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At the end of the universe there is a bar. In which sits a lord feeling very accomplished for purchasing what should be three centuries worth of technology advancement to bring back to his kingdom.
Alcallah and Stephen at Milliways
to his children
He frowns.
"I suppose you could say that spirits and the undead are non-mortals. But I would very much prefer talk about your own kind if it pleases you."
feyfortune
"I suppose I don't mind, although you're going to have to direct the conversation; I don't know enough about mortals to be sure how we're different, aside from the fact that you die."
to his children
"I'm very likely to be off-standard from the mortals you know. Do mortals in your world usually have magic?"
feyfortune
"I don't remember all the details, it never seemed particularly relevant to me. Human magic is more general than fey magic, I remember that much."
to his children
Stephen chuckles. "It's alright. If you want to compare, my world have two kinds of magical humans, witches and nobleborn, I'm the later, both have powers like this," He makes a bust sculpture of her. "Stone generation," he adds.
feyfortune
"Wow. There are fairies with stone magic, but they can only shape what already exists, not create it!"
to his children
Stephen deposits the statue on the counter and pushes it toward her, invinting her to take it if she wants to.
"I really like this ability, it's the one I got to pick."
to his children
"We also can pick the general themes of one of the other powers, and the third - or rather the first - power is determined by time of birth. Also, picking the power actually means making a deal with a spirit so it can live in our shadows and experience some aspect of human life it is curious about."
feyfortune
"Huh. Fairies have a variable number of powers, and they're all determined when you're born."
feyfortune
"Loads of kinds, and they're mostly genetic, to at least some extent. I inherited my plant and healing powers from my mother Rannsi."
to his children
"Oh, that is where the out of Rannsi comes from? I just assumed it was your birthplace."
feyfortune
"No, the Deep South is my birthplace. And the place my mother is Lady of, which is the important part."
to his children
"Forgive me for my assumption," Stepehn nods, "how powerful are your plant and healing powers?"
feyfortune
"Compared to what? I'm a noble fairy, that would give a fairly good idea to anyone at home."
to his children
"Well, what can you do?" Stephen says reassuringly, "Could you make a seed grow into a tall tree in a matter of hours? Could you regrow missing limbs? Cure diseases? Are you capable of animating plants so they walk around doing your bidding? Can you change the properties of a plant? In such way that it's seeds will produce altered plants?"
feyfortune
"Oh, that last one's easy," she says merrily. "I can make plants move but I can't make them do it autonomously, I can make seeds sprout quickly but you're going to have to define tall, I don't know what a disease is, and I've never met someone with a missing limb to try re-growing it."
