Well, I told the joke to Sasuke and he didn't get it. I think it's a translation thing. So he suggested I change the punchline to "calendar" because calendars always go beneath clocks, or smth.
Anyway, he wanted me to ask people which was better. You're the first person I checked with, so he's winning by a landslide of 1 vote.
I've been working hard on my barrier magic and imbuing stuff with other stuff.
(eloquence, thy name is jonas.)
We should maybeeeee practice together sometime? Counter spells are super hard to work on without a witch for a partner. I'd be down for smth like that.
[Abjuration and enchantment, he recalls Jonas mentioning them at the time, though too distracted by the tension of being pantsed in a public place with foreign hands healing his injury. Now he has a clearer head.]
Spells which are focused around protection, defense, and support. [You're a perfect sidekick, Jonas.] I see.
There are a few techniques I am inclined to try. I don't require a partner for it. However, measuring skill level and the interaction between classes of magic could be valuable. Are you prepared for this? [Ominous...]
Yeah, I really don't want to do much fighting. I will if I have to, but I figure other ppl are stronger than me in that regard. There are like...... real gods here.
That said, I'm prepared. If I wasn't, I wouldn't have offered. And tbh I think I'm uniquely suited for the role.
[Ig, js, p, smth, rn... what are they, what do these things mean. He's ignored them up until this point, because they haven't impeded his ability to understand the message, but it's low key infuriating.]
(just going to leave him with that message while he packs things he deems necessary. his spell tome, some homemade granola bars (his specialty), and a change of clothes. because lord knows anything could happen, especially when itachi seems just the kind of shinobi to specialize in evocation as well as the illusion from the dream.
better safe than sorry.)
Alright, this trip over won't take me long. Will I know the spot when I see it?
[Jonas, you're packing like this is an overnight trip. ... Good survival instinct.]
Perhaps. It is an empty lot close to the Bright Wall. I will wait for you there.
[Yeah, he picked the literal slums of the city. Perfect for privacy. Meanwhile, Itachi prepares himself to head out with considerably less supplies, setting a brisk pace as he crosses over the Temese river.]
(he just ignored his all caps... good survival instinct. mildly put out by itachi's attitude, he drops a bomb on him:)
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(time to strike out, wondering if itachi knows what venturing beyond the bright wall—despite their training being well-contained and safely within—means for the monsters. probably; he seems like the smart type. always watching, perceptive, waiting to turn problems on their heads. that's so like sasuke that he smiles, wondering why they seem almost cool to one another. no matter. time will tell.
it takes him a surprisingly short time to get there, only mildly out of breath when he does recognize the area.)
Heeey, man. I– whew. Good to see you. I pretty much ran here. (shaking his arms out, before his thumbs hook into his knapsack's straps.) I haven't been to this area in a while... I wonder how the locals are doing on the outskirts...
[In Itachi's mind, that message was made in error and sent unfinished. Hm... He'll look past it as unnecessary so long as Jonas doesn't follow it up with anything. You silly kids.
He's already there and waiting when Jonas makes his appearance, familiar face bobbing into view, bright now in the daylight. Itachi himself is a pillar dressed in all-black where he stands at the center of the empty lot. The buildings around them are derelict and abandoned; a good place to practice magic without interference.]
I visited the outskirts earlier this week. Some are providing relief efforts and medical care, though their resources are somewhat limited. [Itachi slides a bag off his shoulder, setting it on the ground. It's the same one he got from Stiles, but it's not carrying leeks today. Mysterious...] Demonstrate to me one of your barrier spells, Jonas. [SNAP TO IT.]
Yeah, uh, the alchemy provisioning students brought some stuff out there recently... and my teacher explained how long it's been going on for? Seems every world has a class divide. (much to his dismay, feeling terribly for the people who live beyond the wall.
it seems unfair, with all of the unoccupied cottages left to the mirrorbound, that the healthy aren't invited to live within. that they've be sacrificed to the cwyld infection isn't right, but that's not what they came here for. jonas' eyes lower, dropping his bag to reach within himself for a spell. it's activated without much showmanship, a simple raise of his arms; palms out, he draws the sea green magic forward until thumbs touch.)
First Barrier. (it connects, as impenetrable as his focus which is a dangerous variable. not today, not with the grounding feeling of his new bond.) How does it look?
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What is 'Tim'?
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Thank you for participating in this poll. You've supported your brother's cause. He'll be very happy to hear it.
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I don't understand.
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Anyway, he wanted me to ask people which was better. You're the first person I checked with, so he's winning by a landslide of 1 vote.
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You should consider asking more than one person if you're truly devoted to this joke.
[What a bad sample size... and also biased.]
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Once I ask other earthlings, LOL
(no THIS is biased.)
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Are you focused primarily on healing spells, or are there others?
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I'll trade you. What sorts of things are you reading at the college library?
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[Hence the question. Now, kindly, trade back that answer.]
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I've been working hard on my barrier magic and imbuing stuff with other stuff.
(eloquence, thy name is jonas.)
We should maybeeeee practice together sometime? Counter spells are super hard to work on without a witch for a partner. I'd be down for smth like that.
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Spells which are focused around protection, defense, and support. [You're a perfect sidekick, Jonas.] I see.
There are a few techniques I am inclined to try. I don't require a partner for it. However, measuring skill level and the interaction between classes of magic could be valuable. Are you prepared for this? [Ominous...]
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That said, I'm prepared. If I wasn't, I wouldn't have offered. And tbh I think I'm uniquely suited for the role.
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Very well. Then meet me at this location in the Residential District when you are ready.
[More practiced at it now, Itachi sends the image of a map with a small area to the west circled.]
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But yeah I'm ready.
(wonders if he should be texting )
Is this where you live?
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No. I wouldn't send you that location.
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(just going to leave him with that message while he packs things he deems necessary. his spell tome, some homemade granola bars (his specialty), and a change of clothes. because lord knows anything could happen, especially when itachi seems just the kind of shinobi to specialize in evocation as well as the illusion from the dream.
better safe than sorry.)
Alright, this trip over won't take me long. Will I know the spot when I see it?
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Perhaps. It is an empty lot close to the Bright Wall. I will wait for you there.
[Yeah, he picked the literal slums of the city. Perfect for privacy. Meanwhile, Itachi prepares himself to head out with considerably less supplies, setting a brisk pace as he crosses over the Temese river.]
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(time to strike out, wondering if itachi knows what venturing beyond the bright wall—despite their training being well-contained and safely within—means for the monsters. probably; he seems like the smart type. always watching, perceptive, waiting to turn problems on their heads. that's so like sasuke that he smiles, wondering why they seem almost cool to one another. no matter. time will tell.
it takes him a surprisingly short time to get there, only mildly out of breath when he does recognize the area.)
Heeey, man. I– whew. Good to see you. I pretty much ran here. (shaking his arms out, before his thumbs hook into his knapsack's straps.) I haven't been to this area in a while... I wonder how the locals are doing on the outskirts...
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He's already there and waiting when Jonas makes his appearance, familiar face bobbing into view, bright now in the daylight. Itachi himself is a pillar dressed in all-black where he stands at the center of the empty lot. The buildings around them are derelict and abandoned; a good place to practice magic without interference.]
I visited the outskirts earlier this week. Some are providing relief efforts and medical care, though their resources are somewhat limited. [Itachi slides a bag off his shoulder, setting it on the ground. It's the same one he got from Stiles, but it's not carrying leeks today. Mysterious...] Demonstrate to me one of your barrier spells, Jonas. [SNAP TO IT.]
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it seems unfair, with all of the unoccupied cottages left to the mirrorbound, that the healthy aren't invited to live within. that they've be sacrificed to the cwyld infection isn't right, but that's not what they came here for. jonas' eyes lower, dropping his bag to reach within himself for a spell. it's activated without much showmanship, a simple raise of his arms; palms out, he draws the sea green magic forward until thumbs touch.)
First Barrier. (it connects, as impenetrable as his focus which is a dangerous variable. not today, not with the grounding feeling of his new bond.) How does it look?
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