Opening & mingling!

[guiltapalooza]

GAME START. Make your initial mingling comment, either in person or online.

Comments

[clinical]

[Jade can tell that Aziraphale is referring to some particular points of theology. He just has no reference for what they might be.] I look forward to hearing you elaborate on that point.

To put it simply, a fonist is a sorcerer of sorts.

[a fonist takes fonons in through his or her fon slots then uses a fon verse to perform a fonic arte. FON FON FON FON FON]

[storesbooks]

Of course. [He makes a mental note to draw out a sort of family tree of all the different Judeo-Christian religions.]

[FON FON FON is right, which is what makes Aziraphale ask, somewhat dubiously,] A sorcerer? What sort of magic do you do, then?

I'm sure we don't have that at home.

[clinical]

[Jade looks at Aziraphale, measuring how to say it.]

By taking in particles around me and using certain words, I can cast spells that use the six elements.

[That's a good layman's explanation, right?]

[storesbooks]

[He still looks marginally surprised, but at least not dubious.]

Six... elements? [Since when were there six?] Are these, erm, battle spells?

[clinical]

They can be employed in battle. [Jade sighs and adjusts his glasses. He really, REALLY hates explaining.] The particles, fonons, exist at certain frequencies, and each frequency corresponds to an element: light, fire, earth, water, air, and darkness. As well as a mutated seventh fonon associated with healing and memory.

[storesbooks]

[Aziraphale appreciates the explanation, at least, and doesn't seem interested in pressing for technical details.]

How strange. I've always found fighting rather frightful, and with sorcery... Goodness. You certainly must live in exciting times.

[clinical]

We're at peace, in fact. [After dramatic social and religious upheaval with which he was directly involved. But why share that?] Most people can, to some degree, use fonons for artes, and they have a number of peacetime applications.

[storesbooks]

Oh, that's much nicer. [A pleased smile.] I try to help where I can, myself. Although sometimes I'm criticized of being overeager to help.

[He turns faintly disapproving by the end, as if he imagines the other half of this argument is actually listening in and he can't let him off the hook.]