Mar 11, 2007 19:49
It's the hatchlings again.
"Hi!"
"Are there other Black Mages here?"
"Or Waltzes!"
"Or other people that can use magic?"
"Or are you from a world that doesn't have magic?" That idea was a new concept to them, based on things they'd overheard, and they're having trouble grasping the idea of a world with no magic at all.
"What's your favorite
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"My favorite spell is one that heals people, because they feel better afterwards. What's yours?"
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A few nod.
"That's White Magic."
"Uh huh."
"We can't use that kind."
"I like float," Kaze says.
"I like my bell. Um, summonning spells," Mistral says. "Because I like animals."
"Fire!" Blaze says without hesitation.
Arashi's quiet for a moment. "I like thunder, but it's dangerous, so I don't get to use it very much. Toad's fun too, and I get to do that more."
The rest either are having trouble picking a favorite or haven't decided on one yet.
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"Uh huh."
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He bends down and smiles at the smallest mage and murmurs, "Kyrie Elaison." And a bubble of white energy surrounds both of them, "This one makes a small sheild. I like it, cause it was the first I learned to control."
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"Is it like Reflect?"
"Uh uh. Different..."
"Hi!"
"We're Black Mages."
Much nodding at that.
The smallest magelet is Mistral, who also happens to have wings. "I like my bell best. Summons. Because I like animals. I like ice spells too, like blizzard."
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Mistral nods. "Rydia's teaching me. I can call the Chocobos we have in the village, or the cats that live in the Synthesis Shop."
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...No 'magic' where I come from. Those wretched psychics cause enough trouble ath- as it is. What on earth's a Waltz?
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Three of the ten shuffle forward. Their eyes are more almost-shaped than the round eyes of the others, and the shadow that covers them doesn't cover the forearms and hands of these three - their hands are lavender and clawed. But most noticible is that all three have feathered wings. The tallest even has a ruff of dark blue feathers around his neck.
"We're Waltzes," the tallest one, Arashi, says.
"A Waltz is a Black Mage with wings," the smallest, Mistral, adds.
"What's a psychic?" one of the wingless mages asks.
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I see...
A psychic? *Never let it be said that Crispin would pass up an opportunity to bias young- well, presumably young, anyway- minds.* A psychic's a nasty freakish creature that'll try to get into your head and mess around in there. Horrible things - keep away from them.
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"You can't be hurt here."
"The Nexus doesn't let people be hurt."
"Uh huh. It's called a no violence field."
"It's like a big spell that won't let bad things happen/"
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"Did you have to go somewhere else to learn, then?"
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"Like different worlds in the same, um, yooni.. um.. univerds?"
"Universe," another with a better memory for words corrects.
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And I like the nice, simple spells that do harmless things and earn me a decent commission.
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Ten pairs of glowing eyes blink up at him, puzzled.
"What's a com.. um.. commisson?"
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Getting paid for your services. It's how I pay the rent.
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"What's a rent?"
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