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( cw; drug use—marijuana )[ The woman's voice that scrapes through the network's channel keeps low and calm, with a vocal fry that is uttered in a distinctly English accent. ]
The dragon of recent arrival, whom I believe to be named Zhaera, wishes nothing to do with us, and so I would suggest leaving her be. Her only concern seems to be in mothering, and the power she wields would be no small thing if she feels the need to defend her nest. Best not to invite her ire when she has yet any cause to make of herself a monster.
She knows even less than we do about her sudden appearance. Perhaps if she did, she would not be so willing to keep to her singular cause.
I should also think that the serpents deserve no ill will en masse unless they become an immediate threat. I'm of no mind to make demands, but perhaps they can be herded into the woods where they can better find the prey they likely crave. A task I am willing to take on should any with the skill wish to assist.
Aurora has given us few choices aside from what we do with these trials presented.
[ The pause that follows is not from hesitation, but a drag that includes a whispered exhale of smoke that remains unseen on the network. Should anyone happen upon where she's seated on a bench near the café and bookstore, Vanessa—in all of her black-laced glory—is smoking a joint.
The rasp softens with her murmur. ]
We are all outsiders, after all.
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[ Though. ] Do they do something different to you?
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Magic is not common in my world. Most men do not know it even exists, and if they do believe, they associate it with the Devil. Something evil only practiced by witches and demons.
[ Unfortunately, they are sometimes right. ]
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But, uh, yeah, I make things. I haven't for dealing with animals, and I don't have a lot of stuff with me, so, I'm thinking right now what I can do with that. I'm used to working with others.
[ Trying to make answers out of inventions when he doesn't have many resources is an entirely different thing. ]
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[ A beat. ]
Who else has spoken of demons?
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[ There's nothing 'mere' about it, but there is no point in hounding him if he never learned more. So, she'll shift the topic back. ]
The skill of applying magic to tools seems as though it could lead to endless possibilities. What else have you created?
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Um, well-- I made my own homunculus. [ A beat. ] That's like, I don't know what that means to you, but it's a, bird that listens to me. I have two of them. But they're not here.
[ When you're meant to be smart but really bad at fluffing yourself up most of the time. ]
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[ Curiosity is evident in her tone, however subtle. ]
How challenging was it for you to create these bird-like homunculi? I imagine such a feat would require considerable skill and power.
[ There's a hint of admiration in her voice, despite her reserved demeanor. ]
If you're capable of such creations, perhaps your other magical inventions might indeed prove useful whilst here.
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[ That feels like a better way of describing what he does in a simpler sense. Maybe it gives a better idea to what he means with homunculi, too. ]
I'll start reading and seeing what I can do. Um, if people have magic, I might be able to....trap it into an item. I mean-- I don't know that I can do it, but I can try it. So we can try to make traps. It might work.
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Perhaps a query into the arcane skills of others would be worthy of asking on the network.
[ Plus she could take notes for her own benefit. ]
What I can do... I do not believe it wise to turn into a tool that anyone else might abuse should they take control of it. It is better that I maintain control.