There, there. A blunted weapon's not half bad. Have you ever complained about a blunt club? 1
1 - There's an old debate about the broadsword being an iron club that a warrior polished a mite too long. It's all a lie, of course. The first broadsword was only a toothpick old Jabor used after he inflated himself and ate a half dozen war-crazed tribes. Trust me. I was there.
Indeed. I'm often putting proof in the pudding that you can be sharp without something as inelegant as a weapon.
Far too large to make his post-chieftain belching tolerable. 2
2 - As I recall, his flatulence that day was no less pleasant and actually felled an entire forest. Mind, his essence paid the price for it. A djinni cannot stretch itself that far without consequence. In Jabor's case, he reinforced it with the absorbed humans, but between the work and indigestion, he was unfit to summon for two centuries.
Then you've spoken to too few pudding-prone people.
D-J-I-N-N-I. Try saying "gee-nee" 3 and you'll fall a mark closer than that complete miss.
3 - That is the most Layman's pronunciation of the word. Others would further simplify to "Ginny" or "Gin", but I suspect that someone fond of a different spirit first used that. "Dh-gee-ni" is, of course, the most accurate, but I hardly expect perfection from a human.
[Bartimaeus stays with audio and is flabbergasted. A human with manners? Did the sun set in the East and rise in the West? He's certain he would have felt the essence ripples of any spirit attempting to do that.]
What school did you attend? I have a handful of humans that could stand taking such lessons in humility.
It is simply the way I was taught by my parents and the elders. Our traditions are mainly passed down orally, and thus given knowledge is highly valued.
[Let's see: Someone that will listen to him prattle and is not related to a magician? The only thing that could improve this were her being a fellow spirit! Still, beggars can't be too choosy.]
1 - There's an old debate about the broadsword being an iron club that a warrior polished a mite too long. It's all a lie, of course. The first broadsword was only a toothpick old Jabor used after he inflated himself and ate a half dozen war-crazed tribes. Trust me. I was there.
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Who is Jabor and how big was he that his toothpick could be used as a broadsword?
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Far too large to make his post-chieftain belching tolerable. 2
2 - As I recall, his flatulence that day was no less pleasant and actually felled an entire forest. Mind, his essence paid the price for it. A djinni cannot stretch itself that far without consequence. In Jabor's case, he reinforced it with the absorbed humans, but between the work and indigestion, he was unfit to summon for two centuries.
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I feel a bit silly asking this, but what is a djinni?
[Just listen to her butcher that word terribly. She's never been the best at folklore.]
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D-J-I-N-N-I. Try saying "gee-nee" 3 and you'll fall a mark closer than that complete miss.
3 - That is the most Layman's pronunciation of the word. Others would further simplify to "Ginny" or "Gin", but I suspect that someone fond of a different spirit first used that. "Dh-gee-ni" is, of course, the most accurate, but I hardly expect perfection from a human.
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[She mumbles the word a couple times to herself.]
Oh! Genie. I understand now. Thank you.
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What school did you attend? I have a handful of humans that could stand taking such lessons in humility.
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Delightful.
And you've never had a magician in the family line?
[No one to taint the information, as it were.]
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[Let's see: Someone that will listen to him prattle and is not related to a magician? The only thing that could improve this were her being a fellow spirit! Still, beggars can't be too choosy.]
And what is your name, strange human.
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