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Arikat Kal'amm has had a very stressful morning. His mother revealed that she was going to sacrifice him to Virgloth in exchange for passage to her home dimension, then she was murdered by a roving band of Krann'gol raiders, and they tried to take him as a slave, but he fell into a portal... All in all, it's just been a really rotten day.
Anyway, he just fell into a portal. He's fallen onto some kind of... plant life? Tiny green leaves sticking out of the ground. (The ground is really soft. Kind of disturbing. Leaves also soft. He didn't even break anything.)
"Fucking hells," he says, mostly for form's sake.
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sonofsnow
sonofsnow
"You didn't even do anything! I mean, if you were an experienced witch, you could probably cast the standard spell without components, but it's not even in your mouth, and it's still working, and you didn't even know magic existed- and with the glowing- are you sure you're a human and not, like, a divine incarnation, or something? Wow!"
He fidgets delightedly. He is the tiniest magic nerd; it is him.
He fidgets delightedly. He is the tiniest magic nerd; it is him.
missnicegirl
She giggles.
"I'm sure I'm a human," she says. "But it might turn out that I'm also very good at magic. We should experiment. What are some other things magic can do besides portals and translation?"
"I'm sure I'm a human," she says. "But it might turn out that I'm also very good at magic. We should experiment. What are some other things magic can do besides portals and translation?"
missnicegirl
"I'd rather not experiment with fire inside my house," says Matilda. "Or near it. In case of explosions. What are some things magic can do that won't burn my house down if I do too much of them?"
sonofsnow
"Aw. Uh..."
He considers. "I'm kind of best at the blowing-up kinds, honestly. Mom always had a bit of a concentration in killing things."
He considers. "I'm kind of best at the blowing-up kinds, honestly. Mom always had a bit of a concentration in killing things."
sonofsnow
"Oh, sure! You can scry, you can summon spirits, you can heal... All sorts of stuff."
He winces slightly as his fidgeting knocks his wrist against the table. "Speaking of healing, I'm pretty sure I have like three broken bones. So, if you're looking for stuff to do."
He winces slightly as his fidgeting knocks his wrist against the table. "Speaking of healing, I'm pretty sure I have like three broken bones. So, if you're looking for stuff to do."
missnicegirl
She gives him another alarmed look. "Where did you—? Never mind. I will try healing."
And she stares at him and concentrates very insistently on how he should not have broken bones and instead should be perfectly healthy in all particulars.
There is a ripple of light.
He is now perfectly healthy in all particulars.
And she stares at him and concentrates very insistently on how he should not have broken bones and instead should be perfectly healthy in all particulars.
There is a ripple of light.
He is now perfectly healthy in all particulars.
sonofsnow
He pokes his wrist experimentally.
"Okay, thank you, that is not how magic is supposed to work though."
sonofsnow
"But it's- healing is hard, you can't get it without some tradeoff- do you have, like, a headache, at least? Do you feel out of breath? Did you sacrifice a newborn lamb while I wasn't looking?"
missnicegirl
"No," she says. "I don't have a headache, I'm not out of breath, and I certainly haven't sacrificed any lambs, newborn or otherwise."
sonofsnow
Ari shakes his head. "Whatever. Your magic is weird. But cool."
He looks around. "Anyway: this is a nice house. D'you have a mom? Failing that, d'you have food?"
He looks around. "Anyway: this is a nice house. D'you have a mom? Failing that, d'you have food?"
missnicegirl
"I have both those things. Jenny's at school right now, but the food is right here," and she gestures at several cupboards, which open.
sonofsnow
"Yay!"
He peers at the foods.
"I... may need advice, here. Are there any locusts?"
He peers at the foods.
"I... may need advice, here. Are there any locusts?"
missnicegirl
"There are no locusts. Would you like to try some things?" Various foods emerge from their various storage and float within easy grabbing range of Ari - a small stack of crackers, an Oreo, an apple, a handful of walnuts.
sonofsnow
"Thank you!"
He waves a hand over them and utters a brief incantation; they glow white, and he begins nibbling on an Oreo. "Ooh!"
He waves a hand over them and utters a brief incantation; they glow white, and he begins nibbling on an Oreo. "Ooh!"
sonofsnow
"Poison detection," he says offhandedly. "This is good! Where do you grow these?"
missnicegirl
"We don't personally grow our food, and Oreos aren't grown anyway, they're made out of other things."
sonofsnow
"I'll have to learn to make them, then!"
He tries the other foods. "Nice! Your dimension has good foods. Congratulations."
He tries the other foods. "Nice! Your dimension has good foods. Congratulations."
missnicegirl
"Thanks. I'm glad you like our food, it would probably be hard to find you locusts."
missnicegirl
"Locusts exist but people don't usually eat them that I know of."