"Good, you've got that part at least. I've had to explain the whole "some people can, some people can't" to others and it's kind of a pain." Mostly because she doesn't really know a huge amount about bending beyond basics about firebenders.
"It's exactly like that though. It's not something you can learn and it's not even something you inherit. Some bloodlines are stronger but that doesn't guarantee a child from that bloodline will be a bender at all."
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"Nah, I always figured magic--or however it works in your world--was like any other talent, in the end: some people can do it, some people can't, some people are awesome at it, others not so much." He waggles a hand in the air. "I can't draw a straight line, and I suck at math," he says with a snicker, "but I'm good at Fire. Go figure.
'Bender'?" he echoes then, and makes a huh sort of sound. "That's kind of a cool word for it. So obviously you know some people who can... bend... fire, then, yah? What other stuff can be... bended? Bent?" He's not sure what he proper conjugation is in this context, bear with him.
"Altogether? Fire, water, earth and air. I don't really know much about bending and I definitely don't know a lot about anything but fire benders."
She lets the hand bearing her own flame drift a bit to take in where they are now. "I was raised in the Fire Nation after all. Most of our military is fire benders."
"Pretty standard," he says. "Those're kind of the basics where I come from, too, though..." He taps his chin. "Earth magic is actually more uncommon," he says. "Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, and Aero are the standard elementals, and then there's the restorative magicks: Cure, Esuna, and so on." He laughs and shakes his head. "I'm not so good at those, I'll admit."
He grins widely then.
"The Fire Nation, huh? Sounds like my kind'a place," he chuckles. "That's cool that it's like a military tactic," he says. "Magic is kind of a down-low skill most places, where I'm from. Like it's used in battle, sure, but most people in most places aren't even aware that it exists, let alone that they might be capable of doing it. A lot of people don't even believe in it."
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"It's exactly like that though. It's not something you can learn and it's not even something you inherit. Some bloodlines are stronger but that doesn't guarantee a child from that bloodline will be a bender at all."
i am a miserable failure. things have calmed down now tho so i promise i'll be less fail
"Nah, I always figured magic--or however it works in your world--was like any other talent, in the end: some people can do it, some people can't, some people are awesome at it, others not so much." He waggles a hand in the air. "I can't draw a straight line, and I suck at math," he says with a snicker, "but I'm good at Fire. Go figure.
'Bender'?" he echoes then, and makes a huh sort of sound. "That's kind of a cool word for it. So obviously you know some people who can... bend... fire, then, yah? What other stuff can be... bended? Bent?" He's not sure what he proper conjugation is in this context, bear with him.
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She lets the hand bearing her own flame drift a bit to take in where they are now. "I was raised in the Fire Nation after all. Most of our military is fire benders."
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"Pretty standard," he says. "Those're kind of the basics where I come from, too, though..." He taps his chin. "Earth magic is actually more uncommon," he says. "Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, and Aero are the standard elementals, and then there's the restorative magicks: Cure, Esuna, and so on." He laughs and shakes his head. "I'm not so good at those, I'll admit."
He grins widely then.
"The Fire Nation, huh? Sounds like my kind'a place," he chuckles. "That's cool that it's like a military tactic," he says. "Magic is kind of a down-low skill most places, where I'm from. Like it's used in battle, sure, but most people in most places aren't even aware that it exists, let alone that they might be capable of doing it. A lot of people don't even believe in it."