You'd be amazed at what people make of the same song and dance.
[ there's a hint of amused irony in that, but it's dismissed as he continues. ]
Making something burn is easy. Put some magic words and focus a little and—bam! Forest fires.
Illusion, the abstraction, takes more finesse. It's more challenging. Harder to control, of course, because like all magic, it's about a thought and making the thought real. It's just less of a spark and more of a carefully woven lie. A lie so well written that fools the perceptions of others.
[ as if to demonstrate, his hand comes from his pocket and drags along beside them in the air as they walk. for a moment the reality around his fingertips ripples, small green tendrils flickering and catching. he snaps his fingers and in a split second it looks like they're heading in the opposite direction than they were walking. ]
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[ there's a hint of amused irony in that, but it's dismissed as he continues. ]
Making something burn is easy. Put some magic words and focus a little and—bam! Forest fires.
Illusion, the abstraction, takes more finesse. It's more challenging. Harder to control, of course, because like all magic, it's about a thought and making the thought real. It's just less of a spark and more of a carefully woven lie. A lie so well written that fools the perceptions of others.
[ as if to demonstrate, his hand comes from his pocket and drags along beside them in the air as they walk. for a moment the reality around his fingertips ripples, small green tendrils flickering and catching. he snaps his fingers and in a split second it looks like they're heading in the opposite direction than they were walking. ]