revenance_rpg | Thirteenth Link

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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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?

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.

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?"

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.

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.

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.

"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.

For Namine it was definitely a mental block. She didn't like lightning thanks to it's association with Larxene in her mind. While she had no problems with fire in the abstract, imagining things burning was unsettling.

Sora had picked the correct starting point. Namine smiled. "I'm best at Cure, and pretty good at Blizzard and Gravity."

Truth be told, the kind of damage any spell could do was unsettling if one thought about it too much. It was also true that some were more gruesome than others, of course. But that didn't need to be discussed at the moment.

Sora smiled at the response, "That's good. Say, if you ever want someone to practice with, just ask... er, come to think of it, I'm not really doing anything right now." Maybe he could figure out how to help with her issues with Fire and Thunder, whatever they were, if they practiced together a bit. Who knew?

Unfortunately for Namine, a trick she'd hit on at the beginning of her magic lessons was focusing by imagining the spell's intended effects. This was fine with, say, Cure or Reflect (which Ienzo had taught her, she'd just forgotten to mention it). It wasn't as good for something like Fire. Such things, though, were indeed a discussion for another time.

Namine's expression brightened. "You don't mind? That would help." Even if they don't work through her issues, just having someone to practice with would be welcome.

Sora smiled, "Of course I don't mind. Practicing with someone is better than practicing alone, right?" He means that, of course.

"It is." Namine smiled, looking relieved. She'd been meaning to look for someone to practice with, but the others were so busy, she didn't like to bother them. If Sora was offering, though, then accepting that should be okay.

Before she could say anything more, Frosty gave her a nudge. Hey, Person? The ice was starting to melt. Mind freshening it up a bit? Namine sighed. "Okay, but just one more time." When Frosty nodded, she cast Blizzard again.

Sora being Sora, even if he was busy he would probably put it aside for a bit to help out.

He watched as Namine cast Blizzard again. Using magic for recreation hadn't really occurred to him before, but it made a certain amount of sense looking at it now. That being said, he had used magic to light campfires on a few occasions, so it wasn't like uses outside of combat were foreign to him. He just hadn't thought of fun uses before. He chuckled a little at the Iceguin's antics, "I guess he's not quite ready to stop playing, is he?"

Bruce chattered at Frosty. Is sliding on ice really fun? Seems kinda cold.

That was definitely Sora-like. It was kind of him, and much appreciated.

Using magic for recreation hadn't occurred to Namine before, either. It had taken a happy accident plus a laid-back, fun-loving Spirit to clue her into the possibilities. Frostly happily began sliding again, chattering up at Bruce while he did so. Sliding was totally fun! A little cold, yeah, but worth it.

Namine smiled as she watched. "He seems to like to play, yes."

Anyway he could help.

That was probably the best way to discover a new way to have fun. Neither of the Spirits Sora had with him was exactly built for sliding, but the Escarglow was willing to try. It was kind of pathetic, though. The cold was a little too much for the snail. That and sliding called for being able to build up some speed and, well, that was one thing snails just weren't known for. Bruce decided he was a little too round and would probably end up rolling instead.

"It seems like all the Spirits do." Which wasn't a bad thing. Play time could be good for you. Although Sora had no way of knowing how long they'd been practicing before break time had been called, even if said break time had provided a small practice opportunity too.

Happy accidents hadn't been much of a part of Namine's life before now, so she was enjoying them. They were yet another new thing that wasn't entirely bad. She could get used to having them happen more often.

Frosty took a moment to take a step back and think. The Escarglow wasn't exactly built for sliding now--but what if he pulled into his shell? Then Frosty could push him around on the ice in his shell. How about that, dude?

Play time was necessary, and Namine's current guardian certainly made sure she wasn't working all of the day. Ienzo would be disappointed by how quickly she'd become distracted. However, he might have been mollified by the fact that she was, in a way, practicing as she played. Whatever the case, Namine nodded in agreement with Sora. "It seems like it's all they want to do unless they have to help us against Nightmares."

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/laaate... and short x_x

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Late tag is late, sorry.

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