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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

[Well howdy do, have a face that hasn't been seen for a while!  Looks like someone's just been hiding away while he's been getting over some things.]

Anyone know if we can learn magic around here?  I really miss my materia and if something were to happen I'd wanna be prepared.  It's not all brute strength, believe it or not.

[He chuckles.]

In other news, I sure could get to knowing some new people.  It sucks being cooped up in an empty house.

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

Are you a knight?

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

Never been called one before. I'm a SOLDIER.

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

If you are a soldier who cannot use magic, you probably are one! Do you wield a sword?

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

Huh. Yeah, I do.

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

Being a knight is a noble calling. You should buy yourself a quality weapon and armour and focus on your strengths. A knight cannot learn magic, but there is a way to use it...

If you have an ally who is a black mage, you can team up with them to cast spells by channelling magic into your sword. I have found it immensely useful myself!

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I got all that, but back home I could use magic just fine, and not just while it was equipped to my sword.

[And he has no idea what a black mage is, so...]

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

Well, you'll have to get used to the way things work here. There is no point in wishing for the way things are in your world.

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

So we've got limitations, huh. That's troubling.

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

Troubling? Why? Only the maniacal wish for absolute power!

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

But the well-prepared wish for the best possible situation so they don't get themselves killed.

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

Hmph. True. If you learn all the skills you can as a knight, then you will be as well-prepared as you can possibly be.

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

Maybe.

Now...how do you go about finding out if someone's...one of these mage things?

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

A black mage? Ask them!

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

Can you tell just by lookin' at 'em? I'd feel awful silly running around askin' people.

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

Black mages wield a staff. If you see anyone wearing robes and a pointy hat, that is also a good sign.

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

...Right.

[Who the hell wears that?]

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Um...I'm Zack, by the way.

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

Captain Adelbert Steiner. I am a knight of Alexandria.

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

Zack Fair, SOLDIER First Class...well, former. Of, uh...Midgar.

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

[He nods.]

I know of Midgar. Its ruins are in Alexandria.

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

Ruins?

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

Yes, the ruins of Midgar! It has become a dwelling place for moogles.

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[fairesthero.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it...wasn't like that when I was there.

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[captain-rusty.livejournal.com]

I've heard that the Sky People arrive here from different times. The same rule appears to apply for places.