[ trying to draw a little door on this lump with their finger. it doesn't really read as a door, now there's just a squiggly box to one side of the lump. ]
[ uses a finger to an angry face into the sand pile. nyaaah keeper of the castle...!! ]
My little brother. He's the only one of us who didn't inherit fathers magic. [ and grouchy about it as you can see ] Mages are more susceptible to demonic possession given our connection to the fade. It's far too common to hear of tragic tales about young foolish mages reaching beyond their abilities and oops, now there's a demon in your body and your town is on fire.
Oh, testing is the only way to find out. But there's learning and then there's getting too big for your britches. The line between those two is usually pretty clear between "how big of an explosion can I create if I combine these two things" and "if I add blood to this, perhaps I won't get eaten by a demon"
I suppose so. But big advancements require big swings. Small risks are only made possible by observing the larger risks taken by others—so in a way, they're still necessary.
[ she pats the top of it lightly so that it doesn't destroy it. ]
[ do you ever think about accidental foreshadowing and the way your character probably spent trial feeling suspicious despite not being suspicious? cause I do ]
Might as well, I suppose. Maybe we can simply dig our way to a castle.
You clearly haven't spent enough time searching for mythical gold and treasure. But I suppose the probability of finding any today are rather low so we'll just have to make our own treasure fortress instead.
I've played video games before. [ well, okay, they've mostly watched other people play video games before. ] That's basically searching for mythical gold and treasure.
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[ that said, he plops right down in the sand and pats the spot next to him ]
Well, we might as well learn together then. Nothing like a bit of fun to get your day going.
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[ they take a seat! and then start trying to shape the sand into some towers but truly are not any good a this either. ]
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[ yay magic! he sadly pats the lump with a half hearted attempt to make their pile more round. half of it just slides right off ]
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I suppose Carver was the lucky one out of us, yes. Could be worse though! There could have been demons stuck in here too.
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Carver? Demons? [ ??? ]
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My little brother. He's the only one of us who didn't inherit fathers magic. [ and grouchy about it as you can see ] Mages are more susceptible to demonic possession given our connection to the fade. It's far too common to hear of tragic tales about young foolish mages reaching beyond their abilities and oops, now there's a demon in your body and your town is on fire.
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I... see. Pushing boundaries can be dangerous, if you don't know what you're doing. So how do you avoid that fate?
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[ looks at the lump and vaguely squishes it more oblong. sand nug it is. ]
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[ also, ]
I don't think either of us is very good at this.
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[ meanwhile, looks at their........... creation ]
Well, there was an attempt.
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[ she pats the top of it lightly so that it doesn't destroy it. ]
It was my first time. I'm proud of it.
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We did good work... even if it's not quite shaped.
[ bonding! ]
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I think maybe adding some water may have helped hold it together, structurally.
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You know....? You may be right. [ gestures like that would do anything and ]
Oh. Right.
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anyway THEY laugh. ]
We might need to go get it ourselves. [ and they tilt their head meaningfully towards the waves. ]
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The lack gets more obvious by the day. [ gets up!! I guess!!! to stare at the ocean!!
and hms, ]
Would you happen to have a bucket on you? I think I left mine in my other pants.
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I didn't bring one. But they have them at the giftshops. [ they point off towards the boardwalk. it's not far! ]
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[ side quest and snacc break all in one?? say less ]
So what about you then? Any fancy whatnots you're lacking right now?
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We could use a bucket and a shovel! [ wasn't exactly his question but whatever. ]
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Might as well, I suppose. Maybe we can simply dig our way to a castle.
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I think people use them to shape their castles. And to transport water. I doubt there are any underground sandcastles just waiting to be excavated.
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[ they can fill it with clams and seaweed ig ]
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