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[Everyone's a damn critic. >8|]

I would certainly love to see you escape from a cage that only responds to my spiritual pressure.

Hmmm.. Spiritual Pressure?

[Distracted by the cake, but listening. Critics gonna critique.]

Indeed.

[To be mean right now or not...]

Hmm, well.

There's cake in here, there's none out there.

[He tugs a small chunk off the cake and inspects it before popping it into his mouth. He seems to think of it, then shrugs.]

It's an improvement, but...

[Luke narrowed his eyes; okay, he was going to be mean, and Jade was totally asking for it.]

[He let loose some of his spiritual pressure -- his reiatsu. Not much, but just enough for Jade to feel something pressing down on him.]

[Jade didn't like the feeling, but he kept that to himself and merely smirked at Luke. So this was what that "Spiritual pressure" was. And it was controlled by Luke's concentration, he could only assume.

Interesting to note and useful.]

If you get this angry over a cake, I can't imagine what you'd do if someone insulted your pies~

[...and Jade keeps asking for it.]

[Luke smirked... before he shoved his pressure at Jade, forcing him toward the cake. Don't worry, the cake was a worthy sacrifice.]

[Always.

Jade rose a brow as he felt the shove. His immediate reaction was to swing his leg and try to knock the table over. In which case, he was more or less making the attempt to kick the cake at Luke or just away. ~~A moment of silence for the fallen cake ;A;~~]

[And splat goes the cake on the cage bars and Jade's shoes. Luke let out a sigh, folding his arms over his chest as he floated down to the ground.]

Ahh... such a shame. I was aiming to shove your face in it.

That isn't quite the proper way to eat a cake, I'm sure.

[He really did like these boots, and now there was cake all the way up to his shins. A shame. He sighed and tapped his feet on the ground to get some of the cake bits off.]

No, but it would have been very satisfying to see.

[SMIRK.]

Oh, I'm sure. Slapstick comedy is always a source of entertainment for simple minds~

[Not all the cake was off, but enough of it was that he didn't mind it. He looked to Luke.]

So, from what I understand, this spiritual pressure is basically the ability to push things around?

If the simple explanation is easier for you to process...

[Two can play at the belittling game, Jade.]

Come now, if you steal all my insults, I'll be left with nothing~

[He leaned back against the side of the cage again.]

However, If you plan to just push me around like a playground bully all day, I'll get terribly bored~

Oh no... I had other things in mind for those I captured...

[Cue evil look. Uh oh...]

Oh, good. I was afraid I'd have to resort to setting your coat on fire out of sheer boredom.

[He leaned against the cage again. This time, he was on the side closest to Luke, arms crossed in front of him and resting against the side of the cage.]

[Luke let out a very bored sigh, shrugging his shoulders.]

Sadly, you're just a normal human Jade, and despite your exceptional skills with Fonic Artes, you're hardly that interesting.

[He paused, letting out a thoughtful noise.]

...though I could always keep your pieces around for spare parts if I really wanted to...

Unfortunately, most humans are boring.

[He sighed. His goals required all his parts, so he couldn't really volunteer any of them. Not that he'd want to hand them over to some insignificant pawn like this one.]

Although, I do like my parts where they are. I have too much to do, I'm afraid.

[Luke snorted.]

And what exactly are you going to do to stop me from taking them?

Keep them~

[Luke chuckled, letting loose his reiatsu again as a reminder.]

And how are you going to do that if you can't move?

[He chants easily despite the pressure and more to himself.]

O roar of the earth, bring forth the fangs of the mighty dragon-

Ground Dasher! [The arte lined itself up with Luke and the cage. While it would do the job of attacking the self-grounded Luke on ones side, the other side of the Ground Dasher came up under the cage, aiming to lift it up and allow Jade's leave while Luke was distracted by the Arte.]

[Luke swore as Jade started chanting, having a feeling he knew what he was planning. Problem was, it had taken quite some time to get that cage built, and he couldn't afford to have it damaged. He reached under his collar, pressing a button, and the cage lifted up into the air just as the arte roared to life under his feet.]

[Luke grunted as he was sent flying into the air, pushing his spiritual pressure under his feet in an effort to control himself.]

[Jade tossed himself away from under the cage and tucked and rolled to the side, fluidly summoning his spear and holding it in front of him.]

You forget; I don't need to move--

Ah-ah-ah, you're grounded~

[Gathering the Field of Fonons, Jade cast again.]

Suffer within this oppressive force-

Gravity Well!

[The Gravity Well rose up, and despite how much Luke struggled to force himself away from it, it was pulling him in anyway. He hissed, unsheathing the Sword of Lorelei from behind him.]

Howl, Lorelei!

[He allowed Gravity Well to drag him in, disappearing in the darkness of the spell.]