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hey onni!
you said you were going to tell me stuff you'd learned in your faun research at the coven and talking to people at the party and stuff, but by the time i came back this morning you'd already headed out.
anything interesting? i'm dying to know.

Oh, yes. I read a couple of books while I was resting after practicing spells, and I spent some time around the fauns at that party. There are a few things. You mentioned you'd heard fauns like gardening, but apparently they have magic that helps with it, so you won't be entirely without it.

You'll also have a good sense of direction and be able to drink a lot of alcohol before you get drunk. I don't know how much of a change that'll be for you, we've never drank together. Also, it might be worthwhile to invest in some more personal items.

[ There was a time when Reynir might have complained about it only being more stupid farm magic, that he didn't just want tricks for keeping away weeds, but to be able to really make a difference with his magic. But... maybe it's the faun changes, or being in this place without magic for a month, or just a genuine step towards maturity. He doesn't seem to mind, as much as he expected to. After all, it's not like he has other abilities people aren't taking seriously or giving him the opportunity to use. This is just... how things are for Monsters, here. ]

well that's more than nothing! i'll have to ask around about how to do gardening magic. i'm betting it's not runes like i'm used to.

my sense of direction was pretty okay, already. and we should definitely get drunk together. that's not just the faun in me talking.

[ Drunk Onni?! How has he never thought before that he needs to meet drunk Onni and see what that guy is all about. Maybe he'll have an unfair advantage because of his faun traits, but they could build in a handicap for that, probably. ]

huh? personal items?

[ He has literally no idea what Onni is talking about. ]

It might not just be gardening magic. Maybe if you can do stronger magic with plants you could use it in other ways. Something to think about, and asking around for instruction would be a good idea.

Yeah. If you were managing to track me down in the Silent World, it can't have been a bad sense of direction. As for drinking together, I wouldn't mind, though I'm not sure what would be talking other than the faun in you.

[Drunk Onni tends to play kantele and sing and sometimes cry a little. He doesn't particularly think it's a pretty sight or anything someone would actively want to see.]

Yes. Personal items. Of a private nature.

that's a good point. i'll look into it for sure, hopefully i can find someone willing to teach me.

[ Perhaps an odd comment, given Onni doesn't know the context yet about Reynir's experiences attending the academy in Reykjavik. ]

yeah. i was the one helping with the map and compass, making sure we were going the right way and knew where we were.

it's the part of me that's your friend and likes spending time with you talking, obviously! c:

[ Honestly, Onni must know that by now - Reynir has never hid it, how much he seeks out Onni's company, how happy it makes Reynir to be around him. And yet still, there are moments like these. And they make Reynir wonder if Onni had really had any friends at all, back in Keuruu, or even in his village. Not neighbors or colleagues or family, or people he just happened to be around frequently. But people who just sought out his company and wanted to be near him because they liked him so much. ]

wait, so i am going to get the urge to hoarding and hiding stuff, so nobody else can find it or know about it? that super doesn't sound like something sheep do.

Willing? Why wouldn't they be? Anyway, the idea I got about the sense of direction was that you wouldn't need maps or compasses. That would be pretty impressive and useful.

[The comment about wanting to spend time with him and being his friend seems a bit strange at first, but it makes sense after he thinks about it for a few moments. Reynir does seem to have an attachment to him that's more intense than most other attachments Onni has, outside of family. And he certainly seems more eager to be around Onni and talk to him than most of his friends back in Keuruu. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but it is what it is.

Onni has learned that he doesn't need to understand why people do the things they do for feel the things they feel, and that his lack of understanding (or caring, in some cases) doesn't change anything.]

I'm not great company when I drink, fair warning. But we can do it sometime, if that's what you really want.

And no. No hoarding. I mean supplies for things. Never mind. I'm sure you know enough to figure it out when the time comes.

oh yeah, i didn't tell you about that yet. there was this whole thing, with the academy in iceland where they train mages. they let me take this expedited summer course but when i asked to study anything more advanced, they said it wasn't worth their time since i wasn't immune.

[ Reynir is discovering that this kind of communication is actually rather nice, when it comes to disclosing stuff about topics that might be a sore spot. He adds, succinctly: ]

it sucked a lot.

i do, but we don't have to get drunk if YOU don't want to. i thought it'd be kind of fun is all. but i don't wanna drag you into it if it's not your thing.

[ Reynir can tell Onni really is trying to wrap this up, not doing that conversational move that some people will do where they want to be asked more, and coaxed. So he tries to hold back. He really does. It lasts a whole three seconds before he's typing furiously: ]

onni you know all that stuff you said about wanting to help me with all this, and saying you weren't being weird about it because there was nothing to be weird about? that really made me feel a lot better. and now you are being super weird and i'm starting to get freaked out again. whatever it is, no matter how bad, can you just tell me and get it over with so i'm ready for it?

Well that was stupid of them. I'm not immune but I still make a difference. You could too. I didn't realize Iceland was so backward with its mage training.

[As always, Onni isn't inclined to speak gentle words of comfort, and wouldn't be good at it even if he tried. So he doesn't bother. Besides, isn't saying it was stupid of them as good as saying Reynir deserved better?]

I don't have an objection. I like drinking. I'm just warning you if you expect me to be a lot of fun that way, I'm not.

[Actually, he is, especially for people who know his usual self so well. It's just that he doesn't see it that way. Usually, he just feels stupid.

That outburst catches him a little off guard though. A little surprised, he waits for a few moments and re-reads what Reynir said a few times before replying.]

Sorry! It seemed like something that might embarrass you. It's whatever you need to have sex a lot.

[Yep, that vagueness was totally to spare Reynir.]

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[ It throws Reynir for a moment, how much relief he feels when Onni texts back agreeing with him completely and telling him that they were wrong to do it, that Reynir can still make a difference. For a minute or two he just stares at the words, thumbs hovering over the keys, before he types back ]

thank you. it means a lot to hear that, from you especially.

[ Reynir has always looked up to Onni as a mage; their gods may be different, their approaches to magic entirely... but Onni was the first real mage that Reynir got to know. He was the one to tell Reynir that he had potential, to believe in him. ]

well, then, good. let's do it. as long as you're enjoying yourself, you don't need to be 'fun'. i'm not suggesting it because i want you to entertain me or something.

[ He blinks a few times in confusion at the explanation when it comes, then heaves a sigh of relief. ]

oh, is that all?! i thought it was going to be something awful. you had me really scared for a minute there.

[ Probably the kind thing to do would just be to drop it and not talk about it any longer, but Reynir takes Onni at his word that his hesitation to speak bluntly was misguided consideration for Reynir's potentially delicate sensibilities. And since they are not delicate, no harm in just chatting. ]

i mean that definitely fits way more than the hoarding thing. and kind of explains some little comments i've heard around, actually.

so you meant just... stock up on condoms? cause even if increased sex drive's a side effect of all this nonsense, i'm not about to go out and sleep with a bunch of complete strangers, faun or not.

[ Reynir's got no objection to sex, but for him it had always been in the context of his village, and the other young people there, and they'd all known each other all their lives. Even when things were casual, they were casual with good friends who Reynir knew and liked and trusted. And even if he's started making friends in this place, none of them really strike him in that way. ]

[Frankly, it doesn't occur to Onni that Reynir might have taken the rejection from the teachers at his mage school as some sort of comment on him - Onni has always had confidence in his magic, and it seems strange that anyone wouldn't. So it seems natural that a person would consider that a failing on the part of the school and the system, not of Reynir himself. Even if he's not there yet, his potential had been easy to see.]

Of course. I don't know why it would be particularly important from me, but you're welcome?

And alright. I'll go and see if they're selling any good alcohol here. What kind do you usually drink? I doubt they'll have lakka but they might have something similar to koskenkorva, at least. And beer.

[It's maybe a little surprising that Reynir seems so unconcerned about the sex thing, but after a moment of thought he supposes it makes sense. Reynir doesn't seem to take a lot of things seriously that most other people do, maybe that's it? Either way, it's just not something that Onni has thought about much, and honestly he wouldn't know all the types of supplies one might need to have a lot of sex.]

Oh, yes. That's all, I guess. Condoms or lubricant or whatever else. I don't know what kind of sex you have.

[What else does a person say about something like this?? Is this a conversation normal friends have? He's heard his mage friends talking about it a little, but not like this.]

If you're not sleeping with strangers then I guess condoms might not be necessary. Unless you want to avoid getting anyone pregnant.

[Is that right?]

well, because i admire you and look up to you so much as a mage. plus you were the first one to believe in me and my potential. and also you're kind of my best friend. so it is particularly important.

[ Reynir had thought that Onni knew all that, but apparently not. ]

oh i'm not picky, i'll drink whatever. although if this faun stuff is true we should get a bottle of something much stronger for me so it's not completely uneven.

[ He's actually really looking forward to it - even if, from the sound of it, Onni is something of a solemn drunk. If it's something he likes and that helps him unwind, well. He has been so wound for so long that Reynir thinks it might do him some good. ]

that makes sense, i mean i don't know what kind of sex you have, either!

[ Reynir acting for all the world like yes, this is a normal conversation for friends to have, obviously. It is dawning on him, though, that he really doesn't know much about this aspect of Onni's life, and he is quite curious. For no particular reasons at all of course. ]

oh well that probably wasn't going to be an issue anyway. i mean there've been a few girls i liked in the past but i mostly go for guys, so.

[ No one has told Reynir yet about male monsters being able to get pregnant, but it sure is going to blow his mind when they do. ]

[He isn't really sure how to respond to that, about being Reynir's best friend and someone he looks up to. A few people in Keuruu, younger mages, had looked up to him when he'd helped to train them before, obviously, but it hadn't been the same as what Reynir is saying. And he doesn't know how to respond, so he simply doesn't. But it stays in his mind, nonetheless, a thing that he knows about Reynir that he doesn't really know how to respond to or process.]

Alright. I'll look around later today then, maybe. I haven't drank in a while so maybe I'll start with beer and have you drink spirits.

[Oh...this conversation is continuing, but Onni is rapidly approaching the end of what he knows about or has bothered with when it comes to sex.]

I don't have sex. I've never really thought about it much. But some of the people I knew at home talked about it some.

[The information about Reynir being into guys mostly isn't quite surprising, but like the revelation about him being open about sex, it makes sense after a moment.]

That makes sense then. I guess you wouldn't have to worry about pregnancy so much. You'll have time to prepare anyway, I think there's a certain season that it becomes a big deal for most monsters. At least that's what I heard.

Unless you're already like that.

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