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[travelles]

Hey.

[It takes a little while for Elle to figure out the communication system here, but after a few more moments of trial and error, she thinks she's got it, and her voice that definitely betrays her age comes up the network of a kind.]

Tell me about the weapons you use, and if you have a spare or something lying around. Or is easy to make.

[She definitely has an ulterior motive for this question seemingly born out of boredom, but whatever the case might be, she certainly hopes for some good answers.]

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[travelles]

Yeah, I need a hand with that. Jude only knows martial arts anyway.

[mech_and_mutt]

[Red can nonetheless feel a bit of that disappointed tone even through the link of their thoughts, and... tries his hardest not to let himself feel too beat-up about it. He might've even offered it were it not his only one...

but at least she wasn't entirely out of options, either.]

I was usin' it to cut down trees before. It's good and sturdy. Handle's made of wood, but you could probably make a new one outta metal easy enough.

Don't suppose you got some kinda magic that's useful for fightin'?

[neatlytuned]

[Kind of appalled right now.]

Is it normal in your world for small children to have weapons? That's... that's kind of sad.

[deem]

Jude's pretty impressive though, wouldn't you say? Not everybody can just sneak right up on you when you know they're there.

But I can help out with that. I've got all sorts of combat data.

[talim]

Your big self?

[ jude has never seen elle's magic in action, so... ]

Sure, but you're still a child. I understand wanting to stand on an equal level with the other coven members. I do. But like I told you, there are other ways to do it.

... And you shouldn't be accepting weapons from strangers in the first place.

[splinten]

[You know what's relatable? Admiring the hell out of someone and wanting to learn to be just as badass as they are.]

What weapon does Ludger use?

[travelles]

Is there a difference if it's metal or wood?

[It still boggles the mind whenever she sees the others fussing over weapons in various towns and what not. As long as it properly slices and dices and smashes and shoots the monsters, she doesn't see why they couldn't just stick with what they have.]

And erm... I still don't know yet. But Genette said my power's for protecting people, so I thought I'd start getting used to weapons and stuff. Since there's not much else I could do with it.

[travelles]

Ludger and Jude aren't small. But Elize is and she's allowed them.

[Not quite connecting yet that she's not operating on the same wavelength as Nazuna.]

[travelles]

That'd be awesome! And wait, you know Jude?!

[There's definite wonder in her tone now. Though it figures Jude would've made lots of friends here.]

Yeah, he's pretty cool, even if he doesn't remember me.

[travelles]

Whoever it is that I transform into.

[Still her in all senses of the word, except taller and bigger and more able to carry heavy stuff. Or so she thinks--she's only ever tried carrying Rollo and she's also able to do that even as a kid.]

'Sides, they're not strangers! We're all in the same coven!

[Whatever that word means. She's heard people use it to refer to them as a group, is all. More importantly, she completely sidesteps the issue of alternatives.]

[travelles]

A lot! Dual blades, guns, and hammers! Isn't it amazing?

[By the excitement in her tone, she truly thinks it's the coolest thing ever.]

[splinten]

Very impressive.

[2xbladekind, gunkind, and hammerkind. That's basically three Homestucks worth of abilities.]

You might try to use the kind of weapons he did with your own twist. For example, if he used pistols, you could consider trying a rifle. You could consider it a way of showing your admiration and respect for them while also demonstrating how you've discovered your own individuality along the way.

[mech_and_mutt]

Well, depends on what you're up against. Don't want the handle breakin' too easily, right? Choppin' wood is one thing but a lotta stuff out there's probably tougher.

[But the thought of needing to use weapons... y'know, that was actually a little bit depressing. Still, protection didn't sound too bad.]

Hey, maybe that just means you'll never HAVE to fight, right?

[deem]

Uh-huh, we're friends.

[He actually sounds proud of this, like it's some great achievement. But that seeps right on out when he responds to the rest]

...Wait, are you saying he forgot?

[talim]

Just because we're all in the same coven doesn't mean you can trust every person here. There could be people who want to hurt you instead of help you.

[ says jude mathis, the most naive and trustworthy person alive. ]

[neatlytuned]

Well, small or not, weapons aren't meant for children. They're dangerous. That's why I don't think you should be asking for one.

[Nazuna's still imagining a group of kids running around with weapons. Even if some of them aren't as small as Elle, that doesn't make it any better.]

[travelles]

You think so?

[She's never really thought of it that way, but hey, it's an interesting idea.]

I dunno... rifles are the long ones, right? They look weird. But katanas...

[Gaius is cool, so therefore, katanas are cool. Or so it goes in her book.]

...maybe those aren't too bad.

[travelles]

[Point well taken, however the last one is rather curious, if a bit puzzling.]

What do you mean by that?

[splinten]

Katanas are incredibly cool. The coolest variety include a legend about their origin and history.

[travelles]

Mhm, we're both from the same world, but he doesn't remember me. It's weird, but whatever it is, he's still the Jude I know.

[deem]

I wonder what happened...

[As someone intimately familiar with imposed memory loss, it worries him, and there's no masking it]

But what's the Jude you know like? I haven't known him very long compared to you, I'm betting.

[travelles]

Why not? I thought we're all supposed to be friends!

[Everyone thus far seems to be of the nice and agreeable variety.]

And don't we all have the same goal?

[travelles]

But I need them to be able to protect others! Genette said my power's for that purpose too!

[She sounds a little agitated now, if a bit passionate about the idea.]

[travelles]

Wow, really? [Color her curious.] Does yours have one?

[splinten]

It does. My katana was said to be forged by an ancient Otaku Master over the heat of a roaring manga fire. It was cooled in an enchanted spring where horses nicker and bathe, and was said could be used only by one whose pointy anime shades were deemed sweet enough, and whose hair existed in a perpetually sculpted state of looking completely fucking awesome.

Plus, my Bro left it for me to take up.

[Yeah, only one part of that is not total bullshit and actually matters and it isn't the bit about the horses]