» inherent
starter for: @houseofreglay
Mission Task Board: A recent theory from the scholars at Fhirdiad’s School of Sorcery suggests that a person’s innate elemental affinity influences what spells they learn, should they follow the path of Reason magic. Faculty and students intrigued by the idea have gathered together to host an extracurricular period for the purpose of putting said theory to the test—even the less magically inclined are welcome to attend if curiosity permits. Fire, thunder, wind, ice, light, dark… Which one dwells within? [ Reason +1 ]
Seminars? Boring! Fancy machines that scan you for magic? Kinda interesting! He didn’t need big, flashy magic. He’s a sword and dagger guy, he doesn’t blast eldritch energy or elemental gimmicks. What he lacks in magic is already compensated by his cool Levin Sword, and if Beryl’s right, even if he’s not meant for magic, he can just use cool stuff that can! Sweet!
It doesn’t mean he’s not against having some magic in him. Maybe he did have a bit of spark inside, it was just deep, deep down. If these nerds can spell it out for him, then sign me up!
The only problem was... the line was too damn long. Too many curios other nerds out there wanting to get their free magic scan. He doesn’t have to wait in line and he’s sure there were plenty of gulli-- ahem -- good Samaritans in the monastery. It takes him 5 minutes to determine the perfect hiding position. Another minute to brace himself, and just 6 seconds to execute it.
A flash of bright light covers the middle of the line, blinding his unsuspecting targets. Praise be Seiros for bestowing him with light. It’s within that quick flash that he takes the opportunity to dash through the light, eyes covered, but positioning ingrained in his head. All he needed to do was put himself in front of someone and pretend everything’s an accident--
“Gah, sorry, I got pushed up front-- what was that--?” He feigns innocence as the flash of light disappears and finds himself in front of someone in the line. It’s not the face of a stranger that greets him, however, but: “Professor!” Loves his Wife. “Of course you’d be here-- but don’t ya already know your element?” Lightning, he assumes. But then again, he did some cool fire stuff while dancing and boosting Chipmunk’s morale. Heck, he might be an all rounder! Regardless, he puts a hand on the man’s shoulder and stays put in the line, the confusion all around them dying down as they realize it was just light, perhaps a fluke...