text; @RuffRabbit

[bunnyblock]

[It's been about a month since this weird, glitchy-looking styled message has appeared on the network, but here he is again. But instead of a list of quiet, seemingly random questions, it's a pretty legible question.]

There are people here from different sorts of worlds, with different sorts of abilities, and experiences that border on the supernatural.

The longer I'm here, sometimes I find it hard to believe this is anything more than a strange dream, or something along those lines.

I understand science and machinery. I don't understand the supernatural, only in the sense of Videogames and Science Fiction.

If you have abilities or experiences that are different from this 'normal' I understand...

Tell me about it.

Your magic, your reality, supernatural creatures or abilities...

I'm interested in that.

Comments

[scholiast]

It's a form of defensive magic. Shields, and wards, sometimes glyphs.

That's a useful skill to have. I still haven't finished working out everything about the phone they gave me.

(How can there be so many things going on in one device auuugh)

[bunnyblock]

Ah, defense. For a moment I thought you were going to tell me you used magic to reject reality or something.

[But to use magic to 'stop' things in their tracks with a shield... it makes far more sense. Looks like he still has a lot to learn about this stuff.]

Depends on what you want to use your device for.
Lots of people just use it to message and call.
Even if there's thousands of other uses for it.

Depends on your interests.

[scholiast]

Well, if you'd like to get technical about it abjuration magic is often used to cancel out evocation magic, so it could be counted as a banishment of something with a proper physical form, or something 'real'.

(Not too much of a reach, right?)

I like to write, and sometimes it's easier to type into my phone instead. I've found the notepad function, but it seems hopelessly limited, so

If you have any suggestions for something with a little more wiggle room, I'd appreciate it.

[bunnyblock]

...And what is Evocation magic?

[Just... covering all his bases here. These are terms he really doesn't understand, and just doesn't want to assume based on definition.]

The basic notepad function is good for just that. Taking notes.

I write code a lot, so I understand the need for more 'wiggle' room.

Could show you how to download an app that lets you write out a lot more than just a few simple notes.

[scholiast]

Creating something out of nothing; it's a very offensive magic. If I were to cast fireball, for example, that would be an evocation spell.

I know, but it has a word limit.

(Literally unplayable.)

So I'd really appreciate it, if you could.

[bunnyblock]

Ah.

'Something from nothing' is what I had always imagined magic to be. So at least I don't feel too wrong in that definition.

[after that, there's a long pause after this message, and after a moment, a file download will flash over Lucretia's screen.

RABBITSOFT WORD.EXE , and a small box that says 'do you want to download this file?'
A yes or no option follows.]

I re-coded the one I use for writing programs. It's purely for note-taking and writing documents.

It'll be useful enough for you.

[scholiast]

(Lucretia, who has never once known net safety, immediately hits 'yes'.)

Wow, thank you. How did you do that so quickly?

(She had been a little anxious about the ask being a big one, had even begun to type a quick follow-up message explaining that it wasn't really that important when his file transfer had come through.)

[bunnyblock]

[He'll take the praise, even allowing himself to smile a little from it. Not that she'll see it--just the bouncing icon of that strange box-shaped rabbit on her screen.]

I specialize in writing code and making programs. As well as breaking apart already written code and rebuilding it.

I'm what you'd call a Hacker.

[scholiast]

(She does and it's kinda cute, actually. She taps it, as if that might make it do something.)

... None of that means anything to me, unfortunately, but congratulations: you're obviously adept at your skill.

(lol hacker? what class is that) It's good to meet you, Hacker. I'm Lucretia, by the way.

[bunnyblock]

[Poking the icon actually will get a reaction out of it--funnily enough. It lets out a high-pitched 'Pi!' noise, flipping over onto its head. Repeated taps will just cause it to make the sound again while rolling about. Strange, right.]

...Ah.
Then I guess...
Just like you specialize in magic, I specialize in machines. I can build them, and make them do things just by writing out long lines of hard-to-explain words.

I guess in a way, it could be considered a kind of magic.

[Magic spells and lines of code could both be considered types of conjuration, in a way, right?]

...Lucretia.

Hm.

I'm Noiz.

[scholiast]

(Oh, how clever. Lucretia watches the little rabbit roll about the screen for longer than she will ever admit.)

Sure.

(She doesn't think of it the same way at all, but if he wants to believe that it's... fine. Technology and magic have always been two very separate things in Lucretia's mind.)

Hail and well met, Noiz. Thank you again for the re-code, this is going to be infinitely helpful to me.