001 | Mage woes | Journal text

[cheezburger]

Sender: G'raha Tia
To: Everyone
Subject: Magic

A moment of your time, if I may.

I seek the advice of anyone skilled in the usage of dreamotion magic, most especially those who made use of their own kind of magic before arriving here. Anyone is welcome to contribute what they know, of course. I'll take any advice into account.

I've managed to grasp the basics of how everything operates here, though I've found that the spells I've attempted have been erratic and inconsistent in nearly any situation, even if emotions are not a factor.

My request? Pray tell me if this is aught you've experienced or even similar. Normally I would work alone to pinpoint and fix my own shortcomings, but [Something was written here and then quickly scratched out, replaced with:] ah, never mind that. I'd like to hear what others have to say on the matter.

My thanks in advance.

Comments

Sender: Zelda

[multidisciplinary]

[ Oh! That's a name Zelda didn't expect to see. She knew G'raha Tia previously, but he had awoken to his own world some months ago. She feels a momentary spark of delight when she recognizes his name, but it fades as she reads his message. He writes as though he does not remember his previous time here. Zelda has heard of such a phenomenon. Many dreamers who return to Songerein after waking retain their memories of their previous stay, but there are some who do not. It's unfortunate.

But that will not stop Zelda from offering her perspective, especially to an old friend. ]

I experienced those same troubles with dreamotion magic when I was younger. Many times, my dreamotion manifested in ways completely different from what I was trying to do. And that was when I managed to create any at all. There were plenty of times where my efforts simply resulted in nothing.

[cheezburger]

[If he could, he would apologize to everyone for not remembering his previous stay. If someone is visibly disappointed about it in his presence, he probably will.]

The former is what has caused me the most trouble so far, though I have had times when naught would manifest. Or naught that was visible.

Naught has been irreparably damaged so far, so I consider that progress.

[multidisciplinary]

[ Nodding emphatically, yep that sounds like Zelda's experience when she was a teenager. She hated dreamotion back then.

... She still doesn't really love it nowadays either. But she has extensive experience with the problem G'raha is having, so maybe she can help. ]

What sort of results have you been getting? And how far have they deviated from your original intent?