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[sendinthecavalry]

So.

[It's a wonderful way to start a video out, Cayde's quite aware of that; eloquence, thy name is Exo.]

Anyone feeling a little...strange recently? Perhaps a bit normal?

[He's weedling for answers and not being subtle about it, no apologies ever. Not when he can feel his Light racing through his veins in sharp pulses. The start and stop nature of it, and what Astoria had said previously about the temple itself, is equal parts comforting and horrifying. One moment he feels alive and the next nothing, back to nothing more than a dulled machine.]

I know our lovely lady in the sky supposedly gave us all magic, I don't know I've only seen it, but I mean. Anyone feeling a little bit more like themselves then they have in a while?

[This is way too much of a coincidence.]

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[sendinthecavalry]

Oooookay, two out of three is still...look, if you ever start hearing voices and feeling fingertips on the surface of your minddddddd you let someone know, okay? Like, asap, preferably before anything else weird happens.

[activatingcombatmode]

[unsure face]

... Yeah, I don't think that happens much where I'm from... But thanks?

[sendinthecavalry]

Consider yourself lucky, then!

But really, go on about this magic. Like, don't skimp on the details.

[activatingcombatmode]

If I tell you more about my magic you have to tell me more about your magic.

[He's laughing. Seriously though, he's pretty damn curious.]

My magic comes from those rocks and they're called materia. They're made up on the lifeforce of the earth so they're literally contained energy sources. Get a fire one, you can cast fire. Get a thunder one, you can zap shit. That's pretty much the basics of it. They usually have to be slotted into weapons and armour to help with aim and the strength of the spells. Plus it's easier to carry them around.

[sendinthecavalry]

I mean, it's not magic it's pure, unadulterated badassness, but sure, we can shoot the shit.

[Earth lifeforce though? Interesting, and honestly not as far fetched as he would have thought.]

So magic rocks. [Yes.] Where do they come from though? I mean, I've seen some pretty impressive rocks in my day but all of them generally came from some freaky big-bads or weird magic stuff.

[activatingcombatmode]

[Great. Now Zack has to go back to his history and science lessons to try and remember exactly how it works. What did Sephiroth say once...]

Uhhh. Right, they come from mako springs. Openings in the earth where the uh... Life of the planet seems out. The energy in the spring gets condensed and pop you get magic rocks.

[Nailed it.]

[sendinthecavalry]

Okay. So. Magic rocks that pop out of the Earth, got it.

[He's actually willing to take that at face value, it's not any stranger than anything back home. Maybe that's a little worrying.]

And then you just scoop 'em up and whoosh! Magic!?

[activatingcombatmode]

Haha, well there's a little learning and getting used to how to use em. Don't want to just pick one up and blast your own arm off. That's why most people attach them to weapons and armour.

So, what about you, man? What's all this about whispering and dark corners?

[sendinthecavalry]

Can confirm: losing an arm sucks, a lot. I can definitely understand that sentiment.

[But really...]

Oh not me, no whispers here. Friend of mine, see she's got this rock? Glows green, apparently talks to her, honestly it's a little bit of a downer sometimes.

[activatingcombatmode]

[Has this guy lost an arm or two? He has Zack's sympathies. That's rough.]

Yeah, I don't think rocks are supposed to talk. You sure she's alright?

[Or is she kind of crazy like another person with silver hair he knows that talks to rocks??]

[sendinthecavalry]

Oh she's absolutely not alright. [It's said as a fact, just as casually as if they're talking about the weather.] Got some real spooky stuff going on with her, enough to give a guy the creeps. So you see why talking rocks are bad news, yeah?

[activatingcombatmode]

[Talking rocks are bad, man.]

Yeah. I'll pass on those kinds of rocks, thanks.