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[astudyinviolet]

Type:Text
Sender ID: astudyinviolet (Sherlock Holmes)
To: public
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.

Comments

[crystalrepose]

[The hitch in the music started Miriam out of the gloomy circle her thoughts had been travelling in--just as the counteroffer surprised her. She blinked a moment, and didn't smile--this was too solemn for smiles. But she does nod, and some of the tension wound into her shoulders relaxed.]

Ah--thank you. That means a great deal to me.

[Johannes was no great warrior either, but he was the one who'd been able to stop the worst of her curse's progression.]

Power isn't all flashy magic. The mind is a powerful thing too.

[astudyinviolet]

The mind is a double-edged sword capable of felling dragons and cutting its wielder into ribbons.

[ Sherlock doesn't elaborate, but perhaps he doesn't need to given that he's worried about losing control and hurting others. There's enough hinted in the shadows of his words. ]

Thank you for speaking with me about this. I feel like have a direction now.

[ Miriam's decision to chose an element that goes against her grafted powers will eventually give Sherlock the push he needs. Sherlock thinks himself as someone seeped in darkness, drowning in the Abyss, so he chooses light. ]