Well, that was... something. Rita could only hope the rest of her new contacts would be more informative and less crazy-sounding than Rose had been. That didn't necessarily mean Rose was lying, but it did leave Rita with no coherent or applicable information.
Her next appointment was with a man called... Lingormr? She wasn't sure how to pronounce that, and she wasn't sure what he looked like, either.
She was already in the Sun Room, so all she needed to do was dispose of her emptied lunch bag and move to somewhere conspicuous, so the stranger could easily find her. Since the bulletin had worked well for that purpose last shift, she made her way there, finding a dark-haired man waiting in front of the board. Could that be...?
Briefly, she made eye contact with him. If he didn't react to her appearance, she'd simply move on.
It was easier to transform an object into a similar object than a dissimilar one. That made sense. It also meant that the average mage in Lingormr's world was limited in their capabilities. And for him to talk casually about turning chairs into honey, it probably indicated that he considered himself well above average in his ability
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Loki nodded. "It's perhaps best to think of runes as shortcuts for mathematical formulae. I've known many a practitioner of the art that didn't understand the principles behind them, though they are still usable in that way. It just certainly would limit one's ability to create new command runes
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Though Rita listened with great interest, her eyes were distracted by the cat that came between them. There was the slightest hint of disappointment in her face when it opted to join Lingormr rather than herself.
Never mind the cat. Focus on the topic. Rita looked back up to Lingormr's face, her expression mostly neutral, though she watched with a hint of skepticism at his attitude
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He nodded slowly as he stroked the cat's head, though he was watching Rita far more carefully than his attitude implied. "It is perhaps a dangerous line of research because it can easily welcome abuse by those that are... morally flexible. But I also firmly believe that no question ought remain unanswered." He sighed. "I probably should not have mentioned it at all, but I do try to be honest. I sought out the other... practitioner because I wished to have a conversation similar to what we're having now - a collegiate exchange between scholars. What I found forced me to deal with him... permanently." He sighed, allowing his expression to become troubled
( ... )
Rita narrowed her eyes when Lingormr alluded to having killed the other scholar. It wasn't necessarily a shock, as Rita had killed a few people herself, and she wouldn't hesitate to take down someone who misused blastia. Though Rita still had to wonder about Lingormr's intentions in choosing such a field, it looked like he had some concerns about ethics... though it remained to be seen just how closely his ideas resembled Rita's
( ... )
Loki nodded. "It's possible that there's some heredity involved. There are a few families that have produced more than their fair share of shaman, though the question is always if they've actually got talent or if they're more in it for the spiritual side of things." He shrugged. "Though since being a scholar isn't a favored pursuit, it's difficult to know how things really are distributed. But it does seem that stronger talents seem to be... rather wild. I honestly haven't looked into that particular side of things over much, since it never really occurred to me that there might be a pattern. And I was rather caught up in my own personal interests." He smiled sheepishly.
Loki rose as well, giving the cat one last pat. He bowed politely to Rita. "I greatly enjoyed speaking with you. And I would like it if we could do so again some time soon. It's a relief and a pleasure to speak with another scholar. And I do look forward to seeing some of your equations."
Her next appointment was with a man called... Lingormr? She wasn't sure how to pronounce that, and she wasn't sure what he looked like, either.
She was already in the Sun Room, so all she needed to do was dispose of her emptied lunch bag and move to somewhere conspicuous, so the stranger could easily find her. Since the bulletin had worked well for that purpose last shift, she made her way there, finding a dark-haired man waiting in front of the board. Could that be...?
Briefly, she made eye contact with him. If he didn't react to her appearance, she'd simply move on.
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Never mind the cat. Focus on the topic. Rita looked back up to Lingormr's face, her expression mostly neutral, though she watched with a hint of skepticism at his attitude ( ... )
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Loki rose as well, giving the cat one last pat. He bowed politely to Rita. "I greatly enjoyed speaking with you. And I would like it if we could do so again some time soon. It's a relief and a pleasure to speak with another scholar. And I do look forward to seeing some of your equations."
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