grasshopper 29, voice

[blitzcheer]

Hey, got a quick question for the magic people on the train who used books to learn! Any of you got any book titles you can share? Or know how a guy can learn to summon, get fiends or...uh, [ His voice grows quiet, but still audible. ] What should I call them?

...

--Youma! [ ok he's back ] Anyone who knows how to summon youma! Or any magic that's uhh... useful, but not for a fight. Anything at all!

[ Yeah that's helpful, right. ]

My pal's here with me, Taiki-- he's summoned before, but he's looking to find new ways to do it--so anything you can tell us would be great! Thanks!

( ooc: taiki longforgottenpromise may answer responses! )

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Voice

[grannyofthebolt]

"Safely? How powerful is this guy?"

[blitzcheer]

"Well...! He's rusty, but he's made contracts before with youma?" He's going to use that word like he knows how to use it. "He's not looking to summon anything big, but even just learning a new way of doing it would help."

A pause.

"But uh, he's looking to learn the basics too. Of magic!"

Optimism!

[grannyofthebolt]

"Summoning is really my sister's gig. Luckily, she isn't here. And trust me I'm not being sarcastic with that. As for youma, the contract is important. What is his understanding of supernatural law?"

"Magic though, the basics are fairly simple, if he's already specialized in summoning he must know those though. Unless he is working in a Faustian method, in which case he's nuts."

[blitzcheer]

"Faustian?" There's answers Taiki can give himself, but Tidus is curious what a 'Faustian method' is enough to pipe up.

[grannyofthebolt]

"A Faustian pact is named after some lunatic wizard on my world who tried to forge a pact offering their soul as the bargaining chip. You get power, and the condition is that when you die the source gets your soul. However, most of them fail to realize that once the power wants your soul it is usually strong enough to kill you, and isn't going to give you enough power to stop it."

Voice

[theturksway]

Summons are pretty simple where I'm from--considering you can find the materia for it and know how to cast spells.

[Look, he's only answering because it's about Taiki. Hey! It's not like he cares or anything! Don't go thinking stupid things like that.]

Voice

[blitzcheer]

Materia? [ That has him confused, except- ] Oh yeah, that little guy you summoned, on the mission! I forgot. What was that?

Voice

[theturksway]

Yeah, it's an item from my world. [a short pause] Those orbs I was carrying around that one day.

That was Carbuncle. He's good for healing, defense, and a speed boost.

[blitzcheer]

[ There's a small noise of interest. He does remember now Light saying something about materia. ]

Right, materia- you use that for any magic? I remember Lightning bringing up something about it now.

[ It'd been so long he forgot. ]

[longforgottenpromise]

The orb you were juggling? That was magic?

voice

[cannibalartist]

There is a book by Monx Kha on board that discusses the magic from her world. It may have information about summoning in it. I believe it's called something like Principles of Aether, Magic, and Magitek.

[ A pause. ]

I am not sure how well it would work here but it may be worth looking into.

[blitzcheer]

[ ! ] Wha-- really? On the bookcase? I never saw it!

[ It's less disbelief and more surprise. All this time-! ]

[cannibalartist]

I was told that it was ordered as a gift for Tony so it may be that its normal home is not on the bookcase, but when Sarai showed it to me it was on the bottom shelf.

[ He sounded more amused now: ] Easy to overlook if you're not searching for it, but it's such a large tome you probably won't be able to miss it now.

[blitzcheer]

Oh yeah? Now that you say that--if it's the one I'm thinking, no wonder I missed it. Doesn't look like a light read when you're looking for one.

[ A.K.A, he was completely blanking the book because who got time for that. ]

We'll check it out, thanks!

video YOU COWARDS

[flatteries]

[ Inigo sure isn't a "magic person". Nor does he go anywhere near books.

But he's a simple guy. He sees Taiki and Tidus, and of course he's immediately interested in what's going on here. ]

What is Taiki trying to summon?

[ HOW IS HE SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT YOUMA ARE.. ]

video

[blitzcheer]

[ well ok if it's Inigo, we can video for him. ]

Whatever he can get his hands on!

[ Easy! Simple! ] Back home Taiki can form a pact with a youma, but it's funny here. So we're seeing if he can learn it another way.

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[longforgottenpromise]

I don't have any shirei... um sorry that's what we call Youma when we bind them, so Tidus thought I could find some way to be more helpful... On missions...

[Rather than just being a liability, as he had been on the last.]

[flatteries]

I see...

[ His first instinct is to tell Taiki that he is helpful already, but Inigo at this point kind of knows how that thing ends. So instead.. ]

That's such an amazing ability! [ MIGHT AS WELL GO FOR A DIFFERENT BRAND OF POSITIVITY. Come on, Tidus. Catch his silent hint. It's Uplift Taiki Time. ] Don't you think so too, Tidus? There's no way I'd ever be able to do that!

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[stubbornhope]

I’m sorry to say that my magic personally wasn’t learned with a book. But depending on what he can already do, maybe other books would help find more creative ways to apply his magic?

Is he specifically interested in summoning, or expanding his abilities in general?

video

[blitzcheer]

[ Well, a video for a video is only polite, right? ]

Both? He used to have pacts with youma in his world, but it was a ...him thing. Who he is. So we're seeing if he can learn to do it without that.

But learning other magic would be good. Figuring what he can do! He can't fight though, so we're wondering about other skills he can learn.

video

[longforgottenpromise]

[He gives a small wave as the video option is clicked on.]

Yes... Anything would be good to learn... Tidus is right. I can't learn anything that will hurt another being. But anything else...

voice

[les_magique]

I've never thought about summoning magic before, but I have some ideas about how I'd do it.

If you want magic that's useful for things other than causing things to explode, though, I have a few options. How good are you at math? Or your friend, Taiki?

voice

[longforgottenpromise]

I am pretty good at math. [He hadn't really done anything in terms of maths for over a year now, but he's pretty sure he hasn't forgotten anything.]

My school covered maths, economics and physics.

[les_magique]

Then you might have what it takes to be a wizard!

It’s not an easy path to power, but it is a path that doesn’t demand anything of you other than your time and focus. No magic bloodlines or divine blessings required!

[longforgottenpromise]

So anyone can learn it?

[That was probably better. Rather than something that relied on him having magic. Because honestly he had no idea... He could sense his king but apart from that. He didn't know.]