[ His hand is just a hand—perfectly human in every way, because that’s the way he’d cheated to manifest at all. He’s a divine soul shoved into a human vessel. Though at least one benefit of being such a powerful god and tied to creation is that he’d been able to craft that vessel to his preferences… So, while his grip is firm and confident (or maybe just making sure he holds onto Matt tightly as they go), his skin is soft and only very lightly calloused. ]
You’ve got all the time in the world. Trust me.
[ Tezcatlipoca doesn’t exactly elaborate on that, but the way he says it feels a bit more insistent than simply a platitude. It’s not any special knowledge of his, though. It’s just his divine perspective on life and a distaste for anyone that would waste it. He’d never exactly loved how fatalistic the Aztecs were, after all. But, lest he get into any of that (which is boring, he hates sounding preachy), he moves on without skipping a beat. ]
Anyways, you don’t have to think about anything. Me? I’m thinking of the square right outside what passes for city hall, since there’s a big Cornerstone there. You just have it in mind, think about manifesting there, and—
[ The process isn’t actually anything showy at all. Unlike spells that are learned after Harmonizing, there’s no confluence of Meridian or Zenith that empowers this magic. It’s something more innate to this world than that, and it’s very quick, but akin to the feeling of wind enveloping the body, a blink of an eye, and then— ]
See? Easy.
[ Because here they are in the center of the very warm, sunny city of Springstar just before Heliopolis. The immediate impression of the city around them is Mediterranean, from the architecture to the scent of the sea on the air, and it’s a full, bustling city. ]
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You’ve got all the time in the world. Trust me.
[ Tezcatlipoca doesn’t exactly elaborate on that, but the way he says it feels a bit more insistent than simply a platitude. It’s not any special knowledge of his, though. It’s just his divine perspective on life and a distaste for anyone that would waste it. He’d never exactly loved how fatalistic the Aztecs were, after all. But, lest he get into any of that (which is boring, he hates sounding preachy), he moves on without skipping a beat. ]
Anyways, you don’t have to think about anything. Me? I’m thinking of the square right outside what passes for city hall, since there’s a big Cornerstone there. You just have it in mind, think about manifesting there, and—
[ The process isn’t actually anything showy at all. Unlike spells that are learned after Harmonizing, there’s no confluence of Meridian or Zenith that empowers this magic. It’s something more innate to this world than that, and it’s very quick, but akin to the feeling of wind enveloping the body, a blink of an eye, and then— ]
See? Easy.
[ Because here they are in the center of the very warm, sunny city of Springstar just before Heliopolis. The immediate impression of the city around them is Mediterranean, from the architecture to the scent of the sea on the air, and it’s a full, bustling city. ]