[ viren stares. and then narrows his eyes. if he didn't feel the muted emotion through their bond, he might think sieg was making fun of the situation. but, no: there's genuine consternation afoot here. ]
[ he curls his fingers, taking sieg's hand into a loose, but proper, grip. ]
[That feels much closer to his memory of this action. It's not nearly as tight of a grip, but Astolfo was much more enthusiastic than anyone else he's met.]
This is more familiar. Sorry, I don't have much experience in this kind of thing.
[Though... maybe Viren doesn't either? He suggested contact and then did that odd finger laying action.]
[ the comment initially takes viren aback, before he recalls that vital (although, still unattenuated, to him) connection. his head tilts, eyes briefly narrowing. ]
I don't mind either form. They're both me. [That's just the truth of it. Sieg the homunculus, and the nameless dragon are just two forms he has access to.]
When I needed to worry about energy expenditure, this is much easier to maintain. In a place like this, I'm grateful that I materialized in this form. [Being full dragon 24/7 in a place this cramped would be awful.]
[ viren pauses, like he's hesitating in sharing this (he is), but eventually relents with himself, ] Yes... Dragons, here, also tend to have a ... smaller form, that can be taken to conserve energy.
[ he's still vaguely brainbroken from the time someone spelled out for him: should he expend enough energy and 'revert' to that form -- doesn't that most naturally make him a tiny dragon? appalling. ]
[ viren clears his throat. his fingers twitch. anyway, ]
If you can - try channeling magic through our touch.
[ a sigh: a noise indicating exasperation with the mere thought of his mini form, but the channeling of energy — expected as it was, but still placating nonetheless — has it more contented. while any itch towards ferality hadn't been overwhelming, he notes that it quells; it's something less grating now, more akin to a whisper. ]
[ it's not something to cure so easily, of course, but his mouth pulls into a sincere smile. ]
[Sieg hasn't been unbonded long enough to have a build up of magic that's worrying, but he can feel whatever extra tenseness that was the result of that state starting to ebb away as he continues pushing a stream of magic towards Viren.
Then again even back home he was constantly overflowing with mana. It's strange to have an outlet like this- even when he was serving as a battery for his friend it didn't feel so centering.]
[ viren nods affirmation. he won't vocalize this, but this — even with the emotional support fauns he has — is likely the most at ease he's been in several weeks, as some things only a witch's magic can heal for monsters. beloved shortcuts could only do so much in that time. ]
[ his head tilts, inquisitively. ]
This is something you would find worthwhile then, yes?
[ judging by the searching look that accompanies this? viren is very much fishing for a resounding answer, here. ]
Good. [ with finality. sieg can likely feel the brightening of his emotions, even if it is routed in the satisfaction of having proved something to someone. ] Too often do people underestimate a Bond's importance.
[ not that he's necessarily an avid proponent of the intimate aspect of it, but its utility has been something too great for him to ignore. plus, magic. always magic! ]
[ viren allows the touch to continue, along with any filtering of magic, and then revisits a topic: ]
Would you like to see it? The other.. smaller, dragon form?
I guess some people are less willing to share their feelings...?
[A positive emotion is still a positive emotion. He doesn't have much desire to argue about the root of it. It's hardly hurting anyone at the moment.
A spark of genuine, happy curiosity. Something new, something he's never seen before. Another new piece of knowledge and an experience he might never get again.]
[ but since this has been confirmed viren gives a nod. he's not typically -- giving, when it comes to this form. but he can think of more than a few scenarios in which a temporarily-bonded witch recognizing him would be useful. so he pulls away his hand, standing then, as he would shift elsewhere (his propriety demands it)— ]
[ and after said moment, having disappeared into a backroom, viren will reemerge. he does look quite diferent! in that he's reverted to his miniscule dragon form. with his glamour jolted out of place, his coloring is off from his typical, now; dark grays and purples, blackish tones. spikes, and fur of a harsh gray spectrum, lines his wings and spine all the way to pronged end of his tail. mottled wings remain folded tightly onto his back. but for a purple slit within their center, his eyes have gone completely dark. ]
[ the cat-sized thing (objectively ugly, probably) trots back into view with a tiny tptptp of claws against flooring. he nears the table, and sits, then -- peering up at sieg with, what is likely by now, a familiar scowling expression. ]
[Objectively Viren's tiny dragon form is a horrible little goblin, but to Sieg- who's never seen a small version of any dragon before- is completely delighted by it.]
This is what you look like as a dragon? Is it scaled down? Can you fly? Do you have fire breath?
[He can't help it, his affection for dragons comes right through. Usually he would mind his manners better than this and not throw out questions so rapid fire, but his interest is too overpowering.]
[ each of sieg's questions earn a nod in quick succession. he gives a flap of his wings (though doesn't fly), puffs out a tiny fireball that he doesn't allow to go far. most reasonable people would be cautiously repulsed by his form, he thinks, but sieg feeling excitement — when considering his own nature — is something he can piece together. ]
It is. My full form would be... roughly the size of a small house. It seems the Dragons of this day, here, are limited in that.
[ alas, size of "bull elephant" is something that escapes his zoological knowledge. viren hops back onto his chair, neatly curls his tail around a paw. he places the other paw on the table's surface. ]
[So cool. Not as cool as something like a ninja or a samurai, but still! This world's dragons are so interesting to him.]
I'm able to fly, breathe fire and hm... Bigger than house, I think. It's a shame I won't be able to show you.
[Or at least, not for a long time yet. He doesn't have enough confidence in his transmutation ability to do something quite that complicated to himself.]
[ viren's claws tap out against the table's surface, much like a human would gesture while listening. he's trying to envision how sieg's dragon form might look - beyond bigger than a house, he's largely unsuccessful. ]
"A shame"... yes.
[ as large as an archdragon, he wonders? ]
Had you ever encountered one of those ... legendary, dragon slayers, Sieg?
This could get a bit complicated. Please ask if anything doesn't make sense.
It's because of the way the Servant summoning system is designed. When a mage summons a specific Servant, they're really summoning a copy of that person from the Throne of Heroes. When they're summoned at another time, by other magic user, they don't have the other one's memory.
This way, when they're summoned to other Wars, they won't have any lingering affection or loyalty to their previous summoner.
[ the little dragon appears rapt at attention as sieg explains, tail flicking over the edge of his chair. his head tilts with a quizzicalness as he does so. ]
That's how your world works, in that respect? Mages summons Servants to do their bidding during times of war? [ --"Wars," with a capital, rather. ]
During the Holy Grail Wars, at least. I don't think mages generally get involved with other wars, but I've only met a handful. [8-10, depending on how he counts them.]
It's difficult to summon a Heroic Spirit to serve as a Servant. When a Mages is trying to summon a specific Servant, they need to have a catalyst, something that was associated with them during life. If they wanted to summon a knight, they'd want to have a scabbard.
Otherwise they get a Spirit that's compatible with them, but might not necessarily be as powerful as they want.
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Date: 2020-08-13 02:36 am (UTC)[ he curls his fingers, taking sieg's hand into a loose, but proper, grip. ]
Is that better?
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Date: 2020-08-13 02:40 am (UTC)This is more familiar. Sorry, I don't have much experience in this kind of thing.
[Though... maybe Viren doesn't either? He suggested contact and then did that odd finger laying action.]
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Date: 2020-08-13 02:48 am (UTC)[ is he regaining his dignity by making a jab like that? viren hopes. ]
It comes more easily to some people, rather than others. [..] But you will learn, in time. It does not have to be anything complicated.
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Date: 2020-08-13 02:55 am (UTC)I haven't had hands like these for a long time.
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Date: 2020-08-13 03:10 am (UTC)[ now, for a more earnest inquiry: ]
Do you prefer this form?
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Date: 2020-08-13 03:15 am (UTC)When I needed to worry about energy expenditure, this is much easier to maintain. In a place like this, I'm grateful that I materialized in this form. [Being full dragon 24/7 in a place this cramped would be awful.]
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Date: 2020-08-13 04:10 am (UTC)[ viren pauses, like he's hesitating in sharing this (he is), but eventually relents with himself, ] Yes... Dragons, here, also tend to have a ... smaller form, that can be taken to conserve energy.
[ he's still vaguely brainbroken from the time someone spelled out for him: should he expend enough energy and 'revert' to that form -- doesn't that most naturally make him a tiny dragon? appalling. ]
[ viren clears his throat. his fingers twitch. anyway, ]
If you can - try channeling magic through our touch.
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Date: 2020-08-13 04:25 am (UTC)[He's yet to see a tiny dragon, but he knows a humanoid form is much less taxing on energy reserves.]
Alright.
[He sends out a steady stream of magic- it feels like shifting, it's there and steady, but the exact feeling is impossible to precisely describe.]
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Date: 2020-08-15 12:29 am (UTC)[ a sigh: a noise indicating exasperation with the mere thought of his mini form, but the channeling of energy — expected as it was, but still placating nonetheless — has it more contented. while any itch towards ferality hadn't been overwhelming, he notes that it quells; it's something less grating now, more akin to a whisper. ]
[ it's not something to cure so easily, of course, but his mouth pulls into a sincere smile. ]
—Yes. That is working.
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Date: 2020-08-15 12:38 am (UTC)Then again even back home he was constantly overflowing with mana. It's strange to have an outlet like this- even when he was serving as a battery for his friend it didn't feel so centering.]
So this is what it's like...
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Date: 2020-08-15 12:43 am (UTC)[ his head tilts, inquisitively. ]
This is something you would find worthwhile then, yes?
[ judging by the searching look that accompanies this? viren is very much fishing for a resounding answer, here. ]
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Date: 2020-08-15 12:50 am (UTC)Yes. I think I understand why there's so much stress placed on finding a bond.
[A certain clarity that he's been lacking. His thoughts feel as clear as they did before he arrived in this world.]
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Date: 2020-08-15 12:57 am (UTC)[ not that he's necessarily an avid proponent of the intimate aspect of it, but its utility has been something too great for him to ignore. plus, magic. always magic! ]
[ viren allows the touch to continue, along with any filtering of magic, and then revisits a topic: ]
Would you like to see it? The other.. smaller, dragon form?
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Date: 2020-08-15 01:03 am (UTC)[A positive emotion is still a positive emotion. He doesn't have much desire to argue about the root of it. It's hardly hurting anyone at the moment.
A spark of genuine, happy curiosity. Something new, something he's never seen before. Another new piece of knowledge and an experience he might never get again.]
If you wouldn't mind, I'm very interested.
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Date: 2020-08-15 01:23 am (UTC)Perhaps... But that is a small price to pay.
[ but since this has been confirmed viren gives a nod. he's not typically -- giving, when it comes to this form. but he can think of more than a few scenarios in which a temporarily-bonded witch recognizing him would be useful. so he pulls away his hand, standing then, as he would shift elsewhere (his propriety demands it)— ]
I'll be just a moment.
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Date: 2020-08-15 01:27 am (UTC)[ the cat-sized thing (objectively ugly, probably) trots back into view with a tiny tptptp of claws against flooring. he nears the table, and sits, then -- peering up at sieg with, what is likely by now, a familiar scowling expression. ]
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Date: 2020-08-15 01:38 am (UTC)This is what you look like as a dragon? Is it scaled down? Can you fly? Do you have fire breath?
[He can't help it, his affection for dragons comes right through. Usually he would mind his manners better than this and not throw out questions so rapid fire, but his interest is too overpowering.]
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Date: 2020-08-15 02:28 am (UTC)It is. My full form would be... roughly the size of a small house. It seems the Dragons of this day, here, are limited in that.
[ alas, size of "bull elephant" is something that escapes his zoological knowledge. viren hops back onto his chair, neatly curls his tail around a paw. he places the other paw on the table's surface. ]
Your own, Sieg?
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Date: 2020-08-15 02:38 am (UTC)I'm able to fly, breathe fire and hm... Bigger than house, I think. It's a shame I won't be able to show you.
[Or at least, not for a long time yet. He doesn't have enough confidence in his transmutation ability to do something quite that complicated to himself.]
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Date: 2020-08-19 02:49 am (UTC)"A shame"... yes.
[ as large as an archdragon, he wonders? ]
Had you ever encountered one of those ... legendary, dragon slayers, Sieg?
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Date: 2020-08-19 02:56 am (UTC)Briefly, yes. It was before I was able to turn into a dragon myself.
[Because that person ended up feeding Sieg his heart.]
We met again, but he didn't have any memory of our first meeting.
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Date: 2020-08-22 04:22 pm (UTC)How did he not have a memory of it?
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Date: 2020-08-22 04:33 pm (UTC)This could get a bit complicated. Please ask if anything doesn't make sense.
It's because of the way the Servant summoning system is designed. When a mage summons a specific Servant, they're really summoning a copy of that person from the Throne of Heroes. When they're summoned at another time, by other magic user, they don't have the other one's memory.
This way, when they're summoned to other Wars, they won't have any lingering affection or loyalty to their previous summoner.
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Date: 2020-08-26 05:17 pm (UTC)That's how your world works, in that respect? Mages summons Servants to do their bidding during times of war? [ --"Wars," with a capital, rather. ]
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Date: 2020-08-26 05:45 pm (UTC)It's difficult to summon a Heroic Spirit to serve as a Servant. When a Mages is trying to summon a specific Servant, they need to have a catalyst, something that was associated with them during life. If they wanted to summon a knight, they'd want to have a scabbard.
Otherwise they get a Spirit that's compatible with them, but might not necessarily be as powerful as they want.
... Does that make sense?
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