( MINGLE - WEEK 4 )

[abhoth]

SURVIVORS: 32 The sun is shining, the air conditioner units hum as they always do, and a gentle morning breeze blows against the windows. The scent of pine cones and evergreen follow you wherever you go in the motel, save for the parking lot and outdoor pool. It seems like someone was very generous with the detergent while moping the floors. The two grandfather clocks (one on each floor) will ring with each passing hour, indicating the time of day without fail. With this knowledge — they'll note the motel will continue to be surrounded by fog until 8:00 AM on the dot. It is at that hour that the fog will begin to recede. Not enough to reveal the whole city, but enough to allow residents to explore some of the buildings surrounding the motel. And speaking of the buildings surrounding the motel, it seems like the Library is now open. How quaint. As a reminder, we are now accepting murder proposals for Week 4! If you're interested in having your character commit a murder this week, be sure to send in your proposal before Tuesday, 9:00 PM EST. Remember that we can't have a murdergame without any murders, so go forth and let the bodies hit the floor. As always, feel free to PM us or send us a PP over plurk if you have any questions! ( quick navigation ) ic rulebook | locations | statuses | room assignments private conversations | ic profiles | graveyard | full navigation

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[godly]

[Hmm. At the risk of sounding like he's leaning on... stereotypes??, Light asks-]

It sounds like you're fairly knowledgable on the subject. Are you one, yourself?

[rextenebrae]

Yes, I am. I suppose it was a little obvious, wasn't it?

[ He wouldn't blame him. ]

[godly]

[A shrug.]

I didn't want to assume.

What kind of magic do you specialize in?

[rextenebrae]

[ Knoll's eyes flicker down back at the card in front of him and then he finally finds his voice. ]

Dark magic. Though...for better or worse, I cannot access it here.

[ Then, he decides to read the card. ]

"The wizards knew only that this isle held a great mystery--and that patience alone would solve it."

[godly]

[In response to the card flavor text:]

How mysterious. Not unlike the situation we find ourselves in now -- with the addition of people wanting to harm each other, that is.

[But...more interestingly,] Dark magic? What does that consist of?

[rextenebrae]

[ He'll nod, and then take another pause. ]

I'd read the dark magic spell off of a tome, and then it'll usually attack my opponent in the form of the shadows themselves. It was rather simple and direct, nothing too difficult or extravagant.

I'd say the other mages had more sophisticated ways of unleashing the magic of different elements.

[godly]

[Light's taking this idle time to fan through his cards, though by no means does this mean he isn't listening.]

And is it a talent you have to work for, or does it come naturally to mages? Basically, can anyone wield magic?

[rextenebrae]

Well, not just anyone. You would need to have an affinity for magic and train or memorize the chants in order to be able to use it.

[ So it's a bit of both. ]

[godly]

[Interesting.]

Train? At a school, or something?

[Or is he leaning too much into those fantasy tropes again?]

[rextenebrae]

It depends. There are some learners of the craft do have teachers independent of schools or academies, but most mages do attend those, yes. As you can imagine, it's from quite a young age, since it is typically, but understandably difficult to learn magic from the beginning if one is older.

[ Which probably makes sense in the grand scheme of things. It's just how being human was. ]