Thirteenth Link

[colorbymemory]

Who: Namine and YOU
What: Namine takes some time to practice magic
Where: Traverse Town, Fourth District.
When: Sometime in what would be the afternoon
Warnings: None should be needed


Normally, Namine would have been one of the first to revisit Twilight Town when it opened again. She'd missed the chance to visit. Before she could, though, she'd seen the conversations on the communicators about possible new, more dangerous Nightmares. If that was the case, she should wait until others had verified the worlds were safe.

For right now, Traverse Town was safe enough and she hadn't been able to get out to practice her magic much. She knew she should practice her fire and lightning spells, since they were her weakest, but they were also her least favorite and the most difficult for her to cast. She decided to start with Blizzard. It was a good warm up.

Her new Iceguin Ace, Frosty, seemed to like it as well. When she froze a patch of ground, he dove and slid, Archimedes flapping in the air around him as if demanding why he was acting so undignified. It was so funny, Namine couldn't help laughing.

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[timeywimeyorb]

Setsuna hadn't gotten much of a chance to explore the worlds before they had been sealed off. However, she wanted to make sure she had what she needed settled here before adventuring again. Errands were nothing new and, as usual, Phoebe and Maia were out to help her.

She paused as she crossed through the Fourth District, watching as Phoebe bounded ahead. She noticed the girl practicing ice magic, "Phoebe! Watch out!"

Too late, Phoebe hit the ice and went sliding by, spinning around a few times. Setsuna shook her head in amusement and strolled forward, "Phoebe, are you all right?"

[colorbymemory]

The one bad thing about Traverse Town was there were so few places that were relatively safe, yet out-of-the way enough to practice magic. In this case, practicing in an area where others might walk through had been unavoidable. Namine heard Setsuna's warning shout, but it was too late for her to catch Phoebe.

Fortunately, Frosty acted quickly, waddling over to make sure Phoebe was okay and help her up if she needed it. You okay little dude-er, dudette? Meanwhile, Archimedes gave a few scolding shrieks. Honestly, his Person and fellow Spirits could be so silly sometimes.

Namine turned to Setsuna. "I'm sorry, I should have been more careful."

[timeywimeyorb]

Phoebe was mostly just startled, thankfully, and she pops back onto her feet thanks to the help from Frosty. She's fine! Really! Actually that was kind of fun and she spins back and pokes at the ice with her tail. Maia just shakes her head, Phoebe can be silly sometimes too.

"It's all right. I think she actually enjoyed it." Setsuna examines the ice and then looks to the girl, "You made the ice, right?"

[colorbymemory]

Frosty grins and rubs Phoebe's head. Good, no harm done. Now, how about a sliding lesson so she's prepared next time? Above them, Archimedes gives what only be a groan of defeat and disgust and goes to perch somewhere away from these dunderheads.

Namine gave a sigh of relief that all was well before answering the question. "Yes, I was practicing my magic."

[realmenknitplushies]

Ah. It looked like someone else had taken his usual training spot around town today. Still, no harm done; and wandering into the scene of a penguin playing around like that was definitely enough to make Kanji stop and grin, Naminé's laughter somewhat contagious as he watched.

[colorbymemory]

Namine hadn't realized she was taking over someone's spot, and she'd be happy to share. It looked like she had company now, too. She looked over at Kanji and gave a shy smile. For his part, Frosty waddled over to play welcoming committee. Hey, dude, you want to slide, too?

[realmenknitplushies]

Well, it was hardly as if he could call dibs on the place, after all... oh. He paused for a moment, lifted a hand to wave back. "Hey. Did you do this or was it him?" he asked, curious.

[colorbymemory]

Even so, changes in the usual routine took some getting used to. Namine had her own usual spots she was looking forward to getting back to. "I did, when I was practicing some magic."

Some of Namine's old shyness around new people was returning. Not that the boy--Kanji?--was a total stranger. She'd seen some communicator posts from him.

[realmenknitplushies]

"That's cool." ...Wait a second. In this context, did he really just say that? "Uh. Neat. Looks like you're pretty good with it, huh." Not that he's exactly much of an expert at what's what with this brand of magic.

[colorbymemory]

Namine smiled. He might not have meant the pun, but it lightened the mood enough for her to relax a little. "I guess so, but I'm still learning myself." After a pause, she'd realized she'd forgotten something important. "Oh! I'm Namine, and this is Frosty, and Archimedes."

She gestured towards her Spirits as she introduced them.

[realmenknitplushies]

"Nice to meet ya all." He gave a smile right back. "Uh, I'm Kanji - little guy's Plum, big guy's Jet," he filled in as the Dream Eaters caught up to him.

[wavesinherheart]

As far as Aqua was concerned, new Nightmares didn't necessarily mean that the other would were any less safe than they usually would have been. Not that she was in much of a hurry to check them out herself, but that's mostly because she figures it might be just as well to make sure that things are doing well enough here as well.

It's her own Dream Eaters that notice the ice patch first, as her Pricklemane comes to a stop just before stepping onto the ice proper. It might not have any probably with ice in the long run, but a little caution never hurt.

Aqua herself follows close beyond, although it's Naminé who has her attention instead.

"Did you make that, or did he?"

[colorbymemory]

Considering that the usual Nightmares could be enough to give Namine a challenge sometimes, anything more dangerous was something to be careful of. Besides, Wash would be upset if he found out that she'd gone by herself before anyone had checked. Better to be safe than sorry.

Frosty stood back to give the Pricklemane some room. He was usually pretty steady even on ice, but he didn't want to risk bumping into someone trying to be careful. Sliding was fun, but making someone go for a slide they didn't want wasn't cool.

Namine smiled at the Spirits and then looked up at Aqua. "I did. I was practicing some magic."

[wavesinherheart]

Anything more than the usual Nightmares could be a challenge. Even for Aqua, but as it is, she's not in any hurry to go exploring. Not when she's gotten used to Traverse Town. So the idea of exploring can wait for a time.

"It's very nicely done."

She hasn't had much of a chance to use her own magic for simple things, but she still remembers enough of it to know that Naminé's done a good job of it. And that the Dream Eaters are enjoying it as well certainly doesn't hurt. Even if not all of their respective Dream Eaters are taking advantage of the option.

[colorbymemory]

For Namine, being restricted to one world when she'd just gotten used to exploring had been frustrating. She was used to Traverse Town, and liked it, but having had that taste of freedom, being suddenly limited again was unpleasant. When it came to Nightmares, though, she could be sensible and wait until the coast was clear.

"Thank you. You know magic, too?"

Namine was still at the level where she was still working on simple things. Ienzo had been a good teacher, though, so what she'd learned, she'd learned well. At least, she thought she had. It was nice to have that confirmed.

[wavesinherheart]

"I do."

She's not surprised that most people don't seem to know, really. She hasn't been much involved in most of the more major battles lately, and most of the time, people don't seem to around when she's taking care of the smaller sort of of Nightmare. But she most certainly knows magic, given that it was one of the things that all three of them had been taught, so many years ago.

Besides, even if Naminé is still working on the small things, that's alright. Everyone has to start somewhere.

[colorbymemory]

Namine perked up when Aqua confirmed her thought. It was nice to meet another person who could do magic, and maybe the same kind of magic she'd learned. Since she didn't get involved in major battles (the others had made their feelings regarding that quite clear), and practiced in quiet areas, most of the others didn't know how well she knew magic, either.

"Really? What kind of spells do you know? I know Blizzard, and Cure, and Thunder and Fire."

Mostly the basics, but yes, one had to start somewhere.

[wavesinherheart]

Very definitely the same kind. Not at the levels that Naminé knows them, no. But they're the same at the end of things. Just more highly advanced, and even if she's not really thinking about being a teacher (for all that she'll likely have an apprentice of her own someday) it can be just as comforting to know that someone else knows the same sorts of things.

"The same kind, I think. If you were using Blizzard to make the ice patches, that is."

It's a reasonable assumption though, given the names of the spells and that's enough for a start.

[dork_of_keys]

Sora's Spirits heard the commotion before Sora did. Recognizing the voices of friends, they'd taken off to go say hello. So Namine was going to be joined by Bruce and the still unnamed Escarglow a short bit before Sora got there. He'd long since given up trying to get them to wait up when they took off to investigate things. Given that they invariably lead him to either friends or something that he could help with, he couldn't exactly complain anyway. Though, was a little warning really too much to ask?

[colorbymemory]

A little warning was never too much to ask for. Namine herself was a little startled to be suddenly joined by two Spirits. It didn't take her long to recognize them, though, and she and Frosty hurried to say hello.

Archimedes, however, seemed eager to let the new arrivals know just what he thought of Spirits who didn't give any warning before they came charging in. Honestly, didn't their Person teach them any manners. Frosty rolled his eyes. Cool it, dude, they're friends.

[dork_of_keys]

Sora arrived just a bit behind his Spirits, shaking his head in mild, if fond, exasperation. He was smiling, though. His Spirits could be a handful sometimes, but they came through when it counted.

"Hey. We're not intruding, are we?"

[colorbymemory]

Namine smiled over at Sora when he arrived. Handful though they might be, his Spirits were welcome, as was he. In response to his question, she shook her head.

"No. I was practicing, but Frosty decided we needed a rest."

Nevermind that she hadn't been practicing for very long before the impromptu rest.

[dork_of_keys]

As long as he wasn't interrupting anything, it wasn't going to bother him. And it was good to hear that she was practicing magic.

"That's cool. How's that been going?" He would certainly help her with that, if she wanted.

[colorbymemory]

Magic being Namine's best method of defense even when just walking around town, practicing and trying to improve was a good thing. Of course, for the moment she was stuck working the spells Ienzo had been able to teach her before he left.

"Okay. I need to work on Fire and Thunder a little more, but I don't like those as much." While she wasn't one to avoid doing something just because she didn't like it, magic seemed tricky in that if she had an aversion to the spell it wouldn't work as well. Help would be welcome.

[dork_of_keys]

"Oh. Hmm." Sora could sort of understand how those two spells could be a little troublesome, in more ways than one. Although, he wasn't quite sure yet how to help with that.

"Well, okay. How are you doing with other spells?" Maybe that was a better place to start.