video ; 7th transformation

[permutates]

Did you know we have an ice rink?

[ Because there is one! And Raven pans the camera around to see: yes, ice, places to sit around the ice, everything.

When she refocuses it on her, it's apparent that she looks slightly different from usual. She has dark hair, for one. And, for another, her skin is a subtle shade of green. ]

I didn't!

It's in the annexe.

Someone come skate with me.

Comments

spam!

[darknessb4me]

[Arthas sighs and let's go of the wall, then immediately wobbles and curses again.]

Careful.

spam!

[permutates]

Bend your knees a little? Keep your balance low, and you'll be more steady.

ugh i used the wrong form of lets :c

[darknessb4me]

[Arthas glares but tries it; it does indeed seem to work slightly better, not that he'll be doing figure-eights any time soon.]

If I fall I'm taking you with me.

[More of an observation than a threat.]

it happens :(

[permutates]

I crashed in a plane once. Falling on the ice isn't so bad.

[ She shoots him a grin, switches around so she's next to him. ]

Imitate how I do step - like this.

[darknessb4me]

If I had my magic, this wouldn't be a problem. [Grumble grumble.

As soon as she moves, he grabs the rail again. He knows how not to fall down, and it's holding on to the wall.

He does as she shows him, though, albeit slowly so he doesn't need to let go.]

[permutates]

I can't help you with that. But I can imagine how hard it would be to go without something that's a part of me, like my power.

[ She's never had to go without it, except for that one little flood where they ended up on the planet's surface. ]

You're doing really good!

[darknessb4me]

Don't condescend to me.

[Until he can do this without help, it's not good.]

Who had the idea to put blades on shoes to move over ice anyway?

[permutates]

I'm not. You should have seen how many times Charles fell flat on his face when he first tried.

[ She giggles, at the memory. ]

I don't know. It's used for a lot of sports now, though. Hockey. Figure skating, and ice dancing.

[darknessb4me]

We have them where I'm from, but usually there are more practical ways.

[permutates]

Maybe it was a way to move fast along a river, when it was frozen over.

[darknessb4me]

I have boots with spikes on them. They walk on ice.

[permutates]

...not fast.

[ She lets go of him, and accelerates quick, moving around in a sweeping, agile curve. Going backwards part of the way. (NOT SHOWING OFF totally showing off.) ]

See?

[ She reaches out for his hand again. ]

[darknessb4me]

[He's just going to. Watch. And cling to the rail.]

I'm not a fast person..

[permutates]

Think of it as learning something new.

[darknessb4me]

Really.

[If that's sarcasm, it's so dry it's difficult to tell.

He pushes off the wall into a stiff glide, and seems to be staying upright pretty well until he runs out of momentum and topples onto his butt.]

[permutates]

[Her hand goes to her mouth, muffling a laugh.]

You do have to take steps, to keep moving. I mean - don't be as stiff. It'll help.

[She offers a hand to help him up, even though it's halfway likely that it'll just pull her down.]

[darknessb4me]

[He looks at her hand dubiously but seems to come to that conclusion himself, and just scooches back towards the rail so he can haul himself up.

It takes a few tries.]

[permutates]

[ She skates back and forth next to him, thinking about her movements and how to describe them. It all seems so natural to her. ]

It's part of my powers that I'm good at this.

[darknessb4me]

...What do they do besides that?

[He manages a few feet gliding without the rail now but doesn't want to leave it eiter way.]

[permutates]

[ With a flutter of skin, she changes to her natural form: blue, red hair, yellow eyes. Before, her skin was green-tinted and her hair was dark. ]

This.

[darknessb4me]

Just back and forth, or is this a glamour?

[permutates]

[ As an answer, she hops to the form she's assumed the most often. Yellow hair. Pale skin.

A pause, and then she changes again, turning this time into a replica of him. ]

[darknessb4me]

[Arthas almost falls over and stabs an accusing finger at her only after he recovers.]

No. Don't do that. You do not have my permission to be me.

[permutates]

[ She reverts - after a half-second's pause. ]

I wouldn't. Unless I had to.

[darknessb4me]

That doesn't mean anything. I'm aware I can't actually stop you.