Magick on the Fly - Thursday, 5/21 - Period Four

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As her students walked in, Abby Irene made a point of plopping her rather heavy blue carpet bag on her desk.

"This," she told them, "is my kit bag. It has all of my tools, quite a few different packets of ingredients for certain spells, and a number of other things which I need for my trade. I bring this wherever I go, including here as I'm sure some of you have noticed, and there isn't a time I can think of when I am without it in a professional capacity."

She stepped in front of it and leaned on the desk.

"But situations don't always present themselves when one is prepared and sometimes it has been necessary to do spellwork with the very minimum of materials. The items I'll be using for those which I generaly use for a working, but I should hope that with some thought, you should be able to apply the same principles to your own methods."

She pulled up a pair of tealights.

"Candles. They don't have to be anything special and they'll fit in almost any bag or pocket; they're also sold at most stores here, from what I've seen."

A notebook.

"This will provide three things: it will allow us to make or draw any sigils needed for the spell working, a folded sheet like so" and she held up a little folded fan "makes up a representative of air that works just as well as incense, and" she smiled "it's good to record your findings or notes in."

Next she held up a lighter.

"Other than lighting your path, it can stand for fire, light the candles, and act as a quick focus if you need it by giving you a flame to stare into."

Now, a cup of water.

"The chalice isn't nearly as important as the element itself and, once you've snuffed the flames out, it's good to douse things if you want to make sure they're out.

A salt shaker.

"Good for protective circles, charging water, acting as an earth representation if you prefer minerals, and more than a few supernatural creatures can't stand it.

And finally, a cigarette.

"If you really need the smell of smoke, a lit and burning cigarette can work as incense. The tobacco, a plant, can function as the earth focus on your altar."

She smiled at her class.

"And it's a good way of calming your nerves in a bad situation but I didn't say that."

Abigail Irene looked around the room.

"Now, I'd like each of you to come up with some small, easy-to-find items that could work as substitutes for things in whatever system you use. Take your time and feel free to ask questions.

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Eleanor Robinson

Listen to the Lecture / Chat

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Though it's not too long of a lecture.

Re: Listen to the Lecture / Chat

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Jack took careful notes as he listened. He didn't think he had the knack for magic in particular, but it always served him well to be prepared.

Re: Listen to the Lecture / Chat

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Eleanor took detailed notes as Abby Irene spoke, though she couldn't help the slight grin at the mention of a lighter for fire representation.

That was one thing Eleanor was already packing naturally.

Re: Listen to the Lecture / Chat

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None of this was relevant to Diana, so she was trying to figure out what she was going to do about the moose.

Re: Listen to the Lecture / Chat

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Esme was listening, but it seemed like a lot of nonsense to her. She didn't really have a method for this stuff to be applied to. She left that sort of stuff to the silly girls, and concentrated on what mattered instead.

Re: Listen to the Lecture / Chat

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Count Merlin in the group of the slightly confused. Needing bits for a spell was... not exactly new but not something he was used to.

It was just words and whatever was on hand, wasn't it?

Re: Listen to the Lecture / Chat

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Agnes frowned as she took notes. This was wizard magic she was talking about, with the four elements and all that.

Design your 3 Minute Altar

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She's provided pens and paper.

Re: Design your 3 Minute Altar

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Jack bent thoughtfully over his paper, wondering what in his pockets (matches, a small knife, a watch and some coins) might work on an altar.

Re: Design your 3 Minute Altar

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Eleanor was making up a list for her alter.

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paper
pencil
small bottle of water
pinch of dirt from location
paper fan

Tapping her pencil against her lips, she was thinking of what else she might need. Anyone looking over her shoulder might notice the lack of anything fire-related on her list.

Re: Design your 3 Minute Altar

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Diana didn't need anything but her brain and a finger to work most of her magic, so she wasn't bothering with the assignment. Plus, she could always shove everything into her backpack. Now the moose on the other hand, they were a problem.

Re: Design your 3 Minute Altar

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Esme had no reason to use this in her real life, so she discounted the assignment after having actually listened to the lecture. It was important to hear what others believed, even if they didn't affect you at all.

She was, instead, contemplating a small Canadian moose.

Re: Design your 3 Minute Altar

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Merlin stared at the paper and frowned.

After a moment he wrote down:

Book
Dagger
quille and parchement

What else would anyone really need?

Re: Design your 3 Minute Altar

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Agnes pondered deeply, and then wrote:

a knife

After that, she was more or less unsure what else to add, so she watched a tiny moose dance across the floor.

Re: Design your 3 Minute Altar

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Tony pulled out his laptop and skimmed through a few spells, trying to think of a few common elements that would work.

TAs

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When they ping in.

Re: TAs

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Dōjima was there, and paying close attention to what other people were using. She always carried chalk, a lighter, and salt in a small ziplock in her purse, thanks to Winchester's class on Hunting, but new ideas were always awesome.

Re: TAs

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Savannah was making notes on what other people were going to be using for their traveling altars.

Abby Irene

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Was here for questions.

Re: Abby Irene

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After class, Merlin hung back and waited before approaching Abby Irene's desk. "You wanted to speak to me?"

OOC

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And done before work!

Re: OOC

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Quick note!

I'm using athame=fire, wand=air. That's how it works in my brain and how I've always learned it. If that confuses anyone, I'm sorry about that ^_^;;;; I know different people consider them differently sometimes.