This startles him, but not in a bad way. He almost forgot about asking her to see it because he hadn't wanted to press her when she was reluctant. His eyes widen, and he glances around them--like he's trying to be sure?
Now he feels stupid worrying about being in a secluded place, or being outside. No wonder.
Carefully, he moves in just a bit closer to see it better. Wow!]
but it's just concentrated light with none of the offensive power, so presumably his fingers could pass through it. it might be a little bit warm, but otherwise it just feels like... air. ]
[ she already knew he isn't familiar with magic (lol) so she knew it wouldn't have the same associations it has from her home. it's still nice to hear. ]
In my kingdom, magic is "evil." If nothing else, it's been nice to hear otherwise from so many people.
[ okay she definitely doesn't understand the context of all of that, but she does understand light and dark. and the way that they can be used as both metaphors and literal things at the same time.
but - she also knows that this memory isn't 'luke's' so... her glow dissipates into nothing and she sets a hand on his arm. ]
... Are you alright?
[ she's trying to gauge his reaction to that memory before saying too much. ]
[He looks... not painfully stunned, but still pretty stunned? He's kind of just staring into the middle distance for a second or two, but startles into focus when she touches his arm.]
I'm... Yeah. [He frowns.] That stuff again... It really is like a dream...
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Not exactly the kind of thing I would call a pain - but I understand why you would want to make him feel better.
no subject
It's not a big deal. I just told him I would.
no subject
[ ... ]
Anyway, there was something else.
no subject
What else then?
no subject
lux brings her hand up, calling forth an orb of light. ]
I said I would show you another time. Better to do it by choice.
no subject
This startles him, but not in a bad way. He almost forgot about asking her to see it because he hadn't wanted to press her when she was reluctant. His eyes widen, and he glances around them--like he's trying to be sure?
Now he feels stupid worrying about being in a secluded place, or being outside. No wonder.
Carefully, he moves in just a bit closer to see it better. Wow!]
no subject
no subject
What does that mean?
no subject
no subject
[Terrible.] Do you know if I... [His hands start to raise, but then he puts them back down again.]
Um, nevermind. Forget it.
no subject
no subject
no subject
no subject
So he kind of turns his palm like he's... caressing it?]
no subject
but it's just concentrated light with none of the offensive power, so presumably his fingers could pass through it. it might be a little bit warm, but otherwise it just feels like... air. ]
... Is it frightening?
no subject
No. [He is very quick to say this, but he doesn't say it meanly.] It feels like... light.
How you would think it feels.
no subject
In my kingdom, magic is "evil." If nothing else, it's been nice to hear otherwise from so many people.
no subject
[His brows pinch. Gonna have to respectfully disagree. (Why? Why, though? He said magic wasn't real.) It's not.
It's...]
It... can be used for evil probably. But that isn't the magic. It's because someone decided to use it that way.
no subject
[ ... ]
Though it doesn't change that there's good reason to fear it.
no subject
I don't think you should be afraid of... what you don't understand. That just makes it worse in the end.
no subject
no subject
I don't think you're evil. I think people are just afraid.
[And--pop!--she gets... a memory (until about 15:00ish)?]
no subject
but - she also knows that this memory isn't 'luke's' so... her glow dissipates into nothing and she sets a hand on his arm. ]
... Are you alright?
[ she's trying to gauge his reaction to that memory before saying too much. ]
no subject
I'm... Yeah. [He frowns.] That stuff again... It really is like a dream...
no subject
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)