Fifth Negotiation

[prodigious_mage]

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[Oh, gosh.  How adorable.  Today, there is what looks almost like a lemonade stand set up outside 1448 Mitchell Road, complete with smiling, cherubic face shining forth underneath a large sign that reads . . . um.

WILL USE MAGIC SPELLZ TO IMPROOF LIFE FOR MONEE OR COOKIES

Whoever passes by will be treated to a little boy shouting:]

Heyyyy!

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[wolf_faerie]

[Huffs and puts her hands on her hips.] I've got plenty of magic. I don't need any more.

[prodigious_mage]

What, really?! But you were so surprised about the blizzard . . . Well, I bet I can do a lot of things you can't.

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[wolf_faerie]

Heehee, is that so? Well, can you do this~?

[And just like that, one minute Aisling is standing there--]

[wolf_faerie]

[--and the next minute, a white wolf with familiar green eyes is standing in the exact same place.]

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[ergaleomancer]

[[Theta is limping along on her daily walk, and she blinks in surprise when she sees the sign. With a soft laugh, she decides to limp over and speak to the boy.]]

Magic~? How old are you, I wonder~?

[prodigious_mage]

I-It doesn't matter how old you are when you're the best black mage in all Mysidia!

[Young, Theta. The answer is young.]

[ergaleomancer]

[[She'd expected some sort of answer in the hundreds of years--she's starting to get used to all of the people that are much older than they appear, and to see a child advertising magic meant a logical jump for her. Nonetheless, her expression is curious rather than harsh.]]

And what kind of magic can you do?

[prodigious_mage]

I just said black magic, right?

[Pause. Oh, right, people didn't know about the proper schools of magic here.]

That's any magic that destroys or hurts or, um. Any fighting magic, really.

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[cawcawroar]

[Russell stops dead in his tracks when he sees the sign, then runs over to Palom's stand.]

You're a wizard? That's so cool! What kind of magic can you do?

[prodigious_mage]

[Yessss someone who was impressed. Palom lights up.]

That's right! I'm the best black mage you'll ever meet!

[Fwoosh! Just to show off, Palom leaps out of his seat and sends a fireball smashing into the nearest tree.]

[cawcawroar]

[Aaaand as soon as the fireball hits the tree, Russell's look of amazement quickly morphs into one of dismay. Open-mouthed, he looks quickly from Palom to the tree, then back again.]

Why did you do that?

[prodigious_mage]

. . . [wait what. Palom blinks a little.]

You wouldn't just believe me if I hadn't demonstrated, right?

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[thunderousnei]

Hmph, if this town hadn't taken it away, I could show you what a real mage could do.

[prodigious_mage]

Yeah? You say that like I'm a fake mage, but I'm sure you don't mean it.

[thunderousnei]

No, just young by the sound of your voice. I am sure you are quite good, although probably you have much to learn.

Besides, I wanted you to know I wasn't like the other one you picked off. Relm, was it?

[prodigious_mage]

Oh. Yeah, I am! And I wouldn't have as much to learn if this town hadn't taken a bunch of my magic, either. I've only got about half back.

Relm just thinks she's a mage, but she's just a girl with a dumb hat. What kind of magic do you do?

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[convallariaceae]

[Yuuka stops in front of this "stand" and stares for a moment, a disapproving look on her face.]

Just exactly what can you offer to someone who has obtained what is known as the "ultimate magic?"

[prodigious_mage]

Well! --

[Wait. Pause. Did she say . . . Palom gapes. Leans forward.]

You know Meteor?! Even Sage Tellah had to get like a hundred and eighty before he could even begin to learn it!

[convallariaceae]

[Yuuka had no idea what "Meteor" was...but, why let the opportunity slide?]

Indeed I do. Of course, I am also many thousands of years old, so I suppose it makes sense.

So, what could a little one like you offer to me?

[prodigious_mage]

..... If you've already mastered every magic, not much. This is mostly for people who don't have any at all, you know.

Can you teleport or stop time? Those took me a long time to learn, and I guess some people skip them.