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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)

Comments

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"You have an interestingly pessimistic definition of optimal health."

[alicornucopia]

"He was really old. Humans die when they're about that old no matter how healthy they were before."

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"Optimal health implies not being close to dying of any infirmity, old age included."

[alicornucopia]

"Does that mean he'll be young again?"

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"He will be healthy. Over repeated restorations the visible effects of age also diminish."

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"Oh, huh. That's cool."

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"I am proud of the design."

[alicornucopia]

"Why can't they reproduce?"

[ending_of]

"It would be untidy."

[alicornucopia]

"What's that supposed to mean?"

[ending_of]

"I would find it untidy if the dead of my domain could create further life in it. It would be an unnecessary complication."

[alicornucopia]

"But my grandpa isn't going to be in your domain."

[ending_of]

"He will still retain the properties he acquired on arriving."

[alicornucopia]

"Oh."

Korulen is back from the library. She plops the book on the floor, gets the summoning chalk out of her desk drawer, and starts chalking out the diagram to summon Saasnil's grandfather, or try.

[ending_of]

The administrator observes this activity without comment.

[alicornucopia]

It takes a while. Both girls are quiet while it's going on.

Korulen double-checks the diagram, and then gestures at Saasnil, who puts her hand in the focus loop.

Korulen re-reads the incantation and channeling amount from her book, and casts.

In the main circle appears an unconscious brown man who resembles Saasnil.

He falls onto the ward and wakes up abruptly. "Wha."

[ending_of]

[alicornucopia]

"It worked," breathes Saasnil.

"What in the - Nil? What is going on?"

"It worked," says Korulen, stunned.

[ending_of]

"Yes," says the administrator.

[alicornucopia]

"Nil, what's going on? Who are these people?"

"Oh, um, Grandpa, I got into wizard school, this is my roommate, this is a - person - and you were dead for four years but we did a thing and now you're here!" She hops off her seat on her bed and lets him out of his summoning circle.

[ending_of]

The administrator declines to elaborate on Saasnil's description of her.

[alicornucopia]

"Um, Saasnil's grandpa," says Korulen, while he hugs his granddaughter, "perhaps you'd like to - wait in the library - while we - resolve things?"

"Just go to the lift at the end of the hall," Saasnil tells him. "Tell it 'library'."

"...okay," says Saasnil's grandfather. Off he goes.

"You realize," says Korulen once he's closed the door behind him, "that even if you now totally believe her this still involves actually one of us dying? Like, committing suicide, because I'm pretty sure if I kill you even if you come back later I could be convicted for that."

"Why would it have to be me?"

"Because you can't channel this spell - any of the summonings I found - by yourself, so you couldn't get me back even if it really truly works. You don't have that great a CC, Saasnil."

[ending_of]

"Is this a difficulty?" inquires the administrator.

[alicornucopia]

"Low CC?" asks Saasnil. "Yeah. That's why we had to co-cast to summon you, I wanted to be doing it but I couldn't alone."

[ending_of]

"Is it a difficulty that you would have to die in order to return me using this method?" she clarifies. "It seems straightforward."