The Last Voyages: IC Contact

[fifthofthecovenant]

"Hey, you've reached Chase Collins! You know what to do." BEEP.

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[thefatedpath]

Very well. Then I shall see you during one of your shifts, and perhaps I can distract you from your duties with the promise of some magical studies.

[fifthofthecovenant]

Oh, I don't work there. When I say "working" I just mean working on my spell research.

[thefatedpath]

Just as well.

I dare say that studying magic again will be like reliving a day at the Studium. It should be fun.

[fifthofthecovenant]

[He tries to resist. He really does. But then:]

What's the Stadium?

[thefatedpath]

Studium.

It is an educational institution for the Arcane Arts. I attended there some years ago, although it seems a lifetime ago now.

[fifthofthecovenant]

You guys have schools for magic?

[He shouldn't be jealous. He probably wouldn't be welcome, anyway, given how easily his magic turns to death. But it would have been so much better if he'd at least known what the hell his magic was, earlier on!]

[thefatedpath]

Of course. Magic is commonplace enough that it would be foolhardy if it wasn't taught.

...Does that mean you didn't have such schools?

[fifthofthecovenant]

No. I had to hide my magic or I'd wind up imprisoned and experimented on. Or I guess they're try to imprison me and experiment on me.

There are four people in the whole world who know I have magic.

[And he tried to kill them. Fun times!]

[thefatedpath]

Not all in our world look kindly upon magic. There are those who fear it, or worse, openly condemn it.

I can not say that I understand how you feel - I have never experienced such - but I can tell you that you are not alone. And that it is terrible that you would need to hide such skill. Truly.

[fifthofthecovenant]

[He rolls his eyes on the other end of the line, since she can't see it.]

It's fine. I don't really like people, anyway.

[thefatedpath]

Ah. And what do you prefer in their stead?

[fifthofthecovenant]

[Wait. Does he have to prefer something? There's honestly not much in the world he likes anymore.

He takes a moment to come up with an answer.]

Researching magic, I guess? A good book? I like swimming, but that's not a thing really.

[thefatedpath]

Of course, it is. It's a hobby. There's no reason you can't enjoy that.

[fifthofthecovenant]

I just meant--

[He pauses and rethinks arguing with a warden who's probably going to disappear on him and most certainly doesn't care, really, then says,]

Not important, I guess. Yes, I like swimming, too. So that's enough to fill up my time.

[thefatedpath]

Very well, then how would you like to quit this place and go for a swim?

[fifthofthecovenant]

[Might as well, he supposes. He can always come back to his notes after he's done his duty pretending to be the good little inmate.]

Sure. Let me clean up down here and go get changed. Meet you at the pool in 20 minutes?

[thefatedpath]

Indeed. I will eagerly await your arrival.