[Ellie nods, and waves him behind her, heading back towards the tree she'd climbed down earlier.
She picks up one of the spilled fruits, hefting it in her palm.]
You know how they said that the gods who brought us here gave us powers? Well -- this one's mine.
[She pushes the fruit into the ground, and it sinks down into it as if the dirt were made of water. And then roots and green shoots start growing up and through her fingers, incredible creaking noises, popping, snapping as she calls the tree into being. It's almost effortless now, and within a matter of seconds it's towering above them.
Ellie ducks out from underneath it, heading back over to his side.]
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She picks up one of the spilled fruits, hefting it in her palm.]
You know how they said that the gods who brought us here gave us powers? Well -- this one's mine.
[She pushes the fruit into the ground, and it sinks down into it as if the dirt were made of water. And then roots and green shoots start growing up and through her fingers, incredible creaking noises, popping, snapping as she calls the tree into being. It's almost effortless now, and within a matter of seconds it's towering above them.
Ellie ducks out from underneath it, heading back over to his side.]
Growth.
... kind of a bad joke, huh?