a little weird to know enough goes tits up here often enough to have solid betting options, but at the same time, not surprising. i've seen mental influence before, but not on that scale.
[ This takes him a minute, both considering how to word it and being caught in a learning curve with texting, still. ]
we had a king who could stand before a crowd of thousands and make them cheer or fall silent at will, make all of them kneel at once with a wave of his hand. some of it was that he was the king, granted, and a king who preferred to rule through fear, but seeing it was so plainly unearthly.
[ She is at once glad they are texting, because her expression might have done something interesting, describing an ability she's been given so accurately -- minus, of course, any kind of control. She thinks she would have made that evening worse, had she tried to counter it.
And, of course, talk of royals.
She skips by these things and texts, instead; ]
I've seen something like that too, but it is hard to explain. The potential for turning a man's mind, forcing him to act against his wishes through pain and torment rather than sorcery, is a concept I've been introduced to. This reminded me of that, but it is more like you say. A crowd entire, made to act as a mob, as if by a curse.
well torture's torture, physical or psychological.
[ So casual. ]
this was so precise and so complete - not just people reacting, people going out and carrying out a mission and sticking to it even after getting cracked in the face for it. plus the friendly firesnake.
Torture may be torture, but its nature indicates where it came from. Russia (an enemy to the United States) is not in possession of magic, but it could be in possession of brainwashing. But I do not think that was that. We cannot forget the friendly firesnake.
or, i dunno, a firesnake-shooting-projectile-weapon, or whatever other madness this place could cook up or bring in. are people usually that good at using porter given abilities? not to the letter. but damn close.
I wouldn't know. They've just always struck me as straight forward things. There is magic in my lands as well, but I've not encountered enough of it to speak to the subject. Nor have I desired to.
it's a complicated matter where i'm from, and not something i ever expected to have any experience with.
[ When he thinks of his own potential for magic, he wants to think of the mage, or even his blood-father, but that's never what his mind conjures up. It's always the bad apple. ]
i took a look at media reactions. i think the fire was more coherent.
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a little weird to know enough goes tits up here often enough to have solid betting options, but at the same time, not surprising.
i've seen mental influence before, but not on that scale.
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Would you tell me of what you've seen?
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we had a king who could stand before a crowd of thousands and make them cheer or fall silent at will, make all of them kneel at once with a wave of his hand. some of it was that he was the king, granted, and a king who preferred to rule through fear, but seeing it was so plainly unearthly.
turns out he was a powerful sorcerer.
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And, of course, talk of royals.
She skips by these things and texts, instead; ]
I've seen something like that too, but it is hard to explain. The potential for turning a man's mind, forcing him to act against his wishes through pain and torment rather than sorcery, is a concept I've been introduced to.
This reminded me of that, but it is more like you say. A crowd entire, made to act as a mob, as if by a curse.
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[ So casual. ]
this was so precise and so complete - not just people reacting, people going out and carrying out a mission and sticking to it even after getting cracked in the face for it.
plus the friendly firesnake.
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But I do not think that was that. We cannot forget the friendly firesnake.
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said friend makes me feel like it's all magic, though. there's no way that thing was anything but.
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You've seen its like before?
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not to the letter. but damn close.
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There is magic in my lands as well, but I've not encountered enough of it to speak to the subject. Nor have I desired to.
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[ When he thinks of his own potential for magic, he wants to think of the mage, or even his blood-father, but that's never what his mind conjures up. It's always the bad apple. ]
i took a look at media reactions.
i think the fire was more coherent.