orb post ; day 7 ; holyshitwhy o'clock in the morning

[sorcerous]

I will fly the beanstalk after sun's zenith.

If any choose to join me, gather at noon.

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[magicalflowers]

What do you plan on doing when you get there?

[sorcerous]

I have said: I will fly the beanstalk.

[magicalflowers]

How exactly will you be able to do that?

[sorcerous]

By taking wing...?

[magicalflowers]

You have wings to fly?

[sorcerous]

If I wish it.

[magicalflowers]

Hm, that's an interesting power.

[sorcerous]

Is it?

[magicalflowers]

Where I come from, only fairies and some witches could fly.

[sorcerous]

I am no faerie, no witch, but a god, and a shapeshifter.

[magicalflowers]

A shapeshifting god? I've never heard of that before.

[sorcerous]

Such ill, then, on the part of those who taught you.

[magicalflowers]

Where I was taught, we only learn how to use our own powers and the history of where we were, but nothing about god. Though maybe on other worlds that might be different.

[sorcerous]

And what of the powers in your possession, then?

[tatra]

Good luck! Do be careful.

[sorcerous]

Thank you, Princess.

[tatra]

Do you have enough food for the day? How long do you think you'll be gone?

[sorcerous]

The sky may be closer than West Haven, but the climb will not be easy. My speed will depend on my companions.

[ In other words, he's not going to slow anything down.

Pathetic mortals. ]

[wasalmostdaphne]

...Why?

When has going up the beanstalk ever been a good plan?

Unless you have some Bat-Giant repellent in your bag...

[sorcerous]

And have you met a great deal of giants?

[wasalmostdaphne]

Well... okay, maybe I haven't met any...

Still, stories telling us giants are bad, townspeople saying giants are bad. Why go and mess with them if we can avoid it?

Although it might be worth it if it gets the locals to stop whispering about me when I can hear them. *What, Bay, bitter? Noooo.*

[sorcerous]

I have. I have walked into the realm of the Frost Giants and left unscathed.

[ more often he left scathed, but there was that one time with Thor and the wedding dress, okay. ]

And if they whisper, what of it? The leaves whisper along a forest path, but a tree is easy enough to fell.

[wasalmostdaphne]

Uh-huh. How much help did you have for that?

*It isn't that she doesn't believe you, she doesn't believe you completely.*

Yeah, I don't want to hurt them, just get them to shut up. Seems whatever role I have here it's that of a criminal or scoundrel.

[sorcerous]

Just I, and my brother, acting to my rules and my words.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

What if can't fly? [Faolan wants to play!]

[sorcerous]

I'll hardly deliver a child into danger.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Faolan considers this for a moment. The pack protected children, yes, but not by keeping them away from danger. Just by teaching them what to do about it - usually involving attacking it with tooth and claw.]

Faolan is dangerous!

[sorcerous]

You will be, once you practice your stalking. You would do well to learn stealth.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Pout. Loki scolded him.]

[But Faolan is still curious.]

[Maybe he can follow Loki. Practice stealth like he said. Maybe then Loki will like him again.]

[shiromadoushi]

Actually fly up it...?

[[He's not a morning person, even without all his games to distract him, pardon his stupid,]]

[sorcerous]

And climb.

But flying will be quicker.

[shiromadoushi]

Un... it would be if you could do it. Makes it a bit harder to go as a group, though...

[[Not... that he would be so good climbing it either. Not with his arm and half useless hand...]]

[sorcerous]

The rest will simply have to keep up.

[shiromadoushi]

You'll have a bit of an unfair advantage there, though!

[sorcerous]

Then they should spend their centuries learning their own sorts of wings.

[shiromadoushi]

If I had the centuries to spend, I'm sure I would. My magic's not anywhere near that good, though! [[a small laugh. And even if he had his motorcycle, it's not like he could drive it UP anything! ... though he's sure he could get Bruno to modify it... or maybe Sirius to make it fly like Trowa's did! Ooo. That was an idea... maybe he could try seeing if he could manage that sort of spell!]]

[sorcerous]

Magic may be learnt.

Will you go, or not?

[shiromadoushi]

[[he nods]] I'll likely hold the group up if we all went together, but I'd like to try, even if everyone goes ahead.

[[he doesn't want to be the anchor that lags the group, so he'll not be selfish and go his own pace and catch up, he figures. He's more the clean up crew with his magic anyway.]]

[halfwitch]

Fly?

[sorcerous]

Would you like to learn how to grow wings, little sorceress? It is a skill not easily taught.

[halfwitch]

You can teach me that?

[sorcerous]

Perhaps. If you have the proper potential.

[halfwitch]

How do I know if I have the potential?

[sorcerous]

I don't know. I suppose we may find out.

[halfwitch]

You wouldn't mind?

[sorcerous]

No. No, I would not mind.

[halfwitch]

Really? [She smiles.]