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Tweak says, "don't underestimate evil muns"

Galadriel "El" Higgins (elhiggins) wrote in valloic,
@ 2022-09-12 10:55:00

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!: network post, the raven cycle: ronan lynch, ₴ inactive: abra stone (2), ₴ inactive: chloe rasmussen, ₴ inactive: eddie munson, ₴ inactive: eleven, ₴ inactive: galadriel higgins

El #1
Hi. I'm El. I'm not really good at this stuff, on account of growing up in a commune without phones or social media or even running water half the time and then spending the last four years in the void where's there's not much chance of mobile coverage, but whatever, I'll give it a try.

So from what I've been able to work out, there are occasionally monsters and things here, but there are also plenty of ~~wizards~~ people with magic who don't live in constant fear of being eaten by things? As in, it's not a constant threat?

Also I'd like to do some research into how alternate dimensions work, if anyone has any tips, or like, preferably a Dewey Decimal reference or whatever you use here.

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	alteridem 2022-09-12 01:31 am UTC (link)
	Make back up plans even if you think back up plans are fucking annoying. But yeah, that's the general idea. Lots of magic people, only the odd eating threat every couple months. Weird bullshit in between. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 01:56 am UTC (link)
	I like to have a back up plan if there's time, but usually I don't get that luxury. Mind you, since I've apparently landed in maleficaria-free utopia maybe I'll make a whole string of them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alteridem 2022-09-12 02:07 am UTC (link)
	What the hell is maleficaria? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

elhiggins
2022-09-12 03:28 am UTC (link)

~~What the hell are maleficaria~~

Technically mals are any creature that consumes malia, or the energy we use to do magic. They mostly go after teenagers since they have loads of malia and are easier to catch. Where I come from kids have about a 1/7 chance of survival, or 1/4 if you can get into the Scholomance. I'm hoping its better now, but since I got brought here it's hard to be sure. They range from like, tiny agglos you can squish by stepping on, to... really big horrible things I'd rather not go into.

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	alteridem 2022-09-12 03:55 am UTC (link)
	Jesus Christ. Sounds like a good reason to never have kids. They might show up here, with you here now. Sometimes shit from home does. But everybody's pretty tough. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	It's not on my list of things to do. Thanks for the heads up. I'll continue to check the shower drains. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alteridem 2022-09-13 12:09 am UTC (link)
	They get you in the shower? That's just extra fucked up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-13 12:14 am UTC (link)
	They get you everywhere but especially in the shower. You learn to do it with your eyes open. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alteridem 2022-09-13 12:18 am UTC (link)
	Do you sleep with your eyes open too? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-13 01:02 am UTC (link)
	No, but I have a warning charm I put up at night, and also do a thorough check first. Doesn't keep everything out, but better than nothing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	alteridem 2022-09-13 04:15 am UTC (link)
	Smart. We've got wards and a few animals that watch the farm, but stuff still slips through sometimes. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	themage 2022-09-12 02:19 am UTC (link)
	Hi. I am also El. These phones were new to me too but you learn to use them a lot. Monsters are here but there are a lot of people to fight them. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 02:23 am UTC (link)
	Oh, you are? Your mum give you a stupid name too? I can definitely see how they might come in handy, almost like making a deliberate choice not to use them is extremely dumb. Wait, so you all just... help each other? You don't have to like, do someone a favour so that they'll help you kill something the next day? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	themage 2022-09-12 03:14 am UTC (link)
	El is short for Eleven. My real name is Jane. I was a lab experiment. No favors. It took some time to get used to it. Most people here are really nice. Are you one of the new girls living at Skyhold? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 03:31 am UTC (link)
	Oh, I'm a sack of pus, sorry. ~~Why wouldn't you go by~~ How old are you? That does sound like it would take a while to get used to. Where I come from almost everything is on a bartering system. Yeah, that's us. Me and Chloe. Chloe's a lot nicer than me, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	themage 2022-09-12 04:07 am UTC (link)
	It's okay. I am not sensitive about it. I turned 15 two months ago though. I lived in Skyhold when I first came here. There were a lot more people but now it is just Cullen and the cats. It is... very big. And very cool. What is a 'bartering system'? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

elhiggins
2022-09-12 04:30 am UTC (link)

That sounds extremely rough. You can call me Galadriel, if its less confusing. My mum's the only one who does, usually. ~~And certain irritating boys~~

It doesn't seem that big to me, but then the school we were in until we got here was big enough for a few thousand kids. Definitely bigger than mum's yurt, though. Chloe loves the cats. Most of the animals steer clear of me except for the hellhound who seems to think I'm his new mum. ~~Can't believe I just said hellhound unironically~~

Bartering means like, one thing for another thing. Money isn't worth anything in the Scholomance, so it's like, I'll save a seat at a good cafeteria table if you get me a tray, or, I'll let you use my scissors if you give me a good translation of a spell I want. No one does anything for anyone for free, unless you're dating or in an alliance.

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	innocentexile 2022-09-12 04:48 am UTC (link)
	Wait, is your name actually Galadrial? As in "All shall love me and despair"? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 05:24 am UTC (link)
	~~I'll kill you~~ Yes, but if you use that phrase again I might use my special spell that makes your bits shrivel up into an acorn sized ball of agony (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	innocentexile 2022-09-12 05:30 am UTC (link)
	~~So, you're pretty heavy on the despair side of that equation, huh?~~ Noted. Please don't. I like my bits how they are. It's a super cool name though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 06:03 am UTC (link)
	I can't right now anyway, so. You win. It is not, it is a terrible name that no sane person would give a child. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	innocentexile 2022-09-12 06:47 pm UTC (link)
	If Galadriel fills you with ball-shriveling fury, I think I can handle El. So what you're saying is that I should probably rethink naming my firstborn Gimli, Son of Eddie? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	Good. I mean you do you, but don't blame your kid for cutting off all contact with you the second they get the chance. I didn't even go to normal school, but I can't imagine a name like that leads to the right kind of popularity. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	innocentexile 2022-09-15 01:49 am UTC (link)
	I'm looking to be an amazing enough dad that I can name my kid Goober and they'll still want to hang out with me. Seriously though, I was thinking of naming my future daughter Éowyn. You think she'd be pissed? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-15 04:06 am UTC (link)
	Well, I know I would be, but people are different. If she turns out to be a nerd, maybe she'll love it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	innocentexile 2022-09-15 05:44 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, yeah, any kid of mine had better be a nerd. I think that'll be a prerequisite. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-15 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	Not all kids turn out exactly like their parents. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	innocentexile 2022-09-15 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	And thank god for that. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	themage 2022-09-12 03:39 pm UTC (link)
	I do not mind calling you El. I think it's fun? And if you prefer to be called El then I should call you that. ~~What is a yurt~~ Scholomance is your school? Was it like a boarding school? I hear people living at their schools all the time and I hate it a lot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	Great. I'll be El II, since you were here first. Yes, it's a boarding school. Actually there's only one day a year where people can get in or out, so day school is not an option. ~~What do you mean you hear~~ Do you go to school? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	themage 2022-09-13 12:02 am UTC (link)
	You were probably born first though. I do. I am going to a local high school with most of my best friends ~~even though school is sometimes -~~. School here is... very different from what it is like back home but at least everyone is accepting of powers? Which is important. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-13 12:13 am UTC (link)
	Depends, when were you born? Well that sounds... nice and normal. What sort of powers do you have? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	heartistic 2022-09-12 04:51 am UTC (link)
	I still can't get over the fact that you grew up on a commune. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 05:24 am UTC (link)
	Yes, it's weird. I'm weird. It shouldn't be so much of a surprise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	heartistic 2022-09-12 05:26 am UTC (link)
	I didn't mean it like that! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 05:30 am UTC (link)
	Oh no, you probably think its cool, don't you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	heartistic 2022-09-12 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe not cool (though, it is kind of cool! I hope when you go home you'll let me come visit, and not only because I'm dying to meet the Gwen Higgins), just unexpected! You don't really give off hippie commune vibes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, well, I never really fit in there. They couldn't wait to be shot of me. But when we get out of here you can visit whenever you want, if only because it'll blow all their minds that I ~~have a friend~~ know people other than my mum. Be warned that the plumbing situation is... complicated. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	heartistic 2022-09-15 01:44 am UTC (link)
	More complicated than amphisbaena in the pipes? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-15 04:05 am UTC (link)
	I guess you have a point. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	heartistic 2022-09-15 05:47 pm UTC (link)
	See? We got this. We'll make all those commune types regret wanting to get rid of you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	pathofnight 2022-09-12 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	I'd suggest hitting up the Great Library if you want to research alternate dimensions. They've got the biggest collection of books and other information. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks. That sounds promising. How great are we talking? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pathofnight 2022-09-13 04:59 am UTC (link)
	Its the famed library of Alexandria if that means anything to you. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	asincadabra 2022-09-12 03:41 pm UTC (link)
	There were monsters that ate kids with magic where you're from too? Did they call themselves the True Knot? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-12 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	No, they don't call themselves anything. I don't think there are any mals that talk. They just eat people. And each other. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	asincadabra 2022-09-13 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. The ones on my world were kind of like vampires that ate magic instead of blood. Did you get to kill the mals? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2022-09-14 01:35 am UTC (link)
	Gross. But if they can talk you can at least give them a piece of your mind before you kill them, which seems satisfying. I'm not sure get to is the right phrasing, but yes. I've killed a lot of them. ~~Not as many as~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	asincadabra 2022-09-14 02:36 pm UTC (link)
	Yes! It's the best. I told their leader ~~that I hoped it hurt~~ off when I killed her. It's one of my best memories. She deserved it for all the kids she hurt and killed. If they ever show up here, I'll help you kill them. (Reply to this) (Parent)