[Cinnabar was anticipating some kind of trap, but even they weren't pessimistic enough to expect the entire chandelier to come crashing down at once. It's more than their mercury can possibly stop - their liquid metal shields can slow projectiles, but they won't block thousands of kilos of glass and steel. Nor will Zeke's liquid gallium... leaving him with only a sword to protect himself and Mio.
But there's another option - Cinnabar remembers from science class that gallium has a low melting point, just enough to liquefy in the sun or in the palm of ones hand. When cooled even slightly, it rapidly hardens into solid metal.]
Make a shield! I'll reinforce it!
[Cinnabar's mercury has been spreading across the cold marble floor, so when it touches the gallium, it should produce enough of a heat sink effect to instantly soldify the other metal. Standing well back from the chandelier's path, they raise a hand and command all of their mercury to coalesce above Mio's cage. With any luck, Chaosbringer will be able to block the worst of the poison - and the shards of glass - from touching them...]
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But there's another option - Cinnabar remembers from science class that gallium has a low melting point, just enough to liquefy in the sun or in the palm of ones hand. When cooled even slightly, it rapidly hardens into solid metal.]
Make a shield! I'll reinforce it!
[Cinnabar's mercury has been spreading across the cold marble floor, so when it touches the gallium, it should produce enough of a heat sink effect to instantly soldify the other metal. Standing well back from the chandelier's path, they raise a hand and command all of their mercury to coalesce above Mio's cage. With any luck, Chaosbringer will be able to block the worst of the poison - and the shards of glass - from touching them...]