smk_network | A question

A question

[Yes, it is rather easy to send one of these out when you have the internet back home. Connie was a little vexed that there was no network quite like that here, but she'd make do].

Ok, I know that most of the people here have a lot of questions about how things work and how to fight and all, and so far there have been plenty of you who have graciously given us answers and time (I'm very grateful to specific people here like Mr. Crackshell and Webigail and Princess Deetz, but many of you really helped, thank you). I have a different type of question though.

For those of you who live here and work, how easy is it to do all of your magical studies and keep a stable job? Back home I have to be attending college, but I'll be living on campus. That's different from working here and living AND learning about magic.

Basically, how do you budget your time? Any tips?

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I mean, that goes without saying. I'm not saying what they did was technically right, it isn't.

But a catastrophe is a catastrophe, and I'm still going to do what I have to do to help the people here. It's not like the locals wanted to have to deal with a blight.

As for me, I'm not the type to just concern myself with only that either. I still want to talk to people, explore this place and have fun! I just want to make sure a lack of funds isn't holding me back.

[Locked]
Also, don't tell her, but I kinda want to give Webby and my roommate Kusa a day of fun too, so there's that.

[ Another kool-aid drinker. Sad.]

There’s lots of chances to talk to people, that’s for sure.

[He nodded. Why keep things like that a surprise, though? Nice things were better when you knew they were coming, right? So you didn’t have to worry people were secretly planning your murder or something!

Maybe that was just a Beetlejuice problem...]

Hey, I’m sure Webby’ll love it.

Exactly.

Plus, while I'm doing that I can try and find out more about this Corrosion stuff. It's a little too vague, that it just comes and destroys things and we fight it. Why is it doing what it does? Who controls it? What makes THIS place so special? There's a lot of pieces to the puzzle, and I won't find it by just lying back in my room and just learning magic.

I mean, there is a lot to do. Getting into the mindset of work is a way to start.

It’s bad stuff, no denying that. Kinda like being exorcised.

[Some red crept into his hair.]

Not pleasant.

All valid questions, and you won’t be just sitting back studying, kid, there’s missions to do. Hands on experience.

Believe me, I didn't want to get up close and personal to find out myself. I can take your word for it.

[She was really going to have to ask him about the hair].

No, I figured. And step one, which people keep telling me to put off? I have to get a weapon.

[She’d have better luck asking Lydia about it.]

They’ll give you one when you get trained.

I mean, I want one before they train me to use magic. I had a sword back home.

I don't want to get rusty. It's been awhile since I sliced a car in half.

What class are you?

Eh, killing is like riding a bike. You’ll be fine.

Warrior.

That's just it. Back home I was REALLY concentrated on my book studies, and we hadn't had to have a real intense fight since that one rogue gem came and tried to blow up my town.

They’ll give you a weapon that suits you. Probably in a few days, if I had to guess.

Until then, get creative! Broken bottles, kitchen knives, find something with a little range to it. There are so many things you can do—-

I’m a demon so that stuff isn’t hard. It’s the whole losing my real powers and having to use their bargain basement powers instead. Drawbacks. Ugh.

Oh, good. In the meantime...well, what does one do in the meantime anyway?

I guess I can do that, although I'm not exactly a thug. I should probably just wait until I have my weapon.

That does sound upsetting. So what can you do with the magic they granted you here?

Much less than I could do at home. And what I can do? Has drawbacks. It’s pathetic.

All right, well, what are the drawbacks?

Depression!

[Jazz hands.]

At least, that’s the most common one I’ve encountered.

Wait, what?

You mean to tell me when you use magic afterward you get depressed?!

Mm-hm. Yep. Try to get the number of limbs I want, and get depression.

But I don't understand. How exactly does that work? Why would you even want to use magic if that's the side effect that happens?

Also, demons get depressed? I did not know that was a thing that could happen.

Because, sometimes a guy needs three or four arms.

And—well, sure? I mean, feelings are a thing!

[He pouted a little, purple creeping into his hair.]

No, I mean, why would it make you depressed? Shouldn't magic's purpose be to help you?

Sorry! There's still a lot about, well, lots of different people I don't know about.

That’s the thing—back home? It just works. Here? There’s all kinds of drawbacks. And it’s just detrimental to helping them.

[Slightly mollified, green crept back, overtaking the purple.]

Ah, s’alright. I’m weird even among demons.

I'm not an expert on magic, so I'm not really sure what is needed to make it...work. Hopefully someone here might have more of an idea of what needs to be applied.

And I really hope it works out better for you.

[Connie had a feeling she would have to be practicing a LOT to perfect this kind of thing].

There are other demons here, right?

A few others, but, none from my world.

Who are they, so I don't mistakenly call them the wrong thing?

Ah, that’s up to them if they wanna share or not.

Oh. Well, all right. I guess it is kind of rude to ask.

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I'm going to assume it's warrior even though they put me as hero for some reason

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