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Post by Amaranth on Jan 1, 2007 12:00:23 GMT -5
"There were a few people who had it, but when I got to one of those places, one of them was being thrown in a lake, all wrapped in chains because that was one of the 'tests'. They seemed to think magic was a mark of Vintaph, or something, and so they had massive hunts to find people who supposedly had it, and either burned them or threw them in a lake. If they died, they were innocent, oopsie-daisy. Oh, well, they'll go to Jilath because they weren't evil after all. If they lived, they were pronounced evil and killed more directly. A few others of the magic-possessors were in the crowd, either looking absolutely horrified or joining in even more enthusiastically than the others. 'Better them than us,' they seemed to decide." He shuddered. "It was awful."
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Post by Avi on Jan 1, 2007 12:09:16 GMT -5
A cold shiver travelled down her spine. "That's....horrible...." And it made no sense. "But if they survived, shouldn't it be more interpreted that Jilath deemed them innocent, and if they died, Jilath deemed them guilty?"
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 1, 2007 12:11:36 GMT -5
"Apparently not." Demitri winced, guiltily. "I sort of... lost it at that point. I ended up having to teleport out of a giant mob that was trying to kill me in any way possible, and teleportation is always a last resort because you never know where you'll turn up. What if someone happens to be standing at exactly the point you aim for? What if you haven't been there for a while and now it's completely different and your buried under a pile of rock? Ack." He always said 'ack' when in distress.
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Post by Avi on Jan 1, 2007 12:26:14 GMT -5
"....which explains why you just arrived here looking compeltely clueless and not having any personal belongings," nodded Sasha.
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 1, 2007 12:28:23 GMT -5
Demitri actually blushed. No one would ever call him a 'manly' man. Except when he went insane; then, maybe. Mostly, though, he'd be called 'scary'. "Yeah, sort of," he agreed. "It wasn't that difficult to keep myself okay until I got here. I have a lot of stuff in my storeroom."
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Post by Avi on Jan 1, 2007 12:37:18 GMT -5
"And alot of magic to call on things with." Sasha grinned despite herself. "Well it's a good thing that you weren't killed....Kinny wouldn't have the opportunity to delight in such a large bone." Plus he was interesting to talk to. Which provided a break from the arguements she'd been having with Az lately, and the headaches she's recieved from Az.
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 1, 2007 12:44:15 GMT -5
"Hey, are you okay?" Demitri asked, noticing a slight grimace. Demitri was very perceptive, except when it came to things that had to do with what people thought of him. "Oh no! Are you sick?! Ack! You're sick and I've been standing here chattering at you! I'm sorry!" Not again...
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Post by Avi on Jan 1, 2007 12:47:41 GMT -5
"It's not you, and I'm not sick....just reflecting upon the fact that our conversation is alot nicer than many I've had lately." Dang it. She /had/ to control herself...don't think of Az...she's not here right now....
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 1, 2007 12:51:21 GMT -5
"Oh," he said, relieved. He returned to petting Kinny with one hand and Norai with the other. "Good. I'm sorry. I'm an idiot, sometimes. I would've known if you were sick- since I often work as a healer, I've learned to sense 'health auras'. I know if someone's sick, what they have, and how long they've had it. I can also tell other health-related things, like if a woman's pregnant; things like that. I know. But then someone looks upset and I automatically assume it's my fault or they're sick..." He shook his head. "I'm an idiot. Please feel free to slap me at any time if I offend you."
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Post by Avi on Jan 1, 2007 12:58:54 GMT -5
"Really?" That was unusual- she'd never heard of it before. Slightly mollified, Sasha asked, "Why would I slap you? I can jsut tell you verbally it stop..." PEEEEEEEET! sang Kinny as Demitri's hand came in contact with the dog's head.
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 1, 2007 13:09:20 GMT -5
"Yeah, it's not that heard to learn, if you think about it. A lot of mages can sense magical auras, and it's only a different sort of aura.. And everyone has a personal aura. A color. The color's entirely unique for everyone, even twins, because it's layered. Identical twins might have the same colors in their aura, but in a different order and in different amounts." He grinned at Kinny. "Yes, pet-pet. Oh, and you can slap me if you want. Usually it's guys who want to hit me. I don't quite understand why... I mean, all I do most of the time is be kind to their girlfriend, and they think I'm trying to steal her, and then it's a problem and Norai gets angry and then it's a bigger problem." He laughed. "I'm just a huge screw-up."
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Post by Avi on Jan 1, 2007 13:12:33 GMT -5
Sasha stared at him slightly, never having heard of that before. "I'm not a mage, but you think I could learn how to...?" It sounded really interesting. And fun. From ranodm curiosity, she asked, "What color's mine?" And then she almsot fell down laughing again. "You can be quite thankful in that department...I don't have any boyfriend to come after you." Yes! Pet-pet! agreed Kinny happily, tail wagging as he continued to chew on the bone.
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 1, 2007 13:24:37 GMT -5
Demitri surveyed her carefully. "Pink, crimson, cream, pale yellow, dark blue, and black. Most of them symbolize something- the colors. Black is distress or sorrow, dark blue is secrets, pale yellow is friendship, cream is usually just a filler color, crimson is blood, and a lot of girls who like dresses have pink. If you have siblings, sometimes you'll have some of their colors that have nothing to do with you just because of the relation. I know I'm right about the colors, but sometimes the interpretation's wrong, so you can just hit me..." He didn't mind people hitting him- it didn't hurt, and he often didn't understand what people meant if they told him they were angry. "Well, I guess I'm lucky, there," he admitted, smiling ruefully.
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Post by Avi on Jan 1, 2007 13:34:06 GMT -5
"Wow." It was odd knowing what colors you 'were'. "Well, I'm an only child...And again, I'm NOT going to hit you. And you're very lucky...." Shaking her head ruefully, she asked Norai to tease Demitri, "Is he usually like this?"
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 1, 2007 13:35:59 GMT -5
"Ack! Did I do something to-" Yes. Yes he is. "-offend you?! I didn't-" It does get annoying. "-mean to! I'm-" You'd better tell him he didn't do anything.[/color "-sorry! I'll never-" Otherwsie he'll never stop. "-do it again! Oh, no-"
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