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Sender ID: astudyinviolet (Sherlock Holmes)
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Subject: Magic: deciding, gaining, learning
Warnings: none atm

[ Perhaps this was inevitable given recent events and Sherlock's insecurities about his worth and ability to have purpose in this world. ]

I have a small series of questions to ask those who have gone from not having magic to having magic. Of particular interest are those who have only gained magic from this world, but I will not turn away answers from others either.

The reason I ask these questions is I come from a world where magic is usually a trick using sleight of hand and obfuscation. I inherited my brother's notebooks covering magical theories of this world, but they do not go into the more practical applications or personal aspects of magic. Surely the tattoo is only a single step among many.

How did you decide on what magic to learn?
How did you learn to control that magic?
Do you feel who you are fundamentally has changed? How so?
Have you created any contingency plans in case something goes wrong with your magic or yourself?

[ He... really hopes no one reads too deeply into that last one, but it is a worry Sherlock has given family history and having others within his head before.

And because he learned from Alhaitham's survey... ]

I understand that such a topic might be very personal. Respond anonymously if you desire and only what you are comfortable with sharing. If you'd rather meet in person, I can arrange that as well.

S.H.

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[ Sherlock is baffled that this has happened twice to him. Whatever similar spiritual presence (as Dongfang put it) they shared must be stronger than he could fathom. He does wish he had more time with Mycroft. He has so many questions, and he wants to yell at him for lying about his condition because his Sherlock probably doesn't know either. ]

Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street. It is not continuing Mycroft's research, exactly, but I am looking to understand the more practical parts of magic.

Ah, yes! I've heard the name, certainly. It's a pleasure, as I said. My error aside, I would still like to offer my aid, as I offered it to Mycroft when we spoke, however briefly.

I am, as it so happens, a lifelong scholar of magic, and have found my time in this place an incredible opportunity to study magic as it exists and operates in worlds apart from my own. If it's the practical bits you're curious about, I would love to discuss anything you might have learned, as well as share my own findings with you.

I think what I've learned thus far is that I do not know the proper questions to ask. I am getting information, but I haven't found a course of action to help me decide if I should attempt to learn magic, much less how to decide what to learn.

[ When many obtain their magic without their input, it doesn't help Sherlock figure out what element to choose. ]

Personally, I'm of the mind that everyone could benefit from learning at least a bit of the theory, but given how accessible it is in this place, should you have the desire to learn, I feel you ought to seize it!

Where to start is rather more difficult, as magic in itself is as much endless potential as it is a force of nature. You're right to give it due thought before forging ahead.

I have no issue with learning theory as long as they lead to some practicality. There is only so much that can fit in one's mind attic.

[ And he has a bunch of that space taken up by things he should not have perceived. ]

As a scholar, where did you start?

I began my journey with magic even before I could yet read, conjuring rabbits in the pantry when I was barely more than a babe. Naturally, once I grasped what had happened, I wanted to learn more immediately. At such a young age, I had to quickly learn that magic is a force of nature in its own right, something we allow to flow through us rather than control.

[ Is this what it's like to live in a magical world from the start? Does no one have a choice in the matter? ]

Rabbits. Did they include top hats as well?

[Gale chuckles a little on his end before responding.]

A charming thought, but I'm afraid not. If I were to conjure them again now, I might give them a collar and tie, perhaps.

Charming I'm sure, but I have to wonder what caused you to conjure rabbits in the first place. Were they common in your area?

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I was laughing so hard bc oh, Sherry knows of Gale from a completely different type of "research"

what a background to have on someone

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