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cryptsleeper) wrote2018-11-27 06:56 pm
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[Now we don't have time to unpack all of the things that just got said that make Alucard uncomfortable but...]
That...would confirm or deny your theory regarding the dragon responsibility for any of this.
[God help him if he and Trevor are both considered dragon born now, that's too much to handle.]
But I genuinely have not run into anyone with those abil...was that a bird?
That...would confirm or deny your theory regarding the dragon responsibility for any of this.
[God help him if he and Trevor are both considered dragon born now, that's too much to handle.]
But I genuinely have not run into anyone with those abil...was that a bird?
No. It was a dragon.
[ And then, as if that's something totally obvious, Strange keeps talking. ]
Will you tell me if you come across anyone with that sort of magic?
[ And then, as if that's something totally obvious, Strange keeps talking. ]
Will you tell me if you come across anyone with that sort of magic?
A dragon. I don't think I stuttered. Queen Adria found one of her own, even you must realize that it's ludicrous to think that there would only be one egg out there.
Kindly give me a few moments here.
[Cue two minutes of Alucard in the background letting out a few distinct strings of not swear words but absolutely express his displeasure at this turn of events.]
[Cue two minutes of Alucard in the background letting out a few distinct strings of not swear words but absolutely express his displeasure at this turn of events.]
[ Strange says on the line but spends those two minutes cooing and 'whoosa good boy' towards his dragon. It's alright, the mean dhampir isn't swearing at you, you beautiful little boy. ]
Are you finished yet?
Are you finished yet?
[Nope he's swearing at a very good boy's disaster of a dad.]
I am, yes. Anyway, what I was going to say was if I find anyone with that particular skill set, I will inform you.
I am, yes. Anyway, what I was going to say was if I find anyone with that particular skill set, I will inform you.
Thank you.
[ there's an awkward pause before, ]
The dragon's name is Alistair Tourmaline, by the way. He's a very smart boy.
[ there's an awkward pause before, ]
The dragon's name is Alistair Tourmaline, by the way. He's a very smart boy.
Mm. Good luck. My understanding is that you will need space for him soon.
[Is he stiff and awkward? Sure is!]
[Is he stiff and awkward? Sure is!]
Oh, not for another few months at least. And I've got a place near the outskirts of Didymos. That should suffice until he gets too big to live there.
Just don't have it make you into a dragon born for a few years.
[It isn't a joke. Alucard sounds too genuinely concerned.]
[It isn't a joke. Alucard sounds too genuinely concerned.]
I'm not even going to think about bringing up the dragonborn thing until he's an adult.
[ which...means he's going to bring up the dragonborn thing eventually. ]
[ which...means he's going to bring up the dragonborn thing eventually. ]
[He. Knew. It. Strange is absolutely not going to be happy until he's dragon born.
God willing this kid is going to say dad no.]
...Good. I...back to the electricity then, does this mean you have a greater sense of control over it or...?
God willing this kid is going to say dad no.]
...Good. I...back to the electricity then, does this mean you have a greater sense of control over it or...?
It does. It also means I can call forth a lightning bolt without falling on my ass.
[ he says, in a slightly teasing tone. ]
[ he says, in a slightly teasing tone. ]
Congratulations on mastering the art of standing. I'm sure it was difficult. Where do you intend to progress, with that matter under your belt?
I don't know. I could continue examining this magic, but as I mentioned before, I've got that interest in empathic magic. Maybe I'll let the lightning be for now.
[ the more Alucard talks with Strange, the more apparent it is that the elf's magical sensibilities are 'jack of all trades, master of none.' ]
[ the more Alucard talks with Strange, the more apparent it is that the elf's magical sensibilities are 'jack of all trades, master of none.' ]
[That seems like a shitty idea. Alucard makes a soft little annoyed kind of noise, but not his magic. (Still his problem.)]
Well, be sure to return to it every so often. It'd be a shame if you lost the control you worked so hard to refine because of lack of continued exploration.
Well, be sure to return to it every so often. It'd be a shame if you lost the control you worked so hard to refine because of lack of continued exploration.
I don't know if you've noticed, but things try to kill us on a regular basis. [ he sarcastically says in a sarcastic tone. ] I'm certain I'll return to it sooner or later, if only for defense.
No, I hadn't at all. [Dry as the driest wines.]
Don't sleep on it too long then.
[Or really, good luck and don't fuck it up]
Don't sleep on it too long then.
[Or really, good luck and don't fuck it up]
I'll call you if I find anything interesting.
[ because Alucard may be an ass, but he's a smart ass (and a smartass), so he's definitely reached 'person who I will bug about magic' tier in Strange's mind. ]
[ because Alucard may be an ass, but he's a smart ass (and a smartass), so he's definitely reached 'person who I will bug about magic' tier in Strange's mind. ]
Likewise. Don't be too foolhardy.
[Strange lives up to the surname, in the end. For better, for worse, and ever for the all too curious so far as Alucard can tell.]
[Strange lives up to the surname, in the end. For better, for worse, and ever for the all too curious so far as Alucard can tell.]
this is daud. i was one of the guards for the einjar expedition.
you translated the designs on the glass orb christine found. i've found another with the same design, but this time it wasn't in a corpse.
[ Well, not a corpse that he knows of. Koroc wasn't exactly a bastion of sanity at the end. ]
do you know anything of the kind of magic that might have been used to make something like this?
you translated the designs on the glass orb christine found. i've found another with the same design, but this time it wasn't in a corpse.
[ Well, not a corpse that he knows of. Koroc wasn't exactly a bastion of sanity at the end. ]
do you know anything of the kind of magic that might have been used to make something like this?
I recall you, although I don't believe we've had any formal introduction.
Bluntly, it's blood magic. It's not dissimilar to an older tiefling rune alphabet, but the language has since become it's own thing.
I am afraid to ask this, but who had these designs?
Bluntly, it's blood magic. It's not dissimilar to an older tiefling rune alphabet, but the language has since become it's own thing.
I am afraid to ask this, but who had these designs?
it was in the ashes of koroc's body.
[ How and when Koroc became a body, he conveniently leaves out. ]
i don't know if you saw that courier message, but he all but confessed to working with the cult that raised those dead soldiers. seems he replaced anyone who was still loyal to lykos with a thrall.
[ How and when Koroc became a body, he conveniently leaves out. ]
i don't know if you saw that courier message, but he all but confessed to working with the cult that raised those dead soldiers. seems he replaced anyone who was still loyal to lykos with a thrall.
Is that how the situation has been resolved? Forgive me, I've been stuck in Einjar for a time.
[Which is a much nicer way of saying "I haven't been paying attention" and "there was a lot of drama in Einjar."]
This concerns me on many fronts, although it more or less confirms that the cult stirred up the attack on Krimnos for whatever their goal is. I presume that you're aware of the fact the soldiers who were attacking had vials. Is it known if Koroc had one as well?
[Which is a much nicer way of saying "I haven't been paying attention" and "there was a lot of drama in Einjar."]
This concerns me on many fronts, although it more or less confirms that the cult stirred up the attack on Krimnos for whatever their goal is. I presume that you're aware of the fact the soldiers who were attacking had vials. Is it known if Koroc had one as well?
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