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[summonthesuit]

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[summonthesuit]

[Steven nods his head as he listens to Ryou's explanation, even follows the floating ball of paper with an intent gaze. Right... Do it with the mind, pour some of himself into it... It's a bit like the muscle memory thing. He can drive a car so long as he doesn't actively think about the specifics of how cars work, and he can put up a good fight so long as he shuts that detail-oriented brain off, too.

Don't think, just do.]

Right. Right, right, right... All good. I got this.

[He shakes out his shoulders and his arms a bit to loosen himself up, then closes his eyes. There's got to be some sort of instinct inside him that knows how to use this spell, so he just needs to tap into it. Purify water... Purify...!

Steven's fingers light up, as do his eyes when he opens them. The glow is a pure white, and to a Shade like Ryou, it might even be painful. Careful now! It spreads out from Steven's fingers, slowly inching further and further along the water until the tub's full contents are shining brightly.]

[softspokenlandlord]

[Ryou watches Steven, his ears twitching and wiggling slightly under his honestly quite oppressive clothing. He's excited to see how this works. It'll probably be different from Atem's purification spell, which is the only one he'd really ever seenused. That one had created temporary purified water that smelled of spices and such--something, he's sure, which had to do with Egyptian holy rituals.

But this guy...he might have something different happen. Ryou's intrigued to see how it goes.]

Oh!

[Ah, his fingers are glowing--wait, are his eyes glowing too? Cool...!! Ryou thought glowing eyes were just a shade thing. It does make him take a few steps back though, because the glow is holy, and it stings against his cheeks and fingertips and honestly whatever was exposed.

When it transfers to the tub, he really does have to put more distance between them though, even so far as to hide behind the roof access. His shade instincts are screaming at him to leave, but...his shade instincts were the reason why this was necessary.]

I...I think you did it!

[He has to call it out louder than he means to, since he's put distance between them. But when the glow subsides, he'll come back.]

[summonthesuit]

[For the longest time, Steven has no idea he's even doing anything. He's gotten lost in his own concentration, the focus seemingly swirling around within his mind in a calm, comforting sort of way. He feels warmth absorbing his fingertips, but doesn't know what it means. It's not until Ryou calls out to him that he snaps back to a more firm reality.

He blinks rapidly a few times, the glow disappearing from both his eyes and his fingers. While the water keeps its shine for a while longer, that too begins to fade. His hands are retracted in a hasty manner, sending a few droplets of water airborne, even as he peers down at the tub with a startled expression.]

Oh! Would you look at that!

[softspokenlandlord]

You did! That's amazing!

[Ryou's mostly-covered tail whips back and forth in excitement, a bright yellow aura emanating from the tip, almost like a little candle flame. Once the light's faded back a little, he moves in closer so he can peer into the basin curiously.]

Thank you...thank you so much for doing this! I promise I'll make you something good to repay the favor! You've done something both impressive and ultimately extremely helpful to me, so that's the very least I can do.

[This is, hands down, the most that Ryou has positively emoted since the two of them had met here on the rooftop. Someone's really, really not happy being a shade, are they?]

[summonthesuit]

[Steven's still peering down into the water too. It looks so clear, almost unnaturally so. It's hard to believe he'd done something like this. And to think, this came from a 'monster'... He blinks off his astoundment, then turns his gaze to Ryou with an excited smile.]

No, no, it's fine, really! I ought to be thanking you for giving the opportunity to try something like this. The sooner I learned, the better, yeah?