Good news about the tadpole. Been trying to rid myself of it since I realized it was there. Apparently, it's all part of a grand design that my other-- that I helped put together.
I've read about the Fade, though. It's something to do with dreaming, isn't it? He only comes out when I'm unconscious, do you think we could fight him in the Fade? Or are we talking about thinking him away.
Thinking him away, yes. Which sounds astoundingly simple, but one must consider that the Fade is both the dream dimension and the source of magic here in this world, which means that exerting will over it is paramount. The local mages, some of them have the ability to lucid dream in the Fade, and thus have unprecedented control over their surroundings.
And sometimes rifters leave for long periods and then they come back changed, different— the Fade re-makes them differently based on what the spirit itself expects itself to be. Even back where I come from, one of the core tenets about shaping the dream dimension is belief.
So, basically, find a way re-make you in the Fade without that urge. Again, vastly simplified, we’ve some additional thoughts on having a mage train you for better self-control — they, too, have to battle the risk of possession in their dreams — and maybe have a templar involved to temporarily strip away magic and what makes you you so that the Fade can craft it anew… anyway, point being, Tav, we have some plans of attack. You’re not gonna be cooped up here forever.
[ —Maybe not a grandiose promise he should’ve made. But. Oh well. It’s done. ]
Tav is quiet for a long moment. He thinks of Alfira, brave Alfira, who only wanted to travel with their party and write songs of their adventures. Brave Alfira who met a gruesome and bloody death at Tav's hand, one of her horns sawed off and used as an instrument of her demise. He'd wondered how, in those last moments, if she remained just as brave or if fear penetrated her heart as it lay open and exposed to the world?
His own fear stirs in his gut. What if they strip him down and he doesn't come back? What if he can never use magic again?
Or, much worse, what if he's re-made into the other version of him permanently? What if he comes out of this nothing but a rabid animal?
It makes his incarceration much more minor in comparison.
and that horrified silence spins out instead, and Strange eventually sighs. Try as he might, that existential crisis was probably inevitable. After Tav doesn’t say anything: ]
Yeah, see, that’s why I asked if you were still up for pursuing this. Despite the risks.
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I've read about the Fade, though. It's something to do with dreaming, isn't it? He only comes out when I'm unconscious, do you think we could fight him in the Fade? Or are we talking about thinking him away.
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And sometimes rifters leave for long periods and then they come back changed, different— the Fade re-makes them differently based on what the spirit itself expects itself to be. Even back where I come from, one of the core tenets about shaping the dream dimension is belief.
So, basically, find a way re-make you in the Fade without that urge. Again, vastly simplified, we’ve some additional thoughts on having a mage train you for better self-control — they, too, have to battle the risk of possession in their dreams — and maybe have a templar involved to temporarily strip away magic and what makes you you so that the Fade can craft it anew… anyway, point being, Tav, we have some plans of attack. You’re not gonna be cooped up here forever.
[ —Maybe not a grandiose promise he should’ve made. But. Oh well. It’s done. ]
tw: some minor gore
Tav is quiet for a long moment. He thinks of Alfira, brave Alfira, who only wanted to travel with their party and write songs of their adventures. Brave Alfira who met a gruesome and bloody death at Tav's hand, one of her horns sawed off and used as an instrument of her demise. He'd wondered how, in those last moments, if she remained just as brave or if fear penetrated her heart as it lay open and exposed to the world?
His own fear stirs in his gut. What if they strip him down and he doesn't come back? What if he can never use magic again?
Or, much worse, what if he's re-made into the other version of him permanently? What if he comes out of this nothing but a rabid animal?
It makes his incarceration much more minor in comparison.
And Tav, for once, is stunned into silence.]
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and that horrified silence spins out instead, and Strange eventually sighs. Try as he might, that existential crisis was probably inevitable. After Tav doesn’t say anything: ]
Yeah, see, that’s why I asked if you were still up for pursuing this. Despite the risks.
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However, he lands squarely on the fact that he never wants Alfira’s death to happen again. If that means he doesn’t come out the other side, then—]
When do we start?
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As soon as we’re not chasing down demons in the Gallows anymore. We’ll get there. Sit tight, kid.
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