#witchofthescions

[creepy-crowleys]

@witchofthescions: Man, I'm suddenly reminded of that time Nero hijacked my comms to complain at Cid like a bitter ex. While my team and I were just standing there. What is it with some folks dragging unrelated people into their personal drama?

God. I guess making every really uncomfortable is viable survival strategy.

Maybe we have trustworthy faces that compel people to tell us their life story.

[lastcompact]

...Fuck.

@witchofthescions

Hey Erna. I need that potential method to deal with the growing mana levels sooner rather than later.

Because a certain asshole named [ Bright Expanse ] is in my private messages and is claiming the mana sensitivity many people are having is going to get a lot worse very quickly - and I need to confirm if that's true and if there's any way to remedy it.

[daemonduality]

...

I just got a text from Chi.

[ What if the sun was really really bright, and it is morning even at midnight, maybe the sun can be eaten? ]

I texted her back a [ No. ]

[bookkeeperofthescions]

@hulizi

To say Tataru was excited to meet one of these "internet" friends in person for the first time was perhaps a bit of an understatement. Hinata, in particular, was someone Ernastral had spoken highly of even before Tataru had joined the site, and despite only having spoken to her briefly herself, Tataru could see where Ernastral was coming from. And apparently she had a whole realm to herself, that she was willing to invite them to for a simple social call? It was certainly very kind of her.

Tataru made sure she and Erna had everything they needed for this little social visit. Tataru had made a fairly simple charm bracelet as a thank you for the invitation, because it seemed only polite to bring some sort of thank you gift. Ernastral had brought something as well, an "earring" meant to be slipped over a horn, crafted from silver and studded with pretty precious gems. (Hopefully it will fit over Hinata's horns.)

"You did remember to pack your gift for her, right?" Tataru asks, arching an eyebrow at the often-forgetful Roegadyn.

"Yeah, it's right here." Erna crouches down and opens the flap of her gifted pouch, showing Tataru that yes, the earring has been safely tucked away.

"Alright, then let's get going!"

Ernastral secures the pouch with a nod. She scoops Tataru up, eliciting a startled squeak from the much smaller Lalafell. Sure, she trusts her dear friend to be careful with her, but it's not often that anyone has the audacity to pick up a Lalafell.

Tataru has enough dignity not to squirm (too much) as Ernastral casts her cross-universe teleportation spell and teleports them over to Hinata's place to meet up with her.

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@murasakiibb replied to your post “I should say by the way that it's not that I don't...”:

[witchofthescions] If crystals were always vulnerable to bad vibes I don't think our carbuncle summons would be as sturdy as they are, haha!

​Honestly... my life would be so much easier if I could set out a few crystals that are vulnerable to bad vibes. Wear a bracelet of quartz and it shatters because it senses that people want to kill me so bad? I leave the room! I might not know the specifics but I'll know that I should leave!

What are carbuncles, by the way? I've heard of them in passing through Cloud, but he says a lot of things without really remembering to elaborate, and sometimes I forget to ask.

[dreams-of-cerulean]

@witchofthescions has replied to your post:

You know, this whole idea just sounds so... weird to me. Like, what is "Exotic" even supposed to mean here? Exotic compared to who? Who's the baseline here, and why are they considered the base as opposed to anyone else?

I'd imagine the baseline would be unable to command any non-Faith-based supernatural abilities, like magic or psionics. You can't use magic or psionics if you don't already have the innate ability, and you can't really detect the innate gift before it's bloomed. So to accuse someone of being an exotic, you're mostly relying on eyewitness accounts of people using powers or you get the abilities from a supernatural race that can pass it on to others.

There is one major exception for detection (beyond my Observe skill for some odd reason), but you'll probably kill off more normal people than actually detect an Exotic.

You could try to heal them with magical healing. Magical healing only works on magical folk or those who are Faith-conductive; such healing works by using the powers that already exist in them in order to heal.

Doing it to a normal person, well - you're essentially healing from their lifespan since there's no magic to act upon. And you could take decades away from said lifespan just to heal a scratch. Naturally, most mundanes don't survive magical healing if they're incorrectly thought of as supernatural. (also why I am so grateful that I explained to the Nameless Church that my eldest sister, despite her supernatural-appearing martial arts, is a mundane when she got gravely injured two weeks ago).

Un-fun fact. Per Samantha Golden's memories, the purpose of the Templars, back in medieval times, sending missionaries to plague-filled villages wasn't simply just to comfort the sick in their last moments. It was really to beef up their own supernatural arm. Most sick villagers will die from the plague anyway - accelerating that with incompatible magical healing, supposedly painless, could be thought of putting an end to their suffering, and if they find a couple magical children, that's the will of god.

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