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Post by Kachu on Mar 27, 2023 0:34:21 GMT
Mikoto shakes their head. “No. That was just silly. I nearly said something barbaric. Please forgive me.”
“Sibling is indeed fine. I, ah, do not have much of a preference. I suppose that makes the most sense…”
Mikoto hangs their head a while. Somehow during all of this they WERE making tea and now they’re serving it. Yeah, they’re that cool.
“Ah, of course, only if that’s something that interests you! I am your friend regardless, Faye. Even if you won’t wear the back brace for tea…”
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 27, 2023 16:18:21 GMT
"It does sound fun, it's just... I don't even really know what siblings do, you know?" Faye said.
Her eyes practically glimmered as Mikoto served her a cup. She wasted no time picking it up and drinking almost the entire thing, leaving a little bit for her familiar to taste it as well. "... Okay, I can see why the training might be worth it, but I still don't get what the back brace is for. Sorry."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 27, 2023 16:28:27 GMT
Mikoto blinks. "Impressive..."
"The brace is for your posture!" They exclaim. "It's important."
"Alas, my siblings and I never did much together. I'm afraid I can't say what they should be doing either... But, you know, I hardly think that's very important. But it matters not. Family is family, but I think the ties that bind us together go beyond that."
"A friend is someone you make. A friendship is something two people forge together. Family is full of bonds that you are born into. And those bonds are not necessarily the strongest..."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 28, 2023 0:39:44 GMT
"I know." Faye sighed, reaching for the kettle to serve herself some more tea. "... Uh, that wasn't meant to be dismissive or anything, just... I know how it feels."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 28, 2023 1:10:41 GMT
“How is the tea?” Mikoto changes gears kind of suddenly. “Is there any brunt else you’d need? I’d hate to treat a guest poorly…”
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 28, 2023 21:37:23 GMT
"Uh. Well, it's really good." Faye answered. She seemed unsure of what to say for a while, trying to occupy herself with drinking while her eyes flitted all over the room.
"... Hey. Do you like bladesmithing?"
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Post by Kachu on Mar 28, 2023 22:55:52 GMT
Mikoto nods. "If I didn't, I wouldn't still be doing it. Even if I have other hobbies, I wouldn't change anything I've done before this now."
"Though it's more of a shame I don't have much of a chance to do anything here..."
"How about you? With your talent, I mean."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 29, 2023 0:19:08 GMT
"It's... Well, I started doing it because I loved it, obviously, but it's not something I enjoy anymore, honestly..." Faye sighed. "Sorry. I thought maybe you'd be the same way, but. Yeah. Forget it."
"... What would you need to do it, anyways? We have a lot of magic to work with, you know."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 29, 2023 16:14:41 GMT
"Hmm. I see." Mikoto hangs their head a little. "I'm sorry I can't relate to you like that. But if you wish to chat about things over some tea, you'll know where to find me. Like we're doing now!"
Then, at the suggestion of using magic Mikoto's eye twitches. "Impossible! Unless you mean to suggest... Well, perhaps I could... but..."
Ultimately, they shake their head. "No, we lack enough to really get the ball rolling. I have tools, of course, but there is nothing like a forge around. Even if we could get some metal, nothing says its of good quality... and I don't suppose even all of us combined have enough SP to bring enough fire to the situation."
"Perhaps another day, when we're out of this..."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 30, 2023 18:20:15 GMT
"Oh. Right. SP and all..." Faye looked down sadly at her cup. "Still, I dunno, maybe you could make a cool sword with just Metel...?"
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Post by Kachu on Mar 30, 2023 18:56:35 GMT
"I suppose? But that would not be utilizing my skills well, I believe."
"Instead of toiling away in the kitchen, chopping food and frying spices... imagine if you were just handed a ready made meal you ordered. It's the same in the end, but asking a divine force for something to be dropped in the palms of your hand is far removed from crafting it yourself."
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 30, 2023 19:13:48 GMT
"I think I just don't get it. I'd much rather avoid the toiling." Faye sipped from her cup. "... It does make for pretty great tea though, clearly."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 30, 2023 19:24:29 GMT
“Why, it just feels like… a waste.” Mikoto sighs. “A waste of my life. If I can just get what I’ve been spending years and years doing at the snap of my fingers…? Then what does that mean for all my work? Where does that put me? A horseless carriage in a world of thunder and lighting…”
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Post by dootdoot on Mar 30, 2023 19:50:47 GMT
"Toiling years and years just to get handed what you were looking for without you having to put in any effort. I wonder how that would feel..." Faye looked like she just tasted something bitter. "Horseless carriage, huh..."
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Post by Kachu on Mar 30, 2023 19:57:56 GMT
"It would make my entire purpose obsolete."
"Though I recognize that one day, my practice will be obsolete. But that is not the entire thing, yes? Even if the modern and future world has no use for swords, smithing is still a technique to master. To be handed the ability to create blades out of nothing, then what have I spent years training to do?
"This magic is interesting, but I wish to keep it and my life's work separate."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 2, 2023 17:37:14 GMT
"Yeah. You know what, I think I get it, actually." Faye frowned. "It must be nice, having something you can improve at and feel rewarded. Congrats."
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Post by Kachu on Apr 3, 2023 15:14:02 GMT
"Hrmm... You don't sound too pleased." Mikoto lowers their shoulders.
"Still, I won't pressure you or anything... But I apologize if I made you upset, somehow..."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 3, 2023 15:42:16 GMT
"Forget it. It's stupid anyways." Faye said. She finished another cup of tea and sighed. "... You really won't teach me how to make this without a back brace?"
Her posture had not improved during this conversation. If anything, it got worse.
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Post by Kachu on Apr 3, 2023 16:41:53 GMT
"...Well, I suppose I could just teach the essentials..." Mikoto mumbles. "But it feels like such a waste to only go halfway..."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 3, 2023 21:02:16 GMT
"Well, maybe some of the training wouldn't be so bad..." Faye said. "But I'm not wearing a brace. Or waking up early."
"Afternoon tea with you every day would be fun though..."
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Post by Panda on Apr 4, 2023 9:39:32 GMT
[This FTE is now permanent!]
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Post by Kachu on Apr 4, 2023 16:24:01 GMT
Mikoto sighs, but Faye can probably tell it's mostly in jest. "Very well, then. You can... watch me prepare the tea. Though I usually have my routine in the morning, but..."
"If you want to, I can push it back for a friend."
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 5, 2023 0:10:18 GMT
"That would be nice, yeah." Faye answered. She tried to hide it, but she looked rather obviously happy about being considered Mikoto's friend.
Then they had tea for a while longer and the jackalope did something wacky idk we're skipping to chapter 3 this was agreed to in DMs thank you!
Within chapter 3, Faye could be found in the jail room. She seemed to be hard at work jabbing the cell door from the outside with a long, thin piece of purplish metal.
"Stupid... Ugh, why do I need to worry about this when I have magic! Stupid bear..." she grumbled. Within the jail cell, Jack the jackalope watched its master work with a frightening but patient gaze. It didn't seem bothered by its incarceration.
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Post by Kachu on Apr 5, 2023 14:30:30 GMT
Mikoto walks into the "just visiting" room with a jar of what appears to be small little tea cakes. "Oh!" They shout, finding that someone is already here.
"What's going on?" Mikoto approaches Faye, looking somewhat perplexed. That confusion only fades a little when they manage to notice what's inside the jail cell.
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 5, 2023 17:21:47 GMT
"I'm trying to- oh, Mikoto!" Faye ceased her jailbreak attempt immediately upon seeing she was talking to Mikoto. "Uh, hi! It's uh, I'm just, Jack got stuck in the cell, and..."
She was trying, rather unsuccessfully, to hide her tool behind her back as she talked. It was easy to see from the part that appeared over her head though, it looked very similar to a sword...
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Post by Kachu on Apr 6, 2023 17:22:13 GMT
"Oh dear!" Mikoto basically drops the jar they're holding and rushes over to the door. "Are they alright!? What happened!?"
They attempt to stare at the door and Jack through the other side. Can Jack fit through the bars...?
"Wait. You're trying to break the door? Would that demon be okay with it...?"
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 6, 2023 17:58:15 GMT
Unfortunately, Jack happened to be a rather fat jackalope, thanks to his steady diet of whiskey, mashed carrots, tea, flowers, the gummy flavors that Faye doesn't like, and any food left unattended in his presence for longer than 5 minutes. As such, he couldn't fit through the bars (unless this was later contradicted by the trial).
"I wasn't breaking it..." Faye answered. "I was just going to. Pry it open. By force."
"If I could just cast teleport..."
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Post by Kachu on Apr 6, 2023 18:07:26 GMT
“Pry it open…? Well, maybe that’s alright…”
Mikoto steps up next to Faye and tries REALLY hard to rip off the bars with their bare hands. It doesn’t work.
“Teleport… ah, don’t we have a spell for this exact situation?”
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Post by dootdoot on Apr 6, 2023 21:06:25 GMT
"I... I don't like unsummoning Jack. Even just for a little bit. I don't want to do it." Faye said, looking down. "He gets lonely. Familiars don't just stop existing if you dismiss them, you know."
Apparently forgetting that she was hiding it behind her back in the first place, she resumed trying to jam her sword into the door's mechanism. "So I'll just! I felt something give, a minute ago! This will work!"
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Post by Kachu on Apr 6, 2023 21:49:56 GMT
"Perhaps in the future, you should consider putting him through some tea training..." Mikoto mumbles, apparently oblivious to the sword.
"Hey, where did you get that thing from, anyways?" Nevermind. They noticed.
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