The cool, humid mountain air and the scent of the sea filled her lungs as Qatrand stepped forward to greet the waiting Ironclad Order representative. Her silver suit reflected the many small lights on the plateau, a vast contrast to the Yecine's usual garb when dealing with her seniors. There was also her hair to consider!
Despite so much being different today than 'normal', the blonde's posture straightened. The swordswoman radiated out a quiet confidence that hadn't entirely been there mere months ago. Qat's low voice carried clearly across all of those gathered.
"On behalf of myself and my wife, I thank the Ironclad Order for their generous gift."
Crystallized Amber - good for physical cultivation.
Echo Coin - I wonder what other techno-cultivator thing she'll build with this? (We'll pretend I have an endgame!)
Obsidian Mirror - mostly because it sounded neat and because of its real world spiritual connotations.
Then Negavigor! What even? Why would I come up with another strange portmanteau? Negative Vigor. Tbh, I was gonna call it Negaforce Metal but then I was like...
I don't want to out myself as a classic Sailor Moon fan. Because I've never actually gotten *that* into it! I'd be a fraud. I already am? Okay. Yeah.
Well so is El, pulling an old illusion switcharoo.