Defending Yourself Against Magic | Tuesday, 4th period

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Bob crossed his arms and eyed the students somewhat sternly as they settled in. Anyone making extra fuss got extra glare.

When all of those niceties were over, he spoke.

"Good afternoon. My name is Hrothbert of Bainbridge. Which, contrary to the school's belief, does not make 'Bainbridge' my surname. I haven't got one. If you're particularly conservative and formal, which in my experience few teenagers are, you may call me Sir. Otherwise, you can call me Bob."

There would be no jokes about the lack of impressiveness of that name, okay? It had sentimental value.

"This class is defending yourself against magic. If you didn't sign up for it or intend to be here, save yourself the embarrassment and stay anyway. You can probably use it, particularly if you're the sort who can't even make it to the right room for class."

Hey, Bob called it like he saw it.

"I'm told the first week, it's traditional to give introductions. What I'd like to know from you - apart from your name - is what sorts of magic your world has, what you're familiar with, and what, if any, you have experience in. If the answer to all of those questions is 'none', don't worry - it won't be for long.

"I'll go first, shall I? I'm from Earth, most recently Chicago of around six years ago from the island's point of view. My world contains an entire range of beings and magical forces, from dragons to vampires. Magic users - wizards and sorcerers - for the most part do their best to keep the general human population from being aware of them. My specialities as a sorcerer are magical constructs, enchantments, and necromancy. I've had well over a millennium to learn all sorts of things, and I've taught generations of wizards."

He gave them all a sardonic look. "And no, I'm not particularly long-lived for my kind. Should you decide you need to hand me anything, don't bother." He waved his hand through the desk behind him; a golden glow where they met was the only indication it was there.

"I will, understandably, need an assistant to fetch and carry things, take messages, and so forth." He glanced over the class and picked the most responsible-looking person he could. "You, the girl with the white hair. Congratulations, you've got the job." He smiled at Elsa.

"Now, your introductions please."

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Magically!

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[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Elsa of Arendelle

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[not_every_mage]

Anders

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Nathan Byrn

Introduce yourself!

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Name, what magic you're familiar with, and what you can do.

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[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Oh. Um. Elsa looked maybe a little caught off-guard by the promotion to TA, but she was going to take it in stride as well as she was able.

"Oh, I'm Elsa, of Arendelle, which, at least about a century and a half ago, was a kingdom around what people here call Norway," she said, trying not to let her heart beat right up into her ears. "Where I'm from, people very rarely might end up with magical powers, usually very specific ones, and there are magical creatures as well... trolls, most notably. I've met trolls before. They're nothing like the janitor, here."

Sorry, Fosse. They just weren't.

"And I..." Right. Okay. "I've met several people here who can use magic, and I have some experience with elemental magic, myself. Ice."

She was not clarifying for love or money, thank you. Nope.

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"The janitor here is a troll?" Bob hadn't met Fosse yet.

And he'd use that question to deflect, yes; he might not be one for coddling students, but he wasn't about to press one who was obviously terrified, either.

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[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

"And a surprisingly pleasant one, at that," Elsa agreed, grabbing onto that out like her life depended on it. "I think he's perfectly content to wander the halls with a mop and pail, though admittedly I haven't spoken with him all that much."

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[not_every_mage]

Anders was pleasantly overwhelmed by Bob's introduction. To be back in a lecture hall with an instructor who sounded as if he knew what he was talking about! He hadn't known how much he missed that bit of the Circle until he had it again.

"I'm Anders," he said, stammering the slightest bit from nerves. "I'm a mage -- or a witch or a sorcerer or whatever you'd like to call me, I've never understood the distinctions. My world's got magic, obviously, and dragons and darkspawn and such. I have about four years' training as a Circle mage. We covered the elemental and primal schools, but I'm most interested in magical healing."

He realized he was on the verge of babbling and shut his mouth there rather firmly.

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Bob nodded. "In my world, there's a group called the High Council. They've laid down a number of laws and rules for all magic users, and set themselves to police them for the good of themselves and others. A wizard or witch is someone who follows their rule. A sorcerer or sorceress is one who doesn't."

Now remember which he introduced himself as. Congratulations, Anders; you were being taught by the equivalent of an apostate.

"I'm guessing elemental magic is relatively explanatory - dealing with the elements. What do you categorize as primal?" Bob asked.

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[not_every_mage]

Anders did catch the "sorcerer" reference. It could mean Bob was a noble freedom fighter; it could also mean he was a despicable blood mage. It was so hard to tell with rebels sometimes.

He'd have to ask about it later.

"Right, elemental's fire and ice," he confirmed. "Primal is things like rocks and lightening -- literally making the earth shake. Healing's considered part of the creation school. And then there are three other schools -- arcane, spirit and entropy -- but I hadn't done much more than the essentials in any of them."

And he wasn't likely to; Entropy magic, with its focus on hexes and delusions and such, gave Anders the creeps, and spirit and arcane rarely held his interest. Anders preferred flashier magics.

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[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"Nathan Byrn," he said one it was his turn. "I'm familiar with things like shapeshifting, stopping time, controlling the weather, potion making..."

He trailed off.

"Right now, I can only heal quickly from almost any injury. Soon, I should have a power of my own."

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"Each person in your world has a different power, then?" Bob asked. "Or can you do just about anything, but you've got a specialization?"

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[bearmaidenfair]

"I'm Vider Bearskin," Vider said. "The only thing we really consider formal magic in my world is seething, how the followers of Freya, the Feather-Flying Goddess, tell the future or talk to the dead. But...there are lots of kinds of magic. Most of them have to do with the gods, somehow, but trolls and giants and dragons all have their own magic. And elves, but I'm pretty sure they're extinct." She paused before addressing the last question. "I'm not a seethkona. I don't follow Freya. I used to follow Loki, but I asked Odin Alfather to make me a berserker and he granted my boon, so that's my magic, the fire of the frenzy."

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"That's more a sort of trait, isn't it?" Bob asked. "The berserkers of my world - well, when there were any - didn't involve any magic. Just a sort of battle rage."

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[seveninchmotto]

"I'm Isabelle Lightwood," Isabelle said, once it was her turn. "I'm familiar with magic at home, but I don't use it myself."

If only because Shadowhunters didn't consider any of their own powers 'magic'. That was for warlocks and the like.

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Bob nodded. "What sorts of magic?"


[OOC: Are any of Isabelle's runes or things visible currently?]

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[bjornstjarna.livejournal.com]

"Soren Bearstar," Soren introduced himself. And yes, that was the same tattoo Vider possessed and a similar-sounding last name. Not a coincidence. "Essentially what Vider said." 'Essentially' because he did remember Astrid, but couldn't exactly mention that in Vider's presence.

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"Same world, I'm guessing?" Bob said. "And are you also a berserker?"

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[sarcastic-vamp.livejournal.com]

"Carmilla," Carmilla said. Yeah, this place was definitely not a normal high school, but what the hell.

"I don't know how to do any magic myself, but I figured learning to protect myself from it couldn't hurt."

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[nuclear_snide]

"Not being able to's more likely to hurt," Bob answered. "What about your world - any magic there?"

Talk to the TA!

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Who just learned she got the job!

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[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Ooookay. Elsa could do this. All she really needed to do was act as a pair of hands, after all. So long as she wore her gloves, that shouldn't be a problem.

She hoped.

Talk to Bob!

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He's not as cranky as he likes to pretend!

OOC!

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Can I go home now? Zzzzzz...