for no hero to call "home" | Glowfic Constellation

"Uh-huh. And they said that there might be other planets capable of-" Pause as he tries to remember the phrasing. "Capable of supporting life, if they were in the correct- correct orbit to their star?"

mxglam

"That's right! There are other things, too, like it needs to have the right elements and go through the right chemical processes and not be too big or too small..."

Nova

of-fire

Interested sounds! Happy brightening!

mxglam

She giggles. "Anyway, I wanna try some things to help with our little problem."

Nova

of-fire

He flickers slightly, back to his more normal ball of flames. "I- you- I would be fine?"

mxglam

"I know. That's what makes me so nice," she says, then giggles.

Nova

of-fire

He flickers a little, obviously confused by the mirth, but makes a sound that might be a slight giggle. "Thank you."

mxglam

"Okay! So, first, let's see how fine control you have over temperature." She goes to the bedroom and grabs a stack of paper. "Can you hold this without burning it? It's okay if it burns, paper's cheap."

Nova

of-fire

He forms a hand again, and after a moment, reaches tentatively for the paper. It doesn't immediately burn when he comes into contact with it, although it curls a little away from the heat-

But then it catches alight.

And he knows she said it was okay, but he still flinches away slightly, mumbling an apology.

mxglam

"It's fine, don't worry," she says, and the paper vanishes. "Paper's cheap and also I made that one," she says impishly.

Nova

of-fire

He brightens a little at that, and gives a tiny giggle. "-sorry I couldn't," he says, it's a little subdued.

mxglam

She shrugs. "Might be something that takes practice, and I actually wasn't even expecting it to go as well as it did, so congrats!"

Nova

of-fire

He brightens again, crackling happily. "Thank you."

mxglam

"Other than that, I was thinking of a fireproof suit. Can you make a whole body? I wanna eyeball your size."

Nova

of-fire

"N- not sure."

He dims for a moment in concentration-

Nova

of-fire

And manages to create a body, still made entirely of flames, and seeming to shake with the effort. He's not really very big at all.

mxglam

"Okay!" She reaches behind her back and shows a white suit made of the same material her hero suit is made of. "Do you think you can step into this? It's alright if you can't, you can practice later."

Nova

of-fire

"I- can try."

He hesitates for a moment, clearly gathering himself. Then he shifts. The movements are clumsy and awkward, and he obviously isn't sure how he's supposed to coordinate himself like this. He makes it to the suit-

Nova

of-fire

And then loses his grip on the form and returns to being a ball of flames. He pulls back, seeming more upset at himself than worried about Sadde's reaction.

mxglam

"It's alright," she says, making the suit disappear, "I'll make just gloves for now so we can test it. You don't have to get everything right the first time you do it, it often takes practice."

Nova

of-fire