books are the best

[touchallthebooks]

Who: Khadgar
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: For Twin Roses
When: Several days after the water temple

[Someone got a set of books when he was dragged along, completely against his will, through a temple exploration adventure. And promptly started studying them the instant he got back to Twin Roses and free time. Which lead to a couple sleepless nights and now this.

Khadgar has three books spread evenly around him, a notebook under one of those, and one book in front of him. Or rather, it's under his face. His sleeping face. Learning new magic is fun!

No really, he loves it.]

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[touchallthebooks]

[That's just rude! Khadgar jerks away and sits up, eyes glowing and ice forming at his fingertips as he looks to Kitty. And then he slowly comes to the realization, as his mind fully wakes, that nothing is actually on fire. And the glow in his eyes and ice on his fingers fades.]

... That wasn't fair.

[passingthrough]

It was more effective in waking you than expected. I'll put that in my notes. [There aren't any notes.] Also good to know in case the ship ever is on fire. [She pats him on the back.] Were you up late?

[touchallthebooks]

I'd rather not have a heart attack this young, if you're going to wake me up.

[So rude.

The pat on his back just reminds him of how uncomfortable sleeping like that is. Not that it's ever stopped it from happening.] I guess I was? I didn't even notice the time, I don't even remember falling asleep.

[passingthrough]

That seems like a very specific and difficult request, but if it's important to you... [Little smile.] What are you working on so diligently?

[touchallthebooks]

It feel pretty important. I want to live into my twenties, at least. [heh]

I got some books in one of those water temples. On magic, things the Kirin Tor kept but I never got a chance to study.

[passingthrough]

Bold goal. [Did she ever tell you about the time she was supposed to die at nineteen in her world but then she got abducted by mysterious overlords and now she's twenty one?]

So it's compatible with the magic of your world?

[touchallthebooks]

It's only a few years. [No but should he offer to protect her?]

Actually, it is my worlds magic. These books, I'm pretty sure I saw them in the library in the Violet Citadel.

[passingthrough]

[She managed to make it until now and life is safer here.]

Right. So, you're eager to learn all you can?

[touchallthebooks]

[That's good at least. Khadgar just has an urge to keep people safe sometimes.]

Yeah. I always have been. I guess that's part of why I was next in line to be Guardian.

[passingthrough]

[It's a pretty good impulse.]

Well, I'm going to teach you something that might not be in your books. You should get rest in between lessons.

[touchallthebooks]

[He chuckles softly. And then huffs a little.]

I usually sleep enough! I just couldn't wait to study some of these. I'll probably try some in a couple days too.

[passingthrough]

You want to try new spells on my ship? [She raises an eyebrow.]

[touchallthebooks]

I'm not going to blow anything up, if that's what you're worried about. [He's not (that much of) a reckless kid.]

[passingthrough]

I'm sure there's a wide variety of newly wielded magic destruction to unleash that's far more nuanced than just blowing things up.

[touchallthebooks]

Don't forget, I've been training as a mage since I was six, I know how to be careful while practicing.

[passingthrough]

I'm more worried about the augment taking it as an opportunity for hijinks. But...sure. [Don't blow up the ship or turn them all into newts.]

[touchallthebooks]

[Yeah, he can understand that concern but at the same time-]

I'm not the mage I should be, could be, I can't just ignore an opportunity to learn more.

[passingthrough]

Concern for the ship and the others aside... I wouldn't actually want to ask you not to. Just be careful. [She doesn't want to be someone suspicious or controlling of powers. That was a problem back home. She just also used to train new mutants and she knows what can happen. And they weren't trusting their lives to a tin can in space then.]

[touchallthebooks]

Of course, I won't practice any of the more violent spells here. I'll probably try those on the next planet with a lot of wilderness.

[passingthrough]

What kind of violent spells are we talking about? [Curious more than concerned. That's appropriate, right?]

[touchallthebooks]

Summoning familiars, walls of lightning, arcane blasts. Nothing awful, [Unless you're on the receiving end.] but nothing I would want to do in a small, confined area.

[passingthrough]

Familiars? Do you mean like black cats?

[touchallthebooks]

No, more like... here, a water elemental is mostly harmless.

[Mostly. His eyes glow and he mutters a spell, the magic forming a creature with gold gauntlets and made of water.]

Our familiars are more like this.

[passingthrough]

Oh... [Surprised, but not really showing it. She's conditioned to be around people using powers all the time.] You just made someone. What... Who? [Unsure how to word this question. "What does it do sounds possibly rude.]

[touchallthebooks]

Not really a someone. It has no will of it's own. It will protect me, fight for me. And I can banish it as easily as I summoned it. I can make one from flame and arcane energy as well. [But flames would probably be unwise.]