#darkgatefortress

Sylvi feels the shivering break of the banality. She slowly starts circling her hands in a rolling motion, a gentle building of glamour....if she can find any.

"Someone told me my ideas sucked, that I'd never really get far annd how much my folks were wastingg money supporting me" Bobby laments "I.. I couldn't think of anything and screwed the Science Fair up. "

"Like a big sports star havinng a bad game" Colton nods "But.. you know, everyone has a bad game... or a block now and then. Just the greats, they get up again. They don't let one bad moment define them"

"I'm not a great scientist" The boy scoffs

"Compared to most kids your age? you have SO much imagination and knowledge working together it's scary... here, look at this" He shows his arm "Check this proesthetic out. I could NEVER Make something like this, now they got even fancier, don't they?"

The boy touches the arm, then nods "Oh yeah, they're getting into like THOUGHT conttrolled stuff now... in the works.. this is a good model but one day they'll make stuff that'll look and feel just like a regular arm..maybe better" Bobby beams.. and Syvli can see the boy starting to.. imaginne

Sylvi's being patient, waiting for some cue from Colton. She doesn't want to push before Colton thinks he's ready.

He looks back and nods, he thinks they're over the hump

She nods back (whether or not he can see her through her veil), and very softly murmurs: "I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike. I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like...." Hopefully the the video game is just loud enough to cover her voice as she works to Awaken his enthusiasm again.

She adds a bit of her own glamour to make it stick.

"Hey, I am NOT Sellingg my bike" Bobby declares but doesn't seem hostile about it, just firm

As the glamour has him thinking of how much he likes it

"heck, I bet you've got a few ideas to improve it" Coltonn nods "Well, that's my nephew's loss."

Sylvi lets out a deep breath and smiles.

Bobby looks at him then says "You know, if you really want one, I could probably make one if you give me the parts ?"

Colton grins "Yeah? Tell you what... you're too good at designing for me not take you up on that offer. next time someone ttells you how you can't win contests or make a living... remember, you're a kid. You'e allowed to do things because you LOVE it, and you like doing it. But yes, I'll to get you some parts. " He offers his hand

The boy takes it, and shakes, it maybe a bit, but it looks like he's on the mend from Ravaging

Sylvi wants to give Bobby a big hug. Of course, that would completely freak him out, so she contains herself.

Colton gives a way to contact him, they shake hands, and soon, the Liam is rejoining Sylvi as they slip out "You're fantastic" He tells her "But you have to be careful of your own glamour"

"Well, you know, we could do like they do in deep-sea diving. Buddy-breathing." And as soon as they're clear of the front door, she gives him a BIG kiss.

If Colton feels moved to share some of his own glamour in that, he may...but he may also realized that she's doing just fine on glamour. That may have been a banal moment, but she's more than bolstered by the recent trip to Rivervale and the excellent news about the theater.

Mmmm He kisses her, then smiles back "Okay. I ken that I was worrying needlessly"

In fact, her energy is obvious as she took his breath away for a sec "I did good?"

"You were spectacular in there," she says.

"SO good." Nod nod nod.

A grin "Comes wih Liam training and cool robot arms"

She laughs, then grows serious again. "Wanna go confront a ravager?"

His grin vanishes and he nods "Yes. Let's get her. How honestt should we be about this?"

Sylvi takes a measured breath. "I want to just lay into her and let her have it...but we better find out more. It might have been accidental, if she was stressed about her own kid?"

"Accidenttal ravaging?" He scowls "House Liam doesn't believe happens, at least not in non fledges"

"Well...maybe not accidental, but...impulsive?" She sighs. "Sorry, just...I hate to think of people being that awful...but I know they are."

"No, don't apologize. Your ability to see the good in people has.. it helps so many"

She gives him a hopeful grin, then her expression gets a lot more serious as they approach the nocker's front door. Sylvi glances over to the next property to check on the cat chimera.

It's GLARING ire at the door.. because, Cat

She gives it the thumbs up, nodding towards Bobby's house. Then she gets her game face on and knocks on the front door.

The door opens and the nocker says "Yeah? I ggot curlers in my hair and.. oh" Surprised is she, to see two trolls "Hello"