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Keene is sent off to "Babysit" the Scars members, and Fallon is trying to get to grips with one of her magics.

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Teach an old wolf new tricks

Postby Fallon on December 26th, 2014, 2:38 pm

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"Doubt is a bit of a bitch," She spoke bluntly then, looking at the palm of her hand with thought. She had that sickly taste in her mouth now, acidic and burning at her tongue. She could not decide if it was from her recent performance, the beginning complaints and the body resisting any further performance for the moment. Sucking in the air she focused on pushing the sickly sensation down for now. Her lips parted, "When there is doubt it festers, spreading like an infection, it corrupts, taking a hard grip and becoming something much worse..." Fallon shook her head then, "Disregard my words. They were nothing."

Least, that was the image she was going to attempt to paint. To her it meant something, a warning sign that was a lit up before her eyes. If a doubt on ones learning ability could be established with something new and small, it meant it would only be a matter of time before it decided to slither its way forward and took a harder grip upon her core and practiced abilities. No, it was best to cut the head off the snake to kill the body. Her fingers tensed and twitched in response to that thought, though the rest of her remained quiet on her decision.

"Djed? Well... it means, back? No. Backbone? Or something like that, right?" She paused then, chewing her lip with thought. From the perspective of Fallon there was two main sides to magic; the theoretical and the practical. The latter, was built upon training, practice and use, to experiment with and use on a day to day basis. The former was the art of reading from books, research without conducting one's self to the actual practice - but still being knowledgeable about it. A true collection of different perspectives and forms, but never the less it was something she stumbled in. Most of her learning had been done through the school of life, not a constant hovering of mentors and the ability to solely channel's one mind upon the subject. Pulling at her glove she held it within her hand and fiddled with the finger tips and begun to slowly formulate a better answer to the somewhat unusual question.

"I was always on the understanding that it exist in everything, just various quantities," She paused her fiddling, "And lots of different forms. Though, how those forms interact is beyond me. Maybe... conversion?" She frowned then, and begun the process of pulling her glove back on, "Like from one state into another, with a catalysis." Blinking she attempted to try and explain herself, "Ice to water, it needs heat in which to melt. No...?" Fallon clicked her tongue with thought, allowing herself to lean and stretch her arms forward with thought her mind seeking to have a foundation of understanding to build up from, "But... that would mean, maybe. That Djed isn't lost... merely changed?" Her mouth opened, the promptly closed, "That can't be right. I mean, if something is no longer ice then it is no longer ice."
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Postby Keene Ward on December 26th, 2014, 11:22 pm

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She spoke of doubt with words Keene couldn't refute. He didn't understand why the woman was so dismissive of her own thoughts, at least of those she verbalized. What she said had merit, but perhaps her wish for him to disregard what was said was due more in part to the fact that both knew she had to overcome the doubt. Whether it was something that festered or not, Bitzer would have to surpass it if she wished to be come a reimancer of any power. Keene said nothing more on the matter, allowing the woman to consider it in silence as she stared down at her palm, breath steady and measured as she pushed down whatever fatigue and aftereffects she felt from the use of her res.

She moved on, after something in her eyes seemed to spark to decision. Her definition of djed was correct, and Keene nodded. There was more beyond the words, and he remained silent and expectant as her mind whirred. He kept careful eye on her face, searching for anything atypical, but finding little more than the expression of one in philosophical thought. When she spoke again, she took a more academic approach to the subject Keene had broached. Bitzer thought allowed, her processes, whether intended or not, spilled fourth as she reasoned with herself. The more she spoke, the more confused she seemed to become until she finished with a squint at Keene, who shook his head with a blank stare. "You are more correct than not." He shifted in his place, arching his back against the wall to scratch his shoulders before settling down again. "I was taught to think of djed as a story: each thing has its own story." He glanced at a loose piece of brick on the floor. "Some are but a few paragraphs," Turning his grey gaze to the woman's face, "While others may be enough to fill an ocean."

Again, he pulled a small amount of res from his hand, the bluish liquid floating to hang between the two of them. "This res was once my djed, but it is now the djed of res." Snapping his fingers, the outer shell froze into a shimmering sphere. "And that djed which was once res is now ice." With a small gesture of his fingers curling back to his palm, the icy orb drifted into his palm, his skin absorbing the res within to leave a hollow shell that began to melt in his chilled hands. "And now the djed that was once ice is now water." He raised a brow at her. "Djed is djed, it is the ink from which our stories are written." Dropping the ice to the floor and wiping his hands on his shirt, Keene concluded. "Reimancers are merely authors who use reality as paper and djed as ink." A small hesitation. "And I suppose, with that analogy, they would also be the inkwell."
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Teach an old wolf new tricks

Postby Fallon on December 28th, 2014, 6:53 pm

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Fallon hummed when the cord of approval was given. Correct and understanding of what was before her and swimming through her mind. The turbulence slowed, the waves of thought stilling and calming until it left nothing more than a mirror sheen of understanding. And it was with that the rest of her relaxed and became unmoving apart from the occasional blink or breath. The bitter taste still rested upon her tongue, but slowly it was crawling back - easing off and becoming more manageable. She caught that look though, the way he pulled forth the res from his hand.

It was different to how she did it, calmer and softer in comparison to her blunt and brutal method. But that was practice and familiarity, her mind flickered back to her early days in projection then forward once more to her present abilities. It was easier now, there was no two ways about it. Her brow gave the smallest rise, "A story? Now that is... something both unexpected and something I can understand. A story." Her Lykata gave a prickle, her lips pursing slightly. But that was the way it was when she read things, the skin ignited and the feelings sunk their way in. A flicker of understanding on what made up the greater whole. Her staring and expression eased, the mind weaving together the information she had managed to acquire. It branched, forming up on a tapestry of knowledge and filling out the blanks, for the moment. Watching the conversion of one to the other, she tried to gain a grasping of what he meant, "Really does exist in everything. Flows like the ink."

"Would that mean, based on how you described it, that different objects and beings have larger quantities of djed in them in comparison to others?"
Her lips pursed and twisted as she tried to form words, "Varying levels of concentration? One piece being more rich in djed than others?" Pausing she tried to formulate her words, "Or is merely the case of what one puts into something? The more put in, the more lost yet the more received by the end piece?" She hummed thoughtfully, "Though, I suppose being overly strenuous would lead to overgiving and... violent side effects?" Her gaze looked him up and down then, almost as trying to work out what symptoms could be apparent on him - and promptly failed to pick any out.

She had to think beyond the obvious, "One to the other, strains upon the body, the loss of djed and thus the replacement of it is necessary. Force it out, extend one's will upon it, yet it is gone from the vessel. So consumption needs to happen to restore what was lost." She nodded, slowly and understanding in her mind what was before her, "Yes, I think I understand now. Thank you for the time to explain that."
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Postby Keene Ward on December 28th, 2014, 8:56 pm

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Bitzer seemed to take to his analogy a bit faster than he had when Mella had first explained in. In fact, she hardly bat an eye at the impracticality of it from a physical standpoint. Keene had had the issue of trying to apply the simile to the world around him, but Bitzer had absorbed it into whatever knowledge she already had. The way her eyes reflected revelation was different from mere understanding. She had prior knowledge she could pull upon, and while Keene was interested in what the knowledge was, for the time being he remained silent, letting her piece things together in her own time. The lesson was for her, not for him. She had the most peculiar way of consolidating information. It seemed her thoughts worked best somewhere between the nonverbal and verbal boarder, as much of what she said was more of a presentation of the pieces before a twitch of understanding passed unspoken.

Keene watched and waited. Though she asked him questions, she asked him many and in such a murmur, he wondered if most of them were rhetorical. The amendments were difficult to discern from individual questions, and as she continued, Keene's eyes squinted slightly as he tried to decipher that which he was meant to answer and that which he was merely supposed to listen to. When she spoke of overgiving once more, his brow raised. It seemed, whether she had had much of an understanding of it before, that she had come to the same conclusion he had: overgiving was utilizing more of one's own djed than was typically considered "healthy" to gain either a greater effect of magic or a longer use. The way her eyes quickly scanned him gave little doubt she was checking for the more physical effects; staying his tongue for the time being, Keene merely shook his head slightly, his frown dipping some. The worst effects of overgiving were not those which stood out, but those that were kept hidden.

Once she had finished, Keene nodded at her thanks. "I believe you have explained more than I have." He paused. She had been right in most things according to his own understanding, but he decided it was best to offer another bit of advice. "What has been lost can be restored, yes. But as you said, there are more 'violent' effects." Instinctively Keene rubbed his arm, the sensation lost to the numbness. "Consider them blots, permanent marks on your djed." Raising a brow, Keene spoke in an even softer voice. "And while these may be the most noticeable, it is those you cannot see that are the most dangerous."
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Postby Fallon on January 1st, 2015, 1:59 pm

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"Blots on a page. Like a mistake when writing a passage or story. A slip up of the flow," Fallon hummed, calculating and summarising the words up in her mind. It made sense in some way, her cheeks puffing as she added it all together within her mind, tallied up the answers and found herself satisfied - for now at least. No doubt in good time the beast of questioning would rear its head and require more answers, yet sedated and digesting the information it was presently. Fallon rubbed her chin, and returned herself once more to silence. Nothing more needed to be said on the factor she felt, grounding had been established and a foundation in which to build up off from. It made her mind wonder on what the possibilities were now she had a clearer grasp, but quickly reined them back and under control - no point loosing herself in thought.

"I see and I understand," Her eyes rolled back, looking at the raised expression upon his face and how he remained silent. Absorbing and sponge-like, it made her wonder why he was really here or if there was something more than playing guardian to the Scars. Watching, looking and waiting to report back to someone? She pushed the thought away for now, such thoughts would be better off alone when she had more time to analyse them. For now, it was just best to mentally record what was before her. She did not miss the subtle movements, the change of expression and the answering of the questions, "Sounds as if you speak from experience Keene. I shall not pry. I do understand privacy."

"Well, I shall not keep you any longer - I'm sure the other Scars members will wish to know you will be avidly watching over us during our stay,"
She gave a nod to her words, confirming that she would not hold him there anymore and her hand raising in gesture to the door. As far as she was concerned she had give him the cue to leave as and when desired, "I thank you for the lesson, I know many find sharing such secrets and information difficult - so it is appreciated." Clearing her throat she returned back to her leaning, "And remember, you have a favour from me while I am here. If you want it that is. The offer is there." With that Fallon was done and back to her low humming of a tune.
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Teach an old wolf new tricks

Postby Ink on March 1st, 2015, 6:13 pm

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Fate has dictated the conclusion to your journey...

...And now, only Fortune awaits you.


I am Ink, Mistress of Sahova; and it is my pleasure to award you with this bounty of XP and Lore. If you have any questions regarding this Grade, please do not hesitate to send me a PM. Fret not, I tend not to smite...often.

 
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  • Sahovan Wardens: Babysitters?
  • Reimancy: Res Comes in Different Colors
  • Ancient Tongue: Djed Means Backbone
  • Djed: A Story, My Story
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