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[alicornucopia]

In Paraasilan, Esmaar, a pair of roommates are about to break a rule that, compared to the one about running in the corridors or even the one about unlicensed teleportation, is there for a good reason.

In unison, they complete their shared spell.

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with Adarin (Aestrix)

with Ekador (kappa)

with Brilliance (kappa)

with the admin (kappa)

with Teah (kappa)

with Katran (lambda)

with Hall (kappa)

with Joy (kappa)

with Kalinda (Christy Hotwater)

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[alicornucopia]

"It's pretty good. They have different things, different days and times of day," she adds.

[cardistry]

"Ooh."

[alicornucopia]

Korulen giggles.

[cardistry]

Brilliance beams.

[alicornucopia]

Korulen knocks on the table and their empty trays disappear.

[cardistry]

"Cool," says Brilliance.

He gets up and goes back for another tray, this time picking slightly larger portions of a much smaller variety of things. The food experience is probably different when you concentrate on one thing at a time! And he liked this, and this, and that, and that other one, and he doesn't actually remember what that tasted like so he'd better try it again...

At least it all fits on a single tray this time around. But he still makes the tray float, because it's more convenient to fill it up that way.

[alicornucopia]

Several people notice the tray floating. One of them, a red-eyed boy who looks about sixteen, asks, "What spell is that?"

[cardistry]

"The incantation in this language is 'Follow me', but I bet you can't cast it," he says. "Different kind of magic."

[alicornucopia]

"...What kind?" asks the boy, interest sharpening.

[cardistry]

"Doesn't have a name in Leraal - it's the only kind there is where I'm from, but you don't have it here."

[alicornucopia]

"Where're you from?"

[cardistry]

"...Also doesn't have a name, for that matter," he says. "A different world. Or maybe a group of worlds. I've been to a bunch of them and they all only have the one kind of magic, so I was kind of surprised when I got randomly summoned here and there turned out to be other ones."

[alicornucopia]

"...Did somebody start a practical otherworld studies program and not tell me?"

[cardistry]

"I don't think so."

He sits down and lets his tray settle in front of him; its glow winks out.

"It seemed like it was just some people screwing around with magic."

[alicornucopia]

"But you're still here. And out of your circle. And you have a cafeteria pass."

[cardistry]

"They can't send me back until somebody gets a familiar, apparently? And I don't really care, here's as good as anywhere. I like the food. Food is new and awesome."

Speaking of which: food! Food food food food food. Mmmmmm. It's so food.

[alicornucopia]

"Why would they not be able to - did they co-cast? Co-casting is idiotic for anything you're going to need to reverse."

[cardistry]

Nomty nom - mm. Okay, he can take a break long enough to say, "I wouldn't know. I think that's what they did, though, yeah. Why, what's the difference?"

[alicornucopia]

"Co-casting is when you split the power draw of a spell between two people to cut sting or fit a big spell in under their CCs, but it's only useful if you're not going to have to undo it."

[cardistry]

"Guess they made a pretty dumb mistake, then. What's sting?"

[alicornucopia]

"Casting spells more than half the size you can manage hurts."

[cardistry]

"Weird way for magic to work," says Brilliance. "Mine doesn't do that."

[alicornucopia]

"I would really like to hear more about your magic." The red-eyed boy sits down at Brilliance's table.

[cardistry]

"Okay," he says agreeably. "Like what?"

(Hopefully the red-eyed boy will not mind if Brilliance continues to eat in between saying things, and sometimes does little chair-dances when he tastes something especially nice. Food is the best.)

[alicornucopia]

"Everything. I'm specializing in magic theory - in full generality, the fact that this is a wizard school aside."