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[doublefried]

[ ring a bell for an echidnabird ]

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[doublefried]

Are they octopuses as well? Octopi?

[tothosewhobait]

Nn, they're eels.

[doublefried]

Ooooooh. I'm picturing that... I bet you all look cool in a squad.

[tothosewhobait]

You think so? They're here, if you'd like to meet them. Quite a few of my classmates are, actually.

[doublefried]

The Warden raiding schools now... honestly shame on her. But I wouldn't mind meeting 'em!

[tothosewhobait]

I'll introduce you then.

[doublefried]

[ leans over to pet his hair a little ]

I'd like that.

[tothosewhobait]

[Leans into that]

Some of the other house wardens are here as well. People from my school...including myself...I believe there are about nine of us? There used to be eleven.

[doublefried]

Oh, solitary for the other two, huh...

[tothosewhobait]

Unfortunately.

[doublefried]

Well, there's a lot we don't know about how this place works, so there's plenty of room for discovery. It might turn out to be easier than we think to get 'em out.

[tothosewhobait]

Mm... I may not be fond of Leona, but I don't want him to be trapped here.

[doublefried]

Yeah, I don't want anyone to be stuck here.

[tothosewhobait]

Even if he did use his signature spell to destroy all my contracts...

[doublefried]

Contracts?

[tothosewhobait]

They....help. With my signature spell. I don't make them anymore though...

[doublefried]

Huh. That was rude of him.

[tothosewhobait]

It...caused me to blot. Mmmm...have I mentioned overblot before?

[doublefried]

Overblot... I don't think so? It doesn't sound familiar.

[tothosewhobait]

[Shifts slightly, laying back against the pillows and pulling the other man down with him]

So...to explain. In our world we don't have quirks. We have magic and signature spells... People can be different levels of proficient in elemental magic, but most strong mages have what's known as a signature spell. A type of magic unique to that mage. So, in a sense, that is our equivalent. What we have that your world doesn't is the idea of "overblot". If there is too much negative energy or emotions....or we overuse our magic...we can go, essentially, magically berserk. Overblot can lead to death. And once you've overblotted, you are more prone to blot in the future.

[doublefried]

[ gently cuddling up ]

Ah... so is there a risk of that here?

[tothosewhobait]

Mhmm. I've overblotted before...so have Vil and Jamil though I don't think they know that... So, if I need to use my signature spell, I'll try to aim for a contract.

[doublefried]

What's your signature spell? If that's okay to ask, anyway.

[tothosewhobait]

[H....esitates. Fidgeting under him.]

To put it simply? I can do it without a contract, it's just safer for me to get a contract, but... I can take other peoples' abilities for myself.

[doublefried]

[ ... pets his hair more ]

So I guess the contract thing is because that's a really powerful ability?