[Open] Do you believe in magic?

[wolfehawke]

Who: Adalwolfe Hawke and you!
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Yes, Iskaulit or Three Twins
When: During drift week

[While the Fleet was mostly in dry dock at the last port and the Three Twins was getting an overhaul at the expense of basically the entirety of Wolfe's coin (and that of who knows how many other people), Adalwolfe started getting back into studying, tinkering with things, and just generally tried to move on from the whole ordeal. Sort of. He still holds a heavy curiosity over the assistant fleet that helped to chase off the bandits and tried to send a message to that frequency discovered while tinkering with the wire tap device.

The very next day finds him as a human whirlwind in the library on the Iskaulit. He's not a stranger to the place of course, far from in fact since he's been trying to learn on and off the things he felt his magical education was lacking in while growing up, but today he is a veritable force of nature. Anyone who walks in can find him practically buried under stacks upon stacks of books on every subject. Mostly magical but many mundane, including a guide to SQL coding and a large yellow and black tome titled Feng Shui for Dummies. And is that...? No there couldn't be porn in Felix's library, right?

Adalwolfe himself is speeding through the books at a breakneck pace, eyes working like a typewriter as he stamps the words into his brain. Of course, his time with each book doesn't last very long before he reaches for the next one that's maybe tangentially related but certainly another thing he wants to learn. He'll get back to the previous book later. He's done this upwards of 40 times now and books are scattered to open sections on a dizzying myriad of topics. Every so often he stops long enough to type things into his communicator, the result of which can be found on the network several hours later...]

Hey fleet!

[Adalwolfe looks entirely too bouncy for his 35 someodd years of age and the way he talks is with a much more rushed pace than normal, as if he can't get all his thoughts out fast enough.]

I've been doing a lot of reading here in the library and I wrote this thing about magic that I'll upload for you here in a sec or right now might be better so you know what I'm talking about so here--

[Lo' and behold, a document appears with a download link.]

--because you know everyone who does magic here does different magic unless they're form the same world and so it's really interesting to share it all and find out how its related and how it can be classified together because what's considered magic in some places isn't magic in others like enchantment back home isn't magic because Dwarves can do it and everyone knows Dwarves can't do magic because they're resistant to it but enchantment is magic in other places and I don't know why but I still think it's very interesting.

[Oh, there's the end of the sentence. Take a breath.]

If anyone has anything they want to add I'll be glad to add it to the thing so that it has as much information as possible and maybe it can help us all learn from each other or find out how different things work for different worlds though I really don't think anyone should be doing a couple of these like necromancy or blood magic because those require dead bodies that'll stink up the fleet or just really dumb decisions like talking to demons - and I mean Thedas demons, not demons like some of you here because all the demons and spirits I've met here in the Fleet are totally fine and I don't think they want to take over anyone's bodies or anything like that so basically no blood magic or anything but if we practiced somewhere safe then elemental magic and making potions to help the fleet could be a lot easier with more than two of you doing it, right?

[Another breath.]

I also think there's something going on with those devices we found awhile ago because I messed with it again and then this morning I just couldn't stop reading and writing things down like about magic but about other things too like coding and sewing and dragons and did you know the library has a distinct lack of dragon books? Felix we need more books about dragons because dragons are awesome and I really think lacking them is depriving the whole fleet.

[At least he's aware there's something weird going on with him, even if he keeps getting distracted by his own brain.]

Comments

action; open to Three Twins crew

[arfvader]

[Knocking on the closest surface of whatever room Wolfe is currently occupying and no doubt making a ruckus in.]

Could you keep it down? Some of us are trying to sleep!

[wolfehawke]

What at half past eleven? It's really too late to still be sleeping you know if you sleep too late then it makes it harder to get up at all and then your whole day is gone being lazy in bed but I guess since the ship is all repaired now and you don't have a job really there isn't much reason not to laze around in bed now is there.

[Please excuse him he has no idea as to how rude that sounded.]

[arfvader]

[His completely offended look is rather ruined by this yawn.]

... yeah, alright. You're in charge of your own meals from now on.

[wolfehawke]

Ok well have fun cooking without any fresh ingredients then since Vash is asleep so I'm bringing in the lion's share of coin or well Anders is too but it's not as if we have to share with the rest of the crew now is it? I'm sure you can make due with nutrient pastes.

[He's getting really tired of you threatening to take away his food, Ravi. How do you like it?

Of course there's a jovial bent to his tone. He's clearly not serious. He doesn't have the heart.]

[arfvader]

Right. I'll keep that in mind.

[There's nothing particularly jovial about his tone and he stifles yet another yawn as he turns to leave.]

[wolfehawke]

Wait no c'mon it was a joke! And actually I've been meaning to talk to you about something that has to do with the attack if you don't mind.

[That was said almost at a normal human pace! He's trying.]

[arfvader]

[Ravi stops but doesn't turn around, his shoulder stiff and his voice terse.]

If you're planning to tell me how little I contributed in that situation, I am already well aware, thank you.

[wolfehawke]

What? No. We'd still be dead in space if you didn't contact another ship.

[He bites his lip for a moment.]

No, I wanted to apologize for what happened to you, and maybe offer to show you some ways to defend yourself.

[arfvader]

[He softens a little at that.]

... you're offering me self-defense lessons?

[wolfehawke]

I thought it might help since we never know what will happen and we may not all be on the ship when it does. I know some things that don't involve magic, so what do you say?

[He looks at Ravi hopefully. The truth is Ravi's injury had shaken him, enough that he'd temporarily lost faith in their captain and his ability to protect the crew, but it was brought to his attention that perhaps the fault for that shouldn't be laid solely on Vash's shoulders. After all, he didn't expect Vash to protect him, he can do that himself. Anders too. Which leaves Ravi needing to learn, if he's willing.]

[arfvader]

[Ravi rubbed at the back of his head thoughtfully. It did feel pretty terrible to be completely useless in a fight.]

I could probably use a few pointers. Winn wanted to get me set up with lessons from Jim Kirk as well.

[wolfehawke]

Kirk's good too. I haven't seen him in a fight, but he's fit and I know he's military so he's had some kind of training.

[Don't ask him how he knows Kirk is fit please.]

I more know things like how to keep a dagger hidden on you in your sleeve or belt, or ways to slip out of holds.

[arfvader]

I don't know how safe it is for me to be carrying daggers around on my person, but I'm willing to give it a go.

[wolfehawke]

Well you keep it in a little leather thong to make sure you don't cut yourself. Obviously you won't want naked steel right up against your arm or hip.

[He tugs his own small sheath from his waistband, showing it off for Ravi to see.]

I can get one made for you, and we can find you a dagger. Or a kitchen knife, if you prefer. Anything with a sharp edge works, really, but the best idea is to learn how to get out of someone's grip if they manage to grab you. I can show you that, if you have some time to spend in the cargo bay right now.

[arfvader]

Right now? As in, immediately?

[That comes off more like a pitiful whine than he intended.]

It's just that I'm feeling a little under the weather. I'm pretty sure I'm coming down with something.

[wolfehawke]

Are you really or are you just avoiding this because if you are starting to get sick we can just pop right over to the lab and get you looked at first.

[He peers at Ravi, trying to discern the truth.]

[arfvader]

I'm definitely feeling more tired than usual. Not sure there's a cure for that.

[wolfehawke]

Hm, maybe not a cure but possibly something. Coffee maybe? Coffee helps me in the morning, I can make you some even though I know you're the cook but I've gotten pretty good at coffee.

[arfvader]

I won't complain if you do.

[wolfehawke]

Alright, coffee it is! Then self defense lessons if you're up for it then.

[He motions for Ravi to follow him to the galley, a spring still in his step from his own augment glitch, though he's not entirely sure that's what it is. Several minutes later has them sitting at the table with a mug each of the Fleet's finest brew. Which is really just passable by any other standard. At least it has caffeine.]

So we haven't really talked much. Why don't you tell me a bit about yourself?

[arfvader]

[Ravi even manages to not make a face as he drinks the brew. What a guy.]

Not much to tell, really. I'm a forensic pathologist hailing from London but working in Seattle. I have a pretty killer collection of various pop culture stuffs, and I'm a level 70 demon-hunter on Diablo III.

[wolfehawke]

I didn't understand any of that except demon hunter but I think you might be pulling my leg there if you need help learning to fight.

[arfvader]

To boil it down to basics, I'm a doctor who specializes in figuring out how people died. And any demon-hunting knowledge I have is really just theoretical. It's for an online video game, the preferred way for many young, hard-working professionals to wind down at the end of the day!

[wolfehawke]

Oh a video game, like Crowley's unicorn thing. Well, I don't know how much that counts considering hunting real demons is far more dangerous, but even theoretical could help. Also if you're a doctor, I'm surprised they didn't fit you with a lab support instead of cook. Maybe because Anders already has one. Who knows how Atroma thinks.

[arfvader]

Yeah, well, I was probably hoping too hard for something cooler like the pilot augment. But I suppose it is what it is! At least I can do a couple shifts at the surgical centre here and there.