China laughed. It sounded more like her old laughs, less bitterly defeated and more genuinely amused over the idea of anyone being able to repeat a feat she'd discovered all on her own. She was, in fact, feeling a lot more like her old self in general these days. There were still some things that were new, or disconnected, and they still made her trip occasionally. But apart from that, China felt much more in control of herself. The good-natured teasing was evidence of that, as was her bell-like laugh.
"Expediency's sake?" She shook her head, pocketing the scalpel. "Shouldn't you leave me to my own devices, in that case?" The Sanctuary's linguists, while perfectly professional, weren't imaginative. They had perhaps a drop of creativity between the lot of them, and worse, they actually grew irritable when the fact was pointed out to them. China would get much more done without their 'help.'
"If you're still insistent on extra hands," she added, "I'm sure my own students would be eager to provide. Mine, however, should be more than enough."
She saw what Solomon meant once they arrived in the Sanctuary's lowest cellar. A great number of the statues already there perfectly resembled the one she'd just animated - at least, at first glance. She wouldn't change the sigils for now, although she suspected that even when she did, the changes would be minimal. That was good; it meant less work on her part, and a greater chance of the statues synchronising together right away. She turned back to Solomon and Vex before approaching the first, after realising she should probably explain that bit as well. "They'll be telepathic to each other. It might take some time for that to blend together with the Sanctuary's defences, but once it does, they'll be able to read your intent. Very much the same way you do, I imagine, but without the added benefit of a free consciousness. They'll need instruction, and near-constant use."
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"Expediency's sake?" She shook her head, pocketing the scalpel. "Shouldn't you leave me to my own devices, in that case?" The Sanctuary's linguists, while perfectly professional, weren't imaginative. They had perhaps a drop of creativity between the lot of them, and worse, they actually grew irritable when the fact was pointed out to them. China would get much more done without their 'help.'
"If you're still insistent on extra hands," she added, "I'm sure my own students would be eager to provide. Mine, however, should be more than enough."
She saw what Solomon meant once they arrived in the Sanctuary's lowest cellar. A great number of the statues already there perfectly resembled the one she'd just animated - at least, at first glance. She wouldn't change the sigils for now, although she suspected that even when she did, the changes would be minimal. That was good; it meant less work on her part, and a greater chance of the statues synchronising together right away. She turned back to Solomon and Vex before approaching the first, after realising she should probably explain that bit as well. "They'll be telepathic to each other. It might take some time for that to blend together with the Sanctuary's defences, but once it does, they'll be able to read your intent. Very much the same way you do, I imagine, but without the added benefit of a free consciousness. They'll need instruction, and near-constant use."