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[melodramagic]

[ Some might remember the last time they saw Sabrina she was living in the empty Spellman Mortuary, but the view on the screen today reveals she's returned to her assigned government housing in Maurtia Falls #001. Not that she had wanted to leave her "home", but with it disappearing altogether on her there was very little choice in the matter.

Her expression is contemplative, a low hum can be heard before she speaks. ]

For those of you that come from worlds where you were born with magic— uh, or I guess were given magic powers here...? [ She shakes her head, staring off to the side as her train of thought is derailed. ] Sorry, what I just want to ask is if there's anyone who would be willing to help me hone my own magic?

[ She's had quite a bit to think about since the Diomuhr fiasco. Sorry for nearly getting some people killed. ]

I'm wondering if there's anyone whose magic is primarily based on incantations and is adept at conjurations, too. Since my arrival I've learned that there are so many kinds of magic, something I honestly didn't know much about back home. I'm hoping I could practice alongside someone whose magic is similar to mine.

[ While Sabrina's opened up more about her witch powers, she's never made a public announcement like this before. It's almost surreal. ]

So if there are other witches, that would be helpful, but it doesn't necessarily have to be a witch. Seems like magic comes in all shapes and forms across the universes and still operates similarly in some places.

Comments

[viciousmaukery]

Sort of? It’s not controlling them, exactly, they’re still mostly in charge of what they do. All I do is just give them a nudge towards liking me a little more. [He really doesn’t see anything wrong with it, but then again he’s like, two, and his moral compass can be a little wobbly.] Usually wears off after a few minutes anyway, and that’s when it works.

[Charm Person Is Totally An Okay Spell To Use On Your Party Members.]

Well, I suppose I’ve got to unload on someone at some point. [Just a sad, wistful sigh. At least he hopes he sounds wistful.] You want to meet up and I’ll demonstrate how they work first?

[melodramagic]

[ Molly...

But the question catches her off guard instead. ]

Well... I'm definitely curious. You're not going to use the swords on me though, are you?

[viciousmaukery]

[What???]

Of course not. The sort of magic they’ve been imbued with, it doesn’t really need to hit anyone. [It just needs Molly’s blood.]

[melodramagic]

Alright, well I can't say I'm not interested in seeing them.

I've honestly never thought to enchant weapons before myself, but I wouldn't know how to do that right now.

[viciousmaukery]

Meet up with me at [insert some relatively remote picnicking area here], I’ll give you a show.

I don’t either. They came to me already enchanted, I’ve just been using them ever since.

[melodramagic]

What else do you use your magic for then?

[viciousmaukery]

Yelling at people to move when they cut in front of me in a line. [Well, that's one way to cast Vicious Mockery.]

[melodramagic]

Isn't that a bit dramatic?

[viciousmaukery]

It only boils their blood a little bit. At worst they get a headache and an object lesson in cutting in front of people.

[A pause. Then he adds:] Although sometimes when someone gets particularly rude towards me I make them go blind for a minute. Comes in very useful in a fight.

[melodramagic]

How do you do that?

[viciousmaukery]

[Isn’t that the million-dollar question. I have no idea! I just kinda do it, and it hurts to do.]

I concentrate very hard and imagine them stumbling around blind. Doesn’t take much more than a couple seconds once you get the hang of it.

[melodramagic]

I've honestly never heard of magic where you simply concentrate and the spell happens. All magic I've ever performed needed some kind of incantation.

[viciousmaukery]

A lot of the magic I've seen generally runs the same way, but with more [wildly gesturing as if imitating someone casting a D&D spell] and sometimes some very expensive stuff. And a lot of paper and ink.

[cough Caleb cough]

I know there's other spells that don't need incantations, per se, but they do need you to open your mouth and say something. The part where I can boil people's blood a bit? I can say whatever I want, but it's in a very specific language and it needs intention behind it.

But the part where I can blind someone for a while—I've never needed to say anything.

[melodramagic]

[ Interesting... ]

We use a combination of the English and Old Latin language for our spells. My aunties can sometimes do things through sheer force of will, but I haven't gotten that far yet.

[viciousmaukery]

Old what now? [English is—sort of like Common, right? Only he doesn’t know what Latin could possibly sound like.]

Sometimes? Does it take a bit out of them? [He’s seen people running low on magic before, Caleb and Jester most of all. This sounds like familiar ground.] This ability to do things out of sheer force of will, is it something you work yourself up to?

[melodramagic]

It's essentially an archaic language.

[ She cants her head, thinking. ]

I think it depends? I haven't seen any witch or warlock do much besides move objects or physically stop someone in their tracks. It always looks so effortless, so I assume there isn't a lot of energy spent over it.

[viciousmaukery]

Like—what'd they call the language of the elves again? Sylvan, yeah. Like that?

[...does Sabrina even have elves in her world, that's the question.]

That's a little strange. The people I know who could do magic, it's—sort of like they have a reserve of magic, and the bigger something is the more it takes out of that reserve. There's little stuff they do all the time, like flinging the windows open, and it barely takes any effort on their parts, but physically stopping someone takes a lot more. So does casting something to make them go faster.

[A sigh.]

If one of my friends shows up here, I might drop your name. They're better at this magic thing than I am.

[melodramagic]

[ No, but... it's Riverdale/CAOS. Shit gets wild. ]

I wouldn't mind that at all. Who's the friend?