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Bones
They entered the hall en route to another room. They wore a long sweeping black skirt under a large black hoody. Their satchel was in place, and hood was up. Only minimal attendants were on duty today, an they didn't feel any need to dress up at present. It was a holiday, though it was a holiday, omst days, to someone, somewhere, somewhen.
For now, they took a moment in the 'natural' silence and just sat down in the middle of the room.
Blue
Blue had scheduled a check in with Bones. They weren't her mentor but she had been a bit of a mess last time she saw them and wanted to check in. Let them know she was doing better.
So it was that she wandered into the hall. Jeans, stiletto boots and her jacket. Hair down and flowing.
A smile as she saw Bones but she keeps her distance letting them initiate the conversation.
Bones
They stood when they heard the stillettos against the flooring. A smile crossed their face and they tugged down the hoody to look at Blue better, "Hey, Blue. You look pretty good!"
Bones advanced towards the other Obrimos and bobbed their head in greeting, "How you feeling?"
Blue
Blue smiles as she greets them. "Hey Bones. Yeah, im, im doing okay. Getting my head wrapped around everything slowly."
She looks towards one of the tables heading over. "How have you been?"
Bones
THey followed and pulled out Blue's chair before plopping across to the other side and grinning, "I'm doing all right. Met a few interesting folx, both personal and professional levels. I've got a paper ready to publish before too long, and overall... content."
Blue
"Sounds like its been, at the very least, an eventful month for you."
She smiles as she sits, putting her bag down beside her with the thud of textbooks.
"Content and a paper to publish is all I can ask for."
Bones
"So, has anyone approached you since the announcement I sent around about you?"
Blue
She nods. "Yeah. I've spoken to a couple people, well ive met a couple people but. I have discussed a possible teacher in Vasya?" She looks a little doubtful as she speaks. Not quite sure how to feel about it all.
Bones
"Vasya is good people. Mainly because they're honest about what shit people they were in the past. He helped me learn, and then master a way to anchor myself, temporally," They tilted their head one way, and then the other, "I'm glad you called to check in though. I've been worried about you, but didn't wish to pressure you at all."
Blue
"They seem it. They are also honest about how, biased they are in some topics. Helped me learn how biased others are, how biased I can be."
She smiles with a nod of her head.
"I appreciate it."
Bones
"I've been trying to become an Initiate in my last arcanum, and learning something new is always hard, so I understand if you have questions. I can certainly help with any of the Obrimos stuff, and even a lot of the other stuff, but I just didn't think I want to become officially responsible for anyone."
Blue
Blue nods.
"I can understand that. Its a responsibility. Im a Professor so like, I get it." she adds with a giggle.
Bones
"Also where I don't tend to do my focus," they lifted up a finger and scored one for Amelia, "I tend to be an in-the-field PhD, and only do the Grad Student, Intern, Sort of thing."
Blue
"I am far less of an in the field kind of person. If I am in the field there is a very big problem."
She chuckles looking around them. "Though I suppose now that I can see true Leylines that might change."
Bones
"If you get far enough through it all, you can make your own..." they mused in return to Dr. Fedorov, "The only unfortunate part is that my name is going to be flashed across headlines from this article. So, I'll probably have to ward myself a touch extra for the next few weeks, until things settel down..."
Blue
"Make my own? Is that why the ones I saw or see dont match up to what I studied when I was a sleeper?"
She sighs understanding that. "The price of fame." Then a tilt of her head. "Ward yourself?"
Bones
"Shielding spells, but especially those with Prime and Space, to protect myself from other magics," he answered the second question first, "The shielding of one or another arcanum should be a part of your capabilities at present. Further," they paused to think, "And most leylines are natural, or eventually hit their natural flow of things. But we can make our own from various time frames from a few seconds, up to indefinite."
Blue
"Within my capabilities and aware that I have to do them are two vastly different concepts separated by a gulf of knowledge. Like sure I can shoot fireballs but not a wise plan. Nor one that I have practiced extensively."
Bones
"True. Very true. I guess it's just so instinctual to me at this point, I rely more on that instinct than a lot of instruction," and they scratched their jawline, "I could study you a little further to see what your specialties are at some point, just in case."
Blue
A shake of her head. "Its okay, ill go over it with Vasya, once, I ya know, have that conversation." It seems she has made her decision just working up to it.
Bones
"Plus, if he's helping you, you have the rest of the Firebirds helping you in some way or another. I just met Mei yesterday, and Fox is well known."
Blue
There is a tilt of her head. "The Firebirds? Fox? Mei?"
Bones
"The Awakened form small groups of like minded individuals, called a cadre. Vasya's Cadre includes his wife Fox, and Mei, and a few others, if I were to look up the records."
Rolling their neck, they glanced at shadows, the lights above and down below the table before looking back to Blue, "SO, That's at least an Acanthus, a Thyrsus, and an Obrimos that might be able to help you when you're studying among them."
Blue
Blue nods at that. "I had heard the word but honestly wasnt quite sure of its meaning. I had assumed as such. So this group is called 'The Firebirds'?"
"I would like to learn more. Im still on the fence regarding who to join, I think that has been the harder decision honestly."
Bones
"I think you would be a natural fit next to myself, in the Mystagogues, but the Council also values forward thinkers such as yourself," a bob of the head, "Definitely a hard decision. Less so for me, as I Awakened on a research trip, where one of the other members was of the Mysterium. So they had talked me into it before I even really knew the other options. I don't regret it by any means, but definitely must make it harder to have the entire smorgasboard in front of you first."
Blue
She smiles at that. "Yeah, I was warned about that. To make my own decision and to not let others talk me into things." A pause. "Im still on the fence but, getting there, ive ruled a few out. Just, not for me."
Bones
"The Arrow, the Guardians, the Seers?" they guessed.
Blue
There is a nod and a chuckle. "Ding, ding, ding."
Bones
They chuckled and nodded, "And have you met any other interesting folx that go bump in the night?"
Blue
There is a blush as she puts her head in her hands. "So, I met Guy the other night. Firstly he is scary as shit vampire dude. But. Big point. A friend got me a singlet that says Submissive and Bleedable on it."
She sighs her voice getting a bit louder. "I. Wore. It. When. I. Met. A. Vampire!"
Bones
Then they couldn't help it. They started laughing at the top of their lungs. A deep, echoing belly laugh.
Blue
She just continues to bury her head in her hands, sinking further down in her chair. A smile on her face.
Bones
"Oh, that's good. You should have saw me go all googly eyed when I met Titania, an 800 years old vampire in town that comes from when the Holy Roman Empire was a thing."
Blue
She loses all thoughts of a smile becoming horrified.
"That, sounds even more scary. That, no. I think im good."
Bones
"Guy is almost as old. He has told me that he may be one of the inspirations of the Big Bad WOlf in Fairy tales," they laughed a little, "Though the Lupines might disagree."
Blue
"The inspiration, for, the big bad Wolf." She tilts her head. "Vampire. Yeah I think the Werewolves might disagree. The Lupines."
Bones
"Well, if you are a charismatic predator at night in the wolves, taht eats Grandma and takes her place... could be a vampire. Could also be some of the wolves..." they touched their left shoulder absentmindedly, "..could be a lot of things. However, timing wise, location wise, could be part of the inspiration for the Brothers' Grimm and company. Though they may also have been inspired by the Lost, or have been Lost or something."
Blue
"Lost? Not a word ive heard before. Well. Not in the context of anything aside from lost in the woods."
Bones
"The Changelings of myth. People taken by faeries to the far side of the hedge to Arcadia. It may or may not be, or was or will be, a the same as the Arcadia that an Acanthus walks to get to their tower. Study atlantis for a length of time and time gets really wibbly-wibbly. However, the Lost, they... they're changed by the fae, sometimes replaced. I keep running into things that we might consider normal turns of phrase among modern humanity, but reminds them of their captivity."
Blue
Blue nods following along.
"So Arcadia but maybe not the same Arcadia. Changed by the Fae, the beings that take them? And have a whole shit tonne of trauma?"
Bones
"Yep. And lots of interesting powers. One was able to reflect my spells back at me after it affected them."
Blue
"That, what. I understand we can counterspell stuff but the idea of it affecting you and then also affecting them. Hmm. Interesting."
Bones
"Yeah. It was interesting," their cheeks redden, "But it turned out as a learning experience of sorts in general."
Blue
There is a chuckle and she looks down. "Fair enough. Whatever floats ya boat."
Bones
"We traded some stuff back and forth mystically. They like to learn about magic..." and then they studied Amelia, "What's wrong?"
Blue
"Not my jam. The whole. Intimacy thing." She shrugs. "You blushed after saying it was interesting. I implied the rest."
Bones
"Ah. I see. No worries," they bobbed their head, "totally fair. I didn't think it was really for me... turns out I need connections first. However, I'll never blame someone for disliking it either, you know?"
Blue
She shrugs. "Like I said whatever floats ya boat. If getting off you Lost magically did it for you then have fun."
Bones
"So. Vampires, Changelings, Werewolves, and Wizards are all real. As are ANimisitic spirits and Ghosts. Anything else that you've been told about so far?"
Blue
There is a chuckle as they change the topic.
"Not that I can think of. Oh, there is a spell for not sleeping and that was great!"
Bones
"Certainly comes in handy."
Blue
"But no, I think thats about everything. Need to make some decisions mostly."
Bones
"I'm glad you are settling in well. You are always welcome to call me, Doc. We eggheads stick together, one wya or another."
Blue
There is a chuckle. "Thanks Bones. Oh wait no, I lie. People have mentioned Shadow names. I know I often go by Blue, is that the same thing?"
Bones
"Yes and no. Officially, I go by Bones, and it is my shadow name. However, you can invest so much into a name, it becomes a Yantra itself. You develop a casting persona separate from your day to day."
Blue
"So, its your shadow name and you go by it? So you only cast as Bones? Sorry if im being a bit dense."
Bones
"Well, not only, but if you build a persona, it can help you cast easier. I haven ever built that up personally. I'm too... public? Awkward? Something? Fuck, I don't know. I just picked a nickname that folx gave me, and I keep using it. "
Blue
Blue nods her understanding. "So using Blue would be a bad idea as that is a publicly known name? I would be best to pick something else?"
Bones
(They don't have a Shadow Name, Mechanically)
"Well, you could, if you lean into the persona that it is known as. However, if you had a different idea of how to separate the personas of Dr. Fedorov, Blue, and a Shadow name, it might be a good idea."
Blue
"Many ideas Master Bones that is always the problem. If they are a good idea however is yet to be seen."
Bones
They bobbed their head, "Well, feel free to run any of the ideas by me. I can at least bounce them around the gray matter as well. I mean... if nothing else, another line of thought always helps. Peer review and all that."
Blue
"I have always liked the Godess Archimedes and well, there you go. Thought."
Bones
"I am most familiar with the Ancient Greek Mathematician and Inventor named Archimedes, but that woudl certainly be a fitting name for a Sacred Geometry expert. "
Blue
"It seems fitting if a little grand and self righteous." She says with a chuckle.
Bones
"You are an Obrimos after all. Grand and Self-Righteous is a part of the job."
Blue
"True enough. True enough."
She nods again. "Thank you so much for your time. I should return to my studies. I can find another table if you have plans?"
Bones
"You study. I should go check on Papi and his dinner."
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