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[gaudy]

[ The elf on the camera is bristling, cast in the blue firelight of the Fire district. His hair is oddly bright white, as are the almost-glowing lines that trail down his chin and neck, and disappear into the collar of his armor. Over one shoulder is the absolutely massive hilt of a sword, which looks comically out of proportion with him. Fenris had finally figured his device out, but it involved a lot of making a fool of himself in front of the Kedan, which he does Not Look Pleased about.

The effect of his otherwise withering glare is somewhat undermined by the fact that he opens his mouth to speak but compulsively twitches his head to the side to stare over one shoulder for a few moments, paranoid about things lurking in the shadows. He wets his lips when he finally looks back, suspicion and unease written across his pointed features before he schools them into a sneer again. ]

I am not a mage-- [ he practically spits the word, what a pleasant first impression he's making here ] but even I can see that this is not the Fade. In Between, they say. Bah. What nonsense.

[ In fact while he's at it let him just stare distastefully down his nose at the thing in his hands. "Technology?" Unlikely. By its strange glow and stranger capabilities, it is totally obviously something far worse!! ] This place reeks of magic all the same. And I wonder who has suffered to make it so? Magic comes with a cost. It always comes with a cost.

Whoever did this will reap what they've sown. I should like to be as far away as I can be when that day comes.


[ooc: Please don't reply with text!! Fenris is illiterate and kinda ashamed about it, so he would just skip over text replies without saying anything in order to save face.]

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[magicalpadawan]

[Magic is one sure way to get Molly's attention. So -- here she is, looking far more tired than anyone of her 21 years should, really. She just watches for a moment, silent, and when she finally says something, her voice is quiet and matter-of-fact.]

Of course it does. Everything comes with a cost. I kind of doubt anyone here would use theirs to make people suffer though.

[She thinks better of herself as soon as she finishes that sentence, though, and hurriedly adds:] Well, not doubt. Hope, is more like it.

[gaudy]

So you say. [ He doesn't sound particularly convinced, sorry Molly he's an ass. ]

Delude yourself if you must, but such "hopes" have never served me well.

[magicalpadawan]

I'm not deluding myself, I just know I would never want to make anyone suffer with one of my spells. [Even the few times she's accidentally dabbled in mind control, it was totally an attempt to be helpful, not painful.]

[gaudy]

[ He snorts derisively, and with a smidgen of hostility. ] If I had a copper for every time I heard such an excuse, and another for every time it wasn't true, I would be a rich elf indeed.

[magicalpadawan]

[There's a smidgen of hostility right back, in that case, crossing her arms over her chest.]

Then I guess I'll just have to change that opinion. [....Good luck with that, Molly.]