Of time...? [ i'm the wrong team asano character for time magic. however rondo still thinks it's cool. ] ... That's pretty amazing. And that kind of conviction's pretty admirable, too. That's the only way we learn to master something, right?
[ that's how rondo became a knight, after all. pure solid conviction ]
So - oh, that reminds me! You didn't tell me, what we talked about before! I asked you about what kind of war you think you are.
[ tell me you aren't anna and then use the phrase wiggly tendrils
it is. so blatantly obvious that his eyes track up to the Void. rondo has never been subtle once in his life - but he swallows, after a moment, and pulls them back down to their mask. that's heavy weight, especially with what they say. ]
I see. [ ... ] ... What do you fight for? Someone asked me that once.
rondo is not subtle at all, thank you, but if war is bothered, they don't make any show of it. ]
I am actually not inclined toward war. It isn't something I ever had any real interest in. War, politics. Studying my magic and its limits is what I'm interested in. I am merely caught in war's web.
thanks war you're a bro. and thankfully, he's listening to what they are saying and not paying too much attention to the giant and blaring word traitor on their forehead. ]
Enough so that it's your namesake... Would you prefer something like... "knowledge"? [ that's not a horseman of the apocalypse ] Or... "Time?" Or... [ don't say traitor don't say traitor ] Um...
there's a soft little laugh at that. ] That's definitely true. Back at home, I was spending a lot of time fighting alongside the King and Queen of Edoras and Riven, and the King of Altinia... they had to deal with a huge war just before we all convened together, too. It's a really big problem in Orsterra - everyone's always fighting.
[ literally always this continent sucks so bad ]
Was that the only way to be able to study your magic? There weren't any academies or anything like that that could support you...?
Yes, war is a large problem where I am from as well. Of course it is. [ they shake their head. ] I preferred to study on my own within the confines of our land and city.
Because that was the best way to be able to do your research, right...? A high cost, but one that's worth it.
[ his gaze flicks briefly to the top of their mask again... traitor... before he snaps it away. polite. a nice boy. rondo's quiet for a little while, folding his gloved hands in his lap. ]
Time... [ they pause, as if trying to figure out how to say less because they do not like oversharing. ] It is a fundamental part of the kind of magic I study and use.
It is a large part of where I'm from, a part of our faith. Magic that deals with time. I want to learn all I can about it. How to manipulate it. Speed it up, slow it down. Change it.
Touch it in a way it can be altered to your benefit, or someone else's detriment.
[ this is a little bit over rondo's paygrade, but it sounds really cool... ]
I see... [ ... ] There are a lot of things people could benefit from, with something like that. It might be nice to use to spend a little more time with someone you knew was going to be lost. Or... to win a battle, even... heh, to buy some time. Literally!
I'm sure you'll be able to do all of that and more, War! With that kind of dedication, definitely.
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Of time...? [ i'm the wrong team asano character for time magic. however rondo still thinks it's cool. ] ... That's pretty amazing. And that kind of conviction's pretty admirable, too. That's the only way we learn to master something, right?
[ that's how rondo became a knight, after all. pure solid conviction ]
So - oh, that reminds me! You didn't tell me, what we talked about before! I asked you about what kind of war you think you are.
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funny he should say this. he's mostly through the last sentence when wiggly tendrils of a void appear along the front of the helm between the horns.
TRAITOR
maybe not a great thing to have right now, but ok. ]
The kind which cares little for what happens to others so long as it reaches a victory.
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it is. so blatantly obvious that his eyes track up to the Void. rondo has never been subtle once in his life - but he swallows, after a moment, and pulls them back down to their mask. that's heavy weight, especially with what they say. ]
I see. [ ... ] ... What do you fight for? Someone asked me that once.
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rondo is not subtle at all, thank you, but if war is bothered, they don't make any show of it. ]
I am actually not inclined toward war. It isn't something I ever had any real interest in. War, politics. Studying my magic and its limits is what I'm interested in. I am merely caught in war's web.
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thanks war you're a bro. and thankfully, he's listening to what they are saying and not paying too much attention to the giant and blaring word traitor on their forehead. ]
Enough so that it's your namesake... Would you prefer something like... "knowledge"? [ that's not a horseman of the apocalypse ] Or... "Time?" Or... [ don't say traitor don't say traitor ] Um...
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No, War is fine.
[ SAY TRAITOR IT'S FUNNY ]
The higher you rise in the ranks of the public, the more entangled you become in war.
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anyway
there's a soft little laugh at that. ] That's definitely true. Back at home, I was spending a lot of time fighting alongside the King and Queen of Edoras and Riven, and the King of Altinia... they had to deal with a huge war just before we all convened together, too. It's a really big problem in Orsterra - everyone's always fighting.
[ literally always this continent sucks so bad ]
Was that the only way to be able to study your magic? There weren't any academies or anything like that that could support you...?
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Yes, war is a large problem where I am from as well. Of course it is. [ they shake their head. ] I preferred to study on my own within the confines of our land and city.
I worked for our queen in her court.
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Because that was the best way to be able to do your research, right...? A high cost, but one that's worth it.
[ his gaze flicks briefly to the top of their mask again... traitor... before he snaps it away. polite. a nice boy. rondo's quiet for a little while, folding his gloved hands in his lap. ]
... Why time, anyway?
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[ don't look at that. ]
Time... [ they pause, as if trying to figure out how to say less because they do not like oversharing. ] It is a fundamental part of the kind of magic I study and use.
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[ no tell me more... he looks very genuinely curious!!! ]
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Touch it in a way it can be altered to your benefit, or someone else's detriment.
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I see... [ ... ] There are a lot of things people could benefit from, with something like that. It might be nice to use to spend a little more time with someone you knew was going to be lost. Or... to win a battle, even... heh, to buy some time. Literally!
I'm sure you'll be able to do all of that and more, War! With that kind of dedication, definitely.