Opening & mingling!

[guiltapalooza]

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

Comments

[clinical]

[Dissect someone? That usually works.]

[He hasn't heard of those religions, of course, but will be happy to learn about them.]

I'm a fonist, actually, though I know a certain amount about fomicry. [By which he means he invented the field.] Are all three religions theistic?

[storesbooks]

[He'll just be disappointed. So disappointed. But still think well of him, because let's face it, it's Aziraphale.

Who is right now delighted to have someone that's legitimately interested in an academic discussion of religion. He always felt somewhat awkward talking to the devout about it; rather like a teacher that had the cheat sheet to a test and refused to reveal the answers.]

Oh yes, certainly. They're all quite related to one another, in fact; you might think of them as sisters. They all have the same Father, but they tend to compete for His attention, as it were. [The caps are somewhat audible.]

And I feel I should ask... what precisely is a fonist?

[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.]