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[Richard is up early this morning, out and about before most of the rest of the household is even awake. He's not about to let his odd sensitivity to any sort of wind stop him from getting things done-- instead, he simply bundles himself up until he looks more like a walking pile of coats and scarves than anything else before making his way in to the center of town for a shopping trip. Of course, the downside of said bundle of outer layers is that it's a bit hard for him to see, meaning that he might occasionally stumble into people or objects before he even realizes it...

His first stop is the grocery store, where he can be found consulting a list and selecting ingredients. Okay, maybe making a black forest cake is a bit ambitious on his end, but he wants to give it a shot anyway. It SOUNDS delicious, if nothing else.

Then he heads to the item store to grab a few more things, even though he'd already picked out his main present some time ago. Perhaps a new toy for Tiger Festival as well...

Of course, then he realizes that his recipe calls for cherry liqueur, which requires a stop by Good Spirits to pick some of that up.

Finally, he heads back home to House 28, where housemates will find him in the kitchen baking something that smells very delicious and very chocolatey. The end result may be a little lopsided and the frosting job definitely leaves something to be desired (maybe he should've whipped that whipped cream a bit more, it seems a little runny), but at least it smells good?]

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[Raising a brow now.]

Have you ever heard of anyone casting spells in their sleep?

I heard from Cheria that Pascal has done that very thing on more than one occasion. She even chanted the entire incantations when she did so.

[Then again, this is also Pascal.]

But that's Pascal!

[Repeating those same thoughts out loud.]

It's still proof that it is in fact possible.

[It's probably a good thing that Richard's sleep-talking is mostly nonsense.]

Alright, fine. So it's a good thing people can't do it that easily, then. Whatever.

[Siiigh.]

Still doesn't help me.

If you aren't sure what step to take next, why not ask the person who taught you about symbology in the first place? Surely they must have some ideas about what to do with your new skills.

... Yeah. I was considering that.

They would probably be of more help to you than I can.

Well... You're doing your best. I mean, I'm a tough student.

[The corner of his mouth quirks upward a little.]

I did manage to teach you how to create more fire, although the results weren't quite what I was expecting.

It's... probably best if I leave that element alone for now.

A little too much success for your tastes?

If you actually call that success...

You were able to create a larger fireball than you did before. I would say that counts as a success by anyone's standards.

By lighting my hand on fire!

Which means you just need to learn how to control that fire now that you're able to create it.

You make that sound so easy.

... Maybe I am better off using the elements that don't come with difficulty. Wouldn't want to accidentally burn something down.

[And Richard will just reach out and swat Isamu (lightly) in the back of the head.]

You would simply give up after you've shown such promise?

Ow.

Is that really giving up? I mean, it's just switching my focus, right?

There's no reason you can't master fire the same way you did light. It just might take more effort and practice, that's all.

Edited 2014-05-21 06:44 (UTC)

Do you really think so?

[Isamu looks very uncertain.]

[Richard, meanwhile, looks very convinced of this.]

I do. But we should save that for another day-- why don't we go home so we can enjoy that cake before Asbel gets tired of waiting for us?