ƒ 001 [voice/action] open } { but you're bound to stay, for you've lost your way

[deathlessness]

[voice ~ ota]

[This isn’t the first time Freya is woken up to find her world changed, but she had thought she had put this part of her life behind her. She’s also super annoyed because she’s supposed to be saving her dumb family right now, but apparently she can’t ever have what she wants. Story of Freya’s life.

This is not where she’s supposed to be but she’s too paranoid to place that on the network right away. She buys her time, explores, gets to know things, and after finding her way to a bar for a big girl drink, while she’s sitting there, swirling the straw in her hand, she opens the device and decides to test the waters. She speaks calmly and clearly, but doesn’t show her face quite yet.]

So. Instead of demanding information I'm sure you've all shared a thousand times before, I’d prefer to keep things interesting. If you all don’t mind indulging the curiosity of someone who so rarely finds themselves in a place that is quite so … eclectic, I think I’d like to know more about where you all are from.

Granted, there are many variables that make up different worlds, so let’s not let ourselves get carried away. Beginning with one topic would probably suffice, so I’ve chosen the one that I know best.

[You can almost hear the smirk as she speaks.]

Let’s talk magic.

[action ~ the bar ~ for cami o'connell, but ota]

[The reason she chooses the bar, rather than the safety of her assigned room to make that particular announcement is that she does need someone to explain this world to her and as far as she can tell, there is only one person she knows and trusts here. She would rather hear it straight from Cami, getting potentially conflicting information from strangers.

(She's aware that she's fortunate Cami was there at all - she might have had no choice but to rely on the kindness of strangers - but for how she's choosing not to think about being trapped, alone, in a world she doesn't understand. It's bad enough that her siblings aren't here and she seems to be trapped here indefinitely.)

So there she is, perched on a bar stool like she belongs there, and waiting for Cami to make her appearance. That being said, she's not completely unfriendly, so if you wish to chat her up, she'll be more than happy to talk to you.]

Comments

[deathlessness]

How interesting. Do you have a solid form, or is it more of an ... illusion, of sorts?

[brainmeme]

[Ah, her favorite topic. She loves going over this with the humans.]

Oh, I'm plenty solid. But I can change shape whenever I want or fuse with other people like me into one shape.

[deathlessness]

Fascinating.

[It's almost like a magical gem megazord. Not that Freya knows what a megazord is.]

Are there others like you here?

[brainmeme]

Just one! I'm Amethyst and she's Peridot. I'm the fun one.

[deathlessness]

I see. My name is Freya. It's a pleasure to meet you.

[brainmeme]

Likewise!

So what's got you asking about magic? How's it work in your world?

[deathlessness]

It depends on the magic you practice. I practice traditional magic - we draw power from nature and use it to cast our spells.

[brainmeme]

[That sounds... almost familiar. Gem kindergartens drawing energy from the very Earth to create more gems. To create Amethyst.]

Doesn't that hurt the nature?

[deathlessness]

[She pauses for a moment.]

It depends on what you're channeling. Something old and strong like the earth or a tree probably wouldn't even feel it. Something younger and more fragile like another witch could be harmed in the process, however, which is why you need to be careful how much power you draw from them. But it allows two witches to combine their power towards a particular goal that one might not have been able to achieve on their own.

[brainmeme]

Oh. So... it's not a big enough drain on the Earth's energy. Gems kind of... [Umm, how to put this...] ...They almost drained all life from Earth with something like that, that's all.

[deathlessness]

I see.

[That sounds ... dangerous and worrisome.]

No, we can't draw that much power. It's not only how much power we can draw, but how much the witch can handle as well. It can ... burn you out, if you try to take too much.

[brainmeme]

Oh. Yeah, the energy from the Earth was going into millions of gems. It'd probably mess things up if they took all of that and put it in one.

[deathlessness]

Mmmm. Almost makes me wonder what would happen if the witches of the world tried to channel at the same time, but as I am not suicidal, I'm afraid that will have to remain an idle thought.

[brainmeme]

How many witches are there in your world? There's only... [She pauses to count on her fingers.] six people like me where I'm from. On Earth, anyway.

[deathlessness]

Oh, there are far too numerous to count. They've existed since humanity began.

[brainmeme]

Oh. There was once tons of gems like me. But they all got kicked off the planet. [Or shattered, or corrupted, or bubbled, or two or more of these options.] Are witches like... a separate species, or are they just special humans? Can you just randomly be a witch without knowing you're gonna be a witch?

[deathlessness]

It's possible, yes. It runs in bloodlines, but there are any number of reasons a child can be separated from their family.