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[brodakota]

Who: North, Theta, and whoever joins them
What: North practices magic, Theta practices with a slingshot
Where: Ponyville, probably near the Far
When: Afternoon ish?After the lessons with the princesses
Warnings: General Freelancer warning.


While the lessons with the Princesses had gone well, North still felt under prepared. The basics were one thing, but fighting nightmares was another and he was going to need a lot more practice before he could even think about taking them on. His spirits were determined, but North didn't want to rely on them for everything.

He'd set up a few crude targets around the Apple family farm, and collected a few rocks as well, the goal being to turn them into projectiles, and see how effective they were before he started playing around with the slingshot. It wasn't the most effective weapon, but hopefully, it would work. He did better with distance anyway.

Theta stood nearby with his own target and rocks, trying to get the slingshot to work. He was having trouble retaining the tension of the elastic with his little arms. But he was getting better.

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[brodakota]

North nods. He supposes that he has been pushing himself a little, a way to deal with everything that's been going on.

"Yeah, using magic does take a lot more focus than anything else I've had to do."

[shadearchivist]

Ienzo nodded. "That's to be expected. On a basic level, what you're doing with the rocks is imposing your will on the reality of the world around you."

[brodakota]

"I'm usually the one being imposed on." It's said with a laugh. He's a soldier, he takes orders, or deals with his friend's shenanigans. "But that's a good way to think about it. At least the rocks seem to listen."

[shadearchivist]

"It's true of many things that people do," Ienzo said. "Magic just tends to be more direct about it."

sorry, lost the tag

[brodakota]

"No kidding," North said. "So how have you been, Ienzo? Getting used to being a pony?"

np

[shadearchivist]

"Mostly. It's less difficult for us, I think, than for people who gained wings. Transformation magic isn't particularly my favorite," Ienzo admitted, making a face. "It's necessary sometimes, I suppose."

Re: np

[brodakota]

"Yeah. York's become a terror with his. More than usual anyway."

Although, hopefully the other freelancer had seen some improvement.

"Have you been to many worlds that make you transform?"

[shadearchivist]

"Not terribly many, no," Ienzo said. "They aren't that common."

[brodakota]

"This is just one of the exceptions then. Do I want to know what to expect from some of the others?"

Just in case they showed up here, though North was somewhat hopeful that they wouldn't. He didn't want to have to adjust to a whole new form again.

[shadearchivist]

"Hm...well, if we arrive on an underwater world, the transformation should be instantaneous, in order to allow you to breathe. Unless of course you're simply allowed to breathe underwater there. It can be complicated." Ienzo hadn't had to go on missions to worlds such as that himself, but they were out there.

[brodakota]

"So what your saying is that we could all become fish in the next world?" North asked. "Or at least, it's a possibility?"

One animal transformation under his belt is enough for him, thank you.

[shadearchivist]

"It's possible but I hope not. There's always a learning curve with new forms," Ienzo sighed.

[brodakota]

North shifted from hoof to hoof.

"Yeah, I've kind of noticed," he laughs. "They didn't prepare us for ponies in basic."

[shadearchivist]

"I don't think anything could prepare you for ponies," Ienzo sighed.

[brodakota]

"Fair point," North laughs again. "I have to admit that magic made more sense."

[shadearchivist]

"Of course it does. Magic is everywhere." Ienzo smiled at North though; obviously it wasn't true for him.

[brodakota]

"Depends on what kind of magic you're talking about," North replied.

[shadearchivist]

"I do wonder if there is any magic in your universe that you just haven't discovered," Ienzo admitted.

[brodakota]

"There might be. You hear stories about weird technologies being found often, so maybe that's a form of magic. I don't know about actual magic though."

North was trying to think of better examples, but this really wasn't his forte.

[shadearchivist]

"I would like to see it for myself someday, but I don't know if that's possible," Ienzo said.

[brodakota]

"I don't know if there's anything like that on board the Mother of Invention, but if other parts of my world show up, you might have your chance."

Although, if he was being honest, North wouldn't exactly be pleased to see the Covenant show up.