052.9 Jaela in Brightwater

[Corwin]

[19:31] <Kotono> Tannin's found in the cafeteria. He's sitting at a table with Stille, the two talking freely as Jaela approaches. "So there I was..." Tannin begins. Stille sits back, arm cocked over the side of his chair as he leans back.
[19:33] <Jaela> "So there you were," Jaela echoes, liberating an empty seat nearby and placing it at the same table as them. "Just one thing, first. How drunk do I gotta be to believe this story?" she asks with a grin, sitting down.
[19:35] <Kotono> "Stone cold sober!" Tannin hmphs, a picture of perfect innocent offense. "It's the pure truth!"
[19:35] * Jaela snorts. "Yeah sure." She glances between the two of them. "So am I in the way or could I ask you guys something?"
[19:36] <Kotono> "Perhaps," Stille chuckles, "The last one involved a buxom basilisk-woman and-" Stille is stopped ther as Tannin adds, "Medusa. They're called medusa." to which Stille just chuckles again.
[19:37] * Jaela shakes her head. Monstergirls. What's the appeal in that? "It's okay," she tells Tannin. "I was doubting the stories even before that, on principle."
[19:40] <Kotono> "It's actually true," Tannin says, "They're a race that have snakes for hair and can petrify you with a glance, just like a basilisk. Anyway, yeah, just shooting the breeze. What do you want?"
[19:42] <Jaela> Jaela laughs. "Oh, I don't doubt the part about the race is true enough. It's the rest of it-- ah, but I guess we joked enough about this." She shakes her head again. "So anyway, I've got this quest on my hands that I can't really make headways on. It's not really my thing." She grimaces, then. "I don't really see how it even makes for a proper quest!"
[19:44] <Kotono> "Really? What is it? Sounds like a stubborn tangle," Tannin turns all his attention onto Jaela, "What sort of quest?"
[19:45] <Jaela> A flick of her wrist produces the Blackguard's Hammer and then Jaela describes the circumstances that lead to her possession of it. "...so basically, am I supposed to ask every blacksmith I come across if he had sex before? I'm sure it'll make for a funny story if a bard got hold of it, but uh no. Just no."
[19:50] <Kotono> "Huh, that's a hell of a tangle," Tannin says, "Hell of a tangle."
[19:51] <Kotono> "If I may," Stille speaks up, "But perhaps you're overcomplicating part of it. If you need the chaste, why not simply look for a religious order that takes a vow of chastity?"
[19:51] * Jaela snorts. "The two obvious solutions are creepy as fuck, so I figured I'd ask you guys. I think we're the three who traveled the most across the planes? Candy and Mom pretty much picked some plane to stay at, so if anyone's heard something in the travels...." She snaps her fingers. "Yeah, like that! Good idea! Know any?"
[19:55] <Kotono> "Not offhand. Selune's faith has no particular ties to chastity," Stille explains, "The church has a strongly feminine leaning, including dealing with matters of childbirth. There's certainly some in various local mortal monastic and clerical orders, but I'm not familiar. Alternately," With a look, "Get an earth elemental to shape a blade. As far as I understand, elementals are rarely sexual.
[19:55] <Kotono> At worst, have a golem do it. That may not work. It mentions virgin, and it may require the choice not to have made love and not suffice if the urges or choice was never there."
[19:58] <Jaela> "Sounds kinda like a dodge there," Jaela muses, thinking on what sort of deity might have such an order of those generally favorable to their Crusade.
[20:02] <Kotono> OOC: K:R check.
[20:03] <Jaela> roll 1d20+30
[20:03] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+30 and gets 44." [1d20=14]
[20:13] <Kotono> Generally, you want to avoid anyone connected to Lathander for this - it's a complete wash. Nature deities tend to be indifferent to negative towards chastity since sex is part of the cycle of life. Some orders devoted to Sehanine Moonbow practice chastity, tied to various mystical rituals. The outcast nature of those who follow Fenmarel Mestarine tends to encourage it as well. Outside the
[20:13] <Kotono> Seladrine, Ilmater's general level of sacrifice tends to have lots of orders with holy vows, including chastity. Pistis Sophia is also known for this in particular.
[20:15] <Jaela> "I guess that's something to look into. Don't suppose either of you know an actual elemental craftsman?"
[20:26] <Kotono> "As a matter of fact, I do," Stille says.
[20:27] * Jaela raises an eyebrow, inviting him to go on.
[20:31] <Kotono> "I've been around the Elemental Planes," Stille does exactly what Jaela asks, "In Brightwater, go look up Dercassi Smithery. Ask for Grumbles. They have an earth elemental who works for them."
[20:32] <Jaela> "Busy yourself? Either of you?" Jaela asks, glancing from Stille to Tannin. "I have people leave in groups, and it'd be bad to set the wrong example with myself."
[20:38] <Kotono> "I'm in," Tannin says, as Stille considers a moment before nodding, "If you're inviting me, I'll accept."
[20:39] * Jaela nods. "Meet you in fifteen by the gates? I just need to take care of my usual spell and get a babysitter for a couple hours."
[20:45] <Kotono> OOC: Okay. What's your prep here?
[20:45] <Jaela> OOC: standard greater anticipate spell, then just plane shift over to Brightwater with them
[20:51] <Kotono> You appear in Brightwater with the two. As the golden splendor of the great city overtakes the both of you, "Say Jaela," Tannin speaks up, "Have you ever been here for fun or is it all business with you?"
[20:51] <Jaela> "I bought clothes here. Does that count?"
[20:55] <Kotono> "Here, shopping is business," Stille says with a twitch of his lips upward, "Serious business to many of Waukeen's faithful."
[20:55] <Jaela> "Then probably not," Jaela is all too ready to concede. "If I can't recall it easily enough, I probably didn't have enough fun here before."
[20:59] <Kotono> "We should," Tannin says, "The entire realm is made for celebrations! It's like the world's greatest city chiseled into perfection!"
[21:01] <Jaela> "I don't really mind tagging along with you guys," Jaela muses. "I'll even cover the charges if we don't go crazy."
[21:05] <Kotono> "We can visit here, Lliira's quarter," Stille says, "Even a little bit of Sune's quarter if you care to. Sharess has a quarter as well, but it's best gone with a beloved."
[21:07] <Jaela> "Sure thing! Lead the way? I'm pretty good when I have a purpose but if we just have to find some place at random it's a crapshoot for me."
[21:13] <Kotono> As youb egin to walk, Stille falls in step with Jaela, "What do you do to have fun?" he asks, "When you're away from your duties? Do you have any hobbies or interests?"
[21:16] <Jaela> "Yeah I just like to fight. I kinda used to like exploring places but a lot of the charm's gone with the threat of a devil ambush fucking up innocent bystanders wherever I go." Jaela shrugs. "I like being with the people I like, but that's not a hobby or anything. Besides, who doesn't?"
[21:32] <Kotono> "Exploring..." Stille snaps his fingers, "I have just the thing we can go do."
[21:33] <Jaela> "Yeah?"
[21:38] <Kotono> "Yes. I know someone here who makes fabricated dungeons to explore. I mean dungeons in the loosest sense of the word. They're about exploration and discovery of the wonders within."
[21:39] * Jaela tilts her head. "Could be fun," she decides. "Wanna make a stop with Grumbles and leave the hammer with him before trying to find a nice, uh, dungeon-- geez it sounds so weird to think of a dungeon that way."
[21:46] <Kotono> Tannin breaks into laughter at that as Stille smiles, "Isn't it? There's a fee of course, but nothing insurmountable. It is still Brightwater."
[21:47] * Jaela snorts. "Yeah, there's always a fee. I got that part."

[Corwin]

[19:13] <Kotono> From here you head to the Dercassi Smithery. It's a tall, classical building made of marble and gleaming sunlight - bands of light-like stone are built into it. Pillared doors lead to within. Entering, you find that inside is a clean, wide open gallery of fine weapons. Racks of weapons are spaced out and windows let in copious sunshine. The floor is thickly carpeted and soft music plays in
[19:13] <Kotono> the background. As you enter a female approaches. She is tall, about six and a half feet tall. She has a hint of pointness to her ears and has short, deep green hair. She wears a short skirt and clingy top, both of fine cut and make, trimmed with fur. "Hello there," she greets throatily, "Wel...Stille." She puts a hand on her hip, eyes narrowing as she sighs, "What do you all need?"
[19:14] <Kotono> "I'm sorry?" Stille cocks his head to the side before smiling warmly, "You have me at a disadvantage. Forgive me, but have we met?"
[19:16] <Jaela> "Jaela," she introduces herself, stepping forward and offering the proprietor of the store her hand. "A pleasure."
[19:17] <Kotono> "I'm Tiasa's sister." Giving Stille a look, "I've heard aaaaalllll about you." Jaela's hand is taken. Her grip is soft and warm, "Nice to meet you. What's your business here?"
[19:19] <Kotono> As Tannin steps back and out of this entire affair, Stille coughs into his hand, "Ah. Miss Tiasa's Sister, I'm only a guide today. Jaela is the one who has b usiness here. Please, focus on her instead of one only known by reputation and fable."
[19:19] <Jaela> "I was told to ask about Grumbles by this lout here," Jaela responds, jerking a thumb at Stille. She might be wrong but the context is probably true enough.
[19:21] <Kotono> "Grumbles?" Giving both of them a rather confused look, "He's in back, but whyever do you want to see an elemental? They're not much for conversations or anything interesting."
[19:22] <Kotono> "Lout? I'm wounded," Stille smiles despite that, "It's for a good cause."
[19:23] <Jaela> "It's got to do with a quest," Jaela responds, before grinning at Stille. "And it'd take lots more to wound you, I bet."
[19:28] <Kotono> "Fine." With that you're lead into the back. At first you go through a few plain halls with lots of offices and storerooms. It's well made but not as nice as outside. In the back of all this is a single earth-brown sphere painted into the floor. Stille smiles at this, stepping into it. Clearing his throat, "You're welcome."
[19:29] <Kotono> "Don't think this gets you a pardon from me," The woman retorts and gives Stille a rather annoyed look. "Step onto the sphere, everyone."
[19:30] <Jaela> Genuinely curious how someone can dislike Stille but still be so helpful the entire time Jaela follows the instructions with a distracted nod, resolving to ask him later.
[19:35] <Kotono> The sphere dimly glows brown as it descends down! Down you go into a tunnel, the walls dotted with occasional white lights as you slowly descend. It takes perhaps a minute to reach the bottom - it lands in the middle of a vast forgery. Dozens of forges and similar things, much like the massive forges of Aurora. Amid all the people that work, one stands out. A massive form of stone, dirt and
[19:35] <Kotono> metal looms over a giant sized forge, slamming his fist into a huge slab of metal.
[19:37] <Jaela> "Is it okay to interrupt, uh, Tiasa's Sis?"
[19:39] <Kotono> "Miasa," She says absently, before cupping her hands to her mouth, "Grumbles! You have business over here!" she shouts.
[19:40] <Jaela> "Hi!" Jaela calls after her, adding a wave to it.
[19:44] <Kotono> The massive elemental drops the slab of metal into the forge, stomping over. He's heavy enough to shake the floor as he approaches, a good few dozen feet tall. He looks down with empty stone slits in place of eyes, pausing on Stille. The two exchange slight nods, "Jaela needs your help," Stille says.
[19:45] <Kotono> "Jaela." The elemental's voice is deep and heavy, like a deep bass, "What help do you need?"
[19:46] <Jaela> "Hi!" she repeats. "So yeah, it's like this. I have an evil hammer that I need purified," Jaela continues, the hammer produced with a flick of her wrist. "And to do that, I first need you to forge a sword with it. Think you could fit me into your schedule? If yeah, how much for helping my quest along?"
[19:51] <Kotono> "Nothing." It takes the hammer, "As you fleshy creatures reckon it, this entire shop owes Stille."
[19:51] <Kotono> "Hmph," Miasa mutters under her breath, but adds nothing else.
[19:53] <Jaela> Wow, this is even stranger than she thought. "I know it's not really the actual goal, but waste not want not and all. Do you mind making it a shiftsilver elven courtblade, you think? Fit for someone my size, give or take."
[19:53] <Kotono> "Thank you, my friend," Stille says, switching to the crashing, stony tones of Terran. "May your rocks never crumble and you find great riches hidden within mother earth."
[19:53] <Kotono> "We do not possess shiftsilver here. Provide it and I will," Grumbles replies.
[19:54] <Jaela> "Can do." She glances over at Miasa. "Is plane shifting doable here?"
[19:55] <Kotono> "Hmph!" Again Miasa raises her nose up in offense, even as a blush colors her cheeks. "You're just lucky you-" Stopping at Jaela's question, "You mean using magic to travel to another reality? No. This is...oh, what's the word the wizard used?"
[19:56] <Kotono> "Dimensionally locked," Stille speaks up, "Due to the magnetic iron deposits used to form the boundaries."
[19:56] * Jaela nods. "I think I get it. Well, I guess it means a short trip. Sorry for the trouble, but do you mind? I think it'd make a nice gift."
[20:02] <Kotono> With a bit of shifting about and shiftsilver deliveries, Jaela and company head out of Dercassi Smithery. "Ah," Stille breathes in and slowly exhales, "That was productive. I trust you acheived all you wanted there, Lady Jaela?"
[20:09] <Jaela> "It was informative," she muses. There was enough shiftsilver for two blades, so even though repayment won't be accepted, she'll at least show some token of her appreciation that way. "Think we should go for that dungeon while we give Grumbles time to work properly?"
[20:18] <Kotono> "Certainly," Stille says, beginning to whistle. Meanwhile Tannin speaks up, "Hey Stille. That Miasa...is she taken? Good idea? Bad idea?"
[20:19] <Jaela> "How about you invite her to the dungeon with us?" Jaela suggests with a shrug. "Make it sound like thanking her for all this or apologizing for the trouble. I dunno, just take it from there."
[20:21] <Kotono> "Good thinking," Tannin says, turning right back around and heading to the Smithery. Stille watches him go, "I suppose I should have told him it was not a wise choice, but I hesitate to stand in his way."
[20:22] <Jaela> "If you did he'd just resent you," Jaela reasons. "And it's not like there's risk of bodily harm while we're here. I figure you should only do that stuff if it's real bad news, like a polymorphed chromatic?"
[20:32] <Kotono> "She's not a dragon," Stille suddenly laughs, "Her family has recurrent but diluted fey blood. It affects them in unpredictable ways."
[20:34] <Jaela> "That so? Who's Tiasa, while we wait and all?"
[20:40] <Kotono> "Miasa's sister." Closing his eyes as he leans against a pillar, "The opposite of her sister. Short instead of tall, busty and curvy instead of...well, tall. Thick blue hair. We had a brief dalliance as I aided her family. I had not even intended it," So admitting with a slight sigh, "Nor was I greatly interested. Yet Tiasa had become smitten with me, and snuck into my room one night to
[20:40] <Kotono> press the point. When it was all over I left to move on, but the partings were...awkward. Extrodinarily awkward." With a chargrinned smile as he looks over to Jaela now, "Tiasa is a beautiful woman in body and spirit, but she desired what I did not feel for her."
[20:43] <Jaela> "Yes, it's a terrible burden to have beautiful people throw themselves at you," she agrees without so much as a hint of sarcasm.
[20:45] <Kotono> With a grin that reaches ear to ear, "I suffer so," Yet his voice dips into a deadpan, "I wish I had restrained myself, but waking in that position..." Stille merely shakes his head. "Had I been wiser and in more control, I would have stopped her. Of course, hindsight makes it trivial to say that."
[20:45] <Jaela> "I dunno, does it?" She peers at him. "Was it like a onetime thing, or is that pretty much par for course with those you help out?"
[20:50] <Kotono> "Sometimes I intend to, sometimes I don't," Stille admits, "Sometimes I intend to and it happens and sometimes I intend to and it doesn't. The same variation applies to when I don't intend to. The blood of eladrins and thus the blood of chaos flows in my veins. That is one aspect of chaos - and my father embodies it. He loves freely but rarely lingers long. Yet he always makes sure those he
[20:50] <Kotono> does are better off when he leaves them and he takes responsibility - even from afar."
[20:51] * Jaela shrugs. "Hey, I don't judge. Not when it's mutual and all."
[20:54] <Kotono> "I'm good at starting these relationships. Unfortunately, the leaving part rarely goes as well," Stille admits, and after a few moments, "Do you feel it's the same for you?"
[20:56] <Jaela> "Actually, I'm pretty good at leaving and on good terms, too." Jaela shrugs. "I think it's the double standard that exists. If you were a girl it'd be much easier for you. Still, sometimes horrible shit just happens even with the best intentions. Can't do much about that."
[21:00] <Kotono> "Such-" Stille begins, but Tannin interrupts. He staggers out the front door, holding his cheek! "Yeah well," he calls back, "At least your sister got a man!" Turning away with a grumpy hmph and rubbing his cheek, "So there I was! I realized that it was going to just be the three of us after all!"
[21:01] * Jaela blinks, before glancing at Stille suspiciously. "Is she only into girls or something? I'm pretty sure you warn the guy in that case, too."
[21:01] <Kotono> "Not to my knowledge," Stille says, "I recall her mentioning a past lover and I'm fairly sure it was a man."
[21:02] <Jaela> "Then it's all good. Let's go!"
[21:02] <Kotono> "It wasn't that." Tannin drops ha hand, revealing a big red slap mark, a perfect hand imprint on his cheek.
[21:02] <Kotono> OOC: Ready to move along?
[21:02] <Jaela> OOC: Sure
[21:22] <Kotono> The streets of Brightwater are pleasant as you wander. As you do, 'Jaela, return to Aurora. Something's happening with Mirajane.' It's Tepen's voice sounding in your mind.
[21:23] <Jaela> "We're going back," Jaela says, giving Tannin and Stille just enough time to realize what she will be doing so that they won't resist. And then, she's shifting back to the Aurora's gates with them.
[21:24] <Kotono> In moments we're back, "That was abrupt. Is she alright?" Stille asks.
[21:25] <Jaela> "Think so, talk later," is her curt response as she races through the courtyard and towards the portal.
[21:28] <Kotono> Rushing to your quarters, you find Hanna, Tepen and Mei there. They are clustered around a couch, all attention on it.
[21:29] <Jaela> "I'm back," Jaela announces. And in record time, too! She heads towards the couch and hopes her friends crowding it will step aside, because she's going to get there one way or the other.
[21:32] <Kotono> Tepen steps aside as you approach. Mirajane lies on the couch - a child of perhaps ten. A blanket covers her body, as light dances across her skin. "Mother...?" she asks, one hand held by Hanna. Her eyes are full of light as she stares up at Jaela. "Mother...?"
[21:33] <Jaela> "I'm here," Jaela says, taking her other hand. "Does it hurt? Are you alright?"
[21:37] <Kotono> "I...aaaaah!" Mirajane glows brighter, body visibly growing as you watch!
[21:40] <Jaela> Tossing any of her own magic to ease things might just clash horribly with something this overpowering. Reduced to just watching, Jaela dismisses her armor and gathers Mirajane into her arms. That much, at least, she can do on her own. "Hang in there," she whispers to the girl. "Just a little bit more, okay?"
[21:49] <Kotono> "You'll make it," Hanna says, squeezing the hand she holds. As you hold her, you feel her body growing! She grows at least an inch a second, her red hair growing longer with her. Into the teenage years as you hold her, becoming an adult as Jaela holds on! Her body fills out and becomes womanly at the same time, as her wings extend out and become white as the driven snow.
[21:51] <Jaela> She had been expecting a growth spurt, but nothing quite like this. All Jaela can do is wait it out while holding Mirajane reassuringly close to herself.
[21:56] <Kotono> At last it ends, "Mother," Mirajane's voice is a beautiful thing, "I have grown into what I needed to be." Hugging her back, she gently removes herself from Jaela's grasp. The blanket falls away, revealing a beautiful young woman. Her skin is pale as cream, her hair a brighter red than Jaela's. It falls to the floor in waves. Her wings are longer than she is tall, reaching a good seven feet
[21:56] <Kotono> out.
[21:59] * Jaela picks the dropped blanket up and with a twirl of it covers Mirajane. "You needed to be a beautiful angel?" she asks with a fond smile. "If that's what you want, that's how it is gonna be. Are you feeling alright after all that? Do you need a rest? I can shoo people away if you do."
[22:05] <Kotono> "I needed to be a warrior," Mirajane reaches out and takes Jaela's hand, "I felt it when I touched you, Mother. I felt it when I touched Hanna and Mei. I feel it in the stones and air of Aurora. I felt it in the radiance of Celestia."
[22:06] <Jaela> "Yeah, I guess it wouldn't be any other way, growing up at the Aurora." Jaela holds Mirajane's hand with both of her own. "But we can't forget that magic's important for warriors too! Now that you're all grown up, I can teach you the rest of what I started to. Or get you the right tutors, come to it."
[22:11] <Kotono> "I will learn," Mirajane says, "I promise you that I will."
[22:14] * Jaela grins. "Great! And speaking of Celestia, I figured I would take you there again when you were older. Though you're old enough we could manage a visit to Arvandor too easily. Wanna go once you adjust? We've got plenty of time till Afina's back, I think."
[22:22] <Kotono> "Not yet," Mirajane says, "I will need clothes, won't I?"
[22:24] * Jaela laughs. "I hope I taught you that part. Pick anything you like for now? We can stop by Brightwater to get you a proper wardrobe of yourself after. Or you could think about what sort of style you'd like to go with, first?"
[22:30] <Kotono> "I don't need much," Mirajane says, "Function over form."
[22:34] <Jaela> "Form can be function, too," Jaela muses, heading for her closet now. "Get opponents to underestimate you because it doesn't look like you're wearing proper armor, say." She starts gathering a change of clothing. A dark green for the shirt, she decides, and black pants for the utility. "Negotiations take it to a whole new level, too. Interested in those, or infiltration?" She snorts, shaking her head. "Ah, what am I saying. There's plenty of time to decide once you master the basics."

[Corwin]

[18:44] <Kotono> "I'm a warrior," Mirajane says, shaking her head, "Like my grandmother and mother before me."
[18:45] <Jaela> Plenty of time to decide, Jaela repeats to herself. Maybe even more time than she has, with her daughter being a pure angel.
[18:48] <Kotono> Hanna smiles. It's a warm smile as she goes and lays a hand on Mirajane's shoulder, "We can work with that," she says, shooting a glance at Jaela.
[18:50] <Jaela> "There's few places or people better at it than us," Jaela agrees with a grin. "So I guess, try these on," she continues, handing the gathered clothes to Mirajane, "and we can go visit everyone together to show off how big you are now?"
[18:53] <Kotono> Hanna helps Mirajane get her wings in place and through the clothes. In the meantime Mirajane smiles slightly, "Yes mother." Meanwhile Mei steps up and helps as well, the two getting Mirajane's clothing just right. "Jaela," Hanna calls, "You'll need to mend this shirt if you take it back. Her wings are wider than yours and I'm having to tear it to get them through."
[18:54] <Jaela> "I think we'll somehow manage. I'm rich, you know."
[18:57] <Kotono> "Oh. Jaela, have you been tithing?" Hanna asks as the top is gotten in place, Mirajane dressed now. "I've been donating some of my profits, but I've kept most of it within Aurora."
[18:59] <Jaela> "I'm giving tons of it to the Aurora and the troops," Jaela responds. "Far less to the Triune's cause, though. Once I finish paying for that impractical armor of Dana's, I'll probably do more." She tilts her head. "Remember us talking about the Cauldron of Stars thing? I've been saving up a bit to do something nice for the Graceful Blow."
[19:07] <Kotono> That gets a quiet smile, "Good." Hanna says.
[19:08] <Jaela> "It even sounds more plausible these days! We've already added two expansions to the Aurora, so what's one more? Child's play!"
[19:14] <Kotono> "We have to be prepared for the coming battles," Mirajane adds herself, taking a few steps and then flexing her wings. She briefly takes to the air before landing back down, "I remember feeling the hidden tension and thoughts of this Crusade when any of you touched me."
[19:16] <Jaela> "We're doing our best to stay prepared," Jaela agrees.
[19:23] <Kotono> Hanna smiles, "Before we go out - Mei, could you go get a brush?" Looking over to Jaela as Mei scurries off, "We should do something with her hair first. It is her first time going out all grown up."
[19:24] <Jaela> "How about a simple bow to keep it together? We'll hold some of it up so that Mirajane doesn't trip over it, and we're golden."
[19:25] <Kotono> "I'm thinking about cutting it," Mirajane admits, "It's pretty, but it would only get in the way."
[19:26] <Kotono> As you chat, "Jaela, sorry to interrupt. Afina's back and I'd like your help getting her up to speed on things." Elena appears, "Can you come over to the meeting room?"
[19:26] <Jaela> "Mine doesn't get in the way," Jaela muses. "Besides, the first thing you need to learn as an adult is not to be hasty. We're not in any emergency, so see how it works for you. And if it does get in your way, first figure out how to deal with it before cutting it. You never know when some weird magic might make you grow it back, and it'd just catch you by surpri-- huh what?"
[19:26] * Jaela blinks. "Uh. Elena! Hi! Meet the grown-up Mirajane!"
[19:28] <Kotono> "Hi there!" Elena smiles, to which Mirajane matches. "Go on, mother," Mirajane says, "The truth is that you're needed there. My hair isn't as important as that."
[19:28] <Jaela> "You're more important than anything else! But alright, if you like. I won't be far, anyway!" With a wave, Jaela steps through the portal to meet with Afina.