by Will Stanton » Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:42 pm
Even with newfound peace of mind, it's a difficult task, trying to form a frame around Will, to contain and support him. The clay, even still, wanted to flow and expand -- unbound, unchecked, it had taken over this entire room, after all, and threatened to expand out to the rest of the lighthouse if it hadn't kept itself busy hawking burgers and running nightclubs. Unchecked, unguided, it could take over everything -- even Tosh had found that out, as giving the Willputer more RAM just created more Willputers.
But this time, Miriam was on firmer footing herself. Will's Goddess was here, after all -- and her friend. Her friends. Plural. Miriam Bell had more than one friend -- who'd've believed it? That gave her a core of strength to tap into when forming the frame -- no longer was it threatening to crumble or snap under the tension. It wasn't easy; far from it, but it seemed more manageable of a task now than it had just a short while ago.
It wouldn't necessarily take The Morrigan to notice conflicts in the growing construct -- the clay seeping out from the seams in the mirror here, shying away from the edges there. But it might well take a tutelary goddess to interpret the signs -- a fear, not necessarily of change, but of the unknown. This was a major step, and a frightening one. When Will had tumbled through the black hole, his entire life had changed -- but that was the whims of fate. When Sam had opened the box in his head, his entire life had changed -- but that was the whims of a God. This was, at least in part, by choice, which meant the consequences, for good or for ill, would rest on his shoulders. Adopting and accepting the parts of him that were...transdimensional? Transformitive? Transgressive, even? ... was worrisome. Fears that this newfound relationship would be transitory; that being transfixed in the mirror would translate into being transplanted elsewhere; out of sight, out of mind. It wasn't an issue of not wanting it; it was a worry about the world once he had accepted it.