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Although called a sea, these waters go far deeper than the typical ocean. That's no optical illusion; the water is actually black. Both due to its astounding mass and the disability of apparently all forms of vision, the namesake is remarkably fitting.
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Re: Smooth Sailing?

Post by Crevasseus » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:42 am

"Thank you. I have not flown even once. In the land I'm from, if a person that uses magic, myself for example, isn't touching the ground in some fashion, they can't connect to a Ley Line. Ley lines are how we harness our magic and build enough reserved magic for our, for lack of a better word, reserve. If we are in the air, we're defenseless. I don't know if that is viable here or not. Even boats tend to weaken a person's ability to tap a line, but it's still possible to do so. I wanted to fly: Don't get me wrong. I just feel that, as for the time being, I need to keep where I can feel surroundings more easily. If I can ever see again, I may do it again for leisure."

He shivered as the images from his dreams leaked back into his mind's eye.

"I also need to fix another . . . problem . . . before anything leisure. That'll have to wait for a while, though . . .
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Post by Tori Keheraht » Mon Nov 17, 2014 3:21 am

Oh. Wow, that must suck. I don't have any trouble casting spells up here. I just used a healing jutsu. Let me try my Feather Coat spell.

‾▿‾Tori held still for five seconds and cast it, giving herself . . . some feathers of stabby pain. Great.‾▿‾

Um, that is actually a normal part of the spell. It has some randomization. It technically did work.
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Post by Crevasseus » Mon Nov 17, 2014 3:56 am

"I see, so to speak." Crevasseus chuckled at the lame joke. I suppose I could give it a try.

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Post by Tori Keheraht » Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:13 am

‾▿‾Tori smiled at Crevasseus' success and used Feather Coat again, this time landing Protect.‾▿‾

Good! No need to worry about being airborne, then.

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Post by Crevasseus » Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:16 pm

It worked, then? Crevasseus asked, surprised.

He smiled slightly, even though Tori and company couldn't see it.
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Post by Tori Keheraht » Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:48 pm

Well, I got Protect. I'd like Shell and Regen, too.

‾▿‾Tori tried again, finally landing Regen.‾▿‾

I think that he meant his spell.

Oh, yeah, that worked. All right, Regen!
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Post by Crevasseus » Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:55 pm

Splendid, now I know. What does that one do, the Shell?
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Post by Tori Keheraht » Tue Nov 18, 2014 10:27 pm

Temporarily halves magical damage,

‾▿‾Nadia answers briefly. She wasn't too keen on battle, but, where she was from, that was common knowledge to everyone. After another five seconds, Tori refreshed her Protect timer and immediately started charging again. Laterally, the party was almost above the edge of the village, which looked peaceful and normal enough. No one had shot at them yet, right?‾▿‾
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Post by Crevasseus » Wed Nov 19, 2014 2:15 am

I don't smell the saltwater, anymore. His thoughts screamed at him to be more cautious.

"In my land, we called it 'Barrier.' It sounds like the same thing, more or less," Crevasseus said in a lower tone of voice. It was hardly more than a whisper.

He shifted slowly so that his Chameleon spell would not be as ineffective. He got onto one knee and both hands before freezing entirely.

Now, he thought, we wait.
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Post by Tori Keheraht » Wed Nov 19, 2014 2:41 am

In the Soluna System, the most common "Barrier" spell is one that gives both Protect and Shell status to someone.

‾▿‾Glypus spirals downward. During this time, Tori finishes another Feather Coat and uses it twice more, resulting in another stab, Protect, and Shell. Now having all three of its benefits in place, Tori saw little need to keep using it just to refresh timers, even though they are rather short. Having had a theoretical conversation with Tori on just such an instance as this, Nadia astutely explained to Crevasseus,‾▿‾

We're going for a slow entrance on purpose. The idea is to give Tori plenty of opportunity to see the people and give them plenty of opportunity to see us smiling. Well, not so much you, but the two of us. Someone might be alarmed at a more sudden descent, taking it as a sign of hostility. Haha, come to think of it, you'd be alarmed at a sudden descent, wouldn't you?

‾▿‾Tori giggled lightly at this, then wondered if Nadia had considered the fact that a person from a different culture might actually take that as a threat or some other offense, not the innocent joke that it was meant to be. Nadia had, in fact, considered this . . . right after she said it, of course. That's how it goes, eh?‾▿‾
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Post by Crevasseus » Wed Nov 19, 2014 2:47 am

*Gulp*

Crevasseus, frozen in place, said nothing, and tried not to soil himself at the joke.

"I think I understand," he whispered.
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Post by Tori Keheraht » Wed Nov 19, 2014 3:03 am

‾▿‾The ladies realized that, even as simple as this concept seemed to them, due to the fact that this man has never flown before (I mean, can you believe that? Sheesh!), a simile might be in order.‾▿‾

It's like this: If you're on a ship and you go cruising up to a harbor slowly, no weapons ready, a flag that represents a friendly region waving, and a bunch of crates and passengers to show that you're not a warship, people aren't likely to think that you're a warship. If you come ripping in suddenly, some skeptics might think that the rest of those signs have been faked, and you're just trying to hurry up and launch a surprise attack before you can be found out.

Yeah! That assumes that there are similar enough, uh, what's the phrase that I'm thinking of? Social conventions! That assumes that there are similar enough social conventions here to what we're used to.

Right, right.

‾▿‾Before Crevasseus could get too anxious about that thought, Nadia rushed some reassurance.‾▿‾

From what has been observed in various interdimensional travels to and from the Soluna System, there's a general rule that, if dimensions are similar enough that people can survive transition between them, social conventions tend to be similar enough that we can reasonably manage . . . Also, Tori's fast as shit.
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Post by Crevasseus » Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:58 am

"Ah, alright, that makes sense. I'll just let the two of you do the talking, then. I never was good at public speaking, in any case. It's probably the eyes," Crevasseus frowned, and added "or . . . lack thereof."

Could also be that you are a cold-blooded, mass-murderer for hire, he thought grimly.
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Post by Tori Keheraht » Wed Nov 19, 2014 5:15 am

‾▿‾Nadia and Tori shrugged almost in unison.‾▿‾

Suit yourself. Don't count on us to pretend that you're mute if someone directly asks you stuff, though.

‾▿‾Nadia and Tori both knew that, while they should understandably be charitable to their companion, finding out information about him would be strongly preferable to covering what is already hidden from them. The party went in for its final descent, aiming to land at the northern end of the Village Broadway.‾▿‾
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Post by NPA » Wed Nov 19, 2014 5:18 am

*The citizens had no noteworthy reaction during the landing. A couple people stared, apparently admiring the aesthetics of the mount and its cargo, and people were mostly smiley, a few taking a moment to wave their welcome wishes, but no real commotion was incited.*

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