[OPENING] magical training log

[spellslash]

Who: Brie, whichever newbies want to show up.
Where: The beach.
When: Day 4
Open/Closed: OTA

[It's about noon on the island, based on the position of the sun. The newbies have had a few days to settle in, but that doesn't mean they've fully mastered their newfound abilities.

As much stock as Genette puts into telepathy, Brie is more concerned about their other newfound gifts. She's aggressively tried to wrangle as many newbies as possible onto the sandy shores of the beachfront area for some magic practice.

She's got a list of everyone's magic -- only a few vague notes, limitations are for you to discover -- and she's handing out missions for magic training. If you want to participate? Feel free. If you don't? Suit yourself.

But understanding your magic isn't just an activity that benefits the group. Learning your magic's abilities may be what stands between you and survival, which is something she makes perfectly clear.]

Comments

[p_mortem]

...Yeah.

[ It feels weird considering it's not his power, in that it feels as if they were dished out powers at random. It's not one he can own. ]

Can't you also destroy bacteria?

[ That feels like a more direct application of Dirk's powers, more than destroying "brokenness" ]

[splinten]

If I can 'fully conceptualize' the bacteria, yes. It brings me back to the uncertainty of what full conceptualization means.

[So it's a problem, but it isn't necessarily an insurmountable one.]

I've tried to break it into kinds of knowledge: experiential and theoretical.

[p_mortem]

And what works?

[ Theoretical would be easier, if a bit broad, like explaining bacteria as single celled organisms that cause disease. But there are seemingly infinite types of bacteria, and it isn't exactly something Dirk could look and see that they've all been destroyed. ]

[splinten]

It seems like it has to be some kind of combination. Sometimes it clicks, and sometimes it doesn't hit entirely right.

[p_mortem]

So, to be effective... you have to know everything. About everything.

[splinten]

Basically.

[Minato sees the limitations.]

[p_mortem]

If I find any reference books, I'll pass them along to you.

[ Godspeed ]