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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

[pyrophyte]

"They are... another kind of magic, I suppose you could say. Or possibly religion. In Welce the distinction is less than clear. Forty-three symbols, divided into five groups each associated with an element, and the last three blessings are called 'extraordinary' for not belonging to any element in particular. It's common practice in Welce to go to a temple every so often and draw some blessings from the bin, and the drawn blessings usually prove relevant to one's immediate future in some way. For example, a few hours before you summoned me, I drew 'surprise' three times in a row."

[alicornucopia]

"...Weird. Huh. You think it'll work here?"

[pyrophyte]

"I plan to find out."

[alicornucopia]

"So how much wood do you need for those and for your experiments?"

[pyrophyte]

"Not too much to carry back. I'd be more precise if I was familiar with your units of measurement."

[alicornucopia]

"I'm not very good at estimating weights of things so I'm not sure how to - I weigh about a hundred and ten pounds? Right now, I mean, if I shapeshifted it would obviously be more."

[pyrophyte]

"By my best estimate, I don't believe I will need more than a third your weight in wood. Unless the only wood available to buy is very unusually dense, or you are secretly made of spun sugar."

Which he knows at least her skeleton isn't, but he doesn't see a good reason to bring that up.

[alicornucopia]

"I'm not made of spun sugar," laughs Korulen. "Maybe we should go to a furniture store and ask who supplies them? Or - do you need natural wood? I bet there's a way to conjure it."

[pyrophyte]

"...I'm not actually sure," he says. "Certainly, now that you mention the possibility of unnatural wood, I would like to find out if it works just the same."

[alicornucopia]

"I'd have to look up a spell, but I bet it's doable."

[pyrophyte]

"That should be interesting."

[alicornucopia]

"So art supplies unless we see a place advertising - lumber or whatever - and also clothes and sheets and what else do you need?"