@justgaia | Video

[hammerbearer]

[ In line with the ongoing events here. More or less. ]

[ Queue a video feed. There was probably a bit of audio, the typical noises of someone figuring out a new system and trying to find the video button. ...Aha! There is Gaia, sitting on one of the trolley cars. Behind her, mostly in frame, is Cidolfus Telemon. He probably looks okay. But Gaia's words suggest he's not. ]

I hope this is right. I'm on the blue line trolley between... the Farway stop and the next island. A man named Cid just jumped on after burning his aether to a life threatening level. Because he missed it while picking up something at a place called the Kwik Stop.

I don't have healing spells, so I'd appreciate anyone that can catch up to the trolley who might come and look him over. It's not exactly fast.

Well, if anyone's looking for him and worried, he's here.

[ She sounds more than a little bit worried exasperated. ]

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[hammerbearer]

[ There is a small huff from Gaia through all this. She certainly looked more relieved despite her pretense at frustration and 'done with this' attitude as Cid got checked over. ]

I know where Stonhyrr is. It's not that far. Certainly not in such a vehicle as that 'van' of yours Gorgugg.

[ Is she still stinging from Cid's lightning? Why yes, a bit. But she's not going to bring this up yet until she sees what it takes for the healer to take care of the older man first. ]

[tinflower]

[ Okay, whew, petrification? Nothing Gorgug can do about that now, not the majority of it, unless he wants to consider hitting the books and seeing if Cid will become his guinea pig. At most, he can decide a spot to test, and he comes in closer to Cid. ]

Why do you live so far away? I guess I can get there...

[ As Gaia says, but does Gorgug sound reluctant? Yes, 'cause he still has to get there. But for now, he holds his hands out, not putting them on Cid yet. But he looks at him, and he tries to keep his voice down in some attempt to be private as he quickly asks: ]

The stuff in your body-- is it a curse? Permanent?

[levindicated]

[He squirms a bit under scrutiny, biting his tongue for a moment. ]

It’s both. It’s the crystals curse, and it causes permanent, irreversible pertrification.

[Back Home. Back home this was true. ]

Though… in this place, who’s to say?

[hammerbearer]

[ Gaia is trying not to listen in too hard. Cid's getting looked over and that's enough right now. Eavesdropping would be rude.

.....Though if someone talks loud enough for her to overhear in a way she can't help, that would be a different tale. Did Cid keep his voice down?

...Well otherwise she's going to sit here and guard the beer. ]

[tinflower]

[ Protecting that beer from its owner is so important. Gaia is doing the work of Echo, or something.

But Gorgug responds to the last of what Cid says with a small delay, and with no more than a mmm; acknowledging, nothing else. Definitely nothing Gorgug could do, except maybe provide some small relief. ]

I have to touch you, [ is his warning before he puts his hands on Cid: one around his upper chest closing in on the more worn shoulder, and then another over the other side of his lung. It's an immediate process, mouth murmuring something wordlessly, and energy gathers from his hands and sinks into the body, aiming to provide relief and to tend against the anomalies, to ease exhaustion and stress around the sections of Cid's body that Gorgug touches.

It's not a powerful spell, not with the craft of a true healer. But Gorgug gives what he can at his level, to at least provide comfort, hopefully. He pulls his hands away after about ten to fifteen seconds, and sighs as he does so. ]

I'm not a healer. [ That was said before--he'll correct that now. ] I just do it in emergencies. I don't know if that helps.

[ The healing, he means. He does want to question Cid further, but he doesn't want to bring up something personal again, too casually. So he'll leave it at that, stepping back to give back Cid his space. But does glance over at Gaia, just to acknowledge her presence. ]

[levindicated]

[Cid holds still, and he’s not awkward about being touched. He relaxes into it, though it only confirms what he already knows. It doesn’t ease the pain, it doesn’t change anything. He’s received magical healing before, of course. The lithification wasn’t a wound, not in the traditional sense.]

[He steps forward, closing the distance as he places a hand on the other man’s shoulder appreciatively.]

Good work. Shame it didn’t do anything.

[And then gives his shoulder a hearty pat.]

Magic is what caused it, anyway. I can’t imagine magic will fix it.

[And then he looks to Gaia with his hands on his hips.]

Are you satisfied?

[hammerbearer]

[ Maybe she overheard that last bit and is curious to what's actually wrong. But given at the end of the day, Cid finally submitted himself to healing? She really doesn't have any room to complain further. ]

Yes.

[ Her hands are also on her hips for a moment. But then she leans down and picks up the case of beer, brings it over and holds it out to Cid. Here is your lollipop for being brave beer back. ]

Maybe next time, you could trouble someone to give you a ride if you miss the trolley?

[ Gaia also turns to meet Gorgug's look. She gives him a genuine smile. ]

Thank you for coming out.

[tinflower]

[ He doesn't know what to think about that, but Gorgug has his pride to chew on, as little as already figured he'd be able to do to at least give a boost of energy. While Gaia comes over with the beer, Gorgug pushes up his goggles onto his head, and takes a look at the map of Etraya now, to see where this Stonehyrr location is.

Still, gives Gaia a quick nod, even though he's distracted, but eventually closes off the map with a knitted brow. ]

I'll drop you off where the trolley starts, around the apartments. [ Said to Cid, or really, just-- said. Unhappily. It's so far out!!! But he does look at Gaia again. ] You're not going that way?

[ She said she'd find her own way, or something--? ]

[levindicated]

Miss Gaia here convinced me to get off the trolley on the promise of a ride to where I was going.

[As he looks back to Gaia for confirmation of this very fact before taking his case of beer.]

[hammerbearer]

[ Gaia doesn't know the distances involved so well. But Cid has mentioned Stonhyrr, Gorgug appears to think this is far out of his way; granted maybe the wheeled vehicle isn't so great for the terrain and it would be long. Still!

The girl throws up her arms as Cid adds in the mention that she'd promised a ride to where the man was going. ]

Oh for the love of... Fine. It just so happens I know where Stonhyrr is since I visited it before. I'll send you there.

[ She rolls her eyes. Visibly and eyes both of them. ]

Satisfied?

[levindicated]

You’ll send me there?

[Okay. So she really is just Barnabas, right?]

… Alright. Let’s see it.

[hammerbearer]

[ It would have been a waste of her reserves in light of there being someone that could just... drive out there. Even if Gaia did seem to have it to spare. But now the end of her patience has been reached and while that is not Gorgug's fault (or Cid's for that matter, not really), it appears she's ready to call on her magicks to get things moving forward in this discussion again. ]

Fine.

[ And it doesn't take her long. Some focus, some gesticulating and the gathering of aether before something that's probably like a portal opens. It more resembles a billowing cloud of shadows than a simple 'door' or 'circle' to walk through.

It's perfectly safe, surely. ]

It's just before the bridge into Stonhyrr. I'm not about to put you right into Barnabas's lap without permission.

[ Well there's also all that ambient levin aether she didn't want to contend with making allowances or protections to keep the connection stable for. But mostly, it's about whether or not Cid would be an actual welcome visitor at this time. Probably. ]