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I'm old and cranky and easily irritated, what were you expecting? You're not much better.

[He laughs like a jerk.]

I find it quite entertaining. Don't change on my account.

You'll be happy to hear I had no intention to.

I never thought you did. Old men rarely change.

I'm willing to change on things that are reasonably necessary. I might be stubborn, but I'm not entirely beyond reason. I would never have survived if I weren't adaptable.

Well, you have proven you won't let pride entirely deter you. A start.

I'm prideful, but not stupid. Regardless, while we're waiting for me to recover. Have you been a le to start reading the material I provided?

Yes. Not all of it yet, but I'm content with what you've given so far. I'm particularly interested in your theories of blending powers, your equations and aetheric arts, especially, will be of great interest to me as you develop.

Careful there. It almost sounds like praise, Lahabrea.

You may need your ears checked in that case.

You're interested in my theories and development. You would have already concluded it was rubbish if you weren't a little bit impressed.

I could always be lacking entertainment.

Now, are you rested? Or did you have more to discuss?

I did have a question before, actually. Emet-Selch is able to see souls — he's done so during dreams. I was curious to hear if you shared the ability as well.

I do not. That is a rare gift.

I see. So even among your kind there are those who are gifted with abilities others do not have.

And I imagine those of you in the convocation each had a different expertise.

Indeed. I wonder how you imagine us? Though consensus was an ideal of ours, we were not uniform beings.

From talents and abilities to interests and beliefs, we were all individuals, we all had our specialties, our hopes and dreams, our interests and our faults. Lively debate on any number of topics was a favorite pastime for many. Everyone's specialties were important, their ideas and their creativity and their talents. The same on the convocation, as you surmise.

I don't have to imagine. I've met your kind and I've seen Amaurot. In Emet-Selch's dreams, of course. But I doubt his recollection wasn't accurate.

Even if I hadn't, I'm aware you would never have developed much of anything if you were uniform and stagnant. But the convocation itself - well. Until now I've only had the chance to get to know Emecchi.

We were leaders, but not above our peers. Our dear Emecchi's gift was not the only factor in his seat.

I shall leave that at that however.

He's capable and intelligent, so I don't have a hard time believing that. I suppose I should thank you for satisfying my curiosity.

[ time to pay attention to the book once more ]

I'm rested enough. Which spell next ...?

Hm. Miasma. Let us go over the theory.

[He can turn to the next page now! And Lahabrea will cover the spell's working concisely. A similar end effect to bio yet an entirely different approach and way of going about it. He goes over how to command the carbuncle to use downburst as well.]

[ By the end of the thread maybe I too will play a class that is not DNC ~~joking I will never~~.

But he's attentive to the explanation, absorbing it fully before he attempts it. It's not perfect, but he is definitely getting results faster, and for a beginner, he's doing decently ]

[converts everyone to casters

He does watch, and when Five is good enough, he unlocks one more page in the book. He doesn't explain it at all! It's Bio II though, so the same as bio but more complex. He's just going to see if Five can grasp it on his own.]

[ Who do you think he is, a NORMAL PERSON? Insulting. He's going over the formula and studying it before trying anything at all, like he's trying to properly grasp the differences.

He doesn't ask for help or clarifications, and seems content in figuring it out himself. Once he's done, he'll cast that too ]

[He nods to himself and teleports back to the couch when Five manages that, just watching from the railing as Five plays around.]

[ He'll take that as a sign that he's doing well enough, and since Lahabrea has just unlocked other spells for him, he's going to study him and work on them, taking the time to actually understand each formula, and the differences between each of them, before he attempts with casting.

He doesn't seem to have trouble channeling aether anymore, and honestly, that was the biggest hurdle for him ]

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