Balance

Myriad Reality

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I noticed that even when things do get dramatic, there’s a lot more barking than biting, if you catch my drift.

@Heroic

Yeah. We're all friends, here, or at least we try to be. We'll talk crap about each other all day, but we'll kiss and make up in the end.

Myriad Reality

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Do you talk to the natives?

@Fractured

When we can. The probes usually help us figure out what language to translate into and what illusions to put on so we don't look out of place.

Myriad Reality

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Wouldn’t be the first place I’ve spent time at with that quality.

@Heroic

Usually it's not deadly, at least. Or excessively dramatic. Just weird.

Myriad Reality

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Is it still considered backpacking then?

@Fractured

I mean, no. It's more the purpose of backpacking, which is getting into deep territories without disturbing the local mythology by teleporting willy-nilly.

Myriad Reality

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That's got to be nice to have.

@Fractured

It's really great. Amazing for exploration purposes. It makes backpacking so easy, for example.

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Yup. I distinctly recall calling the guy-thing who did it stupid.

@Heroic

Very good. It sounds like it. A lot of crazy weird stuff happens here.

Myriad Reality

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Handy.

@Fractured

Yeah. If there's one benefit of my home universe's magic system, it's a ton of handy spells. Fighting magic is way unwieldy, but utility is practically free if you're willing to learn the spells.

Myriad Reality

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What was the spell?

@Fractured

Teleportation to a pocket dimension.

Myriad Reality

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*Crosses my arms*
My old routine is a thing of the past but that doesn’t mean I’m always as free as can be, y’know.

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I was here when he got ripped out of the guy’s head on the first place.

@Heroic

Wait, seriously? That very day? I must not have seen you. That was the last time I was around.

Myriad Reality

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It could have its uses.

@Fractured

I can probably switch it back eventually. It was a dismissal spell, but sometimes even my basic spells get touched by chaos and get flashier than they should be.

Myriad Reality

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The root of the issue is still there.

@Fractured

*Breathes in deeply and drops the knife; it folds in on itself and starts spinning until it unfolds into a fan that I wave* You know, this would be great if we weren't on a world that's permanently cold and snowy.