Ashan 33, Arc 720
On the 33rd of Ashan, Devin Thorn, thief, conman extraordinaire and recently initiated Becomer (and self-proclaimed magical mutant because he thought his special abilities came from an accident) stood in front of the floor length mirror in the hallway of the house that he had recently acquired, looking at his reflection from all angles and frowning deeply.
It was just then that the front door was being opened, and Aidan, his roommate, walked in, carrying a bag full of books – because he had just returned from university where he studied linguistics. He greeted the Mortalborn and was about to walk past him when he noticed the expression on his face.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, his tone of voice laced with concern. “Normally, you quite enjoy looking at yourself”, he remarked, set his bag down on a nearby table and came closer.
Devin frowned at his reflection some more as he really didn’t like what he was seeing before he turned around, looked at the older man and sighed loudly. “I miss my Biqaj ears. I didn’t think I’d like them quite as much! I mean, I really like my normal body – but pointed ears are so much nicer than round ears, don’t you think, Aidan?”
“I think I’ll …” he began. He didn’t finish that sentence though, but moved past his dumbfounded roommate into the living room, opened the book that was lying on his desk and frantically leafed through it, until he had found the page that he was looking for.
Aidan followed him a little more slowly, a surprised and confused expression on his face. He stepped behind him and looked over his shoulder in order to find out what the book that Devin was reading was about. “I’ve never seen you voluntarily touch a book before”, he remarked. “What kind of book is it, by the way?” he wanted to know and leaned a little closer.
“A book on Becoming”, Devin replied without looking up. “Adeline gave it to me the other trial so that I can learn more about my new magic. It’s fascinating! I didn’t know that reading could be so much fun! I just remembered seeing a chapter about blending totems. That’s what I’m going to do! I’m going to blend my self-totem and my Biqaj totem and give myself pointed ears! It will be totally awesome!”
“Maybe I should also give myself color-changing eyes. Those color-changing Biqaj eyes are quite neat as well”, he murmured before he shook his head. “I also like my normal eyes though. I think I’ll keep them for the time being. Violet is a beautiful color!” he decided.
On the 33rd of Ashan, Devin Thorn, thief, conman extraordinaire and recently initiated Becomer (and self-proclaimed magical mutant because he thought his special abilities came from an accident) stood in front of the floor length mirror in the hallway of the house that he had recently acquired, looking at his reflection from all angles and frowning deeply.
It was just then that the front door was being opened, and Aidan, his roommate, walked in, carrying a bag full of books – because he had just returned from university where he studied linguistics. He greeted the Mortalborn and was about to walk past him when he noticed the expression on his face.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, his tone of voice laced with concern. “Normally, you quite enjoy looking at yourself”, he remarked, set his bag down on a nearby table and came closer.
Devin frowned at his reflection some more as he really didn’t like what he was seeing before he turned around, looked at the older man and sighed loudly. “I miss my Biqaj ears. I didn’t think I’d like them quite as much! I mean, I really like my normal body – but pointed ears are so much nicer than round ears, don’t you think, Aidan?”
“I think I’ll …” he began. He didn’t finish that sentence though, but moved past his dumbfounded roommate into the living room, opened the book that was lying on his desk and frantically leafed through it, until he had found the page that he was looking for.
Aidan followed him a little more slowly, a surprised and confused expression on his face. He stepped behind him and looked over his shoulder in order to find out what the book that Devin was reading was about. “I’ve never seen you voluntarily touch a book before”, he remarked. “What kind of book is it, by the way?” he wanted to know and leaned a little closer.
“A book on Becoming”, Devin replied without looking up. “Adeline gave it to me the other trial so that I can learn more about my new magic. It’s fascinating! I didn’t know that reading could be so much fun! I just remembered seeing a chapter about blending totems. That’s what I’m going to do! I’m going to blend my self-totem and my Biqaj totem and give myself pointed ears! It will be totally awesome!”
“Maybe I should also give myself color-changing eyes. Those color-changing Biqaj eyes are quite neat as well”, he murmured before he shook his head. “I also like my normal eyes though. I think I’ll keep them for the time being. Violet is a beautiful color!” he decided.