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Galadriel "El" Higgins (elhiggins) wrote in valloic,
@ 2023-02-01 10:25:00

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Is it bad if I've found myself wondering whether you could get through hell to the other side?

What's the worst that could happen, right? Oh no, I might end up in another dimension where things keep trying to kill me... or I could end up home, which is the same thing.

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	badasswings 2023-01-31 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	Other side? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2023-01-31 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	If you can get to hell from here, then presumably you can get there from everywhere, which means you could theoretically get from there to anywhere. Stands to reason. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	badasswings 2023-01-31 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	The hells that are here don't belong here. You can't exit the newest hell here to any other reality, just this one. Tried that one already. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2023-01-31 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	Damn. I knew it was wishful thinking. Probably pretty dumb anyway. Seems like a good way to get killed for real. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	badasswings 2023-01-31 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	Trying to walk through hell? Yeah, it's definitely a good way to get yourself killed and potentially stuck there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2023-01-31 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	If I had endless mana it'd probably be fine. But there are only so many push-ups one can do in a day. How d'you know so much about hell, out of interest? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	badasswings 2023-01-31 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	What do push ups have to do with mana? My dad is the Devil. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2023-01-31 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	Exercise is the main way I can build mana, or stuff that's fiddly and annoying like embroidery, but ugh. I'd rather do push ups til my arms fall off, or run a few dozen miles. It gets less effective the fitter I get too, which is a real kick in the neck. Er, okay. Wow. Seriously? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	badasswings 2023-02-01 12:00 am UTC (link)
	You have to exercise to be able to use your magic? That kind of sounds like it could be some ones hell loop. It would be a weird joke to tell if I wasn't. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2023-02-01 12:11 am UTC (link)
	Good way of putting it, actually. And it's so much worse now I know what it feels like to actually have almost endless mana and I also know it'll probably never happen again unless I go full Maleficer and start taking it from other people. Which would satisfy my grandmother too much to be worth it. It... really would, I guess. How er, is that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	badasswings 2023-02-01 12:20 am UTC (link)
	What's a Maleficer? Not as weird as you might be thinking, honestly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

elhiggins
2023-02-01 12:26 am UTC (link)

Dark wizard? Sorcerer? Bad guys, generally, although I had a friend who used malia for a while and she turned out okay. Malia's the mana you take from other things. Most people cheat at least a little bit, taking it from earth or air or ants or whatever, but I can't cheat or I won't be able to stop. My affinity would probably let me drain the planet if I wanted to. Bad witch problems, etc.

I dunno, it sounds pretty weird. You didn't like... grow up in hell, did you?

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	badasswings 2023-02-01 12:30 am UTC (link)
	Sounds destructive. What's your affinity? No, I grew up in California. I hadn't spent much time in hell until recently. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2023-02-01 01:40 am UTC (link)
	Er. It's destruction, actually. So. Yeah. Good guess. Same difference, right? Haha. Sorry, I can't do jokes. I don't know why I tried. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	badasswings 2023-02-01 01:59 am UTC (link)
	Well shit. No pressure there. You might be better suited for the anti-Christ title people think I should have. It's not for everyone. California, that is. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2023-02-01 02:45 am UTC (link)
	You too, huh? My grandma thinks I'm going to destroy the world, or at least the magical parts. I wouldn't take it seriously but she can see the future, so. I've never been. I've only ever been to India and that was a huge bust. And the void, I guess, which doesn't really count as a holiday destination. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	badasswings 2023-02-01 03:06 am UTC (link)
	Not really. I’ve gotten it a few times, media tends to portray kids of Lucifer as being the anti-Christ. Personally I’m fond of the world staying standing. I was in India about fifteen years ago for a little while. What’s the void? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

elhiggins
2023-02-02 04:57 am UTC (link)

Wow, I didn't even think about the media angle. I didn't exactly grow up religious, so I don't know much about how all that works. Mum was 'spiritual'. But I'm on board with keeping the world turning. Most of the time, anyway.

We went to visit my dad's family. Did not go well.

The void's the void? Not sure how to explain it without a textbook. It's where all of nothing lives on the other side of reality? You can build stuff there if you know how, and it's where a lot of wizards live, if they can afford it. It's safer. But I've only ever been to the Scholomance, which is like void school for kids who can get on the list. Otherwise you're basically monster food.

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	withallmyheart 2023-02-01 02:05 pm UTC (link)
	I would not recommend going to hell on a voluntary basis, unless it was necessary. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2023-02-02 12:03 am UTC (link)
	Level of necessity is the question, I suppose. But it won't work, apparently, so I guess I won't bother. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	withallmyheart 2023-02-02 02:18 am UTC (link)
	I'm glad that you didn't risk it, but I am sorry you've not been able to return home. I've been remiss in not checking in more often. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2023-02-02 03:34 am UTC (link)
	I'm fine. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	withallmyheart 2023-02-02 04:27 am UTC (link)
	I've little doubt, but I'd like to have you for dinner some evening, at your convenience. One of my midwingmen has recently arrived and I'm sure she'd be eager to meet someone her own age. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	elhiggins 2023-02-02 04:54 am UTC (link)
	Oh. Well, thanks. I've been basically eating out of packets since Chloe left. What's a midwingman? Mid..wingwoman? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	withallmyheart 2023-02-02 05:06 am UTC (link)
	You're welcome for dinner any time, Miss Higgins. [...] Just midwingman, I think. A midwingman is a low ranking officer in His Majesty's Royal Aerial Corps. (Reply to this) (Parent)