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Tweak says, "I've given it some thought..."

Marina Andrieski (andrieski) wrote in valloic,
@ 2021-10-24 12:05:00

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!: network post, ₴ inactive: eliot waugh, ₴ inactive: james barlow, ₴ inactive: marina andrieski, ₴ inactive: tasslehoff burrfoot

Asetenarra ~~is a coven full of nerds~~ wanted me to remind everyone that if you haven't already gone to see the Haunted Caves, they're really excited for you to see them. I at least got them not to do anyone's canon that's already here. You're welcome.

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	private arcane 2021-10-24 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	Hello again, Marina. I'm glad you posted about Asetenarra because I've been wanting to talk to you about them anyway. I plan to see the caves, but - are they open to the idea of new members, currently? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	private andrieski 2021-10-24 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	They're open to the idea of new members all the time? I'm surprised everyone here hasn't gotten weird invites already. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	private arcane 2021-10-24 04:22 pm UTC (link)
	They do seem quite friendly, but I didn't want to make assumptions. I've been to a couple of their events but only as of recent times - Vorerra never liked to work with any of the other covens, unless it was necessary. Or for something small. Did you study blood magic before joining? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	private andrieski 2021-10-24 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah. They're weirdly friendly. Yeah. I don't really focus that much on the whole coven thing. Just this one so far. No. It's more of a dangerous, murder adventure where I'm from. Aztec practices or something. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	private arcane 2021-10-24 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	I think I'm looking for one that would be open to accepting me. I miss the coven lifestyle and I'd like to get back into it - but on the other hand, I also don't really know what it's like to be in a coven that's 'normal.' Hm, interesting. But it wasn't difficult to learn? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	private andrieski 2021-10-24 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	Trust me. There's nothing normal about these ones. I mean, they're not murderous, but they're definitely weird. It's not so bad. Mostly just learning the sigils and everything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	private arcane 2021-10-24 07:06 pm UTC (link)
	'Not murderous' is a breath of fresh air, trust me. I'll take weird over that, several times over. I'm somewhat familiar with sigils. We didn't use many, but I should be able to pick up on it regardless. Is it alright if I come with you to their next coven meeting? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	private andrieski 2021-10-25 01:13 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. From what I've heard in general, sounds like it. Yeah, sure. I can just tell them to send you an invite, too. This gonna cause any shit with your ex-coven? Gotta know if I need to add some shit to fuck people up to their defenses. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	private arcane 2021-10-25 01:18 am UTC (link)
	My ex-coven's caused enough shit as of late. They wouldn't cause more with another coven, especially one that uses blood magic. Though I also know plenty of ways to fuck people up and can offer that in an exchange of knowledge, I suppose. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	private andrieski 2021-10-25 01:45 am UTC (link)
	I'd rather not have to kill anyone, but I'm not above it. I'm sure they wouldn't mind it. I mean, they try to pretend to be hardcore anyway. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	pathofnight 2021-10-24 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	Did they actually go with scary or no? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-24 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	Sort of scary. Mostly decorated for a few of the movies they like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pathofnight 2021-10-24 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	But no one from here so they missed some of the best ones. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that they went with the movie theme though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-24 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah. I figured it was one of those things that people preferred not to have. Considering how excited they get about fandoms, no one should be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pathofnight 2021-10-24 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	Some people like it, but yeah, good call. I still do not get how they got such a bad wrap with everything. Yeah, they do blood magic, but considering some of the other magic used in this world that's really not bad. Especially since they usually use their own blood. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-25 01:15 am UTC (link)
	It was one of those weird things. Yeah. Haven't seen them kill for blood or at all. Except that time the one girl stepped on a beetle accidentally and cried about it for like five minutes. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	itchyfeet 2021-10-24 09:17 pm UTC (link)
	Haunted Caves? That sounds really amazing! I'm excited to see them! Where are they? Are the ghosts friendly, or are they the kind that try to trap you so you can haunt the caves alongside them for all of eternity? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-25 01:18 am UTC (link)
	They're not really haunted by ghosts. They're set up with scenes from scary movies they like. It's for Halloween. Here's [directions]. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	itchyfeet 2021-10-26 05:31 pm UTC (link)
	Oh! That doesn't sound as interesting, but I've never seen a scary movie before so maybe it will be! Thanks! I'll make sure to go take a look! ... So there's really no chances of running into any vengeful ghosts? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-26 07:03 pm UTC (link)
	Guess it depends on if you like to be scared. There’s a whole horror selection on the streaming services. Not in the caves anyway. I don’t know about elsewhere. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	itchyfeet 2021-10-26 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Oh! I'm a kender! Kender don't get scared of anything. I guess you don't have a lot of kender here. :( But all the most exciting things are the things that seem to scare all my friends. Well, that's a shame. But I'm sure they're exciting anyway. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-26 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	I don’t know what that means, but sure. I’ve got protections for whatever shows up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	itchyfeet 2021-10-27 12:35 am UTC (link)
	Oh, it's just like if someone said "oh I'm a human" or "oh I'm an elf" or something like that. It really is a shame about the lack of kender here, though I guess there's lots of races here that we don't have in Krynn. I've never met a fairy before I came here! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-27 02:24 am UTC (link)
	I never met the fairies in our world, but I met some before and they sucked. So I don’t bother with them. They kidnapped everyone and punished people foe trying to get them back. What’s special about a Kender? Outside of not getting scared. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

itchyfeet
2021-10-27 05:12 am UTC (link)

Oh, that doesn't sound very nice at all. I don't think I'd like meeting those fairies at all. Someone should really tell them that kidnapping people is bad.

Oh! Well, we're generally pretty friendly! And we like to travel. Generally around sixteen or so we get our wanderlust, which makes it so that we travel all over the place and see all sorts of exciting places, and that lasts until about middle-aged when we decide to settle down a little. And we're really curious! And we don't really have all those weird hangups people have about personal property, and most of us are pretty good with locks! In Kendermore, people don't really lock their doors unless they get some really impressive locks and then it's more about giving some entertainment to the neighbourhood.

And we're kind of small. A little taller than dwarves or gnomes, generally, but a lot shorter than most humans, and we have pointed ears, but not as pointed as elves (actually, my friend, Tanis Half-Elven, who's only half elf, has ears that are kind of like a kenders! I think they look nice) and we usually have long hair that we keep in a topknot.

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andrieski
2021-10-27 09:12 am UTC (link)

Yeah. I’d probably have killed them if I’d actually had the ability to, but yeah. Almost no one was pro murder. People had to perform tasks or sacrifice things to get people back. I was intangible for like 20 or so days.

So like that old hobbit guy. Bobo or whatever his name was. I didn’t actually finish that movie.

That’s short. I’m human, I guess. But also a hedgewitch. And no, we don’t use magic to make hedges before you ask. It’s just what they call people who didn’t learn magic classically at one of their dumb schools. So we’re basically lesser to most Magicians.

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itchyfeet
2021-10-27 01:13 pm UTC (link)

People are generally anti-murder, as a rule, I find. I mean, unless they're evil. Or bandits. Or murderers, I guess. I'm sorry though, that sounds terrible. :( Especially the sacrificing part.

I don't know who that is or what a hobbit is so I couldn't say for sure, but I don't think I'm that old.

I was going to ask that! You must be psychic or something. Or maybe you just get asked that a lot. Do magicians in your world use actual magic? They don't in my world, they just used slight of hand to put on shows for people! ~~My friend Raist~~ I know some slight of hand too, though I'm not a magician! Wizards at home that don't study with the Conclave are called renegade wizards, but they're usually renegades because they're afraid or too weak to take the Test.

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andrieski
2021-10-27 10:29 pm UTC (link)

Well, sometimes you have to be pro murder. When people are trying to kidnap or kill people.

You don’t look old, but who knows?

I’ve been through a place before here, and t’s almost always a question. We’re not afraid to take anything. We’re just not seen as valuable or powerful enough for them, but they definitely underestimate us. And sometimes they disagree with the magic you use and amputate all your memories ~~and then you have to claw your way back up~~. But yes. I do magic.

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itchyfeet
2021-10-29 02:00 am UTC (link)

I don't think you ever have to be pro-murder, really. I mean, sometimes you need to kill people, but that's different than murdering them.

I'm ... 30ish, maybe? At least as far as I remember. I never really kept track though, and it's not like I can remember all those years from when I was a child.

The Test at the Tower in my world kills a lot of people, so only people who are really confident in their abilities take it! ~~My fr~~ This wizard I know, he's apparently one of the most powerful wizards ever, and he took it (he was the youngest wizard to ever take it!) and it really wrecked his body and made his skin all golden and stuff.

What kind of magic do you do??

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	magicianeliot 2021-10-25 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	I haven't been to a haunted house/cave/building for fun in a long time. Seems they do have just about everything here. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-25 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	It’s pretty popular, I think. With the general covens. Asetenarra are getting back into being around people again. So this was their choice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	magicianeliot 2021-10-26 05:11 am UTC (link)
	Maybe I'll check it out. Fuck off for a night get drunk and laugh. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-26 05:22 am UTC (link)
	Might as well. They’re pretty easily excited by new people. Onyx and Klara are doing most of the “tours” but it should be fun. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	magicianeliot 2021-10-26 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	It's something to do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-26 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah. You should check with Bonnie for whatever other stuff is going on. I know that Silniara does wine. I don’t know about now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	magicianeliot 2021-10-27 03:01 am UTC (link)
	Who is Bonnie? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-27 03:15 am UTC (link)
	She runs the Outlander coven here with maybe someone else? I don’t do the group meetings and Julia isn’t here to fill in for knowing about that stuff for me now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	magicianeliot 2021-10-27 03:22 am UTC (link)
	You're so fucking helpful as usual. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	andrieski 2021-10-27 03:38 am UTC (link)
	Woops? Ask on the network. Someone will direct you. (Reply to this) (Parent)