady, strong push.]

[raisethemoon]

Ah, excellent!

[tactilelearner]

[The focus maintains, but then --

She can have you instead!

She sees the face, sees the blood, and then... it vanishes. It flows through her. In her blood.

And her hand twists to bring the wind back, right at herself and Luna.

With enough force to throw Rogue onto the deck.

The shock of the blow, though, brings her back to her mind.]

Damn it!

Sorry 'bout that... [As she pulls herself to her feet.] Don'... Don' know what happened.

Musta lost control.

[raisethemoon]

[Luna takes a step back, ducking her head to weather the sudden gust, but she's a bit better balanced than Rogue. See, she said as much to Celestia, they need tails!]

To be expected. Thou'rt learning. [That was violent...and a little concerning, maybe, if it continues. For now she won't say anything.] Art thou unharmed?

[tactilelearner]

'M... 'm fine.

[Because, well, she doesn't need to try and explain what happened. As far as she was concerned, it was just a little loss of focus and control.]

Sorry.

[raisethemoon]

'Tis no matter. We do not need to continue, if you do not wish?

[tactilelearner]

[For a moment, she considers it.

She could stop. At least for the day. She knows better than to try and push the powers away, ignore them entirely, but she could let herself rest.

Give into that fear.

Rogue shakes her head.]

'M fine. I can keep goin'.

[raisethemoon]

Very well. Try again, then.

[Luna's a bit concerned, but she wasn't lying when she said slips in focus were natural. Really she's more worried that Rogue seems to have taken it a bit badly.]

[tactilelearner]

[This time, Rogue doesn't close her eyes.

She keeps them open, her gaze half on Luna. To steady herself. To remember where she is.

With a breath in, she twisted her hand to gather a bit of wind, then moved it forward to push it against the sail again. Something smaller, calmer than her last attempt.]

[raisethemoon]

That is better. Smaller bursts are simpler to control.

[tactilelearner]

'M used t' gettin' a large surge all at once that goes away. Don' need t' control it long, just have t' control one go.

[It's a good enough excuse, far as she's concerned.]