Open log of NPC pestering

[thequestgiver]

Who would you like to visit today?

[OoC: Just put the name of the NPC in the subject line! Magic Peddler is not in town, and thus, unavailable. The Witch can be found in the Two Faced Forest, Anya and Benu, as always, will be the ones doing the finding, The King's always able to be found at the castle and Kori at the Monastery.]

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[bondsoflove]

I was born into fire and raised in ashes and lived with illusions singing me to sleep. Not anymore. Where is my power.

[He's not making much sense, but he's too agitated to put much thought into his words.]

[herbalistmonk]

[Tom bops Kori on the back of the head.]

Kori, you cannot use Flames of Righteousness just on people who do something you don't
Ike. It's for use on people who will hurt you.

[He turns angrily on Sasuke.]

And you, whoever you are, should ask your questions more politely.

[littlemuffinmage]

But Master said! [[Whines childishly, all but whimpering at the bop.]]

[bondsoflove]

Then you tell me. [He curls his hands, still trembling, into fists.] Why summon me and then take away everything that makes me strong?

[herbalistmonk]

Not being a Mage, I'm sure I don't know. But if I had to wager a guess, I'd say because this one uses so much magic. [he gives Kori an affectionate shake.]

That means there isn't so much magic left for others.

Probably not how it works, though. [he shrugs.]

[littlemuffinmage]

That's not how it works at aaaall! [[Kori whines like a small child]] Magic is in and without!! Can't be used up! He's doing it wrooong, Monk! Using without instead of within!

[bondsoflove]

Explain.

[He's not setting anything on fire this time, though his voice is still hard.]

[littlemuffinmage]

You're reaching for something that isn't there anymore! So of course it doesn't work! [[starts puffing up again]] Magic isn't just some tool to be used the same way every time, it's a living thing that you can channel when the magic within isn't strong. Kori's always channeling magic, always calling magic from without so it becomes magic within! [[the arrogant voice deflated back into chilish tone as the boy said his name]] You need to find your without here to make it within again so it'll be stronger when you need it!

[bondsoflove]

Well, that was helpful.

[Sarcastically.]

It did come from within at home. Some people can use chakra from without, but it takes decades of training. I don't have decades.

[littlemuffinmage]

When will you realize that you are not home? [[Kori glares, back stiff. He's back in Old Man Mode]]

When things change you must change with it else your magic will stagnate, whither and die. [[Said as if this is the same as him doing the same]]

[bondsoflove]

I know I'm not at home. I'm not stupid.

[His fingers twitch. He almost wants to grab for the robe again, although the thought that he could lose his power completely unsettles him. He takes a breath and forces the words out, evenly.]

Can you tell me how to go about learning to tap into chakra without, or do I get to play goose chase for that one, too?

[littlemuffinmage]

You just do it! It's easy, see?

[[And he brings his hands together, a large amount of energy gathering between them as if condensing out of the air before he spreads his hands out apart again to disperse it.

Helpful. Really.]]

[bondsoflove]

[That little fucker. Sasuke snarls, lip curling.]

So much for being the most powerful mage in the kingdom. Doesn't count when you have it handed to you on a fucking platter.

[littlemuffinmage]

[[Kori's eyes narrow and his back straightens. Old Man Mode, Activated! ]]

Do you doubt my powers?

[bondsoflove]

Yes. Unless there's effort involved, the amount of force is meaningless.

[littlemuffinmage]

The result is what matters, not the ease, else there would be no need to practice. I have spent my entire life in constant study and practice of magic! Do not dare to tell me--- ooooow, Monk! [[whines as Tom waps him upside the head again, Old Man Mode lost to childish pouting]] Kori wasn't being bad! [[Stomps his foot]]

[bondsoflove]

[He's a little kid, putting on airs of being grown up. When Tom hits his head, it makes Sasuke bark out a laugh--he's still annoyed, but it's easier not to take the little shit seriously now.]

You're just a run of the mill self-superior brat.

[herbalistmonk]

Kori is the most powerful mage you will ever meet. [unspoken, but obvious in tone is "mind your manners, brat."]

When given advice, the best idea is to stop and think about it before declaring it wrong.

[bondsoflove]

It's not really his power if he just yanks it out of the air without doing anything.

[Sasuke crosses his arms. Bitter. Effort, here, counts for nothing.]

[herbalistmonk]

Don't act like in your first day you should be able to do as much as a boy who has studied his entire life.

[his arms tightens protectively around Kori, and he ruffles the boy's hair.]

When you've worked hard for 16 years, magic will be just as easy for you.

[bondsoflove]

Liar.

[It's hissed. Sixteen years is as long as he's been at it, too, in varying degrees of intensity.] I'd like to see him graciously accept defeat after he's been plucked from here and put someplace where every fucking drop of his power is gone without explanation.