Daisy used changing clothes as an excuse to say a few words to Wanda in New York, proving that she had been there. Then she pretended to go to the restroom, ran off to Sicily to build a sandcastle with Rachel, and sent a photo to Jean.
It was a little hectic, but as long as the two sides did not run into each other, she could still keep things under control.
Storm helped cover for her in New York, while Lorna helped conceal things in Sicily. At last, they made it through a thrilling and terrifying Christmas.
"Your method is useless. What about New Year's? Valentine's Day? Presidents' Day?" Lorna was the type who loved watching the chaos escalate, the amusement in her eyes barely concealed. Tangbao beside her also made a sound that resembled a mocking laugh.
Daisy glared at the two of them. New Year's should be easy enough to bluff through, but the holidays after that... she would deal with them later.
Before the New Year arrived, the mages finally produced a design proposal.
Doctor Strange had some reservations about the result, because he felt the final plan was far too unmagical and gave him no sense of accomplishment.
Many highly complex runes had been difficult to create in ancient times. Material selection, smelting, shaping, and finally infusing them with magic power—it was a systematic undertaking. Many of its crucial details were secrets never passed beyond the mages, recorded in the notes of successive Sorcerer Supremes.
He had originally been able to show off his skills, but Doctor Doom said there was no need.
They used black-tech scanning to analyze the metal composition of the runes, then copied them bit by bit with CNC lathes. Runes carved out this way had no spiritual resonance whatsoever and