[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.]

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[witchofwishes]

[She's not sure she follows. "Fell asleep for a bit while I was healin'". But if it makes sense to him that's all well and good. And more importantly it seems like he was not deceased upon arrival. At least as far as he can recall.

Still, Yuuko smiles as she's called amazing. Compliments are fun to hear and really the only thing she can freely take. Lots of people want to give her gifts for her help but she can never take them. Words are more powerful, more meaningful, and something that can be given to her without consequence. Though she's not sure she's done anything worthy of such praise from this young man but she appreciates it all the same.]

Well thank you. I'll remember your words. But before you head on your way do you mind if I ask you a question? You've mentioned you're not very smart. And in our entire conversation you've implied that some things might be too heavy and too much to think about. Why is that?

You should know that there are many people who claim to be intelligent that go about saying whatever they please and end up being not that smart at all. It's those that keep silent that are the wisest. But there is something to be said about those that deny their intelligence. I'm just curious why you feel the need to do so when there doesn't seem to be a need.

[billionboy]

A question?

[ His confusion shows for a second before he mulls over the answer. Holding his chin, he wonders how he can put it into so many words. ] But I just am not? I don't know if there's a good reason as to 'why.' I don't mind that I'm not too smart, though.

[ Okuyasu makes more of a thoughtful sound. ] I guess, because it's true? I don't think there's anything wrong about sayin' somethin' that's true about yerself. I don't know what it says about people who deny their intelligence but I can't say that I am when I'm just speakin' the truth, ya know?

[witchofwishes]

Have you ever read the Wizard of Oz? One of the characters, the scarecrow, continuously says he's not very smart. He says it quite often... but as the story goes on that character comes up with all the good ideas and all the plans over and over again. He was actually the smartest in the group all while saying he wasn't very smart at all.

I think by constantly telling yourself this you're failing to see how smart you actually are!

There are lots of different smarts in the world you know. Book smarts and street smarts... I think you're smarter than you think, you just can't see it. Not yet anyway.