This venerable one will meet you on Eltrut. Where?
[He'll recognize him when he sees him. ...any of those frogs-turned-sheep-turned-frogs again around? They're sure to recognize him even if Kaveh doesn't.]
[And he was. Once he had the address, teleporting to Eltrut itself and navigating to it was fairly simple. He was now used to the streets and the conventions that dictated their arrangements. Even with the God-Beast and it's inhabitants still dealing with the fallout of Garuda's attack, navigating was no longer the difficult puzzle it had when he first arrived.
Outside, Daqiang stops and eyes the flowers, mentally debating if Orchid would appreciate having any of them on the garden barge. They were effected by magic of some sort, so it was a toss up on if she'd want them returned or not.
Setting that question aside for the time being, he crossed to the door and attempted to let himself in - is the door unlocked?]
[The Moon Supreme did not knock. He went where he wanted when he wanted. His crew had to ask him individually not to enter their cabins without knocking first
However, Daqiang's entrance was stalled by the floating travel case beeping at him. He held back from stepping inside only because Mehrak was blocking the entrance.
[Daqiang could sense a somewhat familiar spiritual presence in the vicinity, other than Kaveh's own, but was distracted by Mehrak's accusation.]
This venerable one was invited!
[He defended himself just as Kaveh appeared, and then lifted his chin at the floating suitcase as if to say 'see?' before she floated off. Once she was gone, he turned his attention to Kaveh.]
You are forgiven.
[Daqiang said, magnanimously. Kaveh had apologized.]
The butterflies. They are able to trace energy. Can they trace specific energy?
[Kaveh pauses. Did--did he understand Mehrak? And used it to fuss at her? Oh my god.
But he is pulled out of boggling mildly at these shenanigans by the question, and taps his fingers to his lips, thinking.]
Hmm, in theory that should be completely possible, to modify them that way. If they've collected that signature before, it's not that hard to have them sense more of that same energy...
Then they could trace the energy of a specific person? Follow it back to them.
[Daqiang, no longer bothered by standing in the doorway, held one hand up and several butterflies appeared in his palm in a shimmer of blue energy. They were all clearly very 'full' and near to bursting, flapping erratically. Being around Daqiang himself was like being around a fountain of energy ready for the drinking.]
These ones have all failed to gather any energy but this venerable one's own.
[That...was a problem he hadn't anticipated. But he's going to take one of them and just very gently decouple the energy canister from the butterfly. He makes it look very easy to have done so but we promise, it was not.]
This part will have to be modified. If it's a specific person...hm, you'd have to give them the butterfly and have them activate it directly to gather the energy, but there may be a simpler solution.
[He is collecting another butterfly to collect another one of the energy capsules and then releasing them. He just really doesn't want them to explode in his HOUSE.]
They can be made to sense each other, which would get around the difficulty of making sure they don't gather too much energy or the wrong kind. If I made them in a pair, it'd just be as simple as them finding the other half of the paired set.
[A paired set like the bracelets he had purchased. They were useful, but they only pulled in a direction. They could not find a clear path through obstacles. Good most of the time, but not enough of a guarantee for Dongfang when ensuring he could find Orchid whenever needed was such a priority. A creature that flew and could navigate paths would be more practical in that respect.]
How far would the 'range' of their tracking each other be?
[Daqiang continued to hold his hand out, the remaining butterflies waiting for Kaveh to remove the canisters from them. He had taken a good amount with the full intention of releasing them for testing. Primarily on the barge with Orchid's garden because the butterflies would delight her... but had discovered the unfortunate side effect of simply being himself even when actively holding his energy back from being as overwhelming as it could be.]
That's difficult to say without more testing, since I hadn't designed them for this, initially. It would be easy enough to make the range the size of this settlement, but larger than that would require testing specific materials and techniques to develop.
[Once Kaveh has collected all the canisters, the butterflies still work just fine, and flutter around much more stably.]
These ones you have here were made to be as simple as possible in their functions, since they're meant to be easy to use. For something like you're asking, I'd want to take a little more time making them, to ensure the precision of it. I'm guessing this is a gift for someone?
[...Now that he's thinking of it, it wouldn't be the worst idea to make something like this for him and Alhaitham, either...]
[Daqiang tucks his hand behind his back once Kaveh has collected all the butterflies, his eyes following them now that they were unburdened. Returning his attention to Kaveh directly when asked if the butterflies were intended to be a gift.
He stared back for a moment, head tilted, as if he were considering how to answer that. Then inclined his head.]
Yes. This venerable one wishes for one of them to part of a hairpin. The other does not need to be.
[Even if the range was only as large as the settlement, that would be enough. In an emergency, if he was not able to teleport to Orchid directly and she could not use the ring of returning to return to the ship, then he could use the bracelets to get as close as possible and the butterflies for navigating any troublesome terrain closer in.]
The other can be a ring, if it must be worn and not carried.
A ring would be fine. As a hairpin goes...I can change the colors in the wings to almost anything, so is there a color she'd like?
[He doesn't know who this is for, but given Daqiang's network shenanigans and the fact it's a hairpin, Kaveh's fairly confident in saying that this is for a woman.]
[Daqiang doesn't register that Kaveh had picked up on it being for a woman through anything Daqiang had done. He barely noticed the assumption it was for a woman at all.
For the ring, it should be smaller and darker.
[Daqiang preferred dark colors. And the less the butterfly stood out, the better.]
That's perfectly doable. As I said, most of the time will be in creating the tracking devices and making sure they work properly when exposed to salt water and sea air, instead of just inside my workshop.
[Kaveh may not be fast in this commission, but he is meticulous in all he does--what Dongfang receives will be an elegant and functional piece of art. Kaveh's pride demands nothing less.]
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Alright. I can't leave Eltrut right now but I'm happy to meet there and answer your questions.
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[He'll recognize him when he sees him. ...any of those frogs-turned-sheep-turned-frogs again around? They're sure to recognize him even if Kaveh doesn't.]
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If it isn't any trouble, the workshop I have the rest of them is at my home, at [address.]
[Just don't mind the VERY tall flowers that were obviously given some magic and are fucking THRIVING on it.]
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[And he was. Once he had the address, teleporting to Eltrut itself and navigating to it was fairly simple. He was now used to the streets and the conventions that dictated their arrangements. Even with the God-Beast and it's inhabitants still dealing with the fallout of Garuda's attack, navigating was no longer the difficult puzzle it had when he first arrived.
Outside, Daqiang stops and eyes the flowers, mentally debating if Orchid would appreciate having any of them on the garden barge. They were effected by magic of some sort, so it was a toss up on if she'd want them returned or not.
Setting that question aside for the time being, he crossed to the door and attempted to let himself in - is the door unlocked?]
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From farther in, a voice calls out.]
Ah, I'll be right there! [he had thought he had a few more minutes, he'd underestimated just how shortly Daqiang meant.
And also he kind of expected a knock.]
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His crew had to ask him individually not to enter their cabins without knocking firstHowever, Daqiang's entrance was stalled by the floating travel case beeping at him. He held back from stepping inside only because Mehrak was blocking the entrance.
Frowning at the thing, he waved at it to move.]
This venerable one has an appointment.
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Luckily Kaveh is right there. Hair just up in a ponytail because he was Feeding the Roommate, though.]
Mehrak, it's fine. Go help Alhaitham with the dishes when he's done eating.
[Beeeep! Off she goes.]
Apologies, you got here a little faster than I realized you would.
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This venerable one was invited!
[He defended himself just as Kaveh appeared, and then lifted his chin at the floating suitcase as if to say 'see?' before she floated off. Once she was gone, he turned his attention to Kaveh.]
You are forgiven.
[Daqiang said, magnanimously. Kaveh had apologized.]
The butterflies. They are able to trace energy. Can they trace specific energy?
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But he is pulled out of boggling mildly at these shenanigans by the question, and taps his fingers to his lips, thinking.]
Hmm, in theory that should be completely possible, to modify them that way. If they've collected that signature before, it's not that hard to have them sense more of that same energy...
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[Daqiang, no longer bothered by standing in the doorway, held one hand up and several butterflies appeared in his palm in a shimmer of blue energy. They were all clearly very 'full' and near to bursting, flapping erratically. Being around Daqiang himself was like being around a fountain of energy ready for the drinking.]
These ones have all failed to gather any energy but this venerable one's own.
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[That...was a problem he hadn't anticipated. But he's going to take one of them and just very gently decouple the energy canister from the butterfly. He makes it look very easy to have done so but we promise, it was not.]
This part will have to be modified. If it's a specific person...hm, you'd have to give them the butterfly and have them activate it directly to gather the energy, but there may be a simpler solution.
[He is collecting another butterfly to collect another one of the energy capsules and then releasing them. He just really doesn't want them to explode in his HOUSE.]
They can be made to sense each other, which would get around the difficulty of making sure they don't gather too much energy or the wrong kind. If I made them in a pair, it'd just be as simple as them finding the other half of the paired set.
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How far would the 'range' of their tracking each other be?
[Daqiang continued to hold his hand out, the remaining butterflies waiting for Kaveh to remove the canisters from them. He had taken a good amount with the full intention of releasing them for testing. Primarily on the barge with Orchid's garden because the butterflies would delight her... but had discovered the unfortunate side effect of simply being himself even when actively holding his energy back from being as overwhelming as it could be.]
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[Once Kaveh has collected all the canisters, the butterflies still work just fine, and flutter around much more stably.]
These ones you have here were made to be as simple as possible in their functions, since they're meant to be easy to use. For something like you're asking, I'd want to take a little more time making them, to ensure the precision of it. I'm guessing this is a gift for someone?
[...Now that he's thinking of it, it wouldn't be the worst idea to make something like this for him and Alhaitham, either...]
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He stared back for a moment, head tilted, as if he were considering how to answer that. Then inclined his head.]
Yes. This venerable one wishes for one of them to part of a hairpin. The other does not need to be.
[Even if the range was only as large as the settlement, that would be enough. In an emergency, if he was not able to teleport to Orchid directly and she could not use the ring of returning to return to the ship, then he could use the bracelets to get as close as possible and the butterflies for navigating any troublesome terrain closer in.]
The other can be a ring, if it must be worn and not carried.
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A ring would be fine. As a hairpin goes...I can change the colors in the wings to almost anything, so is there a color she'd like?
[He doesn't know who this is for, but given Daqiang's network shenanigans and the fact it's a hairpin, Kaveh's fairly confident in saying that this is for a woman.]
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[Daqiang doesn't register that Kaveh had picked up on it being for a woman through anything Daqiang had done. He barely noticed the assumption it was for a woman at all.
For the ring, it should be smaller and darker.
[Daqiang preferred dark colors. And the less the butterfly stood out, the better.]
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[Kaveh may not be fast in this commission, but he is meticulous in all he does--what Dongfang receives will be an elegant and functional piece of art. Kaveh's pride demands nothing less.]
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[His eyes followed the butterflies that were now fluttering about divested of their canisters. He gave a small jerk of his chin toward them.]
And how much for half a dozen of these one? For decoration.
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[Kaveh blinks. He...hadn't really thought about it. But he looks at the butterflies for a while.]
Ahh...100 dubloons for all of it. Is there any colors you want on the butterflies?
[He's lowballing it, but he is more focused on the idea of making the butterflies than anything else.]
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[Daqiang waves his hand and a decently sized bag appears in a shimmer of blue energy. He opens it and pulls out the requested dubloons.]
When can this venerable one expect to pick them up? He should be contacted to do so, and not have them delivered. They are... a surprise.
wildly handwaves dates
wildly accepts this
[You know, to avoid being overloaded by his own ambient energy.]
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[But Daqiang's energy might be...a bit....well he'll worry about that as he comes to it.]