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[cloakand_danger]

Who: Yuan Ka-Fai, anyone in the Ruby Sanctum
What: Going from angel to mortal in under ten seconds, aka arrival post
Where: The Ruby Sanctum
When: May 5
Warnings: Probably some mild swearing

Suddenly appearing in a strange new place is not, in and of itself, enough to knock Yuan from his feet.

What is enough is the fact that the air is cold in his lungs, and he's breathing like it's something he needs to do, and his limbs are heavy in a way they haven't been in years. He tries to move, takes a step, staggers and leans against a wall for balance. His clothes are a tangible presence against his skin, and the texture of the wall is rough and cool.

"What...what did that bastard do to me?" His voice is oddly distant to his ears, and he squints as he stares out at the crowd of dragons before him, his vision less clear than he's accustomed to. Upset and vulnerable, he decides to stay put for the moment until he can get his bearings and regain some equilibrium.

Comments

[cloakand_danger]

He certainly didn't mean for a fine lady to hear him speak out loud so harshly, and especially one who radiates as much power to his mana senses as Alexstrasza does. That particular sense isn't dimmed any, and it takes him a moment to remember that he should probably answer her.

"...A little, yes," he replies. "I seem to be...affected by having been brought here. Some abilities I've come to depend on over the course of the years are now lost to me." There's no other explanation but that his Cruxis Crystal has been disabled or sealed somehow. He can only hope that it hasn't been catastrophically destabilized, or he may well become a threat to himself and others.

[lifeforged]

"That happens from what I hear." A sympathetic look passes over her face briefly before she straightens up to look off into the distance.

"Your arrival is ill-timed for this matter. There are not many who can help you as our minds are occupied with the abduction of some of our own. However, I am here."

[cloakand_danger]

"I think I'll adjust all right on my own. It doesn't seem to be anything life-threatening at the moment." He's not going to borrow trouble when he has enough of that already.

He looks her over carefully, still trying to assess the situation. Still trying to figure out what, exactly, she is. "You are indeed here, milady, but I'm afraid I don't know what that means. ...My name is Yuan."

[lifeforged]

"And mine is Alexstrasza." Sympathy leaves her in favor of a smile, though it's smile for the time being. "There is little ailment I cannot cure, but when it comes to the restoration of otherworldly powers... well, such things are not possible at the moment."