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[acatastoria]

[ there is a sudden sparking that emits from your magical watches and a hologram appears, showing a petit woman with dark hair. her eyes seem to hold a certain amount of mischief and light, and when she speaks, you listen. it's something about her; you are captivated by her presence, and you can't help but give her your attention. ]

Hello, hello, hello~! ♥

[ it's a trill of a voice, light and airy. ]

I know you've all just arrived~♥ but I wanted to introduce myself! To those who haven't met me, my name is Astoria! I know many of you are likely unhappy with being found here, and I understand. But the need is urgent, and dire, and I am in desperate need of your help, as is the universe in which we reside. There is much darkness, in this universe . . . plenty of worlds on the brink of collapse, or at the precipice of something great. It is my job -- our job -- to help where needed. Like superheroes, but a little less flashy!

[ she pauses. ]

No offense to the superheroes. -- but anyway! I want to let you know were we're going to go first.

[ she takes in a D E E P breath!! ]

There is a city, by the name of El Minha. It's beautiful, an oasis in the desert. There are many shops and stalls and the entire city is bustling, but El Minha is facing a difficult path. Transitions of power are hard, you know? And they have a new King, who is . . . probably nice, but the people there are suffering. Crime is at an all-time high, and King Kathashun can only do so much . . . if he's doing anything at all.

[ she brushes a loose piece of hair behind her ear, and astoria smiles a little. it is obvious, by now, that she's definitely bubbly and full of spirit, but she is deadly serious about her mission. ]

I truly believe that we have the ability to help those who need it most, and those people are in desperate need. So we're going to go there, explore, and talk to them! And maybe, just maybe, we can affect some good in this world, and change the tide for the better for these poor people.

[ she pauses. ]

So that's where we're going first! But before that, I'm here to greet you, to support you, and welcome you to my beautiful Temple. Please, please, please make yourselves at home! I'll be here if you have any questions. ♥

[ astoria pauses before lifting up a single finger, as if she's forgotten something important. ]

Oh, and please let me know if you find anything interesting or important or otherwise peculiar in the Temple! The Forest of the Fey is a magical place, and I'm keeping a careful eye on all of you explorers to make sure you don't get too lost, but my dear friends within the forest may like playing with you all, so be respectful of the wildlife! It may fight back. ♥

[ is she serious? the world may never know. ]

Comments

[acatastoria]

You had tutors? How lucky.

[ astoria sort of had to figure out how to manage her wealth of power by herself. nightmare status. ]

I'm alone, here -- I would have loved a teacher.

[bowtiedbones]

Sure, every post-grad magician is supposed to have one. It's like a master-apprentice thing? Or a graduate mentor, if you compare it to the mundane half of college. But they're just filling in the gaps of stuff I learned beforehand...

[hence her dropping most of her assigned tutors. why is she going to waste her time with stuffy theoretical-only necromancers?? she doesn't want to learn basics, she wants to summon more stuff!]

I can swap you some tips, though!

[acatastoria]

[ whoa, whoa, wait. ]

Post. . . . grad? College? You go to school for your magic?

[ astoria genuinely looks not only curious, but invested in this story. what an amazing concept. ]

Your world is truly amazing, Eliza.

[bowtiedbones]

Thanks! It is cool, isn't it? Even elementary schools have magic programs for the super beginner basics!

[acatastoria]

When did you start to learn your magic?

[ YOU'VE OPENED UP THE WORMHOLE ELIZA she has so many questions ]

[bowtiedbones]

[QUESTIONS, MY FAVORITE]

I started when I was six. My brother and his friend taught me.

[acatastoria]

Six.

[ that sounds like a very young age. ]

I remember that . . . or about your world, when I took you here. It's hard to keep everything straight with all of you here, sometimes, it's a lot of energy flying around. But I do remember a little bit.

[ she pauses. ]

You have the little pet in the lunchbox, right?

[bowtiedbones]

[Six is definitely not the recommended age for teaching kids beastmastery. but it's fine, she's fine, everything worked out fine.]

Oh! Yes! That's right, that's Lori!

[acatastoria]

Did you create Lori, or did you find Lori?

[ she sounds genuinely curious in finding out. magic is important to her, and learning about different kinds is definitely an area of interest. ]

[bowtiedbones]

How do you mean? I summoned her spirit together, but I didn't make her bones. She's at least 700 years dead.

[acatastoria]

I'm not really the summon-y spirit-y type of witch, so -- well, you answered my question!

[ how cool!! ]

Was she already named Lori, when you summoned her, or did you grant her that name?

[bowtiedbones]

I'm a necromancer, so I work with stuff that's already dead. I can't host them in anything but a body of the same type they came from— I mean, people have tried necromancy in clay vessels or statues or whatever a couple hundred years ago, but the disconnect is so brittle that it's basically useless.

Oh! But I did name her myself. That's important! Her name is part of her binding, and it's a cue for calling her on preset spellwork so I don't have to redraw a whole circle just to wake her up or direct her. The program is already all in there.

[acatastoria]

Ohhh...

[ how -- neat! ]

-- I'm not so sure if necromancy is really for me, but that's all very fascinating.

[bowtiedbones]

Thank you! It's a really small field, but I like it. Obviously the animations are, and "bringing things back" is what people think of first, but its best side is really the research potential. In practice, it's a hard science field!

[acatastoria]

Does it take anything out of you? To bring something back to life, or . . . well, animate them, I guess.

[ bringing people back to life is a bizarre subject, for her. she's never attempted it, and likely never will. unless u guys in the game go and die or something smh. people dying is something that's meant to be, sometimes. ]