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Sender: Phantom
To: Everyone
Subject: Healing Magic
Good evening. I write to ask if there are any amongst us dreamwalkers who may be able and willing to teach the healing arts.
The ability to mend wounds and cleanse poisons is a valuable skill that can help us prepare for unexpected events. Owing to the varied forms of dreamwalkers, I believe that magic would be more effective, as well as more accessible, whether drawing from magical aptitude or from our own dreamotion energies.
Please let me know if you are interested in teaching. I can offer some compensation for your time. I also encourage fellow prospective students to write in, I shall keep you apprised of any developments.
Thank you for your perusal, and I wish all a pleasant sunset.
Phantom
[ ooc: Sometimes I render Phantom's network posts with π£ππ«π πΆ π£π¬π«π± to emphasise his handwriting and/or way of speaking. It's opt-in since I understand it can be kind of illegible! Let me know via PM if you want the π£ππ«π πΆ π£π¬π«π±. ]
To: Everyone
Subject: Healing Magic
Good evening. I write to ask if there are any amongst us dreamwalkers who may be able and willing to teach the healing arts.
The ability to mend wounds and cleanse poisons is a valuable skill that can help us prepare for unexpected events. Owing to the varied forms of dreamwalkers, I believe that magic would be more effective, as well as more accessible, whether drawing from magical aptitude or from our own dreamotion energies.
Please let me know if you are interested in teaching. I can offer some compensation for your time. I also encourage fellow prospective students to write in, I shall keep you apprised of any developments.
Thank you for your perusal, and I wish all a pleasant sunset.
Phantom
[ ooc: Sometimes I render Phantom's network posts with π£ππ«π πΆ π£π¬π«π± to emphasise his handwriting and/or way of speaking. It's opt-in since I understand it can be kind of illegible! Let me know via PM if you want the π£ππ«π πΆ π£π¬π«π±. ]
Sender: Susato Mikotoba
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I've used dreamotion to heal before, but only once, and I have struggled to replicate it. I would also like to learn.
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In the meantime, may I ask how you are faring?
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β π₯π¬ππ’ πΆπ¬π² π₯ππ³π’ ππ’π’π« π―π’π π¬π³π’π―π¦π«π€ π΄π’π©π©.
[ Phantom is by far the person who got off the whole noctaere episode with the least injuries and trauma, so he only really needed to recover from the physical exertion. The others didn't fare so well. ]
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As well as can be expected. I have the support of many, perhaps more than I deserve.
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β ππ’π©π¦π’π³π’ πΆπ¬π² π‘π’π°π’π―π³π’ π£ππ― πͺπ¬π―π’, ππ¦π°π° ππ²π°ππ±π¬.
[ That's all he'll write. ]
βπ£ β ππͺ πππ©π’ π±π¬ ππ°π°π¦π°π± πΆπ¬π² π΄π¦π±π₯ ππ«πΆπ±π₯π¦π«π€, ππ©π’ππ°π’ π‘π¬ π«π¬π± π₯π’π°π¦π±ππ±π’ π±π¬ π©π’π± πͺπ’ π¨π«π¬π΄.
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...Even as he smiles at his reassuring words. ]
May I come see you in person?
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ππ¬π²π©π‘ πΆπ¬π² π©π¦π¨π’ π±π¬ π π¬πͺπ’ π±π¬ π±π₯π’ πͺπ²π°π¦π π°π±π²π‘π¦π¬? β π©π¦π³π’ π¬π« π±π₯π’ π₯π¦π€π₯π’π°π± π£π©π¬π¬π―.
[ Phantom does not usually have visitors. He's been getting comparatively many of them after the incident, but he finds that it's not something he minds. ]
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[ She had no idea anyone lived there, mind you, but since he was the one to put together a whole concert for summer's end, maybe it isn't much of a surprise.
After a short walk, she finds herself at music studio, not far from the bookstore and the bench where she and Leia started reading The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The door creaks open almost eerily as she stops to take in the interior, and immediately she's looking for the steps.
Highest floor...? ]
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Phantom lives upstairs - the stairs open up to his living room, furnished simply with wooden furniture and two pots of Blazing Dawn flowers near the window. The man himself was gazing idly out of said window at the two, but he moves to greet his guest as she arrives. ]
Greetings, Miss Susato. Please, make yourself at home. Would you like some tea?
[ There's a teapot on the dining table, as well as cups and a plate of cookies. He's prepared. ]
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[ Susato is easily fascinated by Miss Christine, following the swish of her two tails easily. Phantom hadn't mentioned a cat, but in hindsight, she suits him very well. Finding herself in his living room, the glint of the Blazing Dawn flowers catches her attention immediately before her gaze falls on the dining table.
She bows with gratitude. ]
Thank you... Mr Phantom. I don't wish to intrude, but your hospitality is greatly appreciated.
And what a lovely cat you have, too.
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Her name is Miss Christine. She is my companion both in the waking world, and here.
[ He smiles a little as he says this. Their relationship is more nuanced than that of pet and owner; Miss Christine is a lot more intelligent than she seems, and often looks out for him much like her (overly large) son. ]
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It's nice to meet you, Miss Christine.
[ She can definitely sense her intelligence. Like Eustace's pups, perhaps. She moves to gently (and slowly) place a hand on Miss Christine's head to see how she'll react. ]
When you say "both in the waking world, and here"... Did you wish for her at the well?
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No, she came with me when I first arrived in this world.
[ Which, on hindsight, is very strange for a pet, but he's never questioned it. It seems Miss Christine is deeply linked to him, perhaps with his very identity... but he doesn't think about it too much, as if it was an intentional blind spot in his awareness. ]
Even so, she is not always at my side. She will wander the town as she sees fit. Perhaps she may pay you a visit at your residence sometime. [ Phantom says this with a slight smile. ]
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She would be most welcome at my home, or the Harvest. Any time. [ They are both her homes, truly, but that may be a conversation for another day. ] I have never met a cat with two tails, though.
[ She admires them as she spoils Miss Christine with attention. Does it hurt? Was she born that way? ]
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[ Miss Christine seems comfortable enough. Perhaps she truly is special, or she possessed some magical abilities of her own. Who knows? Phantom would not pry at a lady's secrets without her permission, and he's grateful for her company.
He takes another sip of his tea, observing Susato's countenance now that they've both had a chance to sit down. Does she look visibly injured anywhere? ]
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She stops petting Miss Christine to do this, though her eyes never leave her. ]
I see... Then, did she already have that name when she came to you, or did you give it to her?
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I bequeathed this name to her as a mark of our friendship, and to aid in her communication with other people.
[ Miss Christine turns to look at him and meows, as if in affirmation. Phantom seems to be able to understand her speech, even if others do not. ]
It is her name to wear while she journeys with me.
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I imagine she has helped you quite a bit in your recovery.
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Indeed she has. When I still wandered the world alone, she would keep me company, as the stars would a lost soul.
[ If not for her intervention, he would have lost himself long ago. She is more like a parent to him, rather than being his pet. It's a nuance that people usually catch onto after being around them for a while. ]
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I am glad you have a friend, and that I was able to meet her.
What made you two decide to live here, above the studio...? Are you a musician?
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[ Venti has helped purify his Oripathy, so he can speak freely, but the treatment could not remove the cursed nature of his song. He would be able to advise others on the matter, though. ]
I am also the manager of the studio. The people here were looking for a musician to assist them in setting it up when I first arrived in this realm, and I have been part of it ever since.
[ Phantom's voice is light, without the theatrical weight that it usually carries. It seems the studio helps to put him at ease. ]
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[ Wish she could say the same thing about law. Unfortunately, Susato knows nothing about his song, nor the curse upon it if there is one, so she'll come out and ask directly. ]
But why don't you sing anymore?
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I can no longer sing. My voice has been twisted by a dark curse.
[ He places a hand over the limiter around his neck. Many black crystals are visible under it, embedded directly over his throat. ]
Mourn not for me, for I have made my peace with it. I still have the piano and many fellow musicians for company.
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I understand.
If you've truly made your peace, I don't wish to linger on it... Though I do wonder if this dream world might offer a way to break such a curse.
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