text; finding friends...? (not real, totally clickbait)

[indispensable]

Type: Text
Sender ID: indispensable (Alhaitham)
To: Public~
Subject: !!!
Warnings: Impersonation and clickbait B| None whatsoever.

Hello. I am Alhaitham, scholar and Scribe of the Akademiya. I have been informed by my gracious and kind senior that this network is an excellent communication tool.

It has been brought to my attention that I am severely lacking in social interactions, and that it may be detrimental to my health to stay inside and read all day.

Despite the many flaws in my personality, I am very knowledgeable in a wide range of topics, and am a thorough partner in any academic debate. While my way of speaking is quite strangely awkward and disjointed for a man who studies words for a living, my only criteria for judgement is that you are doing your best for your educational background.

Kaveh will be hosting a small party to celebrate the acquisition of a new home. I look forward to exploring the joys of friendship there with you. If you have any further questions, please forward them to me or to my kind senior, Kaveh.

[A few hours later, this post is amended with the following:]

Disregard the contents of this post; Kaveh made it using my shellphone while I was not paying attention. The party that he mentioned above is also not happening.

[A second amendment, around half an hour later:]

Ignore Alhaitham!! The party will be happening!! I will be sending invites soon!!

[ooc note: despite this being written from Alhaitham's shellphone, Kaveh is the one who made the initial post. responses will come from either one of them depending on the time (before or after Alhaitham discovers what Kaveh has done), so do specify which time period your character is responding to!]

Comments

[phoenixdominant]

I wholeheartedly agree. Without history, and history accurately recorded I might add, history is doomed to repeat its mistakes.

[Of course, Joshua knows and understands the unstable way history can be recorded too. It's the very reason why his world is suffering so badly now. And perhaps that is why he wishes to learn as much as he can. Perhaps to become a better historian someday.]

As for my healing magic, I specialize in fire utility. I can control my aether in a way that my flames will heal a wound rather than burn or cauterize it. In some forms, it is called cure magic. And although I can use it I enjoy learning about natural methods of healing as well.

[He can still bandage a wound instead of slapping a cure on it!]

[indispensable]

[As much as Alhaitham agrees with the first part of those words, he has seen for himself how people foolishly choose to ignore the lessons that'd been placed in front of them just because they want to be convinced of their own narratives. While he is never one to say that things should be taken at face value, there is a difference between that and ignoring things that have been long established in their truths and proven as such.

Still, there is no use in bringing up any of that, so Alhaitham elects not to, moving instead onto the other part of the response, which by itself already holds far more interest.]

I assume your ability to heal has a limit. [Elemental powers are the same in that aspect, more or less.] Knowing of alternative methods is never a bad thing too. [He is of the opinion that one shouldn't rely on powers given by others all that much, but it is just his personal opinion, and he is well aware of that.]

[phoenixdominant]

[And thus, "history is doomed to repeat itself" has become the universal saying. Although Joshua hopes to bring change about that in his home world.

He'll be happy to continue talking about healing.]

That it does, I can only perform so much healing before I need to rest, myself. It takes a considerable amount of my energy. That is why I hope to learn about more forms of medicine than magic alone. It would be useful to learn how to, say, make a splint for a broken arm rather than just flick my wrist. I think.

[Which might be good for Alhaitham to know. As crewmates, Joshua is currently the only "healer" on the ship and he can only do so much before he ... well... starts having painful asthma-like attacks.]

[indispensable]

[Even without going into the details Alhaitham can guess as to the nature of this required rest. Most people who can heal via their Visions tend to be the same as well... ignoring Kaveh anyway AKA the weirdo who can only heal by letting himself get caught in a Bloom Core explosion.]

Save for an emergency, there is nothing wrong with letting the body do its own thing.

[Save that healer power for when its needed, Joshua. He's sure that will help you in the long run.]

[phoenixdominant]

I wholeheartedly agree. Sometimes proper medical care and rest is the best for the body.

[Although when it comes down to it Joshua will absolutely push himself to the brink if he needs to help people. He is a phoenix through and through. And perhaps a little too headstrong sometimes.]

Although my brother would like to tease me that I don't take my own advice.

[indispensable]

That seems to be a recurring trend with the people here.

[What is with you people and your tendency to overexert yourself. Do you people not understand the meaning of 'self-preservation'.]

[phoenixdominant]

[To be fair, Joshua doesn't always overexert himself. He just stubbornly refuses to let anyone fuss over him when he's doing it.]

As they fondly say. Do as I say not as I do.

[He laughs softly.]

[indispensable]

[Ah yes the classic phrase. Alhaitham knows it all too well.]

A phrase commonly used to absolve the other party from guilt or consequence.

What use are such assurances when you willingly put yourself at risk?