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[ledbythewind]

[Anyone who happens to walk by on the road beside House 28 this evening will be treated to a rather unusual sight: a cloud of fireflies hovering around the front lawn, greenish-yellow lights flickering as they fly back and forth, following the movement of a tiny orb of light.

Closer inspection reveals the source of said orb of light as Richard, who is seated in the grass-- he's using a tiny bit of Hyt's power to combine with his own magic (the base for a Holy Lance, not that he's going to cast the entire thing), creating a soft white glowing sphere that hovers a couple of inches above his finger. As he moves his hand to trace mindless patterns in the night air, the orb follows it, and the fireflies follow that in a parade of blinking lights. Richard can't quite hide his amusement at this, reflected in the slight smile on his face. It may be an odd way to spend one's birthday, but to Richard, it's more than fine-- not that he doesn't appreciate what Asbel and the others have done for him. He just needs a little time to himself to unwind after all of that.

But if anyone wanders by, he'll be happy to converse with them. He wouldn't be in a public place if he didn't feel like talking to anyone, after all.]

Comments

[ledbythewind]

Of course. You can just use the light I've already made-- you don't need to know anything about magic at all for that. I'll do all the work on that end.

[piealchemist]

I can?

[She looks at the light for a moment before reaching out to try touching it.]

So, like ... this?

[ledbythewind]

Yes, just let it hover over your hand like that. The fireflies should follow it when you move your hand around.

[He uses a tiny whiff of wind to float the orb over towards Rorona to make it easier for her to try it for herself.]

[piealchemist]

[When the orb is over Rorona's hand, she nods before waiting for the fireflies to follow to it's new location. Just that is enough to make her look excited about the whole thing.]

Hehehe, wow ...! So, I just move it like this ...

[She tries moving her hand a little, slowly, to see how the fireflies react to it.]

[ledbythewind]

[The orb follows the movement of her hand, and sure enough, the fireflies follow it in a cloud of blinking greenish-yellow lights, almost as if they're being tugged along on strings.]

From the looks of things, I'd say you're a natural.

[piealchemist]

[At this point, she probably looks like a small child with how giddy this seems to be making her. She keeps slowly moving her hand around in different directions.]

This is so cool--! Is this magic from your world?

[ledbythewind]

[Ffff Rorona you're adorable, and that enthusiasm is catching because Richard is now positively beaming too.]

In part, though it's mostly Filial magic. I just used a little of my own magic to help make the light brighter.

[piealchemist]

Wooow ... so this is Filial magic, huh? That's the magic anyone here can learn, isn't it?

[ledbythewind]

That's right. All you have to do is get in contact with the spirits and convince them to teach you. Of course, that's easier said than done for some of them.

[piealchemist]

Ohh ... So, some of them are nice about things, but other spirits are just grumpy about teaching you?

[She stops moving her hand around for the moment while she considers this.]

[ledbythewind]

Something like that. Hyt in particular can be difficult to get to cooperate-- it took me over a month just to get him to agree to teach me at all. I've heard that he'll sometimes turn people down if he decides he doesn't like them.

[piealchemist]

Really?

[Rorona looks at the light in her hands and frowns a little.]

That's kind of mean of him. But this is pretty cool, so maybe it's okay for him to be picky like that.

[ledbythewind]

[Richard just chuckles.]

I suppose he's allowed to be picky with powers like this. He probably doesn't want just anyone to be able to use them.

[piealchemist]

I see ... Then he must be one of the super powerful spirits or something. Oh! Or maybe it's because light is really useful no matter what you're using it for!

[ledbythewind]

Or perhaps he's just a grouchy old man.

[You never know. Spirits can be grumpy too, right? It would certainly explain a lot of things.]

[piealchemist]

Ooh, maybe! He might be some kind of spirit guru that all the other spirits listen too, or something. Like a grandpa spirit!

[GUESS WHO'S NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE HYT IN HER LIFETIME ......]

[ledbythewind]

[RICHARD IS SORT OF GETTING THAT FEELING...]

In that case, it might be a good idea to be especially polite to him the way you would to your own grandpa.

[piealchemist]

Hmm, yeah. I think you're right about that.

[So, she looks at the ball of light floating above her hand.]

Hello, Hyt-y! I hope the weather hasn't been causing you any joint problems lately! I'll make you a nice healing salve if you need any help with that!

[That's what people say to their grandpas right.]

[ledbythewind]

I'm not sure Hyt has any joints to have problems with, but I'm sure he'd appreciate the thought nonetheless. Maybe he could use the healing salve for something else instead.

[He's trying very hard not to laugh at this, even though he DID sort of instigate it.]

[piealchemist]

Oh ... [ ... ] Well, maybe I can give it as an offering! I heard that some spirits like offerings, so maybe a grandpa spirit would like them even more?

[ledbythewind]

An offering as a wish for good health... yes, that just might work. What a wonderful idea!

[piealchemist]

Great! Does he have some kind of shrine or something I could leave it at?

[ledbythewind]

Not that I'm aware of, but it couldn't hurt to ask around.