The spa - Delilah element practice + open mud bath

[Morgan]

Once the spirits had taken over most of the Tanglewood town, Morgan felt like almost all hope was lost. Vigenere's breakdown made his mood drop even lower, and so he began to spend his days aimlessly traveling through the forest and swamp. One day, however, he found something - rather, someone - who helped reignite his hopes: Delilah. Seemingly in secret, she was practicing with what appeared to be powers of earth manipulation. Upon noticing her, Morgan bounded over to announce his presence; he idly thought that these new powers could help fight their enemies much more effectively, which brought him comfort. Together, the two Tanglers came up with an idea: to create a salty mud-bath spa, not only as a means of practicing the elements, but also to keep everyone relaxed.

To begin, Morgan found a nice spot of land between the town and the shore, then collected plenty of saltwater from the sea. He dropped all of it into one spot, then used his own powers to remove the top layer of dirt from the area so grass wouldn't intermingle with the mud. He carefully controlled the water next, keeping it in a tight cube as it began to sink into the dirt.

"Delilah, can you shift the dirt around now? If you mix it together with the water enough, it should make some soft mud."

He began to heat the water to help with the process, bringing its temperature to a nice, soothing high.

[member=1277]DELILAH.[/member]

[DELILAH.]

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DELILAH EVERGARDEN

— Take a moment to think of just

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tanglewood
- medic
18 months old

physically medium
emotionally easy
mentally easy

demiheterosexual
heteroromantic
in love with renegadeanthems

androphobic
skittish & sensitive

nature faerie
earth manipulation
telekinesis
x-ray vision

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It was this moment when Delilah had realized that she wasn't quite as useless as she had thought. Morgan had been kind to her, his voice was soothing, and he of all the men she knew, wasn't loud or rambunctious. She could trust him, she could think of him as a friend, he wouldn't hurt her. But still, her fear of men was still there, existing in the back of her mind, waiting for the wrong movement or word to be said to her. Waiting, patiently, to lash out when her existence was questioned, or flashbacks went through her head.

It was an understatement that the faerie was constantly on edge, even around Morgan.

The pastel feline had been caught playing with new powers, flowers sprouting around her and pasting themselves onto her skin. Then, Morgan had found her. He wanted to help her, didn't he? He could help her, it was okay. Everything was okay, wasn't it? He would teach her to use this power, or help.. Something.

Delilah had found herself following Morgan to the pool of water he had created, tilting her head to the side. It was true that he had mentioned wanting to make a warm mud bath, a spa, to help everyone relax, but she wasn't expecting to be apart of it.

So, when he called her name, and told her to churn up mud, Delilah got to work doing just that. Her paw churned in a circle, and her magenta eyes seemed to glow momentarily before the earth began to twist, mud soon swirling in the hole. It was dirty, but not like.. The swamp mud was. It wouldn't make them smell bad if they bathed after.

"Do.. Do you want me to make some decorations around it?.. Like.. Stones, or something?" Delilah squeaked out, dipping her paw into the soft, warm mud momentarily to grind the soaked dirt into her pawpad. It was satisfying, for sure.

The use of this power made her a bit dizzy, and the ground seemed so unsteady under her, but she remained sitting, her tail feeling around to make sure she wasn't moving around too much.

FLEXIBILITY, LOVE, & TRUST —

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