mirelótë in flying city
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He sends it.

It hurts as described--not only the magnitude of pain of a broken bone, it actually feels like it, or like a very intense jar.

Along with the pain comes information--this is what Sympathy feels like this is what Effort feels like this is what Conquest feels like--and, this is how you manage the mental side effects. Self-examination and modification. Exactly the sort of thing she's good at already.

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"Ow. ...Hm. How do you suppose the pain effects would respond to deadened nerves?"

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"Truly deadened or disconnected?"

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"Well, I'd rather not kill them permanently, but I can do a lot of things."

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"The pain doesn't necessarily have to be experienced, but it does have to exist; disconnected serves better."

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"Convenient. What's a good first thing to try?"

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"The traditional first thing is moving a small object," he says, offering her a pen.

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"I would naively expect Conquest to be harder than the other two to use at first, since it's instant, is that right?"

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"It often takes several tries, at first," he agrees.

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She attempts to Effort the pen on up.

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"Ee!"

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She tries Sympathy too.

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It feels very different. But it also works.

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She expects to be least good at Conquest, but might as well -

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She will give it a few tries just to complete the trifecta.

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After a few tries it leaps into the air.

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Good. "As I suspected I do not have much affinity for Conquest but I can do Sympathy and Effort just fine. And now I should probably stop for the time being; I'm not going to be a magical asset in the coming excitement."

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"True enough," he admits. "I might suggest finding someone to tutor you in basic magical self-defense measures, though."

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"Especially if Mandos isn't getting backups from here, that does not seem unreasonable."

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"I can find you one."

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"Thank you."

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"You're very much welcome."

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