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well that was certainly something
Ari Kaltenbaum
sonofsnow
Arikat Kal'amm has had a very stressful morning. His mother revealed that she was going to sacrifice him to Virgloth in exchange for passage to her home dimension, then she was murdered by a roving band of Krann'gol raiders, and they tried to take him as a slave, but he fell into a portal... All in all, it's just been a really rotten day.
Anyway, he just fell into a portal. He's fallen onto some kind of... plant life? Tiny green leaves sticking out of the ground. (The ground is really soft. Kind of disturbing. Leaves also soft. He didn't even break anything.)
"Fucking hells," he says, mostly for form's sake.
Anyway, he just fell into a portal. He's fallen onto some kind of... plant life? Tiny green leaves sticking out of the ground. (The ground is really soft. Kind of disturbing. Leaves also soft. He didn't even break anything.)
"Fucking hells," he says, mostly for form's sake.
Ari Kaltenbaum
sonofsnow
If Ari tries very hard and believes in himself, he can construe anything as hostile!
But, honestly, it's probably just some kid. Not really the right aesthetic for a creepy-child demon. Ari tries to make himself more presentable by combing his fingers through his matted hair and adjusting his loincloth.
But, honestly, it's probably just some kid. Not really the right aesthetic for a creepy-child demon. Ari tries to make himself more presentable by combing his fingers through his matted hair and adjusting his loincloth.
Matilda Wormwood Honey
missnicegirl
It's a shortish walk through more unsettlingly pleasant scenery to get to her house.
Her house is very large.
She traipses around to the back door and lets her mysterious companion into the kitchen, where she pours herself a cup of water from the sink and offers him one too.
Her house is very large.
She traipses around to the back door and lets her mysterious companion into the kitchen, where she pours herself a cup of water from the sink and offers him one too.
Ari Kaltenbaum
sonofsnow
He shakes his head appreciatively at the house, which may not be the Emerald Spires of Kilron but certainly looks cozy. He drinks the proferred water with a thankful grin, reserving some to wipe the worst of the grime off his face.
He then returns to the task at hand. He repeats the mime request, adding in a bit of theatrical coughing and a spirited verse of an old Gerran drinking song. "To magik, to English. Get- ihh. Boots? Boosse?"
He then returns to the task at hand. He repeats the mime request, adding in a bit of theatrical coughing and a spirited verse of an old Gerran drinking song. "To magik, to English. Get- ihh. Boots? Boosse?"
Matilda Wormwood Honey
missnicegirl
...She ponders this request for a moment, and then she ponders whether she would like to fulfill this request since she's beginning to have a suspicion of what it is, and then she sighs and looks up at the cupboard above the fridge. It opens, and a bottle of brandy floats down to their level.
Ari Kaltenbaum
sonofsnow
Ari flashes her a brilliant smile. "Darak!"
He takes out a shiny white pebble which he picked up on the way over, then grabs the brandy out of the air and pours a splash over it. There's a flash of blue light, and he puts the pebble under his tongue.
"Thanks! I usually carry some Galler schnapps for that kind of thing, but, uh, this outfit's not big on the pockets."
He takes out a shiny white pebble which he picked up on the way over, then grabs the brandy out of the air and pours a splash over it. There's a flash of blue light, and he puts the pebble under his tongue.
"Thanks! I usually carry some Galler schnapps for that kind of thing, but, uh, this outfit's not big on the pockets."
Ari Kaltenbaum
sonofsnow
Once the stone is approximately pearlescent, Ari hands it over.
"Okay, so what you need to do here, you- okay. Take the stone and focus your energy into it, then say- wait. I need to lift my translation for a bit, it has to be said in Krullan."
He concentrates for a moment, making throat noises, then spits his own pearl into the palm of his hand and says some things that are probably words. Very guttural words.
He pops the stone back into his mouth. "Did you catch that?"
"Okay, so what you need to do here, you- okay. Take the stone and focus your energy into it, then say- wait. I need to lift my translation for a bit, it has to be said in Krullan."
He concentrates for a moment, making throat noises, then spits his own pearl into the palm of his hand and says some things that are probably words. Very guttural words.
He pops the stone back into his mouth. "Did you catch that?"
Ari Kaltenbaum
sonofsnow
"You didn't even do anything! I mean, if you were an experienced witch, you could probably cast the standard spell without components, but it's not even in your mouth, and it's still working, and you didn't even know magic existed- and with the glowing- are you sure you're a human and not, like, a divine incarnation, or something? Wow!"
He fidgets delightedly. He is the tiniest magic nerd; it is him.
He fidgets delightedly. He is the tiniest magic nerd; it is him.
Matilda Wormwood Honey
missnicegirl
She gives him another alarmed look. "Where did you—? Never mind. I will try healing."
And she stares at him and concentrates very insistently on how he should not have broken bones and instead should be perfectly healthy in all particulars.
There is a ripple of light.
He is now perfectly healthy in all particulars.
And she stares at him and concentrates very insistently on how he should not have broken bones and instead should be perfectly healthy in all particulars.
There is a ripple of light.
He is now perfectly healthy in all particulars.
Ari Kaltenbaum
sonofsnow
"Eh. You can get anywhere from anywhere, if you've got a few days and the right magic. Or, uh... Mom could."
He frowns, then shakes his head irritably. "Fuck that. You've got cheaty bullshit magic, and I've got gumption. We could get to Quor'Toth if that's where the crickets were."
He frowns, then shakes his head irritably. "Fuck that. You've got cheaty bullshit magic, and I've got gumption. We could get to Quor'Toth if that's where the crickets were."
Ari Kaltenbaum
sonofsnow
"Okay, so how about you try to teach it to look at itself, and then we trot off to a population center and make sure that nobody who isn't a happy friendly smart girl has the game-breaking magic? Just, you know, as a precaution. Or you could try remote-scrying for it, even, I don't know that it'd work with your magics but we've no reason to put limits on it."
Ari Kaltenbaum
sonofsnow
Ari dashes outside again, then comes back with a chunk of clear rock crystal. (Where he found it is anyone's guess.) He shapes it into a sharp-edged convex lens, then clenches his fist around it until blood drips down his arm, chanting something about sight beyond sight. When he opens his hand, the lens is clean and looks no different to normal vision.
"Here you go! It shows you the flows of magic. Although apparently there aren't really any flows of my kind of magic around here except the ones I'm using."
"Here you go! It shows you the flows of magic. Although apparently there aren't really any flows of my kind of magic around here except the ones I'm using."
Matilda Wormwood Honey
missnicegirl
Pretty colours, yes. Now that she's seen what it does, she floats the lens out of her way and looks at Ari by herself, floating her translation stone beside him.
See magic. And don't just see magic, understand magic. Understand it very clearly and very thoroughly.
Some time passes.
See magic. And don't just see magic, understand magic. Understand it very clearly and very thoroughly.
Some time passes.
Ari Kaltenbaum
sonofsnow
"No! I just said that's never happened before. Happens when you're really new to magic, I guess, but I never did TK when I was that little."
He scoops up the mug bits and starts melting the seams back together. "Least it's made of earth. I'm pretty sure I'd forget how to breathe before earth magic started being a problem."
He scoops up the mug bits and starts melting the seams back together. "Least it's made of earth. I'm pretty sure I'd forget how to breathe before earth magic started being a problem."