[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

[actus]

[ THE MYSTERY CONTINUES. until akira outs himself with his dumbass jokes. ]

I haven't noticed any difference.

[ ...actually, the joke he told haru had only made minimal embers, so. ]

Actually, I think puns have the strongest effect.

[parodeity]

...So for the biggest fire blasts you need good puns. Or bad puns? Ok, hit it.

[ dave will stand like ten feet over here tho ]

[actus]

Not sure. Guess we'll find out.

[ hah! he's going to mutter some horrible pun under his breath and his fires catch ablaze. ]

I haven't tried telling one when they're already like this, so...

[ he's going to murmur something about kelp under his breath and the flames flicker, burning hotter and larger for a split second before cooling down to tiny little embers once more. interesting. ]

[parodeity]

So, can it set your clothes and shit on fire?

[ do they need to fireproof akira...

also dave's eyebrows wing up. ]

Huh. Can you like...shoot flames from your hands like. Fireballs?

[actus]

Probably. If I'm not paying attention.

[ ... fireballs. now that'd be cool. he hums thoughtfully and lifts his hands back up and eyes them. ]

That's a fairly pacific skill, though. Not sure if I'm fired up enough to do that.

[ ... note to self. double puns apparently work because the fire blazes up and almost smacks akira in the face before it tempers down again. ]

[parodeity]

Damn. Try three in a row.

[ SAYS DAVE, MASTER OF CAUTION TONIGHT APPARENTLY ]

[actus]

[ ... A TRIFECTA. okay let's do this thing. ]

Ah... Let's see. I'm not shore that's possible. Maybe if I punctuate my words better, I'll feel more enlightened.

[ it counts. apparently it does indeed because the fire flares up, curling and twisting, and akira quickly tries his best to think fireball, fireball, fire ballplease? as the flames swirl and temporarily form a ball. and then die down and disappear. ]

[parodeity]

Nice. So if you make enough fire, you can start to kinda control what it's doin'...but you need a lot of punpower to make enough to do shit with?

[ god, he should make a note to always fight near akira for the entertainment value... ]

[actus]

[ it's quite the show. ]

Maybe I should carry around a piece of paper with go-to jokes.

[parodeity]

I wonder if fresh jokes are more effective than go-to ones you've used before, though?

[actus]

That could be another wrinkle.

[ he laughs, shaking his head. ]

Here I was thinking it was pretty straightforward. Lame, but straightforward.

[parodeity]

I try to think around every aspect of a thing when I can. Admittedly it means sometimes pokin' holes in shit...but it's better to test it out now rather than later when you need it, right?

[actus]

Definitely. Usually my teammates do that for me, so I'm used to a second opinion. It's been weird not having one all the time.

[parodeity]

That's pretty much what friends are for...the little voices on your shoulders tellin' you to fuckin' stop it or keep goin'.

[actus]

[ and akira definitely needs that voice to tell him to stop. ]

Never thought of that way, but yeah.

[parodeity]

How do you usually think of it?

[actus]

That they each have their own opinion, and usually they're right.

[parodeity]

Speakin' of friends...I should actually probably go check in with mine. We should totally do more pun practice, though? And see what other limits you have. I think knowin' our magic limits will probably be important eventually.

[actus]

Ah... a man that appreciates a good pun. [ unlike his friends who would probably get tired of the endless jokes after the third one -- ]

Sounds like a plan.