jan 25th. text.

[skittering]

Sender: Lalli
To: Everyone
Subject: owl

( written in sharp, scratchy handwriting: )

can make your owl stop screeching if you need me to

good at it. cousin's an owl sometimes

just tell me where to find you

Comments

sender: Oriphi

[hearthwarming]

Oh! Is your cousin a shapeshifter, too?

[skittering]

only in the dreamscape. mostly

in the real world once in a while but that takes too much energy. dangerous

[hearthwarming]

Oh, I see... why is that dangerous, if I may ask?

I am only curious because I can shift into other shapes outside of the dreamscape as well. In fact, I haven't quite figured out how to do the same within the dreamscapes yet...

sorry for the delay!

[skittering]

it's his luonto.

( here he marks a quick line to the spot in his chat with hunter where he says, luonto's part of the soul. protects the rest of it. some kind of animal shape. )

leaves you weak if you use it in the real world. have to sleep for days

no worries at all!

[hearthwarming]

[ Ori will read very carefully and dutifully, as she is quite curious about luontos now. She hasn't heard of it, yet it sounds a bit familiar somewhat, pun intended. ]

Part of the soul... it is similar to the idea of a magical familiar, maybe? Though I've never heard of ones that leave you so weak that you have to sleep for days... that sounds more like my own shapeshifting. If I take the shape of an animal multiple times a day or for a long time, I feel tired too.

How interesting!

[skittering]

of course it's familiar
it's part of his soul

( pardon him, fully missing the point. )

doesn't feel like a separate thing. doesn't act like one either, except in danger we can send it out to protect us. or someone else

and it does, but sometimes disappears after. needs to rest. comes back to find us when it's done resting. then we can stop resting too.

[hearthwarming]

[ yes that's definitely... not what she meant, but that's okay! ]

Ah... I see! What would your luonto be, if you do not mind me asking? It's alright if you don't want to answer!

I just find it very interesting to learn about how magic works in others' realms. It seems as though it's different for everyone!

I hope the owlets haven't given you too much trouble, by the way.

[skittering]

( a bit of a pause, and then on the page appears a somewhat sparse but identifiable drawing (granted in black lines on a white page rather than white on blue): )



( no words, no elaboration - just that. )

[hearthwarming]

Oh! Is that a lynx? What a beautiful creature to have as your familiar!