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[For Carlos, Dorian, and Molly] Take chances, make mistakes, get messy
Corbie really didn’t know what she thought about this.
She had been making a shift into more modern clothing over the period of months she’d been here, because really, it wasn’t like she had much of a choice. It was all that was on offer, and the gray dress she’d come through in could only be worn so often. The undergarments were the hardest part, really, because they were right next to her skin, and that took a long time to get used to.
This? Was a leap of a different kind.
She stared at herself in the mirror in a pair of jeans, trying to reconcile the sight with the sensation. She’d never worn pants before, and it felt… different. Not as bad as she’d though, but different. Her legs were still covered, so maybe Gran wouldn’t disown her. She’d have to hem them, they were a little long on her legs, but today rolling them would do. She’d already done this. If she took them off and saved them for “later,” it might be weeks before she was brave enough to try again. Best get it over with now.
Best get it over with now.
While she was at it, she may as well get some other things done. After all, worst that could happen was she’d be right where she started at the end of the day. And if she was awkwardly dealing with people, she wouldn’t be thinking about the fabric tubes on her legs.
She had been making a shift into more modern clothing over the period of months she’d been here, because really, it wasn’t like she had much of a choice. It was all that was on offer, and the gray dress she’d come through in could only be worn so often. The undergarments were the hardest part, really, because they were right next to her skin, and that took a long time to get used to.
This? Was a leap of a different kind.
She stared at herself in the mirror in a pair of jeans, trying to reconcile the sight with the sensation. She’d never worn pants before, and it felt… different. Not as bad as she’d though, but different. Her legs were still covered, so maybe Gran wouldn’t disown her. She’d have to hem them, they were a little long on her legs, but today rolling them would do. She’d already done this. If she took them off and saved them for “later,” it might be weeks before she was brave enough to try again. Best get it over with now.
Best get it over with now.
While she was at it, she may as well get some other things done. After all, worst that could happen was she’d be right where she started at the end of the day. And if she was awkwardly dealing with people, she wouldn’t be thinking about the fabric tubes on her legs.
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"It might," Corbie agreed, unconsciously bunching up her fists as if literally trying to hold herself together. "But my magic ain't like Regina's either, and we've been finding a way. And it's getting easier!"
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She held out her palm and summoned a witchlight. Hers were shaped like chrysanthemums like Felix, but purple while his had been green. But this one was bigger and dimmer than her usual lights. "This is called witchlight. It's one of the first things I learned to do, after I learned how to light and extinguish a candle. This is that same basic idea, only I'm the candle and the flame at once.
"I don't have to use this metaphor, though. Some wizards think of their lights as mirrors reflecting sunlight, or lanterns..." And then the one light became three, smaller and much brighter. Corbie's face softened. Good girl. "Or stars."
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"That makes sense. Lighting candles is pretty much the first thing we do as trainee wizards," he agreed. But the way she described magic... then it would probably work. Our magic is led by emotions, but it uses energy to function." Of course, emotions meant it was so easy to understand why people went bad. Negative emotions were so easy to fall back on.
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Corbie pulled a face. "I didn't mean right now." But she settled herself again and asked, "When works for you?"
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Corbie perked up again almost at once. "I can do that."
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