Journal; I

[adelphoi]

Sender: Alisaie Leveilleur
To: Everyone
Subject: Greetings

Well, I've never been particularly good with introductions, but I suppose they are in order nonetheless.

My name is Alisaie Leveilleur, and I hail from a star called Hydaelyn. I very much hate sitting on my hands, and things here are rather far too quiet for my liking, so if anyone would like a partner to work with, please feel free to call on me. I'm not lacking in combat skills, but I'd also very much like to begin working with this.. dreamotion energy, as it were, so if anyone should like to practice with me, or be practiced on, please let me know.

I also wouldn't mind company while I clean up this treehouse.

Also, is there anywhere I might find some fresh cookies or cupcakes?

Comments

[adelphoi]

[ yeah having family chocobos is similar to having family horses, they ultimately need the same sort of care, and having private stables sure is costly.. but she's happy not to go on about that. alisaie has always been more embarrassed by her family's exorbitant wealth than particularly proud. ]

Portals? I assume you refer to teleportation magicks.

[ there's plenty of that where she comes from, too! ]

[hearthwarming]

[ All the while Oriphi is continuing to dust and wipe down shelves, though she does nod to what Alisaie says. ]

Yes, that's right! I've only just recently figured out how to create portals, myself, but it only works if I'm familiar with the places I'm trying to get to.

[adelphoi]

[ by now alisaie is finished with one cabinet, so she just.. steps across the sink to stand on the opposite countertop, to reach the second set of cabinets. ]

Portals are a bit unusual where I am from, but teleportation via Aetheryte crystals is quite common. A friend of mine is attempting to set up something similar, here. But it is much the same - you must be attuned to the crystal to teleport to its location, lest you risk becoming lost in the aetherial sea.

[ which is a Bad Thing ]

[hearthwarming]

[ Oddly enough, despite being from completely different places, how Alisaie describes teleportation and magic doesn't seem all too unfamiliar to Ori. At least, right up until she throws "aetherial sea" out there. At that, Ori must turn and tilt her head at her new friend as she makes her way to the next cabinet with her avian assistant in tow. ]

Aetherial sea...? What is that?

[adelphoi]

You've not heard of it?

[ alisaie learned of the aetherial sea at a very young age.. but then, she is sharlayan, and all sharlayans are a bunch of research nerds, so. ]

The sea of souls and energy that runs through the entirety of the star, the font of all magicks. When we teleport, we move through the aetherial sea from one point to another very quickly, but without aetheryte crystals to serve as beacons, one may become lost, and slowly dissolve over time.

[ the cabinets are done! she hops lightly down from the countertop. ]

[hearthwarming]

[ Admittedly, Oriphi doesn't know too much about other planes where she's from. She knows that they exist, but the only one she could claim to have any sort of knowledge on is the Feywild, and she's never been there— or at least, she's never been there and then retained any memory of it thereafter...

She nods along at Alisaie's explanation with genuine interest. ]

I see... how wondrous, but also terrifying! To be honest, I don't exactly know how my teleportation magic works to that extent... I just know that it only works between two trees that I know, and it only works when the locations are on the same plane of existence.

[adelphoi]

You teleport between.. trees?

[ clearly this is blowing her mind a little, as alisaie stops where she is standing in order to raise a hand thoughtfully to her chin. ]

Why, I've never heard of such a thing, though I do not claim to be well learned in the intricacies of aetheric teleportation. I suppose were the trees made to serve as beacons..

[ she's thinking about this way too hard, but alisaie is a big nerd beneath her jock energy, so this is interesting to her!! in the end, however, she shrugs. ]

.. or your world simply behaves fundamentally differently from mine, and that is that.

[hearthwarming]

[ As Ori glances over at Alisaie and watches her ponder such arcane wonders, the tiefling can't help but be reminded of her similarly white-haired, magically-talented friend with a fancy sword, and that brings a smile to her face. She hasn't known Alisaie for very long, but Dae she's known for a bit, and based on initial impressions alone, Ori thinks the two would have gotten along. ]

Hmm, I wouldn't be surprised if it's a little bit of both? There are several planes of existence where I'm from, so if one were to travel across them I imagine you'd need something that functions like a beacon, but I've never... really traveled across them. I think. Maybe?

[ Things that make you go hmm. Anyhow... ]

You remind me of my friend, Dae. He would probably be able to explain how this kind of thing works in our world better than I could, too.

[adelphoi]

[ she's overthinking this, but sciencing magicks is FUN. ]

Ah - well mayhaps someday I should have the good fortune of meeting him.

[ alisaie chuckles, but it is time to get back to WORK. dragging the second chair over to the shelves opposite of ori, alisaie hops up onto it and begins dusting again. they're making quick work of these shelves indeed! ]

Nevertheless, that's still quite fascinating. I would love to know more about how it works.

[hearthwarming]

[ Admittedly, thinking about and mentioning Dae has Ori feeling a little more nostalgic and maybe a little homesick as she continues to dust shelves with her bird friend and Alisaie. Part of her does miss home, but a bigger part of her feels guilty because she doesn't miss it as much as she thinks she should. She should be more proactive about finding a way to escape this dream realm, maybe.

... but those are thoughts for another time.

After a beat of silence, Ori suddenly remembers that she's having a conversation and she should probably... respond. ]

Oh. Well, I suppose I could try to explain how my teleportation works. My magic draws from my connection with nature, so being able to create portals through trees that I'm familiar with draws on that connection, too. If that makes sense...

[adelphoi]

Your connection with nature? You mean the elements?

[ she probably does not mean the elements.. given all ori has said, it seems that wherever she is from is quite different from hydaelyn, and runs on a different set of aetheric rules. they may very well be unable to puzzle this out. ]

But I suppose if the trees serve as beacons, which doesn't seem too off-course, considering they must be trees you are familiar with.. well, it is similar enough.

[ and as close as they'll get to making sense of it, she thinks. ]

Where I am from, one must attune to aetheryte crystals in much the same way, to travel. We cannot travel to an.. unfamiliar tree, as it were.

[hearthwarming]

Well, elements are a part of it...

[ She's speaking of primal energy, specifically, although they are best expressed in nature as the elements themselves.

But at length, Ori nods along. She's no scholarly wizard like her friend Dae, but she does have some kind of fundamental understanding - she needs to in order to cast her spells so she can heal and protect her friends! In any case, Alisaie's explanation seems to make sense. At the very least, she sure is saying it as-a-matter-of-factly enough that Ori thinks it checks out, anyway. ]

Magic can be so mysterious, huh! I'd love to hear more about how it works in your world!

[ Perhaps it is what they can continue to talk over as they continue cleaning and later on when they reward themselves with snacks! ]