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<blockquote data-quote="genshou" data-source="post: 3170955" data-attributes="member: 13164"><p>Shirl walked forward until she was certain she was far away from Evendur. She could no longer distinguish where exactly it was he was supposed to be standing. Turning slightly in the direction she came from, she lifted her hands to her mouth and raised her voice. “OKAY, NOW WHAT?” She listened to the silence of the empty hall, straining her ears for any reply. “Evendur?! Evendur!” She spun and began to run back down the hallway.</p><p></p><p>“Where do you think you are going?” Evendur’s voice resounded firmly from right beside Shirl. Her feet skidded on the stone as she came to a sudden stop. Evendur chuckled somewhat condescendingly. “What, you mean you still haven’t figured it out? You never went anywhere. This is all an illusion. We’ve been standing right next to each other all along. There seems to be something more to this illusion, however.”</p><p></p><p>Shirl realized she was holding her mouth agape. “Wait… this is an illusion?! But that’d be… that’d be a ridiculously powerful one. Are you trying to suggest that—“</p><p></p><p>Evendur nodded as he interrupted. “Yes. I think Melthym is that powerful of a Mage. I don’t know whether or not he intended us to be trapped in this hallway. It could be a challenge… or just an old man forgetting to warn us about a bad step on his porch.”</p><p></p><p>Shirl shook her head. “I still don’t get it… even a visual illusion would not prevent a person from walking out of its area, even if there was a fake wall right in front of you. How can I walk forward and never leave your side?”</p><p></p><p>Evendur placed a curled hand on his chin. “I said there was something more to it, didn’t I? Hmm… Is there some kind of illusory magic that distorts spatial sense?”</p><p></p><p>Shirl turned to face the source of Evendur’s voice. “Spatial sense? What the heck is that supposed to mean?”</p><p></p><p>Evendur dropped his arms to his sides. “You know, sensing where different things are in relation to yourself and other things. Like seeing whether one wall is closer to you than another.”</p><p></p><p>Shirl clapped her hands. ‘Of course! “Spatial” as in “Space”! That is one of the elements into which the forces of magic are separated! If there is an illusory effect that relies on that element, surely it would distort distances like this. So the hallway is actually as short as before, but we think it’s a lot further! That still doesn’t explain why I can’t see you, though.”</p><p></p><p>Evendur smiled. “I was a foot or two behind you when we triggered the illusion, wasn’t I? That distance must be extremely far away after distortion. But this illusion does not distort sound, thus creating the misperception that our voices are coming from somewhere we aren’t actually standing.” He tapped his foot on the floor impatiently. “But knowing what the illusion is doesn’t seem to have allowed me to overcome it. Perhaps there is even more to it than I thought… I think I’m going to meditate on this. Maybe you should sit down for a while, too.”</p><p></p><p>He turned to face the far end of the hallway, their goal, and sat cross-legged on the floor. Closing his eyes, he focused on his breathing and began to notice something very peculiar about the world around him…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="genshou, post: 3170955, member: 13164"] Shirl walked forward until she was certain she was far away from Evendur. She could no longer distinguish where exactly it was he was supposed to be standing. Turning slightly in the direction she came from, she lifted her hands to her mouth and raised her voice. “OKAY, NOW WHAT?” She listened to the silence of the empty hall, straining her ears for any reply. “Evendur?! Evendur!” She spun and began to run back down the hallway. “Where do you think you are going?” Evendur’s voice resounded firmly from right beside Shirl. Her feet skidded on the stone as she came to a sudden stop. Evendur chuckled somewhat condescendingly. “What, you mean you still haven’t figured it out? You never went anywhere. This is all an illusion. We’ve been standing right next to each other all along. There seems to be something more to this illusion, however.” Shirl realized she was holding her mouth agape. “Wait… this is an illusion?! But that’d be… that’d be a ridiculously powerful one. Are you trying to suggest that—“ Evendur nodded as he interrupted. “Yes. I think Melthym is that powerful of a Mage. I don’t know whether or not he intended us to be trapped in this hallway. It could be a challenge… or just an old man forgetting to warn us about a bad step on his porch.” Shirl shook her head. “I still don’t get it… even a visual illusion would not prevent a person from walking out of its area, even if there was a fake wall right in front of you. How can I walk forward and never leave your side?” Evendur placed a curled hand on his chin. “I said there was something more to it, didn’t I? Hmm… Is there some kind of illusory magic that distorts spatial sense?” Shirl turned to face the source of Evendur’s voice. “Spatial sense? What the heck is that supposed to mean?” Evendur dropped his arms to his sides. “You know, sensing where different things are in relation to yourself and other things. Like seeing whether one wall is closer to you than another.” Shirl clapped her hands. ‘Of course! “Spatial” as in “Space”! That is one of the elements into which the forces of magic are separated! If there is an illusory effect that relies on that element, surely it would distort distances like this. So the hallway is actually as short as before, but we think it’s a lot further! That still doesn’t explain why I can’t see you, though.” Evendur smiled. “I was a foot or two behind you when we triggered the illusion, wasn’t I? That distance must be extremely far away after distortion. But this illusion does not distort sound, thus creating the misperception that our voices are coming from somewhere we aren’t actually standing.” He tapped his foot on the floor impatiently. “But knowing what the illusion is doesn’t seem to have allowed me to overcome it. Perhaps there is even more to it than I thought… I think I’m going to meditate on this. Maybe you should sit down for a while, too.” He turned to face the far end of the hallway, their goal, and sat cross-legged on the floor. Closing his eyes, he focused on his breathing and began to notice something very peculiar about the world around him… [/QUOTE]
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