I'm bored so...Character Chat!

(I was gonna say… But you're all good!)

Tessa wagged a finger in the air, getting rid of the fire puppy. "Rules, remember? Plus, we're underground and I only have a limited supply of mana. I need some sunlight to recharge."

"They most likely did. Why do you think I was in a sealed tank with absolutely no oxygen mask? Filled to the brim with water and hidden in shadow?"

"Do you have to eat regular food? Or do you get all your energy from the sun?" Danny was fascinated. "My sister uses fire too. She accidentally burned a girl at a bonfire. She refused to use anything with heat for a week. It was really funny." He frowned. "I'm supposed to be able to use the earth, but my powers aren't very strong yet." As if to demonstrate, he held up a finger and glared at it. It started to sprout grass but a few seconds later went back to normal.

"Hey, does anyone have a paper cut or something?" He asked, struck with a thought. "Something really small. I want to try something."

She laughed at Anna and Danny's questions. "No, I won't wither away. Yes, I still have to eat regular food, but not a frequently as you do. Sleep is a whole different matter. I don't really need to sleep, but if I don't have any energy left, I'll basically fall into a coma until I get some sunlight."

Tess blinked at Danny. "A paper cut?"

"Yeah. I hear sometimes healing is connected with earth magic. I thought maybe I'd be able to heal something small."

Tess thought. "Well, I can't exactly do anything to myself since my blood is filled with healing magic."

"Pre-existing. I don't know if giving ourselves one would break the no hurting each other rule and I don't want to find out." (I also have to go for a while)

(It's okay. We'll pick it back up when you guys get back.)
"Hmm." Tessa bunched her brows together while she thought about the rules, then snapped her fingers. "Cin, you brilliant beast, you just gave me an idea."

Danny scrunched his face up. "Who's Cin? Did I miss something?"

Tess stood up, feeling excited again. "Cin's my friend. Anyway, here's my idea: Loopholes."

Tess began inspecting the vents and any possible means of escape. "The rules say we can't try to leave, right? But they never said anything about roaming the facility."

Tess stopped at one vent in the ceiling. "If I can get ahold of my ear pieces…" she trailed off. "Anybody missing something they want with them?" She asked, still inspecting the vent.

She nodded, "Holler if you need anything else," then shot a small blast of fire at the vent, melting the bars covering the opening. She took a few steps back, took a running start, then jumped up and grabbed the edge, hauling herself up into the vent as if she's done it a thousand times.