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[dreamcatcher]

( guess who's back, back again? here she is, the grumpy savior, and... unbelievably, she's doing kind of okay. not, you know, great... but kind of okay.

she comes as a woman on a mission, though... however embarrassing it is. )

easy to pick up hobbies that you do with your hands, and go

sidebar: does anyone want a dreamcatcher? because I've got a lot of dreamcatchers.

( no seriously. a lot of dreamcatchers. she can get about an hour of sleep a night on a good night, so far, and the rest of her nights are spent failing at crafting and making dreamcatchers. )

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[kryo]

Have you tried learning sleight of hand?

[ Says the young prince who most definitely likes to learn magic tricks when he's in need of an occupation. ]

I always find that's an interesting use of one's time. And if done well, can always charm a crowd. [ Even though it's usually children he's conjuring tricks for. ]

[dreamcatcher]

( Emma likes her an impartial text, but hey. she won't ignore a video feed either. )

No, can't say I have. ( that's not technically true. five finger discounts were a sort of slight of hand, weren't they? now that she can make things disappear with magic, the skill is less enticing, but hey. she'll bite. )

Do you find it calming? When you're practicing, anyway.

[kryo]

A little.

[ Laurent isn't sure he's ever really calm outside of the moments when he's with Damen, though he can't exactly advise her to try that. Well, he could. But he won't. He's behaving for now. ]

Any new skill requires concentration to pick it up. If you're feeling troubled then distracting yourself is the right way to go. It's when you've mastered it that your mind can wander, and then it is simply a task of finding something new to start all over again. If you haven't tried tricks, I'd suggest it.

[dreamcatcher]

That's what I'm looking for, that kind of empty space once the hands are moving without the mind.

( Emma is starting to think this practice simply teachers her how to turn off her mind, so she knows how to do it on command and not just during a task. still if she wants to be able to sleep again, she's got to practice. )

I'll give it a try. Any place in particular you learned, or self taught?

[kryo]

Ah. I took my tutelage in a tavern far from here.

[ And if he knew how to get back he most certainly wouldn't be on the network. ] Still, I'm sure there are people here who enjoy the trick. It would not be hard to track one down.

[ He might learn cards himself, next. ]

[dreamcatcher]

I can ask around, see where it gets me. I've noticed this place is full of people with unusual skills.

( she feels like a pirate a world away would be impressed if she worked on her sleight of hand, too. that's probably a horrible reason to try and learn, though. )