MY TONGUE IS A WEAPON // power discovery

[LUMIA CIPHER.]

Much like her niece, Lumia had never really considered herself to have any powers. As far as she knew, she didn't have any sort of shapeshifting, or possession. Additionally, she had never shown any signs of having any kind of elementals. Still, she actually didn't mind that all that much. It meant that she didn't have to rely on powers, and it also meant that she valued her own life more. While some may not have thought twice about throwing themselves recklessly into a battle, since they knew they could just possess a new body, Mia could never view things in the same way. She didn't expect herself to ever just appear in a new body on the spot, and she fought more cautiously as a result. Even when she was only training for her future, she fought more defensively, than offensively. Logically, she knew that a dummy couldn't strike back at her, but she still leapt away from them all the same, just to make sure she kept the same instincts for a real fight.

Even with this in mind, it wouldn't surprise her to know that Vayne had at least one power. After all, Caesar had a multitude of powers, and so did Aphra, so it seemed natural that Vayne would have some as well. Unfortunately, it seemed as though her power wasn't quite as obvious as something like elementals, or shapeshifting. Instead, it seemed she'd need a little push to figure out what was going on. Lumia could provide the push that the other needed, even if she didn't know that she was doing so.

Lumia had gotten up rather early that morning, heading out to the tavern for breakfast with some of the other early risers. When she had come across Vayne, she had been heading back towards her room, hoping to get a couple more hours of sleep before properly facing the day. She ended up pausing, though, when she spotted Vayne, the other Cipher not looking as upbeat and well as she usually did. A frown of worry flicked across her muzzle, and she thought silently to herself, Vayne... what's wrong with her? Usually she seems pretty upbeat in the mornings, even this early. Wanting to make sure the other was alright, Mia made her way over, one paw reaching out to poke lightly at Vayne's shoulder. As she did so, she questioned curiously, "Vayne...? Are you okay? You seem like something's wrong... do you need me to go and get Roan, or Goldie?" She added the last question afterwards, worry seeping into her tone. Hopefully Vayne wasn't getting sick.

WATER POURING DOWN FROM THE CEILING

— Reggan