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Okay, so... what was that thing a few weeks ago? I remember seeing something exploding, and... No. I'm not gonna think about that right now. That... creeped me out. [Guess she's still spooked by the Bad End virus... In any event, she shakes her head.]

Anyway, life's surprisingly dull around here, so I'm working out some new magic... It still needs a name, and I'm not sure on the incantation yet, but it looks like this.

[Rita takes a few steps back so you can see all of her, and closes her eyes; she's out in a clearing in the woods. A purple magical circle comes to life under her and starts to shine, and after a few seconds the circle blazes and her eyes snap open, a sphere of darkness suddenly appears near a stump and explodes into darkness, leaving behind... not much, where the stump was. Rita grins at the result.]

So, what do you think?

Comments

[mightletyouknowme]

You can make new magic?

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It takes some work, but yeah. There's a lot of research and testing involved, and there's a lot of math to it. There's some restrictions on what kinds of magic I can make, too; no matter what I do, I can't get light magic to work, to give you an idea. I can't heal, either; that's something else entirely.

[At mention of healing, Rita's face turns pensive, but it passes after a few moments.]

[mightletyouknowme]

[For now, Sena doesn't notice.]

Can you teach magic to people?

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[There's a long pause before Rita's answer, and she's careful about how she words it.]

I could teach you, but Yuri implied that other worlds than ours didn't have aer. That's what our bodhi blastia use as fuel for spellcasting, among other things, and without it... I don't know if you'd be able to use artes anywhere but here.

Plus, there's the matter of actually having a bodhi blastia. They're not exactly abundant.

[mightletyouknowme]

But if I get one, you can teach me to use it there?

[blahblahblah]

If you can find one, sure. I'm serious, they're not easy to come by. I only have mine because of my position with the Empire's blastia labs.

And why do you want to learn magic in the first place?

[mightletyouknowme]

Yuri will help me find one! [He probably won't.]

[Eyes all but show up in her eyes.] Wouldn't it be amazing? I'm a very fast learner so I could do it easy.

[blahblahblah]

Optimism may be a good thing, but it has its limits, Sena. We'll see, though.

And let me make one thing crystal clear. I don't mind if you have fun with magic. I invite it. But magic is more than an art for me; it's a science, and any student of mine will show it the respect it deserves.

[mightletyouknowme]

Heh, I can do that!