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julia wicker | the magicians (hedgebtch) wrote in somerealityweb,
@ 2021-09-06 17:06:00

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Magic Users + Supernaturals/Supernaturally Durable Peeps

Draco and I were talking about something and we want to test a theory.

For those of you who don't know this, his world plays a sport called Quidditch on magical flying brooms. He has the equipment for us to play here, but we aren't sure if the brooms can be flown by someone who can't access magic. The hope is that we can figure out a way to charm them so that anyone can fly them, but we don't want to just let a bunch of people ride them without running some tests to make sure it will be safe. Well, safe-ish, because it's definitely a dangerous sport.

What I'm asking for is some volunteers of the "I can heal myself" variety. Whether it's magic, biology or something else, we'd like to have some people testing this for us who will survive a fall off a broom if it doesn't work they way we hope it will.

Fellow magic users, I have a feeling this is a project where a little cooperative magic could be helpful, so if we're going to make this work, I think Draco and I could use your help, too.

Any takers?

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	theurgy 2021-09-07 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Couldn't you just make the ground bouncy? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hedgebtch 2021-09-07 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Sure, but there's always a chance the broom would knock them into a wall, a tree, whatever else. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	theurgy 2021-09-07 02:36 am UTC (link)
	And you couldn't make those soft and or bouncy or just... set up a perimeter where people couldn't go past? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hedgebtch 2021-09-08 02:07 am UTC (link)
	I'm not sure that's how physics works and I wouldn't trust it to work without testing, either way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	theurgy 2021-09-08 02:10 am UTC (link)
	And here I was thinking we were discussing magic. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hedgebtch 2021-09-08 02:35 am UTC (link)
	They aren't exactly unrelated. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	theurgy 2021-09-08 02:38 am UTC (link)
	Except that magic is the alteration to defy the laws of physics. At least, that's how mine typically works. What with my teleporting and all. Since that's not how physics works. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hedgebtch 2021-09-08 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Our magic is different. Magic and science are intertwined. Without a strong grasp on physics, we wouldn't be able to cast. Magic can also be unpredictable,so I'm not about to risk someone else's well-being on an untested theory. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	theurgy 2021-09-08 02:44 am UTC (link)
	Except... that's... what you're asking for. Whatever. Take your time. Play with your science. I'll be over here. Being an actual witch. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hedgebtch 2021-09-08 02:45 am UTC (link)
	No, I'm asking for people who can't physically get hurt to help us test it until we know it's relatively safe for people who can. If you don't like it, no one's forcing you to help. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

theurgy
2021-09-08 02:51 am UTC (link)

Healing oneself, and not being physically hurt, are not the same thing. To heal oneself, one must first be hurt. Most people still feel pain. If I stab a werewolf, he's still going to feel it. It'll just be sore for less time.

Oh, there was a second I considered helping, because I'm bored, but then it passed, and now I'm just amused at how difficult you all make things for yourselves, even with magic.

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	kingshit 2021-09-07 03:40 am UTC (link)
	Are there spectator seats? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hedgebtch 2021-09-08 02:08 am UTC (link)
	Fuck, yeah. I got you, Eliot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kingshit 2021-09-08 02:17 am UTC (link)
	I want early access to the test runs too. Someone needs to provide you miscreants with colorful criticism. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hedgebtch 2021-09-08 02:36 am UTC (link)
	I'll see what I can do. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	smallobjects 2021-09-07 02:29 pm UTC (link)
	As cool and awesome as this sounds in theory, I'd probably be the guy riding around upside down and hanging on for dear life because he couldn't stay on his broom. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hedgebtch 2021-09-08 02:16 am UTC (link)
	At least you don't have the bad news bear here, but that doesn't mean I really want you getting on one of those brooms. You can help us figure out how to charm them, though, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smallobjects 2021-09-09 02:01 am UTC (link)
	Let's not speak the bad news bear into existence here. Yeah, I can definitely help out to see if you can get it to work. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	notdoinggethelp 2021-09-07 03:36 pm UTC (link)
	While not a man of sport myself, I could assist in other ways. Preparation, perhaps. A watchful eye if necessary. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hedgebtch 2021-09-08 02:18 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, it would be good to have another perspective on how to do this, too. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bornofsnow 2021-09-07 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	I would not say I am indestructible but a fall would not harm me. At the very least I could provide soft snow piles for people to fall into. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	hedgebtch 2021-09-08 02:29 am UTC (link)
	I'm not sure a snow pile would really protect them from that height... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornofsnow 2021-09-08 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	A non-magical snow pile perhaps. Either way, good luck with your endeavor. I am sure there are people here that could survive on their own a fall without much help. (Reply to this) (Parent)