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Character Q&As 3
26 Mar 2014 · page 344 of 1306
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What no no I can't be first that makes no sense.
... Well I guess I am. Wow! dances
Shorter Thackerey: You either got it or you don't. I've seen the notion before that magic is something that, in at least the case of certain magicians, is actually better left untrained. I wonder if Sidney's like that, or if he just has what nearly 200 years later would be called ADHD.
I like the way Ms. Ashwin set it up: "You don't know anything, do you?" Well, no. That's why we could use the exposition.
Malik's oblivious face amuses me.... 'Lalalala! Pulling shiny things out of hats! Lalalala, All day long... So much shiny... I go on adventures and do magic! Weeeeee!'
Sidney: Why did you grow a beard?
Harry: What is the worst bounty hunt you've ever been on? The best?
Oh no! Sorry Gren! I called you a boy! Are there any spirits that are just..... people? Like, not connected to any sort of emotion or characteristic, as in, a spirit from wherever spirits come from, but not totally defined by a characteristic.
I want this one answered, if only because judging by the opening, it would be answered by Gren.
1.) If someone summons a Deadly sin (like Sloth), is there more than one demon of Sloth, so like if someone else tries to summon it they cant, or are there multiple I suppose 'incarnations' of Sloth? Do all 'sloth' (or other deadly spirits) look alike?
2.) If there are Deadly Sins, is it possible to summon the Heavenly Virtues (Chasity, Justice, etc)?
I'm betting that the trick with that is: while there are piles of people that you could use to channel a deadly vice, there are probably far, far fewer who can strongly channel a cardinal virtue. And of those, a lot of them might be hard to induce to help out your suspicious wizardly schemes.
I think Thackerey is just missing his calling. With a little marketing, he could probably set up shop imbuing desks, textbooks, pens, &c with studiousness.
"Is little Jimmy bringing home Ds and Fs? Does your Susie have trouble with spelling or arithmetic? Try one of our patented study aids! Recommended by professors and parents alike and used by over 60% of successful university students, you'll be astonished by the results!"
NICE idea! ^_^
Awwwww. That's okay, Thackerey. We love you for being clever and studious, all the same. Beside, with your brains and Malik's reckless enchantment you make the perfect team! :) I imagine that you could be quite creative if you had the correct exercises to stretch yourself with!
Additionally, after this round of questioning, I suddenly want an arc about Edmund Barber. VERY SUDDENLY. Maybe him and Florrie in an arc together.
Has anyone ever been to the place where the spirits come from? Like some sort of reverse-summoning?
Ptolomey's Gate!
This system doesn't seem really amenable to Ptolemy's Gate--the summoned spirits are often too one-dimensional to build relationships with. Even if they're around for a long-term contract, they seem rooted in their circles and can't go outside much. (Sloth, for example. Also Greed.)
Probably the only one who could manage it would be O'Malley, since he can talk to the wandering spirits. Even so I wouldn't recommend trying it with, say, the spirit of Betrayal as your partner.
I was formerly of the opinion that the spirit realm was just a giant pile of ambient non-sentient psychological traits that got pulled out and given shape by humans. But since this recent arc has Gluttony arranging for his own summoning, I guess it must be an actual place with actual denizens.
Don't forget that that was also the Stroud universe spirit realm; only naming them gave them individuality or form. Or anything beyond being the maelstrom.
I bet the answer is coming in a comic yet to be!
One more question for Florrie.
You seem to be pretty happy with your married lifestyle, but - and forgive me if this is too personal - are you and your husband happy with each other? Is yours a good and loving marriage, or just a convenient one?
Dear kate, is it possible to summon a spirit that is a combonation of two groupings of spirits or a combonation of two smaller one like my own name?(my middle name is jocund by the way)
Has Sam ever bumped into Harry and Sid during his jaunts into the past?
Question for Jack: You've traveled a bit, but you seem most comfortable with the U.K. and Europe. Without admitting anything that might get you into trouble, have you had any experience with magic and auras from a different part of the world? Hypothetically speaking, say, encountering someone from Egypt or Persia or even China? I ask because I've heard that a school of magic in China draws power by making requests to the wizard's ancestors, and another tradition from South America involves... well, lots and lots of very strange herbs. Would that change what you saw and heard?
Never tried summoning a spirit of Dilligence, Ben? It seems to fit you hand in glove, and it's one of the seven highest virtues! Or... does that make it a dangerous thing to summon, rather like its deadly counterpart?