[story]ish ATCv2;12a

And when it was 2008-09-05, illusion
<48c19730$0$198$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
stating that Neo <what.DeleteThis@thematrix.is>
uttered in alt.games.creatures:

> emmel wrote:
>> Just to point out that I'm still around and things... This is the
>> beginning of instalment 12. Comments welcome...
>>
>> The little arrow of pale blue light spun around its axis without being
>> able to decide on a bearing. Aleana visibly relaxed, the arrow fading
>> as her grip on the spell loosened. Laiva was alive, even when she
>> couldn't pinpoint her position. Deep down she knew she'd have known if
>> anything had happened to her little girl, but she had had to make
>> sure.
>
> Are you sure this should be a new alinea? vvv

::is utterly confused::
WTF are you talking about?

> She is spinning the arrow
> at the ruins of the inn right?

Erm, no... she doesn't get there until a few minutes later...
::points down::

>> It was the smell that got to her. That sickly sweet stench
>> travelling with the smell of fire. She had long ago passed the point
>> when it made her stomach turn, but it still carried with it memories
>> of things that Aleana would rather not have remembered. Slowly she
>> continued along the road, hand rested at the hilt of her sword.
>> A few minutes later she was standing in front of a heap that
>
> that had once been the inn.

Oh.

>> once been the inn. Even the roof with its massive support beams hadn't
>> lasted, being reduced to ashes as the rest of the house. The chimney
>
> as had the rest of the house.

I don't think that's actually necessary. It's in the same state, so it
doesn't actually require a verbal form here, I think.

>> alone had survived the brunt of the fire, many of its stones cracked,
>> but still standing against the night sky like a finger raised in
>> warning.
>> By the looks of it, the rumours of bandits in the area where
>> true after all, and on top of that they had a mage among them; there
>> was no way that fire had been natural. In a way fire had a
>
> no way that fire could have been natural.

Possibly.

> Short story. But good material, just like the rest

<g>
::bows::
More to follow. Hopefully. It particularly hard to write for Aleana. I
just couldn't get her two trains of though to join up properly. The only
one I never have problems writing for is Mynor...
--
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emmel wrote:
> And when it was 2008-09-05, illusion
> <48c19730$0$198$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
> stating that Neo <what.RemoveThis@thematrix.is>
> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>
>> emmel wrote:
>>> Just to point out that I'm still around and things... This is the
>>> beginning of instalment 12. Comments welcome...
>>>
>>> The little arrow of pale blue light spun around its axis without being
>>> able to decide on a bearing. Aleana visibly relaxed, the arrow fading
>>> as her grip on the spell loosened. Laiva was alive, even when she
>>> couldn't pinpoint her position. Deep down she knew she'd have known if
>>> anything had happened to her little girl, but she had had to make
>>> sure.
>> Are you sure this should be a new alinea? vvv
>
> ::is utterly confused::
> WTF are you talking about?

Subparagraph the babelfish tells me is the word I should have used.

>> She is spinning the arrow
>> at the ruins of the inn right?
>
> Erm, no... she doesn't get there until a few minutes later...
> ::points down::

It seemed to me she as already at the ruins because she was worried.
Finding a place your little girl could be staying at in ruins can do
that to a mother!

>>> It was the smell that got to her. That sickly sweet stench
>>> travelling with the smell of fire. She had long ago passed the point
>>> when it made her stomach turn, but it still carried with it memories
>>> of things that Aleana would rather not have remembered. Slowly she
>>> continued along the road, hand rested at the hilt of her sword.
>>> A few minutes later she was standing in front of a heap that
>> that had once been the inn.
>
> Oh.
>
>>> once been the inn. Even the roof with its massive support beams hadn't
>>> lasted, being reduced to ashes as the rest of the house. The chimney
>> as had the rest of the house.
>
> I don't think that's actually necessary. It's in the same state, so it
> doesn't actually require a verbal form here, I think.

Using temperal logic I would say that being reduced to ashes is
something that had taken place in the past. And being ashes is how you
use it here

>>> alone had survived the brunt of the fire, many of its stones cracked,
>>> but still standing against the night sky like a finger raised in
>>> warning.
>>> By the looks of it, the rumours of bandits in the area where
>>> true after all, and on top of that they had a mage among them; there
>>> was no way that fire had been natural. In a way fire had a
>> no way that fire could have been natural.
>
> Possibly.
>
>> Short story. But good material, just like the rest
>
> <g>
> ::bows::
> More to follow. Hopefully. It particularly hard to write for Aleana. I
> just couldn't get her two trains of though to join up properly. The only
> one I never have problems writing for is Mynor...

She is nice, Aleana. Bet she was a lot like Laiva when she was her age.

Neo
--
Everything that has a beginning has an end.

And when it was 2008-09-06, illusion
<48c26ce7$0$186$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
stating that Neo <what DeleteThis @thematrix.is>
uttered in alt.games.creatures:

> emmel wrote:
>> And when it was 2008-09-05, illusion
>> <48c19730$0$198$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
>> stating that Neo <what DeleteThis @thematrix.is>
>> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>>
>>> emmel wrote:
>>>> Just to point out that I'm still around and things... This is the
>>>> beginning of instalment 12. Comments welcome...
>>>>
>>>> The little arrow of pale blue light spun around its axis without being
>>>> able to decide on a bearing. Aleana visibly relaxed, the arrow fading
>>>> as her grip on the spell loosened. Laiva was alive, even when she
>>>> couldn't pinpoint her position. Deep down she knew she'd have known if
>>>> anything had happened to her little girl, but she had had to make
>>>> sure.
>>> Are you sure this should be a new alinea? vvv
>>
>> ::is utterly confused::
>> WTF are you talking about?
>
> Subparagraph the babelfish tells me is the word I should have used.

Can I safely assume that you have finally gone completely crazy? Because
your sentences heroically fail to make any sense. Then again, maybe *I*
finally snapped?
Oh, wait a sec. You meant 'Are you sure this should be a new
subparagraph?', am I right? (Using quotes is helpful, you know. I had
extreme problems with 'subparagraph, the babelfish' because I couldn't
remember having made his acquaintance.)
Hm... Yes, I think that ought to be a new subparagraph. The next
line pretty much starts with a new train of thought and I wanted to
split it anyway, in order to make it more readable. Do you see any
problem with that?

>>> She is spinning the arrow
>>> at the ruins of the inn right?
>>
>> Erm, no... she doesn't get there until a few minutes later...
>> ::points down::
>
> It seemed to me she as already at the ruins because she was worried.
> Finding a place your little girl could be staying at in ruins can do
> that to a mother!

Yeah, but the first thing she notices is the smell. She doesn't actually
have to go there, to know what's up. I'd make that clearer if I knew
how, but frankly I already have been struggling with that for ages.
Input welcome.

>>>> once been the inn. Even the roof with its massive support beams hadn't
>>>> lasted, being reduced to ashes as the rest of the house. The chimney
>>> as had the rest of the house.
>>
>> I don't think that's actually necessary. It's in the same state, so it
>> doesn't actually require a verbal form here, I think.
>
> Using temperal logic I would say that being reduced to ashes is
> something that had taken place in the past. And being ashes is how you
> use it here

'having been reduced to ashes as the rest of the house'?

>>>> alone had survived the brunt of the fire, many of its stones cracked,
>>>> but still standing against the night sky like a finger raised in
>>>> warning.
>>>> By the looks of it, the rumours of bandits in the area where
>>>> true after all, and on top of that they had a mage among them; there
>>>> was no way that fire had been natural. In a way fire had a
>>> no way that fire could have been natural.
>>
>> Possibly.
>>
>>> Short story. But good material, just like the rest
>>
>> <g>
>> ::bows::
>> More to follow. Hopefully. It particularly hard to write for Aleana. I
>> just couldn't get her two trains of though to join up properly. The only
>> one I never have problems writing for is Mynor...
>
> She is nice, Aleana. Bet she was a lot like Laiva when she was her age.

You bet. And in a way she still is - runs in the family

And as a bonus I give you...
::drum roll::
12b

Fresh from the press, buggy like hell, but here you go. 12c is still in
the works and will feature some bad ass fighting. At least I hope it
will, but you never know. It extremely short, but it's a Mynor moment
and those are usually very... temporally limited. Would be quite
interesting to write the whole thing from his perspective, though. Then
again, he is more the quiet type and not much of a talker.

***

Mynor jerked his eyes open and lifted his head. He let his senses
wander, but there was nothing to be seen, nothing to be heard and
nothing to be smelled out of the usual, but the slightly oily quality
of the world around left no doubt - there was magic in the air, and
plenty at that.
He looked at the child curled up against his side, but Laiva
was fast sleep, her breath deep and steady. A bit too fast for her own
good, but she would learn. The important bit, however, was that she
hadn't been the caster.
Seconds passed as if they were seconds - Mynor having a rather
acute sense of time - without anything happening, but he wasn't
prepared to relax yet. Magic at this scale usually had repercussions.
A few more seconds later he was proven right. The distortion
in the magic was huge, and it was coming from the direction of the
road. Laiva on his side stirred, but didn't wake. As exhausted as she
had been, even the magical equivalent of a thunderstorm couldn't rip
her out of her sleep. Mynor wanted to jump up, get moving, but he
couldn't just leave her, could he? Not with Laiva counting on him.
--
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emmel wrote:
> And when it was 2008-09-06, illusion
> <48c26ce7$0$186$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
> stating that Neo <what DeleteThis @thematrix.is>
> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>
>> emmel wrote:
>>> And when it was 2008-09-05, illusion
>>> <48c19730$0$198$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
>>> stating that Neo <what DeleteThis @thematrix.is>
>>> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>>>
>>>> emmel wrote:
>>>>> Just to point out that I'm still around and things... This is the
>>>>> beginning of instalment 12. Comments welcome...
>>>>>
>>>>> The little arrow of pale blue light spun around its axis without being
>>>>> able to decide on a bearing. Aleana visibly relaxed, the arrow fading
>>>>> as her grip on the spell loosened. Laiva was alive, even when she
>>>>> couldn't pinpoint her position. Deep down she knew she'd have known if
>>>>> anything had happened to her little girl, but she had had to make
>>>>> sure.
>>>> Are you sure this should be a new alinea? vvv
>>> ::is utterly confused::
>>> WTF are you talking about?
>> Subparagraph the babelfish tells me is the word I should have used.
>
> Can I safely assume that you have finally gone completely crazy? Because
> your sentences heroically fail to make any sense. Then again, maybe *I*
> finally snapped?
> Oh, wait a sec. You meant 'Are you sure this should be a new
> subparagraph?', am I right? (Using quotes is helpful, you know. I had
> extreme problems with 'subparagraph, the babelfish' because I couldn't
> remember having made his acquaintance.)
> Hm... Yes, I think that ought to be a new subparagraph. The next
> line pretty much starts with a new train of thought and I wanted to
> split it anyway, in order to make it more readable. Do you see any
> problem with that?

Thank you for your trust in the capabilities of my psychiatrist!

>>>> She is spinning the arrow
>>>> at the ruins of the inn right?
>>> Erm, no... she doesn't get there until a few minutes later...
>>> ::points down::
>> It seemed to me she as already at the ruins because she was worried.
>> Finding a place your little girl could be staying at in ruins can do
>> that to a mother!
>
> Yeah, but the first thing she notices is the smell. She doesn't actually
> have to go there, to know what's up. I'd make that clearer if I knew
> how, but frankly I already have been struggling with that for ages.
> Input welcome.

So there is a wind coming from the coast?

>>>>> once been the inn. Even the roof with its massive support beams hadn't
>>>>> lasted, being reduced to ashes as the rest of the house. The chimney
>>>> as had the rest of the house.
>>> I don't think that's actually necessary. It's in the same state, so it
>>> doesn't actually require a verbal form here, I think.
>> Using temperal logic I would say that being reduced to ashes is
>> something that had taken place in the past. And being ashes is how you
>> use it here
>
> 'having been reduced to ashes as the rest of the house'?

How about 'reduced to ashes, just like the rest of the house'.

>>>>> alone had survived the brunt of the fire, many of its stones cracked,
>>>>> but still standing against the night sky like a finger raised in
>>>>> warning.
>>>>> By the looks of it, the rumours of bandits in the area where
>>>>> true after all, and on top of that they had a mage among them; there
>>>>> was no way that fire had been natural. In a way fire had a
>>>> no way that fire could have been natural.
>>> Possibly.
>>>
>>>> Short story. But good material, just like the rest
>>> <g>
>>> ::bows::
>>> More to follow. Hopefully. It particularly hard to write for Aleana. I
>>> just couldn't get her two trains of though to join up properly. The only
>>> one I never have problems writing for is Mynor...
>> She is nice, Aleana. Bet she was a lot like Laiva when she was her age.
>
> You bet. And in a way she still is - runs in the family
>
> And as a bonus I give you...
> ::drum roll::
> 12b

Later, I am listening to the radio atm (or rather was).

Neo
--
Everything that has a beginning has an end.

And when it was 2008-09-06, illusion
<48c2a812$0$188$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
stating that Neo <what DeleteThis @thematrix.is>
uttered in alt.games.creatures:

> emmel wrote:
>> And when it was 2008-09-06, illusion
>> <48c26ce7$0$186$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
>> stating that Neo <what DeleteThis @thematrix.is>
>> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>>
>>> emmel wrote:
>>>> And when it was 2008-09-05, illusion
>>>> <48c19730$0$198$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
>>>> stating that Neo <what DeleteThis @thematrix.is>
>>>> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>>>>
>>>>> emmel wrote:
>>>>>> Just to point out that I'm still around and things... This is the
>>>>>> beginning of instalment 12. Comments welcome...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The little arrow of pale blue light spun around its axis without being
>>>>>> able to decide on a bearing. Aleana visibly relaxed, the arrow fading
>>>>>> as her grip on the spell loosened. Laiva was alive, even when she
>>>>>> couldn't pinpoint her position. Deep down she knew she'd have known if
>>>>>> anything had happened to her little girl, but she had had to make
>>>>>> sure.
>>>>> Are you sure this should be a new alinea? vvv
>>>> ::is utterly confused::
>>>> WTF are you talking about?
>>> Subparagraph the babelfish tells me is the word I should have used.
>>
>> Can I safely assume that you have finally gone completely crazy? Because
>> your sentences heroically fail to make any sense. Then again, maybe *I*
>> finally snapped?
>> Oh, wait a sec. You meant 'Are you sure this should be a new
>> subparagraph?', am I right? (Using quotes is helpful, you know. I had
>> extreme problems with 'subparagraph, the babelfish' because I couldn't
>> remember having made his acquaintance.)
>> Hm... Yes, I think that ought to be a new subparagraph. The next
>> line pretty much starts with a new train of thought and I wanted to
>> split it anyway, in order to make it more readable. Do you see any
>> problem with that?
>
> Thank you for your trust in the capabilities of my psychiatrist!

Well, you are the one who doesn't trust shrinks. Besides, it really took
me several tries until I figured out what you meant. It looked an awful
lot like rubbish...
<veg, d&rlh>

>>>>> She is spinning the arrow
>>>>> at the ruins of the inn right?
>>>> Erm, no... she doesn't get there until a few minutes later...
>>>> ::points down::
>>> It seemed to me she as already at the ruins because she was worried.
>>> Finding a place your little girl could be staying at in ruins can do
>>> that to a mother!
>>
>> Yeah, but the first thing she notices is the smell. She doesn't actually
>> have to go there, to know what's up. I'd make that clearer if I knew
>> how, but frankly I already have been struggling with that for ages.
>> Input welcome.
>
> So there is a wind coming from the coast?

Erm, probably from *some* coast... You know, the place is miles and
miles from the sea. Meaning 'in the middle of the damn continent'. Have
a look at the map, will you, it's mostly right.

>>>>>> once been the inn. Even the roof with its massive support beams hadn't
>>>>>> lasted, being reduced to ashes as the rest of the house. The chimney
>>>>> as had the rest of the house.
>>>> I don't think that's actually necessary. It's in the same state, so it
>>>> doesn't actually require a verbal form here, I think.
>>> Using temperal logic I would say that being reduced to ashes is
>>> something that had taken place in the past. And being ashes is how you
>>> use it here
>>
>> 'having been reduced to ashes as the rest of the house'?
>
> How about 'reduced to ashes, just like the rest of the house'.

Without the command and the 'just'?

>>>>>> alone had survived the brunt of the fire, many of its stones cracked,
>>>>>> but still standing against the night sky like a finger raised in
>>>>>> warning.
>>>>>> By the looks of it, the rumours of bandits in the area where
>>>>>> true after all, and on top of that they had a mage among them; there
>>>>>> was no way that fire had been natural. In a way fire had a
>>>>> no way that fire could have been natural.
>>>> Possibly.
>>>>
>>>>> Short story. But good material, just like the rest
>>>> <g>
>>>> ::bows::
>>>> More to follow. Hopefully. It particularly hard to write for Aleana. I
>>>> just couldn't get her two trains of though to join up properly. The only
>>>> one I never have problems writing for is Mynor...
>>> She is nice, Aleana. Bet she was a lot like Laiva when she was her age.
>>
>> You bet. And in a way she still is - runs in the family
>>
>> And as a bonus I give you...
>> ::drum roll::
>> 12b
>
> Later, I am listening to the radio atm (or rather was).

Have fun.
--
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(Don't forget to remove the ** bit)

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"I could, but Linda suits me a little better...
Things called lucky tend to get hit by trucks."

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emmel wrote:
> And when it was 2008-09-06, illusion
> <48c2a812$0$188$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
> stating that Neo <what.RemoveThis@thematrix.is>
> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>
>> emmel wrote:
>>> And when it was 2008-09-06, illusion
>>> <48c26ce7$0$186$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
>>> stating that Neo <what.RemoveThis@thematrix.is>
>>> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>>>
>>>> emmel wrote:
>>>>> And when it was 2008-09-05, illusion
>>>>> <48c19730$0$198$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
>>>>> stating that Neo <what.RemoveThis@thematrix.is>
>>>>> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>>>>>
>>>>>> emmel wrote:
>>>>>>> Just to point out that I'm still around and things... This is the
>>>>>>> beginning of instalment 12. Comments welcome...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The little arrow of pale blue light spun around its axis without being
>>>>>>> able to decide on a bearing. Aleana visibly relaxed, the arrow fading
>>>>>>> as her grip on the spell loosened. Laiva was alive, even when she
>>>>>>> couldn't pinpoint her position. Deep down she knew she'd have known if
>>>>>>> anything had happened to her little girl, but she had had to make
>>>>>>> sure.
>>>>>> Are you sure this should be a new alinea? vvv
>>>>> ::is utterly confused::
>>>>> WTF are you talking about?
>>>> Subparagraph the babelfish tells me is the word I should have used.
>>> Can I safely assume that you have finally gone completely crazy? Because
>>> your sentences heroically fail to make any sense. Then again, maybe *I*
>>> finally snapped?
>>> Oh, wait a sec. You meant 'Are you sure this should be a new
>>> subparagraph?', am I right? (Using quotes is helpful, you know. I had
>>> extreme problems with 'subparagraph, the babelfish' because I couldn't
>>> remember having made his acquaintance.)
>>> Hm... Yes, I think that ought to be a new subparagraph. The next
>>> line pretty much starts with a new train of thought and I wanted to
>>> split it anyway, in order to make it more readable. Do you see any
>>> problem with that?
>> Thank you for your trust in the capabilities of my psychiatrist!
>
> Well, you are the one who doesn't trust shrinks. Besides, it really took
> me several tries until I figured out what you meant. It looked an awful
> lot like rubbish...
> <veg, d&rlh>

'Subparagraph', the babelfish tells me, is the word I should have used.

Neo
--
Everything that has a beginning has an end.

And when it was 2008-09-06, illusion
<48c2c49e$0$190$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
stating that Neo <what.TakeThisOut@thematrix.is>
uttered in alt.games.creatures:

> emmel wrote:
>> And when it was 2008-09-06, illusion
>> <48c2a812$0$188$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
>> stating that Neo <what.TakeThisOut@thematrix.is>
>> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>>
>>> emmel wrote:
>>>> And when it was 2008-09-06, illusion
>>>> <48c26ce7$0$186$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
>>>> stating that Neo <what.TakeThisOut@thematrix.is>
>>>> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>>>>
>>>>> emmel wrote:
>>>>>> And when it was 2008-09-05, illusion
>>>>>> <48c19730$0$198$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
>>>>>> stating that Neo <what.TakeThisOut@thematrix.is>
>>>>>> uttered in alt.games.creatures:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> emmel wrote:
>>>>>>>> Just to point out that I'm still around and things... This is the
>>>>>>>> beginning of instalment 12. Comments welcome...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The little arrow of pale blue light spun around its axis without being
>>>>>>>> able to decide on a bearing. Aleana visibly relaxed, the arrow fading
>>>>>>>> as her grip on the spell loosened. Laiva was alive, even when she
>>>>>>>> couldn't pinpoint her position. Deep down she knew she'd have known if
>>>>>>>> anything had happened to her little girl, but she had had to make
>>>>>>>> sure.
>>>>>>> Are you sure this should be a new alinea? vvv
>>>>>> ::is utterly confused::
>>>>>> WTF are you talking about?
>>>>> Subparagraph the babelfish tells me is the word I should have used.
>>>> Can I safely assume that you have finally gone completely crazy? Because
>>>> your sentences heroically fail to make any sense. Then again, maybe *I*
>>>> finally snapped?
>>>> Oh, wait a sec. You meant 'Are you sure this should be a new
>>>> subparagraph?', am I right? (Using quotes is helpful, you know. I had
>>>> extreme problems with 'subparagraph, the babelfish' because I couldn't
>>>> remember having made his acquaintance.)
>>>> Hm... Yes, I think that ought to be a new subparagraph. The next
>>>> line pretty much starts with a new train of thought and I wanted to
>>>> split it anyway, in order to make it more readable. Do you see any
>>>> problem with that?
>>> Thank you for your trust in the capabilities of my psychiatrist!
>>
>> Well, you are the one who doesn't trust shrinks. Besides, it really took
>> me several tries until I figured out what you meant. It looked an awful
>> lot like rubbish...
>> <veg, d&rlh>
>
> 'Subparagraph', the babelfish tells me, is the word I should have used.

See? Looks much better.
<bg>
--
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"I could, but Linda suits me a little better...
Things called lucky tend to get hit by trucks."

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emmel wrote:
<snip>
> Mynor jerked his eyes open and lifted his head. He let his senses
> wander, but there was nothing to be seen, nothing to be heard and
> nothing to be smelled out of the usual, but the slightly oily quality
> of the world around left no doubt - there was magic in the air, and
> plenty at that.
> He looked at the child curled up against his side, but Laiva
> was fast sleep, her breath deep and steady. A bit too fast for her own
> good, but she would learn. The important bit, however, was that she
> hadn't been the caster.

Maybe she was dreamcasting? Ever seen the movie forbidden planet?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/

Neo
--
Everything that has a beginning has an end.

And when it was 2008-09-12, illusion
<48ca7c6c$0$196$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl> was created,
stating that Neo <what.DeleteThis@thematrix.is>
uttered in alt.games.creatures:

> emmel wrote:
><snip>
>> Mynor jerked his eyes open and lifted his head. He let his senses
>> wander, but there was nothing to be seen, nothing to be heard and
>> nothing to be smelled out of the usual, but the slightly oily quality
>> of the world around left no doubt - there was magic in the air, and
>> plenty at that.
>> He looked at the child curled up against his side, but Laiva
>> was fast sleep, her breath deep and steady. A bit too fast for her own
>> good, but she would learn. The important bit, however, was that she
>> hadn't been the caster.
>
> Maybe she was dreamcasting? Ever seen the movie forbidden planet?
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/

No, haven't seen it. The idea has crossed my mind, though, when writing
this. However, there are two reasons against her dreamcasting, though.
1) She wouldn't be able to muster that much magic in sleep and more
important 2) she is fast asleep, meaning in deep sleep and not in REM
which would be required for dreaming and in consequence dreamcasting.
--
emmel <the_emmel*you-know-what-that's-for*@gmx.net>
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