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[wildsorcery]

I'm so sorry to bother everyone again, but... um... I have a question?

[ Connie is himself for once when broadcasting, apparently feeling better and better about showing his true face to everyone. He's holding a bit of stick incense in his hand, absently twirling it. ]

Is there... is there any way to measure how much gold is in chroma? I have... the evil kidnapping foxes, they killed my ferret, and I need her back, but the spell is... it needs a component of incense, charcoal and herbs worth a specific amount of gold, and I'm not sure how to balance that in our... money.

[ He sighs, rubbing the back of his head and kind of getting the stick tangled in it. ]

I haven't actually done this without my master. Do summoning spells even work, here?

[ He really hopes so, he misses Grace a lot. ]

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[wearingguess]

How awful... the poor thing...

...So she had no physical form to begin with...?
Hmm. So to bring her back, you would need to...
[ his voice grows quieter as he runs through mental calculations and combinations of ceremonial orders... it sounds more like he's talking to himself. ]
...gather up the scattered rukh... and if the spark of consciousness...
I wonder. Perhaps a Magi could...

[ and now he's addressing connie directly again!! ]
Exactly how does it work?
The spell you intend to use.
If I may ask.

[wildsorcery]

[ Connie honestly isn't sure if he's following the thought-to-word ramble that's going on there. What is 'rukh'? ]

Um...

[ Then he's addressed again, and the tiefling looks a little uncertain. ]

Um, well, you use the herbs and incense like you usually do, and you make a seal with the charcoal where you want your familiar to appear. I like her as a ferret but you can make it any kind, and even change their form later...

[ Pause. ]

Then you cast the spell. There's... words and arcane gestures involved.

[wearingguess]

"Like you usually do"?
I do not understand. What do the herbs and incense do?

[wildsorcery]

Um... I actually don't really know. It's like a sacrifice, I guess?

[wearingguess]

To... your familiar? Is she fond of them, then?

...
I apologize. I sense that I am asking very ignorant questions, but this method of casting spells is... unlike what I am familiar with.

[wildsorcery]

It's okay. I... I should be honest, I don't really know how it works.

[wearingguess]

Oh! That is...
Oh.

...And yet you are still able to get the desired results, I suppose? That is quite extraordinary! I wonder if you are some sort of prodigy.

[wildsorcery]

Oh, I'm definitely lot!! I don't... this would be my first time even casting the spell alone. I don't even know if it will work!

[wearingguess]

So someone cast the spell together with you, but did not explain how it worked?...
Isn't that a bit irresponsible?

[wildsorcery]

No, they... she just wanted to help me. I don't think she thought I would leave as quickly as I had to.

[wearingguess]

I see...
I wish I could help you, but I cannot conceive of such magic in the first place, much less understand how to support its casting. ...Though, if you are in need of additional magoi—chroma—I would be happy to provide that! And I would also be glad to donate herbs, or charcoal, or whatever it was you said you needed.

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[wildsorcery]

Everyone here is so nice, wanting to donate things to a spell I don't even know I'll be able to do... I don't even know your name!

[wearingguess]

Well, it is for the sake of reuniting with your dear friend, so of course anyone would want to do whatever they could. ...Oh, and I am Titus Alexius.

[wildsorcery]

That's very sweet.

I'm Connie. Did I say that? Uh...

[wearingguess]

Connie!! Oh, how nostalgic. I used to have a very dear friend named Connie! ...well, I suppose he was more of a follower than a friend. But still, what a coincidence!

[wildsorcery]

Was he your servant?

[ 'Follower' sounds odd. ]

[wearingguess]

No, nothing like that. We were classmates who both enrolled in the Magnostadt Academy during the final term of the year. I suppose he found my facility with magic and family connections impressive, so he became a great supporter. He would always cheer me on no matter what, and do all kinds of things for my sake without my even asking! [ ...in other words, he was a sycophant who saw the opportunity to jump on the bandwagon of a rich, powerful aristocrat and grabbed it with both hands. but titus is certain there was some genuine care between them!! ]

Ah, I wonder if he is doing well now. It has been quite a while.