Capricorn on the Cob

Hello, I'm William Kauris. If you're surprisingly bearable, you may call me Will. I'm 21 and I like money, numbers and logic. Bioengineering major. Climber extraordinaire. ((Part of a zodiac rp group, but I'll rp with any fandom. Capricorn OC; personification of said zodiac. I'll assume that any ask is not face-to-face, but most rps will be unless otherwise specified.))

[seagoatssign]

The Christmas Party

[distoretion]

"Oh, if you want to know a bit more about the field of study I can let you borrow a few research papers. I’d have to ask you not to let anyone who isn’t in the know about magic see them though, for both our sakes." It was all well and good if you talked a little about spells and magic sparingly while in public. Most people would assume you were talking about a video game od the like. But with something such as a research paper, the detail involved would raise both eyebrows, and questions.

[seagoatssign]

"If you have time that would be great actually. I'd like to read something written by a magic-user or researcher. I'm sure it would be fascinating." He smiled a little, "And don't worry, I can keep a secret. I don't talk to that many people outside the Zodiac anyways, and I'm sure none of them would be shocked or prone to talking about it either."

[seagoatssign]

[fi-ntrollfromtrollhelm]

William Kauris beating people up…

I dunno’, Will…That’s a little but hard for me to imagine. I mean, I doubt you were the most muscular kid out where you lived so, I anything, I can more so see people beating up you than you beating up people.

I mean…You do seem like the kind that I’d give swirlies too.

Yeah….not really like the movies. Kind of a shame since no one makes an art form out of shooting guns or, well, a shit load of things for that matter.

-snickers- Hmm…prolly because Keiz isn’t pissing himself over…I dunno—he pisses himself over a lot. The streets don’t look too bad though.

[seagoatssign]

Oh wow thanks Eden. "You seem like the kind that I'd give swirlies to" jesus. So rude. Though I guess you're probably right... I mean, in the way that I wasn't the most muscular. I was never, hm, treated to a swirlie myself though. I mostly just kept my head down and walked close to the walls and slouched. *laughs* The height, at least, would have been a marginal advantage if I had wanted to beat someone up, and I might've been able to build up some muscle if I wanted to but I didn't want to so I didn't. I had other stuff to do anyways, like getting enough class credits to graduate early.

Well, it does take a certain type of person to elevate something to an art form.

*laughs* No, they were pretty well cleaned up weren't they... The whole mess with Keiz seems so far away now, it's really weird.

[lovelymaidenofjustice]

@Will-- THE DATE

[seagoatssign]

*nods* Yeah definitely, though I don’t really get sick so scratchy throats aren’t something I’ve ever experienced, but I do see how green tea is relaxing. I’m actually going through a peppermint tea phase at the moment, I find it quite refreshing.

[lovelymaidenofjustice]

Oh, it’s more like the feeling when your room is cold so your throat is just a little hoarse in the mornings—not getting sick. *laughs* I’m a little offended, Will! A nurse and supposed health freak getting sick often? Tsk tsk, you should know better! 

But ah, peppermint tea is alright, I suppose. It’s something I’d have to be in the mood to drink. Mint things kind of can be…too minty, don’t you think?

[seagoatssign]

*laughs* Well, I'm sorry I offended you, it was most definitely unintentional. And even the health freakiest of health freaks can still get sick! But I guess I understand being a little hoarse in the mornings, though I generally just wait for that to repair itself by not talking. Some days I don't say a word.

But peppermint tea... I guess you're right. I kind of like the feel of extremely minty things though; cleansing, purifying, or at least that's what I get from it.

[seagoatssign]

The Christmas Party

[distoretion]

“Hm, a little of both, but mostly the latter. There are certain sciences that originate in magic. Alchemy, for instance, was the first form of chemistry. But for the most part, things we once thought were magic were sciences we didn’t yet understand. And while science and magic can be very different, they are not always completely separate.” She spoke with both her mouth and her hands, gesturing along with her words.  

[seagoatssign]

He nods, "Yeah, that makes sense. What I think many people still need to discover (and others need to prove) is that just about everything in the outside world is connected, just like all of our senses are connected inside the body. It's a really interesting topic actually, one I would definitely invest my time in if I even knew how to start." He laughed, "it's just such a huge thing, I guess. Where would you even begin?"

[zyayn]

[lovelymaidenofjustice]

@Will-- THE DATE

[seagoatssign]

Yes, let’s. *smiles*

Hm, well I guess I’m kind of like you. My tea preferences shift depending on why I’m drinking it, if you see my meaning. In general though, I love green tea and white tea. Other teas kind of… come and go.

[lovelymaidenofjustice]

Green tea is always good. I like to drink that and honey when my throat gets scratchy in the wintertime. It’s just overall relaxing.

[seagoatssign]

*nods* Yeah definitely, though I don't really get sick so scratchy throats aren't something I've ever experienced, but I do see how green tea is relaxing. I'm actually going through a peppermint tea phase at the moment, I find it quite refreshing.

[seagoatssign]

The Christmas Party

[distoretion]

“Oh good, I was worried I’d been boring you. I tend to go on and on about this sort of thing.” She gave a sigh of relief. “Really? Most people who used to be Mundanes just get overwhelmed or bored when I talk to them about this sort of thing. You should see how fast it puts my roommate to sleep!” She giggled, thinking about how Jesse, for all her smarts, couldn’t keep up with her lectures. “Oh, that’s because a lot of what is considered science today was once practiced as witchcraft. Not to mention the fact that in elemental as well as other magics, the magic is just the catalist. Once the spell is put in motion physics takes over.”

[seagoatssign]

He didn't really know what a "Mundane" was, but he guessed it was just someone without magic or who didn't know about magic. "You'll find that to be true about a lot of subjects, not just magic, don't worry..." He smiled a little bitterly, thinking about all the times his roommates had fallen the sleep in the middle of a very interesting and (in his opinion) engaging explanation. "Hmm, really? So are you saying that science originated in witchcraft, or that some people thought ancient scientists were witches because of what they did?"

[seagoatssign]

[seagoatssign]

You beat up kids in high- you know what, I don’t want to know. Don’t tell me. But I can see how you would enjoy that ‘look’ kind of like some people enjoy the look on other people’s faces when you give them a bad grade on a final assessment. *smiles*

Though I disagree about gun fights having no ‘development’. I mean, have you ever seen the horror on someone’s face before you shoot them? Or, I guess, seen it in your mind while reading a book, like I have.

That’s what I consider a good start because what else would we talk about? *laughs*

[fi-ntrollfromtrollhelm]

Our entire school was flooded with bullies. I dunno, I guess you develop the preference over a period of time when you do it more and more. You place some kid who’s weaker than you and a high-stress environment and you get to see all of their different reaction’s—and every one of them has a different way of crying out for help.

But, yeah, Will—if the other guy has a gun he’s gonna’ be tense but he’s going to be more focused on killing the other guy as fast as possible than, you know, making a dramatic pause for the camera before he shoots the guy who killed his dog or something.

But…huh…I dunno—How about we pretend to be decent human beings and try to talk about the weather? See where that gets us? -chuckles- Hopefully we won’t bring up any death tolls while we’re at it.

[seagoatssign]

Hmm, yeah I see what you mean. Foster care was like that too, really, especially the high stress environment. Honestly, if I were any shorter or more prone to confrontation, I would've probably had to beat a few people up too.

Well yeah. I guess they never really wait for a dramatic half-minute, so the audience can really feel the tension, in real life.

It's been pretty nice lately, the weather I mean. And no death tolls will be raised, except maybe those of interesting conversations. *laughs*

[seagoatssign]

The Christmas Party

[distoretion]

“For potions it’s really the ingredients and the method that gives the brew power. You use the ritual of the steps to draw out the properties of the ingredients, which is it’s own form of magic. But the person making the potion doesn’t need to use or even have magic of their own to make it work. As for if everyone has magic or not, the answer is yes. All living beings, with only very rare acception, have magic. Depending on the species, the amount of magic the average person has is different. Different averages for different types of beings. For humans, most people have next to none. The power is there, yes, but there isn’t enough of it to do anything. There are varios theories for why that is, and there are some very interesting correlations between a species’ average life expectancy and their average magic output, but so far that’s about all we know. We haven’t even managed to tag down for sure what magic even is! It seems to be a type of energy, but at the same time will power and emotion play a big part in it. It also seems to break the laws of energy as governed by science, so we can’t really classify it as energy even if those factors didn’t exist. Some people believe it breaks those laws because magic either isn’t, or wasn’t originally a part of the human world. But that’s some incredibly faulty logic if you ask me! For one, magic is interwoven into every living being in this world, as well as some non-living things. Is one supposed to assume no living being or object containing magic is a native of this world? And also-” Dis stopped, realizing she was fast heading towards a rant. She blushed, awkwardly fidgeting at the realization. “I-I’m sorry, I just find this stuff so fascinating since their’s still so much we don’t know about it even though it’s been practiced longer than most anything still around today, and almost my whole family has finding out more about it as part of our duties, so…”

[seagoatssign]

Will had been nodding along and trying to absorb the information and was surprised at the abrupt end to it. "No no, I find this really interesting, being a human and having not really realized that magic was even present in this world. It's interesting that the people who study magic tried to tie it so scientific principals though... Is there a reason for that? Were they just trying to figure out whether magic governed (covertly of course) our world, or if it was so rare that our laws don't even fit it? Fascinating stuff, really."

[lovelymaidenofjustice]

@Will-- THE DATE

[lovelymaidenofjustice]

Um, thank you for agreeing to the date. It’s been really fun. And yes, let me go put Fred in my room. I’ll be right back.

So, *grabs tea mug* sorry that took so long. 

[seagoatssign]

Oh, yeah no problem, I, uh, wanted to. It’s been fun so far. *laughs awkwardly*

Thanks *smiles* So what kind of tea do you like?

[lovelymaidenofjustice]

*smiles* I’m glad you think so. Shall we watch the movie?

And ah, I’m not overly particular. I kind of like every tea in its own way. What’s your favorite?

[seagoatssign]

Yes, let's. *smiles*

Hm, well I guess I'm kind of like you. My tea preferences shift depending on why I'm drinking it, if you see my meaning. In general though, I love green tea and white tea. Other teas kind of... come and go.

[seagoatssign]

The Christmas Party

[distoretion]

“Hey, nothing wrong with being a workaholic!” Dis giggled, covering her black lipped mouth with a gloved hand as she did so. She was a bit of a workaholic herself, tending to throw her all into any job she took on. Good thing too, or she likely would have been dead by now. “I started learning simple things at age five or so. Levitating a pencil, making a little ball of light, helping a flower bloom, stuff like that. My mother is very good at potions, so I used to help her with making those too. As for how it works, it is a process, but you’re born with a certain magical output. It grows with you to an extent as you age and learn, but someone born with a small output won’t be able to do spells as big as someone with a large output, at least not without help. Which isn’t to say someone with a small output can’t be as good a spell caster, they just have to use more finess!” 

[seagoatssign]

"Who would've guessed..."He mumbled to himself. "So do potions require magical ability or do you just need all the right ingredients? Does everyone have magic or is it strictly Sidhe and other magical creatures?" He was still curious about their world, and felt that he might always be, no matter how much he learned about it.

[seagoatssign]

[fi-ntrollfromtrollhelm]

Yeah. Fist fights have always been more of a thing for me but maybe that’s just nostalgia from beating up kids in high school. Seriously, as suspenseful as gun fights get there’s still a lack of development depending on how they’re done. When you’re up close to someone you can absorb them, see all the fucking fear in their eyes…

-chuckles-

I swear to fucking God the best part of giving swirly’s is just seeing the look on the kids face before you unleash hell. Same goes for everything else.

…You mean stepping on my foot and talking about murder? What? I admire I guy who purposely tries to bring harm upon me—not to mention you’d be good to plot a murder with. What more could you ask in a friend?

…

No.

[seagoatssign]

You beat up kids in high- you know what, I don't want to know. Don't tell me. But I can see how you would enjoy that 'look' kind of like some people enjoy the look on other people's faces when you give them a bad grade on a final assessment. *smiles*

Though I disagree about gun fights having no 'development'. I mean, have you ever seen the horror on someone's face before you shoot them? Or, I guess, seen it in your mind while reading a book, like I have.

That's what I consider a good start because what else would we talk about? *laughs*

[lovelymaidenofjustice]

@Will-- THE DATE

[lovelymaidenofjustice]

Um, thank you for agreeing to the date. It’s been really fun. And yes, let me go put Fred in my room. I’ll be right back.

So, *grabs tea mug* sorry that took so long. 

[seagoatssign]

Oh, yeah no problem, I, uh, wanted to. It's been fun so far. *laughs awkwardly*

Thanks *smiles* So what kind of tea do you like?

[seagoatssign]

The Christmas Party

[distoretion]

Dis smiled, holding her hands behind her back. “It is, though I think most people would say the same thing about their magic, no matter what level they practice it at. What about you? Do you have something you can say the same about? Something you pour yourself into?” 

[seagoatssign]

He smiled, tilting his head to the side slightly to think about her question before responding. "Well, sort of. I'm a bit of an, uh, workaholic, I think you would say? To some people, that means that I'm overly obsessed and and involved in my work but to me, it really just means that I am very engaged with the work I do and that I am able to, as you put it, pour myself into. It's nice, one of the reasons I like work so much," he laughed a little. "So when did you start learning how to use magic? Is it like a process, where you gain experience and attain new levels of power, or is it more like you have a certain amount of potential that stays the same forever and you just learn spells that utilize that potential to the fullest?"

[lovelymaidenofjustice]

@Will-- THE DATE

[lovelymaidenofjustice]

I do too. *smiles* 

And well, I think I could see what you mean. I think we were all a bit of jerks when we were fifteen, so I wouldn’t really feel guilty about it. Um, yes, I think he’s gotten fluffier. And heavier. You’re welcome to pet him before I put him in my room to stay. *scratches Fred’s ears* 

[seagoatssign]

Yeah, maybe you're right. I guess I can never really take it back, so there's no point in dwelling on it, right? And thanks. For the tea and the date and all that other stuff. So uh, are you ready to watch the movie? *hesitantly scratches Fred*

[seagoatssign]

The Christmas Party

[distoretion]

“It would be awful. Not really because it’s a habit, though I guess it is. Much more that it’s a part of me. It’d be like…” She paused, casting about for the proper analogy. “Imagine you’ve always been able to sculpt these beautiful works of art. Drawing something from deep inside of you to bring these works to life. You make them every day, and get better and better at making them by working hard, pouring yourself into it. And these things you make, they can help people. Not just one or two people, but more people than can be counted. And it’s right, and natural, and as much a part of life as breathing. And then imagine that gone. That’s what it would be like for me if I lost my magic.”

[seagoatssign]

He has to pause for a moment to just think about and process what she had said. It sounded like something she had already thought over so many times in her head, something that she was very, very passionate about. "Well, I can't say I totally understand where you're coming from, but I think I get the gist of it. Must be nice, I guess, to have something to pour your entire self into, hm?"

[seagoatssign]

[fi-ntrollfromtrollhelm]

Yeah, it gets chaotic. No gun fights but you don’t really see a person trying to kill the customer everyday now, do you? 

Actually, it might even be MORE exciting that watching a gun fight since you know…there’s kind of a storm before someone gets their teeth knocked out.

But, yeah…Helen. She’s just…total bitch right from the start—I can remember, clear as fucking crystal, the first day I met her and she actually WENT OUT OF HER WAY just to be fucking snide…

-groans-

If I don’t get a shiv to the back that woman will be the death of me…

[seagoatssign]

Well, gun fights have their own merit; they're more suspenseful, for one, because you know that once a gun comes out it's kind of a point of no return, but I can see your point on how a fist (or flying object) fight might be more interesting... *grins*

Ah, so that's what it is. We didn't get off to a bad start though. Must be the charm that comes with being a... Capricorn. Saggitarians and Scorpios simply can't compete. *laughs*

But in all seriousness, I'm kinda surprised the two of you don't get along.