[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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[pussywhips]

What, really?

[ THIS IS AN UNEXPECTED TWIST. THAT SHE DID NOT EXPECT. She's so used to being hounded by perverted guys that his reaction just sends her spiraling back into bafflement and speechlessness. Scratch what she said about him being the anti-Yusuke—this is deja vu to him asking if she wanted to model for him. In the nude. For purely aesthetic purposes, of course. ]

Hey, what do you mean I'm a girl?

[ Now she's mad about this?! ]

[sundays]

[oh my god

That actually manages to get Chiaki to panic - because yes, now it's drawing attention to the fact that he's. Talking to a girl. A girl who's angry at him now?! aaaaAAAAA.]

I-I mean... You... are?!

And I - I've been told that sometimes I don't think enough and therefore I treat girls the same way that I treat others, but even that is too bold! And - ah, you see, I'm not very good at talking to... girls so....

[ . . .

let him die here]

[pussywhips]

[ Is this guy... for real...

Well, at least now it's obvious that he must truly be in the Yusuke category of completely inept and therefore pretty harmless. So, like, how is she supposed to stay mad at him? She can't, especially when he's very visibly panicking like that.

Which is why she sighs (deeply), her shoulders slumping. ]

Seriously... you can't just go up and ask girls if you can touch them out of the blue like that. It makes you look kinda creepy.

[sundays]

[He's unfortunately for real.

Still though, he seems stunned at the idea that he might?? Be taken as creepy?!] Creepy?! That's no good, I can't be taken seriously as a hero like that...

[AND THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE]

Ah, I'm just... not very good at talking to girls... Children are a different story but my own age - [he glances to her again and apparently forgets how to speak for a second] - mmnn... it's still a challenge!

[pussywhips]

[ Okay, there's a lot to take in here and she's not really sure where to focus her attention.

After a second of bewildered silence, she settles on mumbling: ] That's the part you're worried about not being taken seriously for?

[ Anyway! She adds quickly and much more loudly: ]

Is that why you wanted to touch me? [ Now that he's explained himself (and she's pretty sure he's not perverted, just awkward) she might be willing to give him a chance to... touch her. For a good reason. ]

[sundays]

[did he... want to touch her because she's a girl?!

s;dlkjfd

the thought of it manages to make him so red that it reaches up to his ears and he shakes his head. so fast. so swiftly. oh god.]

N-No, that's too presumptuous of me to ever think that I could...!

[alright slow down cowboy]

I-It's for my assignment, you see! My power works via touching others s-so...!

[pussywhips]

[ Oh my god, don't overheat and crash, my dude. ]

Are... you okay?

[ Is he really okay? Right now but also in general? Seriously, she's starting to get a little worried he's going to faint or something. He kind of looks like he might... ]

[sundays]

[chiaki is never okay

except for right now he's mostly just embarrassed even as he covers his face with one hand, peering through bandaged fingers because of course this dingus showed up already injured]

Yes...!

I... Sorry - I don't have to talk to girls often, so... Mm, your patience is astounding. Thank you!

[pussywhips]

[ It's funny because she has little to no patience at all, really—except when it comes to weirdos, apparently. But like, nice weirdos. Not creepy weirdos.

She brushes off his thanks—wouldn't a normal person be concerned right now?? ]

Really, it's no problem.

[ She looks at him like she might regret what she's about to say, but— ]

Did you want to practice with me, then? Your power, I mean.

[sundays]

[It's actually fortunate that she gives him something else to focus on - it seems to clear his mind up a little bit and he tilts his head, his smile coming a little more naturally.]

Would you still want to?

Ah - my power is to enhance the power of others! Similar to unlocking true potential, I like to think. I discovered with another earlier that it's done via touching the - this! [he hasn't quite memorized the word for it, but he points to his own signet]

[pussywhips]

Oh, the signet?

[ She glances down at her own signet—well, not that she can see it. Then she sighs, her shoulders slumping a little. ]

If that's how it is, I might not be the best person to try it with. My power is pretty... lame.

[ Not to mention embarrassing. ]

[sundays]

Nonsense!

[HE'S SO SURE OF THIS and shakes his head with a grin.]

Each power has its own merits - just like each person has more strength in them than they might ever realize. I have faith in you.

[pussywhips]

[ Wow, that's pretty sappy. She's only known this guy for what, five minutes? How can he say that with a totally straight face?

Anyway, give her a second to recover. ]

It's... it's not that.

[ FINE SHE'LL ADMIT IT. She sighs again. ]

It's just that my power is charm, so it's kind of hard to measure, you know? Besides, I have to have someone to try it on...

[ And do you see anyone else around here besides you, Chiaki? ]