Digitalis Old English folklore said that foxes wore the flowers on their paws to silence movement and stealthily stalk prey. Healing, pain, insincerity, insecurity
[ He goes back to quietly making approximately equal little tears with the scalpel. They're mostly okay. Look he's only got one eye he's trying his best to keep them even. ]
Occult healing is pretty dangerous... At least where I come from, anyway. But it sounds like other people are familiar with magic, and rules might be different.
[he really is out here doing his best. she doesn't prompt him to continue, mostly watching him cut into the fabric and letting him decide what he wants to say to that.]
You did mention yesterday that not knowing how to use the occult could lead to consequences. [pensively said.] But I don't think ours is the same as that. Like anything, there are certain things that can be dangerous in the wrong hands, but there are also things that are only used for good.
But who am I to tell you about this and that, especially for things that are beyond my understanding. I've been told it comes off as judgmental.
[ And his canonmate is Marina who's really just Out There doing things, so the dichotomy is very funny. They have very different opinions in certain ways. ]
I know. [and she does. everything has a cost, but maybe in some cases some costs are worth it. but that's getting a little too into personal and philosophical conversation. can't wait to see how the next eight weeks goes for you two.
but anyway. she does seem to find that response a little funny, though not necessarily humorous. it possesses a sense of self-awareness that's nice to see, even if she isn't remotely offended by what he's said.]
I brought it up. If I didn't think people have feelings on it, I wouldn't have. [she knew it was a 50/50 change here.] I don't know if I'd see it as judgmental so much as only having your own experiences to go off of. Someone else told me about the magic from their home and it's also different from mine. Does knowing this change your opinion about me?
[ He may know a thing or two but it's not like he went to literal school for it. Though he'd prefer people don't, he understands that's his own preference. He just hopes nothing bad comes out of it all. ]
About you? Not really, unless you reveal something sinister hidden up your sleeve.
I'd rather someone know healing magic than something to hurt others, I guess...
[to that, she really does set aside some of the strips to gesture first to one short sleeve and then the other before holding up both hands.]
Nothing sinister here. [it's really up to him if he believes that, but all she can do is try to convey that she really isn't a threat at the moment. she frowns with the question, however.] I don't though, no. My materia was missing from my things when we got the box open. Cloud's was, too, and probably Yuffie's. So unless another box arrives...we're out of luck for now.
[and also, you know, there are other factors about her magic that aren't working here, but she's not about to go into that so it's easier just to say "i'm missing a few giant marbles" as i finally abandon you for the night.]
[ And therefore are from the same world... wacky. That's a pretty decent handful of castmates he's discovered around. That's a nice thing, probably? Aside from the fear of them dying when that stuff starts happening. ]
What is "materia", exactly? A conduit?
[ I really shouldn't be encouraging your late night habits but I am starving for Ty tags. I will start kicking you to bed soon, it's forgiven because it's opening weekend. ]
Mmhm. That's right. They're friends of mine. [and that is where she leaves it for now. she's finding out herself just how many castmates are here, but that seems wild to her, too. but materia is a little easier to tackle than the thought of somebody biting it before they can figure out how to leave.]
You could say that. [she cups one hand as if holding a small ball.] They're orbs made up of a crystallized energy source. Some of them are naturally formed but there are some people who make them themselves. [there's the tiniest hint of displeasure there because shinra is. complicated. but regardless.] A lot of them are for elemental magic, but there are others that can be used for different spells or even for summons.
[she knows. materia is made from mako, and mako comes from the lifestream of the planet. when more mako is pulled from the lifestream, the planet suffers. the cost is the planet itself.
and she knows that, but explaining it to a stranger is a little more than she thinks is fair at the moment, so she lets daan say this and nods.]
How do you decide when something is worth that cost?
[this man lost his eye as a cost for something didn't he. this is not exactly aerith's train of thought, but she does seem to think that that answer makes sense for him.]
And when the cost is paid, do you think it's ever something you can regain again?
[i am literally right here, i cannot lift up his eyepatch. that's rude.]
Only if you give it time. [this is an equally terrible answer, but...sometimes...jokes are how people cope.] Here's hoping this place doesn't get any ideas.
Sage advice. Thank you. [very solemnly and she's nodding almost like a bow. but that said, she gathers the rest of the strips and begins to lay them out to organize, bundling to start rolling them up for him.]
This should make a pretty good roll for now. And it's small enough to keep on hand.
I would appreciate that. Knowing both of them, they're bound to hurt themselves somehow. [she is just preemptively realizing cloud and yuffie are two different kinds of problematic here but it's fine. she will happily take a few bandages, thank you.]
And if we manage to run out somehow, I still have my robe. We can shred that one, too.
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I don't know that I'd call it worry, exactly.
[ He goes back to quietly making approximately equal little tears with the scalpel. They're mostly okay. Look he's only got one eye he's trying his best to keep them even. ]
Occult healing is pretty dangerous... At least where I come from, anyway. But it sounds like other people are familiar with magic, and rules might be different.
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You did mention yesterday that not knowing how to use the occult could lead to consequences. [pensively said.] But I don't think ours is the same as that. Like anything, there are certain things that can be dangerous in the wrong hands, but there are also things that are only used for good.
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...Everything.
[ A pause. ]
But who am I to tell you about this and that, especially for things that are beyond my understanding. I've been told it comes off as judgmental.
[ And his canonmate is Marina who's really just Out There doing things, so the dichotomy is very funny. They have very different opinions in certain ways. ]
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but anyway. she does seem to find that response a little funny, though not necessarily humorous. it possesses a sense of self-awareness that's nice to see, even if she isn't remotely offended by what he's said.]
I brought it up. If I didn't think people have feelings on it, I wouldn't have. [she knew it was a 50/50 change here.] I don't know if I'd see it as judgmental so much as only having your own experiences to go off of. Someone else told me about the magic from their home and it's also different from mine. Does knowing this change your opinion about me?
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About you? Not really, unless you reveal something sinister hidden up your sleeve.
I'd rather someone know healing magic than something to hurt others, I guess...
...
Do you have access to it?
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Nothing sinister here. [it's really up to him if he believes that, but all she can do is try to convey that she really isn't a threat at the moment. she frowns with the question, however.] I don't though, no. My materia was missing from my things when we got the box open. Cloud's was, too, and probably Yuffie's. So unless another box arrives...we're out of luck for now.
[and also, you know, there are other factors about her magic that aren't working here, but she's not about to go into that so it's easier just to say "i'm missing a few giant marbles" as i finally abandon you for the night.]
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[ And therefore are from the same world... wacky. That's a pretty decent handful of castmates he's discovered around. That's a nice thing, probably? Aside from the fear of them dying when that stuff starts happening. ]
What is "materia", exactly? A conduit?
[ I really shouldn't be encouraging your late night habits but I am starving for Ty tags. I will start kicking you to bed soon, it's forgiven because it's opening weekend. ]
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You could say that. [she cups one hand as if holding a small ball.] They're orbs made up of a crystallized energy source. Some of them are naturally formed but there are some people who make them themselves. [there's the tiniest hint of displeasure there because shinra is. complicated. but regardless.] A lot of them are for elemental magic, but there are others that can be used for different spells or even for summons.
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Sounds a little bit like a ritual circle.
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There's always a cost somewhere...
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and she knows that, but explaining it to a stranger is a little more than she thinks is fair at the moment, so she lets daan say this and nods.]
How do you decide when something is worth that cost?
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But at least, if the cost is quantifiable, something I can perceive or control.
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And when the cost is paid, do you think it's ever something you can regain again?
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Only if it's blood. The body can make more of that.
[ It's a joke. It's a terrible joke. He knows. That's an answer in of itself. ]
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Only if you give it time. [this is an equally terrible answer, but...sometimes...jokes are how people cope.] Here's hoping this place doesn't get any ideas.
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[ Wry. He strips up the last of the robe that can be stripped. ]
That's the last of it.
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This should make a pretty good roll for now. And it's small enough to keep on hand.
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You can keep a few for yourself if you want, just in case you run into an emergency.
Better than to leave it all on one person.
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And if we manage to run out somehow, I still have my robe. We can shred that one, too.
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Might ask if we do end up getting into trouble though.
[ Seems like a good place to pack this one up but w0 mingle... w0 us. ]
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