selvin-9 system mingle

[rebuildyourruins]

Who: everyone
Broadcast: no
Action: Selvin-9
When: throughout December until mid-January

[It's fluff-planet time, fleeters, and there's plenty to do. Snow time like the present!]

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[apurrstate]

[Really. [Anders shakes his head.]

I promise you it's far less magical when you're staring down the throat of one, but from afar they are quite impressive.

[A pause.]

Thedas was not perfect by any stretch, there's plenty I would never miss if I were away another hundred years, but there are many wonders and beautiful things as well.
I suspect that's true of just about anywhere, though.

[He gave a self-depreciating smile.]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to carry on, I'm sure you've plenty else to do besides let me take up your time.

[scanninggaydis]

[He nods along with that part about wonder and beauty. It makes sense, because there are good things and bad things about every place, aren't there? Not that Felix says that, because he's sure Anders knows that and doesn't need a kid telling him.

When Anders apologizes, Felix shakes his head. His expression is a little awkward, but still friendly.]

I don't mind. You, um, said something about magic?

[The way he asks clearly begs more explanation, and it's all curiosity.]

[apurrstate]

[When Curiosity and magic came up together, it was a combination Anders could rarely resist. He could remember his own younger years, perhaps around or a little younger than Felix is now, and how he'd been so enthused at the sight of the wondrous gift mages had. At least until he'd discovered he had it himself. It was one thing to admire from afar, another to suffer society's expectations of those gifts yourself.]

Yes. There's magic in Thedas, it's a gift granted by our Maker, though not all see it that way.

[A brief, considering pause-]

Here...

[-and then Anders' hand comes up between them and a light the color of a clear sky swirled in his palm like a slow moving tempest of energy.]

[scanninggaydis]

[Felix's eyes widen as Anders makes his display of magical ability. Absolutely no fear, just curiosity and a hefty bit of awe. His hands are clasped in his lap over the sketchbook, but he leans in just a little. Not too far, because he doesn't know what the magic is or what it does and doesn't want to mess anything up. But it's so cool.]

What does...is that a specific spell?

[...He's kind of forgotten Anders' brief reference to mage oppression, oops. Maybe he'll remember later.]

[apurrstate]

[This is nice, someone simply appreciating the beauty and use of magic rather than looking at it with disgust or distrust. Kids were like that, a lot of the time, usually it was the adults whose minds had shut down from anything different or ingrained prejudice.]

It's a healing spell, not a very powerful one, but effective. It can heal a scratch or sooth pains and strained muscles. Healing is what I'm best at, followed by electricity.

[At the mention, the blue fades away like falling silk and a burst of purple crackle and branching energy dances in Anders' hand before lacing it's way around his fingers and then pooling again in his palm. He snuffs it out quickly, though, curling his fingers in to close on the spell.]

[scanninggaydis]

I guess... [Felix starts talking, and then blushes a little, because he almost immediately realizes how silly his observation is going to sound...but makes it anyway.] I guess you don't need to, uh, use any sort of incantation to make your magic work?

[His expression is awkward and curious at the same time.]

That's mostly how it is in books back home. Words or, uh, wands.

[apurrstate]

[He smiles and shakes his head (a valiant effort not to laugh, he didn't want to scare off the kid from his curiosity.)]

Not so strange as you might think, one of my closest friends uses a wand and a lot of the spells she uses have words or incantations attached to them. Mages back home don't need those things, no, but most mages need the focus of a staff to ensure their spell doesn't hit a friend instead of an enemy.

Mine didn't come here with me and I've yet to find the components I'd like to make a new one, so for now I stick with what I'm good at. Once I find a focus, I'll be able to do things I have less of an inclination for safely.

[His smile turns from amused to thoughtful.]

You're a very curious young man. I must admit, it's surprising to find someone your age so eager to learn more about things unusual to them.

[scanninggaydis]

[Felix smiles at the observation, though it's still just a touch awkward. Which is about standard for Felix (this Felix) anyway. So it shouldn't be that much of a surprise.]

I mean, I think it's just...good to learn as much as you can, you know? To try and understand things.