[closed] There is a terrible cost to dark magic, but you know what they say

[spellslots]

who: Taako + various others (if u want something hmu!)
what: What it says on the tin! Catch-all for the next few weeks to save spamming y'all
when: mid July - when I decide I need a new one of these
where: Arounnnnnd
warnings: None yet, will update if necessary

Comments

[scholiast]

Maybe there is something there, then.

(Why does this subject have to be so complicated, personally? If this were about somebody she didn't know, Lucretia would be really interested in it. She returns to slowly picking at her food as she thinks, lowering her phone for a moment.)

I guess our best shot is coming to him with as much information we can provide and... seeing what happens. (She shrugs a shoulder, and abandons the piece of carrot she had been considering for her wine glass instead.)

If he doesn't want to drink it, there's nothing we can do short of forcing him and I– I won't do that. No matter how hard it gets.

[umbrastaff]

There's gotta be. If you trusted them...

[They had an issue about trusting people before the IPRE, after all. If Taako thought he grew up alone, she can only imagine how much worse that must have been.

Maybe a stray subconscious memory was still there, even for Magnus. He had been nothing but sweet and accepting since he arrived, after all.. but that was also very Magnus.]

Maybe he will feel that he can trust us enough to listen and try to understand. We're not forcing him to do anything.

[That's she's adamant about.]

[spellslots]

So who gets this shitty fucking job? Cause I'm the only one that knows any of this first hand.

[Which means he's probably the best bet; they could all do it, but he's not sure if that might be a little overwhelming for Magnus, to have three near strangers try to explain that they've known him for years.]

[scholiast]

Taako.

(Lucretia's finished her glass of wine and has finally decided to commit to her food, chewing as she points her fork at the elf in question.)

For reasons already stated: plus, if we rush him, he'll get suspicious. He knows you the best considering the current circumstances, and you're charming, so that will probably help.

[umbrastaff]

You could get him on the right track and we'll follow up if he needs more convincing that we're not about to poison him.

[Lup, too, finally gets on the chow.]