You can not leave the magic... [Open]

[for_magic]

The Jedi Temple.

He really needed to propose the Magic Department move to the Tower of High Sorcery. It really made a lot more sense, didn't it?

Oh well.

An illusory sign out front said "Welcome New Applicants", along with a magic mouth that welcomed them and gave brief instructions to the office he had reluctantly claimed after deciding that

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[curiousredsoul]

Celena had taken a moment away from her own work to come by the temple, a chance to stretch her wings, though soon after landing she took on her usual elven form and made her way into the office he had claimed.

With a warm smile on her lips she took a glance about the office before making her way over to where he sat, silent in her motions to hopefully sneak up on him until she slid her arms around him from behind his chair, "Stacy certainly has a sense of timing when it comes to the pod-releases to keep you busy it seems," she commented with a soft chuckle, "I hope the new arrivals aren't keeping you too busy,"

[for_magic]

The fact that she'd managed it was a testament not only to her stealth, but to the simple acceptance of her presence he had. He hadn't looked up because, on some semiconscious level, he'd known it was her.

With her arms around him, he leaned back to smile up at her. "I feel a bit guilty that I was in the midst of spellcasting when this all occurred, but I had no way of knowing. Besides, let's face it, I'd be doing this anyway even if Nanoha was on-ship at the time. She's supposed to be getting married, after all."

[curiousredsoul]

Celena smiled on down to him, leaning down to give a peck to his forehead, "Not like Stacy gives any advanced warning of the fact," she gives a soft chuckle and gives him a gentle squeeze before sliding back from him to pull up a nearby chair. "A fair point indeed, after all she'd deserve some time off with her wife after the fact," she replies with a hint of playfulness.

"How've the new recruits been shaping up? Hopefully none of them have been too much of a handful,"

[for_magic]

Oh no. He reaches up to catch her for a kiss with more substance than a mere peck. Hasn't he earned it?

"A child with a wish-granting genie in a ring, an Archsage, a girl who can do things with fire I can barely imagine but none of it is magical, and another girl with a deck of cards that perform potent effects. I'm starting to miss the ordinary young adult girls with the straightforward power to annihilate moons," he said, smiling.

[curiousredsoul]

Oh he has, she was just being teasing. Meeting that kiss with the substance he deserves and letting it linger a moment before she takes the seat.

She nods and takes in the descriptions of those that have come by, "Ah good Soren ended up finding you, good," She comments almost to herself before chuckling and shaking her head, "Quite the diverse bunch this time around it sounds,"

[for_magic]

"That's an understatement. And yet somehow, no wizards." He chuckled, rather resigned at this point to being the only one in perpetuity. "But this is a good thing, overall. Greater diversity means a better response to threats and problems. Now we just have to get this department DOING something."

[curiousredsoul]

"Indeed? Well we certainly have at least one perfectly good wizard right here," she replied with a grin across to him, "The greater the diversity the more options we have in ways to deal with such things, and a greater potential to learn more about all of the individual abilities of the crew,"

She nodded thoughtfully and leaned back in her chosen chair, "Those with magi that is able to be taught, could perhaps teach the basics of their arts to those who may wish to learn?" She offered as an idea.

[for_magic]

"Most of the magical knowledge I'm aware of on this ship has an inherent, innate component to it," he said, frowning. "In other words, you must be born with the gift to use the power, no matter what form it takes. Conducting a survey to see if anyone besides myself has a teachable form of magic seems like a good idea, but I don't have explicit departmental authority, yet. I really need to get Nanoha to give me some official power to get things done, before she gets married."

[curiousredsoul]

"It would seem a good portion of it is at the very least, there is bound to be some though that is teachable," She dipped her head, "Something to ask when she gets back, should their mission not turn too badly," she hadn't missed the comm post that had gone out from planetside would have been hard to miss it.

"That does remind me though, I would be interested in looking into your own magic myself, see what can be applied easily, such as perhaps learning the form of the wall of force I believe it was," she commented with a smile across to him.

[for_magic]

"That, my dear, I would be happy to devote some time working with you on!" Any hints of weariness fell away at the prospect, replaced by a sincere smile that could only come from combining his first love with his female one. "If you can duplicate it precisely, it would be amazingly useful."

[curiousredsoul]

"Perhaps once things quiet down after the recent pod-release? I wouldn't wish to keep you too busy right away after all," she chuckles and smiles warmly as she reaches over and places a hand lightly on one of his arms, "I have little doubt of that, and you know I would be more than happy to learn anything you are willing to teach,"

[for_magic]

"Time spent with you, or in magical experimentation, doesn't count as work. Putting both together and I might as well be on vacation!" He turned his own hand palm up, sliding it back to catch hers. "To be honest, I could probably make a competent wizard out of you very quickly..."

[curiousredsoul]

"A vacation I would gladly share with you," she replies with a warm smile as she gives his hand a gentle squeeze, "With as skilled a teacher as yourself, I've little doubt, anything you have to teach I would be more than willing to learn,"

[for_magic]

Aibghalien laughed, all weariness dispelled. "Be careful with saying things like that! I might actually take you up on it. Then you'll surpass me and I'll find myself in constant self-doubt and confusion!"

[curiousredsoul]

Celena laughed happily along with him, squeezing his hand once more, "I could hardly surpass such knowledge and talent you have in your own fields my dear," She replied with a shake of her head before leaning across to give him a gentle kiss.

[for_magic]

He returned it through a smile. Around her he'd gotten quite good at doing that, though. "You're smart, curious, inquisitive. You could easily. Not that I'm necessarily encouraging you to do so, just saying you could."