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[buildingcastles]

[Well, this is certainly bringing things full circle. The irony doesn't escape him, but this time Christian is actually making an effort to do his job. As much as can be expected from him, of course.

Which means the network gets a nice view of a man at a small desk, looking more like an assistant than a professional in his oversized sweater and jeans completing the look with tousled hair. He's organizing books on the surface as he addresses the network, with titles including How to Find Yourself, Practical Counseling, and The Pocket Manual for Technical Magic stacked on top of each other. He has the phone sitting on one such stack, propped up behind the others.]

So. [Wait, false start.] You ever feel like this place is just a little bit weird?

I mean, how many cities have portals that lead to other worlds and collect people? And hire Magic Counselors? Hi, I'm Christian, Magic Counselor if you ever need one. I'm not sure how many people here do the magic thing. Do you?

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[buildingcastles]

[Christian's expression turns into a wry smile. Dorian reminds him of Kyle, albeit a slightly more sociable version of the man, who believes he knows all there is to know about making use of magic and that others are just amateurs playing dress-up magicians in comparison. He's the newcomer to the grand tour, and they never fail to remind him of that.]

You think magic is part of all of us? So everyone can use it if we try?

[That's the interesting part for him. It's a sentiment that not everyone holds and it does say something about Dorian's world.]

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[tevinteraltus]

[ He grimaces at Christian's simplification. Perhaps he'd been a bit too elementary with his explanation. ]

Vinhedis, no. Let us stay with the analogy of magic as a river, though, coursing with often untapped potential, but willing to wander wherever it might without mortal interaction. Anyone may dip their hand into that water, feel its current and the power it contains, but it is only through something like a water wheel, something dipped into that well of power with the intent to use it, that it may be wielded.

Mages, [ He touches his chest to indicate himself. ] we are born with the ability to delve deeply into that flow, to make it what we will. We are born water wheels, you could say. Anyone who is not would needs enter into a pact to access the primal forces of magic.

[ He's looking at you, Christian. ]

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[buildingcastles]

[ He hears the accusation in Dorian's response and the pride in his words as he refers to himself. That's typical for psychics in his world, what is apparently mages or wizards in other worlds according to people he's spoken with. The people with natural affinities to magic tended to form schools or groups, sticking close to each other and shutting out the others that might or might not have natural abilities to a lesser extent. It was an arrogant approach, but not necessarily unwarranted. ]

You think that all people that aren't you rely on someone else. Well, that's something, I guess. You have training. You're going to be better at some things.

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I believe that anyone with a lesser ability would be simply that, lesser at the wielding of magic without an outside resource. I also believe everyone was born with a talent and they should stick to what they're good at.

[ He smiles. ]

Yes, I've had training, and I've gone far beyond the bounds of whatever training my erstwhile instructors ever intended. I know first-hand it isn't everything, but it's something, as you say.