Resonant Principles of Runes
The Math Behind Aethernautics
Firecalling for Dummies
The Joy of Alchemy
The ABCs of Consortation
Portals for Witchery Majors
Digicasting: A Graphic Novel Introduction

She clicks on the Consortation one.

Here is an example Greed imp summoning diagram with its features labeled. In this chapter, we will construct this diagram with a compass and straightedge, and then cover the modifications that you would apply to summon a different type of imp. 1. Angle ABC is at 120º...

Shit, this sounds cool but it presents a problem. "Hey, will starting with five ranks in Runes make me less clumsy such that I can actually draw them?"

"No, but you do not have to dash them off super fast anyhow, they take at least a minute of a while for even the simplest, you can take your sweet time."

"Oh shit, something else I should check on. Are there magical workarounds to make it easier to give myself Rune tattoos?"

"In being neat with your markings or in reaching your back or in some other way?"

"Mainly the second one."

"Your one rank of portals will let you reach your back from in front of you with a little rift."

"Wonderful. I guess probably I can manage to stumble my way into crafting a functioning Talent rune which will hopefully make future runecrafting easier. Yeah, y'know what, I'm sticking with Academic."

"Alrighty. Anything else to look over again?"

"Nope, think that's it."

"Ready?" Nia asks, holding out her hands.

Katie begins jittering excitedly. "As I'll ever be."

"Here we go!"

And Katie -

- is awake, now -

It is as if she has spent her whole life sitting in one of those shitty plastic chairs they have at schools, and all of a sudden she has been lifted up and plopped down in a big comfy armchair.

She looks down at herself.

"Wow."

Lifts up her belly. Plops it down.

"Wowwwwww..... Okay shit I should probably be putting clothes on but also before I do that don't you need to move my witchmark to my bellybutton which" she sticks her finger in "Is so DEEP now holy shit."

"I can do that without you being naked," Nia assures her. "Here, borrow this." She pulls a wooden wand from beneath the counter. "Get your witchery on."

She summons the Mothergifts. "Sorry you had to see all that. Anyways, where'd the witch mark end up?"

"Wasn't looking! I can put it where you want it regardless of this." She takes back the borrowed wand and points it at Katie's belly button. There is a slight tingle.

She sticks a newly-thickened finger in her navel, feeling a little guilty about touching her nipple in front of a stranger but reminding herself that it's perfectly reasonable to want to make sure it's actually in there before she leaves.

Nia puts the wand back under the counter. "You can stay to use the HexVPN for a bit if you should wish to."

"Is there anything in particular you'd suggest using it for? I'm a little, uh, overwhelmed right now. Also, how do I get it myself? Seems like kind of a bootstrap paradox situation unless I can either get it on the mortal internet somehow or like, idk, maybe they have physical storefronts where they'll install it on my computer?"

"You can order a HexVPN on Alphazon. If I were you I'd apply to a school from here and then they would give directions to get to them."

"Wait, but I took the fate twist thing for Hespatia, when do they induct me?"

"Don't know! That's between you and them and fate. They would not be a super secret society if I could just explain all their everything to someone who might pick a different fate after all when I myself am not even Hespatian as far as you know."