To make the glass full (Afina)

[Ebiris]

"I'm going to the Cauldron shortly to see about adding more elements to my panoply," Afina informs the other girls. "My thinking was to do Earth first and leave Air till last. Nothing in me currently conflicts with Earth, although obviously that stands in opposition to Air. But well... you've all seen enough of me for it to be obvious I have a natural affinity towards Air, so I'm hoping my own inclinations will make it easier to absorb Air into me even with Earth's presence."

Seeing no harm in elaborating a bit more she goes on. "Becoming like this," she indicates her figure, "Was a trial by itself. The hatred Water and Fire bear for each other is an ancient and terrible thing, bereft of any understanding. I had to reconcile that inside my very spirit, and only succeeded after several failures. It was quite a cause for celebration in the Cauldron though, since elemental cooperation is one of Seira's core tenets as I understand it."

[Anastasia]

"Quite," Ebony murmurs, "On the other hand, would taking earth into you lose your grasp on air? Would you become slower, heavier and more like earth, rather than retain your earlier qualities?"

Misalea hums, "I think she has a point. None of the earth elementals are coordinated at all. The better of them are average, but some of them fall over if they try to move too fast."

Canderella finishes her glass off, going for a cookie next, "I think it's a good idea. Use your strengths to make up for the problem." She nibbles on it and pushes a tray of sweets to Afina, "Have some. You'll be putting on weight if you go for earth anyway."

Mei nods slowly, reaching out to take a bit of food.

[Ebiris]

"That's certainly going to be the case," Afina nods to Ebony and Misalea's points, reaching over for a little cake and biting into it. "For that reason I don't intend to linger for long with only three elements. I intend to go for Air as soon as it's safe afterwards, and from there achieve prismatic completion. I've been sat as a steam pixie for too long, it's past time I finished this journey."

[Anastasia]

Creamy. It's cinnamon cake stuffed with whipped cream. "Good luck then," Ebony offers, "Are you at risk from the procedure?"

Mei meanwhile looks to Afina and nods quickly, then reaches out and taps Afina right over the heart.

[Ebiris]

"Not until I go for Air, it's the conflicting impulses that could tear me apart. I don't know what risks becoming prismatic has - I doubt Bahamut and Tiamat care when it's a pixie doing it," Afina answers after finishing her cake. Looking up at Mei after that tap she cants her head to the side a bit. "Are you saying I'm at more risk? Something with my heart?" she brings her own hand up towards her flat chest and frowns a little. "Auril froze my heart after we met her. That wasn't pleasant at all."

[Anastasia]

Mei wobbles a hand side to side, then taps Afina's heart again.

Canderella frowns, reaching for another glass. "You could just tell us," she says, "I know you have to know at least elven."

"Canderella," Ebony says it like a warning, leaning forward a little. Her wings unfurl behind her, dripping water. "Are you worried about her, Mei? Did the Triune show you something?"

[Ebiris]

"I can't say a word," Afina gives Canderella a smile, "Not with how I dislike those that talk for love of the sound of their own voices." Then returning her attention to Mei she says,  "I hope at least that your presence while I undergo whatever trials are necessary will help avoid any danger I haven't foreseen."

[Anastasia]

Mei's answer is to reach out and hug Afina again.

Ebony laughs a little and Misalea goes, "Aaaw, that's adorable!"

Canderella just looks vaguely put out by the whole thing, electing to go for a few more cookies instead.

[Ebiris]

Afina returns the hug this time, at least as much as her much shorter arms allow. "There is something very endearing about you, Mei," she agrees with the consensus (apart from Canderella). "It's surprising that you and Jaela come from the same church."

[Anastasia]

This makes Mei's eyes widen largely, then the elf falls into giggles. Her voice, what little of it you can discern from those, is sweet. Ebony follows with her own, Misalea also giving into it. Only Canderella doesn't, demolishing a few cookies instead.

[Ebiris]

Well it is! "Not that Jaela isn't personable or anything, but two more different elves are hard to picture," she says, smiling at the shared mirth. Except for Canderella. Reaching over for a little tumbler of wine she helps herself to a drink while they all digest that. Still, she doesn't want Canderella to feel put out or excluded so she asks the succubus, "What were you three talking about before we got here?"

[Anastasia]

The wine is sugar-sweet, no taste of booze at all. Oooooh, it's good. So very good, not too strong, either.

"Oh, I don't think so. What is a Triune if not multi-faced?" Ebony remarks, taking a wine glass and sipping slowly. "Jaela is one face, Mei is another."

Misalea also goes for wine on that, as well as a bit of cake. "Last night, we had the idea to go catch some fish and make our own dinner. Unfortunately, we didn't realize that the fish looked safe but were in fact not safe. Half the tower was up with food poisoning."

[Ebiris]

"If anyone's still ill just get some food from the mess hall," Afina suggests. "The food there cures illnesses without you needing to find a healer." Helpful advice dispensed she picks up on Ebony's comment as her own wine rapidly disappears down her throat. "I know it's silly to expect them to be the same, no more than expecting Hanna and Crystal to be alike, but it's just so striking I had to comment."

[Anastasia]

"Well, I honestly put it on Hanna," Canderella says, sitting back and sinking chin-deep into the waters. "Even if she was an absent parent, there's a lot of Hanna in Jaela. Both of them are warriors through and through, and push come to shove, they react by fighting. That's less to do with the Triune and more to do with her bloodline. She's half celestial while Mei's just an elf. Different blood, different backgrounds, different lives. Besides, can you imagine Jaela with a vow of silence?"

Misalea snickers and goes for more treats, "She'd have to find new obscene gestures to throw at her opponents."

Mei keeps giggling, going for a glass of wine. She takes a sip - and her eyes widen. She licks her lips and then drinks deeply.

[Ebiris]

"She'd get a talking spear to do the trash-talk for her," Afina says, before adopting a thoughtful look. "I should try making an intelligent weapon sometime. No one's ever asked for one but it could be an interesting challenge." Can't be harder than making a golem anyway.