To make the glass full (Afina)

[Ebiris]

She's been here before, hasn't she? Afina slowly opens her now heterochromatic eyes, blinking deep red in her left and dark purple in her right. Emitting a soft groan she squeezes them shut again against the light, curling up in on herself. Her skin now is a more reasonable hue, no longer porcelain pale nor dusky brown or lobster pink, looking much as she once did before all this elemental busines started. Hair is still a pristine white however, albeit one that shimmers subtly with other colours when her tresses catch the light just so. Her wings stand out as a true hallmark of her current state, each of them a curved rainbow in miniature with all seven colours blending together, red at the tips and violet at the base.

After a moment she starts to untense and opens her eyes again, looking around with growing alertness.

[Anastasia]

Oh, it hurts. The light is too much, leaving her reeling and dazed. She can hear voices far away, fading as her mind swims in soothing darkness. She is lost like this for a time until she emerges again, eyes slowly opening. She's looking up at a roof of rock, though it feels like she's resting on a soft bed.

[Ebiris]

Once more regaining her wits, or something like them, Afina slowly and carefully sits up to have a look around.

[Anastasia]

You're lying in a bedroom in a cave. A simple statement, though misleading. Everything here is pixie sized and decorated in various rainbow hues. Her gear is sitting on a table nearby, along with a still steaming-hot meal.

[Ebiris]

What a thoughtful hostess Sanzha is! Standing up Afina takes a moment to examine herself, taking note of things familiar and new. After a moment of that she wraps a bedsheet about her to make up for her destroyed clothing before going to eat the meal left out for her.

[Anastasia]

It's rather good - a seemingly random blend of foods, but it's all good. In addition, there's a few odd things on it. A small metal cup of what looks to be boiling lava, a small bowl of tiny gems and several strands of sea weed.

[Ebiris]

The sea weed is eaten readily enough, she knows that's perfectly edible for all kinds of creatures. The lava she's slightly more careful of, taking just a little sip at first before she plucks up one of the gems and eyes it speculatively. Popping it in her mouth she rolls it around her tongue before pushing it between her molars and biting down. It's not cold iron at least so at worst she'll just fail to chew it, there shouldn't be any danger of breaking a tooth.

[Anastasia]

A sip of the lava warms Afina to her toes. She can feel it going down, burning away discomfort and leaving a sense of rightness after it.

Crunch! Mmm! MMM! It's good, surprisingly so. The sharp, almost salty-sweet taste of the gemstone makes Afina moan. It's like eating flavored ice, refreshing.

[Ebiris]

Well it's nice to have her dietary options expanded! Balyss will probably nag her more but for now she just enjoys it, downing the rest of the lava before cooling off with the gems. The cold certainly doesn't bother her now!

[Anastasia]

By the time she's done, Afina feels pleasantly full. As she sits back and relaxes after the meal, Mei enters her room. Her face lights up and she hurries over, looking Afina all over.

[Ebiris]

"Hello Mei," Afina smiles up at the elf, still a bit too sore to fly up and greet her properly, though she allows herself to be inspected with a smile. Fanning her rainbow wings out slightly with the blanket high around her chest and low around her back to allow room for them, cocking her head in a manner that has colours shimmering through her otherwise mostly transluscent hair as it catches the light from a new angle. "How many days have I been recovering for?"

[Anastasia]

Mei holds up four fingers, then gives Afina a little hug. She's about to do more when another enters - Kascha. "Afina!" she cries, "You're awake!"

[Ebiris]

"Hello Kascha," Afina cranes her head around Mei to wave at the ghaele. "I only just got up properly and had a bite to eat - my thanks to whoever laid out the meal. Mei was just telling me how long I've been in recovery." It's quicker than last time at least!

[Anastasia]

"Well, of course. Seira spend a good deal of time checking you over," Kascha joins Afina, taking a seat at the table. "She helped speed your recovery along, otherwise you'd be out for a few weeks."

[Ebiris]

"I should thank her for that," Afina declares with a firm nod. "I'm still a little achey but the meal helped. Have I missed anything interesting while convalescing?"