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[youresovein]

[ Behold: Lestat, sprawled on a velvet couch in a leather jacket, head leaned casually on the arm rest. Visible from this selfie angle, discarded on his coffee table, is a laptop open to a word processor. He's deep in thought tonight. ]

Have you ever fallen in love? Have you ever been punched very hard in the face, or perhaps attacked by a pack of starving wolves? For those of you who've done both, would you say the experiences were at all comparable?

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[youresovein]

Ideally, you bring an arsenal.

[fireandhoney]

My arsenal is of the magical variety.

[youresovein]

Really! And what is it you can do?

[fireandhoney]

All kinds. I can do elemental magic like fire, ice and lightning, make myself invisible or muffle my footsteps, cast spells that make people angry or calm, and so forth.

[youresovein]

And how is it you've come to learn a skill like that?

[fireandhoney]

You read spell books, train hard, and it helps to get some lessons from a more experienced mage.

[youresovein]

[ disappointed: ] That's it?

[fireandhoney]

There's also the mage college.

[He thinks he'll enroll there once he goes home.]

What were you expecting?

[youresovein]

I don't know! That's just— it's so mundane.

[ wait ]

Could I learn?

[fireandhoney]

Hm...

[Could someone not from his world learn to use magic? He's never given it much thought.]

Maybe? I mean, we might have to run a test to see if you actually have the aptitude first.

[youresovein]

Why wouldn't I?

[fireandhoney]

I've learned that magic tends to vary from world to world, if the world has magic at all.

But that doesn't mean we can't find out.