w2 curfew (library)

[agleam]

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[sageguidance]

[ ... ]

Well, strength is not everything! My talents lie elsewhere, besides.

[decaptych]

Yeah, I know. Magic, right?

Even the wimpiest of guys can pack a punch as long as they've got magic. It's pretty impressive --

And also why it's a dream for every person to have strong magic, in my world.

[sageguidance]

... Is it now? I had assumed—wrongly, it seems—that magic is not something to be found within yours.

[decaptych]

Did we avoid this topic of conversation?

I'm a sorcerer, dude.

[sageguidance]

You—you are?

[ H. HUH. ]

So it would seem we have.

[decaptych]

Yep. From the sorcerer's world and everything. I even go to school for it. I'm not good at magic, but you know.

It's biology where I'm from, not something you can learn. So regardless of whether I'm shit at magic or not, it doesn't change me being a sorcerer.

[sageguidance]

I see... 'Twould appear I had misconstrued some previous words to me entirely, then! I feel as though I should apologize for it.

[decaptych]

Nah, what've you got to apologise for? I dunno why but everyone seems to get surprised when I tell 'em the news.

[sageguidance]

Mm... 'Tis scarcely so because of you. Many people from all walks of life know magic—this, I know very well. You simply had given me the opposite impression with our conversation during clean-up.

[decaptych]

Well.

Like I said, I've got shit magic, so I don't rely on it as much as some other guys.

[sageguidance]

[ Alphinaud very pointedly sizes him up. ]

Honestly, I would not believe you would ever need to...

[decaptych]

Whaddya think I am, some kinda brute?

[sageguidance]

—Of course not! But are you not fairly strong, yourself?

[decaptych]

Haha.

[ At least he can manage a laugh, even if his voice rasps, dry and still rekt. ]

I'm shitting you, mostly. I can't magic worth shit, but I've got the knife skills to make up for it. So, yeah.

[sageguidance]

[ a nod! ]

You say so, but... You could always improve your magical skills, can you not?

[decaptych]

Sure. I go to school for it, yeah.

[sageguidance]

Then you needn't put yourself down! Half of it is mentality, you realize.

[decaptych]

Ha-ha, thanks, but I know facts as they are. I can't make all that much smoke, don't even know what my magic is.

I'm not pressed about it though.

[sageguidance]

[ ? ]

Does that mean you inherit a particular type of magic at birth?

[decaptych]

Yep. I assume you learn your stuff like they do in a lot of people's worlds, or Beau's.

Where I'm from, you're born with your smoke and that's it.

[sageguidance]

Yes, that is correct. I also assume this is why those of your world so deeply covet strong magicks—because they are, shall I guess, hard to come by?

[decaptych]

Mm, yeah, I guess so. Even stupid magic can be pretty insane if you're real good at it, but. Sometimes you just want to be stronger, you know?

I'm envious that you can just learn stuff.

[sageguidance]

[ aw... ]

If I may ask, what magic do you possess?

[decaptych]

I told you already.

I don't make enough smoke to even know what kind of magic I have.

[ His tone seems weirdly... a tad empty here, like he's reading off a script. He's thinking of something else. ]

[sageguidance]

[ oh yes you sure did like three tags ago. me slowly blinking at nearly 7am. anyway. ]

I see... My apologies, I should not pry further. I cannot imagine it is terribly easy for you.