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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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[cardistry]

As soon as he is no longer laughing too hard, he goes right back to experiencing foods. So many foods! And they are all so - so foods! He is seriously starting to wonder how people can bring themselves to ever do anything other than eat.

[alicornucopia]

Korulen doesn't seem to have any trouble with stopping when her tray is clean, although she seems to find Brilliance eating to be entertaining enough that she doesn't leave right away.

[cardistry]

At last, there is no more food on either of his trays.

He hugs himself and sighs.

"Wow. And I can just - keep doing that?" he says. "Wow."

[alicornucopia]

"I don't actually know how you managed to eat that much," says Korulen. "You're bigger than me, but not by that much."

[cardistry]

"Matter-energy conversion," he says cheerfully. "I turn it all into mana."

[alicornucopia]

"Huh," says Korulen. "I guess that's pretty convenient."

[cardistry]

"Yep!"

He is definitely looking speculatively back at the place where the food comes from.

[alicornucopia]

"There's... not a formal limit on how much you can take and the school's sort of apologizing to you for what me and Saasnil did, but if you eat continuously whenever the cafeteria's open it'll be more than anybody is, um, expecting you to eat."

[cardistry]

"I guess I can do other stuff sometimes. Maybe. Food is really amazing," he says.

[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.