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In Paraasilan, Esmaar, a pair of roommates are about to break a rule that, compared to the one about running in the corridors or even the one about unlicensed teleportation, is there for a good reason.
In unison, they complete their shared spell.
Joy in Elcenia
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or-coincidence
"So the spell won't have a problem noticing dangerous things just because I haven't heard of those particular dangerous things. They're still dangerous things."
lialen
"Welp, that will completely shred half the open questions on my list and open up about twice as many new ones."
lialen
"I have this long list of open problems, and magic that can take a definition and use it to sort things that are not individually analyzed by the caster is an automatic fix for a bunch of them - maybe not half - and then the question is how exactly it goes about doing that, which subdivides like crazy, probably - I'm guessing, on both counts, I'll need to sit down with my list and you and go through it."
lialen
"Yeah, go for it. And I'll collect you in about three angles give or take and tell your friend to wander off someplace if he wants yoinking - will you be able to tell if he does that versus deciding he's not in a hurry to come back here?"
or-coincidence
"Yes. I'll look at him again every so often and if there doesn't seem to be anypony nearby and he doesn't seem to be busy with anything I'll cast the spell to bring him back."
lialen
"All right, scrying, good, I'll let him know. Oh, do you want me to look up a translation spell for you? I speak Equestrian just fine but that's because I'm a dragon, you wouldn't be able to talk to anyone else without magic."
or-coincidence
"That seems like it would be really convenient, then! It'd take me longer than three hours to find a good translation spell, probably."
lialen
"They're common for wizards, I can find one in about a tick, no problem. Okay. See you then," he grins.
or-coincidence
"See you!"
And she rereads her notes and double-checks everything and concentrates and - casts.
Kaylo appears back in the library he came from, next to the chair he was sitting in. In a large cloud of slightly glittery red smoke.
And she rereads her notes and double-checks everything and concentrates and - casts.
Kaylo appears back in the library he came from, next to the chair he was sitting in. In a large cloud of slightly glittery red smoke.
joyfulnoise
Purple and green guy: Still sitting behind an increasingly large stack of books, munching on gemstones and reading about... Linnipese history, currently.
lialen
"Yeah, she summoned me and said to tell you that if you want to go home you need to go someplace that isn't near any," he raises a hand, "spell-confusing dragons or dragonlike creatures. If you aren't in a hurry though I'm gonna summon her in about three angles - hours - anyway I'm going to summon her soonish and you could talk to her then directly."
joyfulnoise
"Okay. Thanks for telling me! Did she really summon you by accident trying to get me?" He giggles.
lialen
"Yeah. It was startling, but you know what, I will take the inconvenience, we're gonna swap knowhow about magic, it's gonna be great."
joyfulnoise
"Have fun! Blueberry's pretty great, she knows all kinds of stuff. And she's cute and tiny."
lialen
"She is!" agrees Kaylo. "Anyway, I'm off to convince a teacher to let me summon her." He waves and wanders off.
or-coincidence
As promised, Blueberry checks up on him every so often.
One hour into the three-hour interval, she sees him hanging out by the side of a pond, not doing much. As far as Blueberry can tell, there isn't anypony nearby, unless they are hiding at the bottom of the pond or something.
She casts her spell.
This time the cloud of smoke resembles billowing black glitter.
One hour into the three-hour interval, she sees him hanging out by the side of a pond, not doing much. As far as Blueberry can tell, there isn't anypony nearby, unless they are hiding at the bottom of the pond or something.
She casts her spell.
This time the cloud of smoke resembles billowing black glitter.
"QUACK!"
or-coincidence
"...oh dear," says Blueberry. "You don't look much like a dragonlike creature either... but last time I thought that, it turned out to be shapeshifting. Are you a shapeshifted dragonlike creature? I can put you back where you came from without much trouble, but if you're not a shapeshifted dragonlike creature I want to find out what you are instead first, in case there's something wrong with the spell."
The duck looks around and quacks again.