TRAVEL ♔ city fast asleep.clouds up on the hill

[rationalizes]

♬ Now Three - Vienna Teng

WHO || Gar, Kat, Mark, Dumage, Martha, Myri, Buffy, Sven, Spike [Closed]
WHAT || The Flight to Chicago
WHERE || IN THE AIR
WHEN || Friday afternoon, Feb 24th
HOW || Actionspam

[This log is for any in-flight interactions on the Knight's private plane ride to the mission site. Feel free to make your own threads/threadjack, etc. The flight time is approx eight hours.  Get to know your teammates, talk about the mission, ask questions, etc. etc.]

Comments

[rationalizes]

Well, they might be, depending on what we actually get done when we arrive today.

Spells actually take a great deal of time to cast. So in order to have them ready to go at a moment's notice, she must take the time to begin every spell she might want at her command for the next day or so, but leave off the last step that would complete the casting. That way, when a situation arises that calls for the spell, all the complicated magic will already be completed and she can simply say a trigger word or make a gesture that will cast the pre-prepared magic.

It's of course very difficult for a mage to suspend that much half-finished magic at any time, so younger mages can only manage to juggle a few. So she has to think ahead every day to what kind of spells she might wish to use in the next twenty four hours or so and prepare only those. [You asked for a lecture on this, didn't you?]

[slays]

[ Oh. That was ... a lot of talking. She blinks as she swallows the great big pill of information and slowly nods. Okay, processing. ] So, how's she decide? I mean, Wynn said there was no way of knowing what you'd need us to do.

1/2

[rationalizes]

She'll try to cover a wide range of possibilities: some spells for combat, or defense, but most likely those with general usefulness, such as a Light spell or... or Mage Hand which duplicates the effects of very minor telekinesis or...

[shootfirst]

[Welp, Kat's listen check makes it clear she's overheard at least part of this. She loudly interjects with:]

Fast Food spell. Never leave home without it.

[slay]

There's a spell for that?

[shootfirst]

Well, hey, a big part of magic is convenience - no reason it can't develop with the times.

[slay]

Yeah, but you'd think it would develop with something tastier. Like a feast spell. Or a just like mom used to make spell.

[shootfirst]

Well, yeah, I mean there are those things too. But they take a... better handle on the whole magical food conjuration thing.

[slays]

Is that a specialty? Can you be a ... magical food conjurer?

[shootfirst]

How do you think they feed all those Knights every day?

[slays]

Corporate funding and a gourmet, restaurant-sized kitchen?

[shootfirst]

Wynn's not so much a corporation.

[slays]

... Wait. He funds this whole thing himself?

[rationalizes]

Technically we don't charge anyone for our services, but we have a number of grateful patrons, including certain governments who gladly donate to the Knighthood in return for our assistance.

[slays]

... Huh. Gratitude. Who woulda thought? [ She looks thoughtful at this, giving a shrug. ] Well, I guess if that's what we're counting on, I guess magicking up the food really does make the most sense.

[rationalizes]

Not to mention some of our expeditions lead to discoveries of large amounts of treasure.

[slays]

See, now why couldn't I get one of those for a first mission? Go all Sir Indiana Jones and the considerably more fashionable excavation of the lost tomb of whoever. But, you know, a girl.

[rationalizes]

Well, we are looking for treasure, actually, it just isn't located in a haunted tomb. [Silly Buffy.]

[slay]

But, wouldn't it be great if it were? I guess an invincibility talisman thing is cooler than the long lost treasure of Pharaoh Whoever, anyway.

[rationalizes]

We do get our share of... Indiana Jones style exploration too, I assure you. If that's your preference.

[slay]

[ She shrugs, chilling out a little bit. ] Just seems like it'd be fun is all.

[rationalizes]

It can be, but it also tends to involve things like... hacking through bug-filled jungles and crawling through spider-infested rooms that haven't seen light in hundreds of years.

It's certainly worth the thrill of discover, but it isn't always as glamorous as it may sound.

[slay]

Hey, I said it'd be fun, I didn't say the ick factor wouldn't be major.

[rationalizes]

I suppose that's the proper spirit.

[slay]

So, what do you think about this whole thing, anyway? Our treasure-hunting mission, I mean. What are the chances you'll even actually need us?