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There's all sorts of raw powers in the universe, sure. Most of that sort of thing is the realm of the gods, not scrubs like us. There's like six death gods and goddesses in Faerun alone, any of them could probably raise a corpse with a wave of their fancy celestial hand. But that's not the kind of magic I can help you much with.

[She folds her spellbook shut. There are no other useful necromancy spells for this situation inside; that was Barry's specialty, not hers.]

Either that, or a kind of necromancy I've never heard of.

[ In terms of some other kind of necromany even Lup doesn't know about, Pyra won't be able to help with any theories. But along the lines of there being some sort of divine meddling-- ] Perhaps... it was the work of the gods. Not the four here, but one of the two unnamed ones....

[ The recently revealed passage mentioned "the Crawling One" and "the Winged One". Assuming neither of those titles belonged to any of the Four within the city, they would be the epithets of the remaining two.

Regardless, she sighs. There's not much use in theorizing when she knows so little. ]

Could explain why we know so little about it. You saw that passage, right? The one Magolor found. Said some things about spewing poison into the ground. Maybe that poison brings nasties back to life.

[That would certainly be a kind of necromancy she's never heard of.]

[ Maybe that poison brings nasties back to life.

Suddenly, she wants to go into Verstael's lab and destroy all traces of the toxin. ]

....If so, it's far more dangerous than we would have ever thought.

Sure is. The world is dead, so we've been told. That means it's full of dead things. That's a lot of corpses to bring to life if someone were to need an army. To, for example, punch a hole through the wall and send a mass of spiders inside our little safety bubble.

[Depending on what's out there, spiders could be the least of their worries, going forward.]

[ Troubling, troubling. ]

Is there... any magical way to confirm that it can or cannot reanimate an organism?

[ Besides testing it, ideally. She wouldn’t want to do that, especially not on the skull of the creature they found outside. Yet if there is no other option... perhaps they can test it out on something more benign, like a dead flower. ]

Mm... I can use a spell to verify whether or not it's magic, and if that magic is necromancy it'd be a solid point in that direction. If the reanimation isn't magic-based though, our options are more limited.

[She's very much a magic-focused scientist, here- regular organic testing wasn't so much her focus of expertise.]

[ Any direction would be good. ] It's... worth trying, I believe.

If you are partial to the idea as well.

[ If Lup is going to complete this analysis spell right here and now, she'll be taking a step or so back at Lup's direction if needed. ]

I don't mind. It takes about ten minutes, though, so if you're cool with the wait, make yourself comfortable and give me some quiet.

[She tucks away her book and lifts a hand, quietly tracing a pattern in the air above the vial.]

[ Pyra nods quietly, stepping back to find a seat. Taking it, she watches in silence as Lup begins to work. A part of her wants to ask if she might help her in someway-- lend energy, perhaps, but surely that won't be necessary with some kind of detection spell.

So, she waits. ]

[And... ten minutes passes! Without much of anything interesting happening, just Lup quietly focusing on her book and the object on the table. She could cast it immediately, but it's not as if they don't have time to kill here, so why waste the spell slot?

At the end of the ten minutes, Lup's eyes gleam silver for a moment, and the magic around her lights up in her gaze. Her own gear, of course - the gauntlet at her wrist as her focus, her book, and she can sense the objects belonging to the rest of the household, little things they've enchanted. Pyra of course lights up like a Candlenights tree, but that's no surprise.

There's no gleam from the vial, and Lup offers up a thoughtful hum, rolling it between her fingers to watch the contents ooze from one side to the other.]

Organic only, no magic. Whatever it is that made this thing come to life was probably an external source- or the magic disappears once it's dead.

I see... [ When the spell is over, Pyra stands from her seat. She doesn't appear to be too disappointed in not discovering more. They tried, and they at least have a confirmation that no magic lingers; at least, not magic in a traditional sense.

She walks over to the counter near Lup, looking at the vial of ooze with a small smile. ] It seems that many parts of this world remain a mystery, still... [ She reaches for the vial, plucking it off the countertop to hold within her palm. ] But this was helpful, too... knowing that it doesn't have any resurrecting power currently active within it.

[ She lifts her head, offering a grateful smile. ] Thank you, Lup.

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Every little bit helps, [Lup muses, offering up a smile in return; she's not disappointed either, nor is she discouraged. In the past, countless experiments that ended in failure or no new information whatsoever have taught her to celebrate success without expecting much of any in the process. mysteries such as these can take a long, long time to suss out.]

You're welcome, though. I hope it makes a difference in the long run, and if you need anything else, just ring me up, yeah?

Oh... Yes.

[ A nod. She'll probably be by for ingredients for a cheesecake later in the far future, not that she knows this yet. ] And, my apologizes for my manners. I hadn't asked how you are doing! It's been a while.

Oh shit, yeah. I've been keeping busy! The restaurant's doing well, had a nice hookup with the fella, Honerva got me arrested...

[Her tone stays carefully playful; a joke, of course, the arrest was both of their faults. She would not have even brought it up, but she doesn't know if Honerva has, and with all her meddling and experimenting Pyra should probably know about that place.]

How've you been?

[ "Restaurant doing well"--

A nod; good, good.

"--a hookup--"

Oh. Another nod. That's nice.

"--arrested--" ]

[ She balks. ]

Er--.....not as busy as you....

[ Wow a hookup and being arrested! Amazing. She can't believe she's missed so much excitement in Lup's life. ]

I know, right? It's hard to be so popular.

[And everything is fine, just fine.]

[ It sounds as if Lup is... joking? Or at least handling it well. So, oblivious: ]

You're a-- you're definitely a wanted woman! [ By the poooolice (/guards, whatever) and whoever she's seeing romantically! ]

[hahaha yes handling it so well, look at her.]

Ooh, nice one. And not incorrect. But don't dodge the question! You're not just drowning in research, are you?

[ CLEARLY

She laughs in return, shaking her head. ] Oh-- no. I have help with other projects! Honerva is assisting with one. But if youuuuu're not busy, you're welcome to join us. [ Pyra trusts Lup's expertise and chillness. ]

I'm offended you didn't invite me sooner.

[She's not, which is obvious from her tone. She's been busy! As noted already.]

Sure, feel free to borrow my fantastic noggin for all your science needs.

--Eh? But I didn't even say what it is, yet!

Does it really matter?

[It's something the two of them are working on; that's enough for her.]

[ She opens her mouth, then closes it.

Lup cares for Honerva. Honerva cares for Lup. She offers them the same courtesy. ]

....Er.... Full disclosure-- [ Because she feels she must say this. ] I do want to present whatever we develop to the locals. Like a blueprint. I'm of the mind that we shouldn't work in secret.

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