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Natalia's gone back.

[And he's... not sure how he even feels about that, especially since it's the second time now. He's not the sort to broadcast his feelings on the matter anyway, so he'll leave it at that.]

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If you've prepared everything you need, it's about time we meet.

[Asch won't be around the house much today; he'll probably be home late. His main haunts today will be the Battle Dome, the library, (maybe a quick bite to eat in the plaza |D) and finally Good Spirits to ~~sulk~~ read a book in a tucked-away corner of the bar. ...Though the amount of reading may decrease depending on what he's drinking over the course of the evening...

Oddly enough, Star the cheagle will be tagging along with him over the course of the day.]

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After that? No, I think we should read it together. [He does take it, though, heading inside. Gotta put Star to bed in his room first; he can pester Guy all he likes after.]

Whatever you want.

[Guy will make some tea then, since Asch seems determined.]

[A winner is he! Well, not that it's a particularly grand victory- but it is a little entertaining to imagine confusing Guy. Too often has he endured the fontech ramblings by now, so payback is going to be delicious.

A quick trip to his bedroom to deposit Star and his tabard on the bed, as well as to retrieve his journal notations, then back to Guy's to wait for him. The bedrooms are cozier and much warmer, after all. Now what is Guy doing that's taking so long 8|]

[When Asch doesn't return Guy goes looking for him and finds him in his bedroom.]

Oh, here- Geez. You're strange, Asch. [And he leaves to retrieve the tea from the kitchen and bring them both a large mug of it.] Why didn't you tell me you were coming in here? [He settles onto the bed beside Asch, holding the tea aloft delicately to avoid spilling it.]

...I didn't know you were making tea. [COMMUNICATION, AREN'T THEY GOOD AT IT. But whatever, tea is good. They need something to keep them awake if they're going to try and tackle a book written by the same guy who wrote the one that took even Jade all night to figure out.

He sets aside his notes, offering the book out to Guy and takes his tea instead.]

[Guy gratefully exchanges and flips the book open, turning a couple pages until he reaches the introduction. He begins to read.]

[And...has to go back and...read it again.]

[...and again.]

What the-

Is this Ancient Ispanian grammar? Am I missing something here?

I don't know, I always get lost when they throw in references to historical artifacts. I think those are supposed to be arte-enhancing weapons, but...

No, before that. What's the... [Brow furrow.] "Fonchromatic Differentiated Pitch Theory"? Apparently I have to know this to understand anything in this book.

Edited 2011-02-20 09:15 (UTC)

[AND THEN EGGY EXPLAINED SOME SHIT SO AKAI KNEW HOW ASCH COULD EXPLAIN IT, FUCK YEAH]

Edited 2011-02-20 09:22 (UTC)

It's less a theory these days than an exercise in controlling artes. Have you noticed that fonic artists always speak the incantation of whatever they're casting the same way each time? It's because the pitch is just as important as the incantation itself. How it's chanted dictates how the fonons are arranged and how the glyph links the caster to whatever they're using an arte on.

[That's a little convoluted though, so-]

Essentially, it's a targeting system.

Oh.

[Guy did not know that.]

...anything else I should know, or should I move on?

...Probably a hell of a lot more, but it's a start.

[Hmm. He'll check his notes first, actually.]

Do you know anything about the planetary fonic arte?

I know of it. [And that's about as far as his knowledge on the subject stretches.]

Good enough. [He licks his finger and flips over the page.] From what I heard, the arte wasn't fully developed in time to be used in battle, but while it was being researched, there were a number of fonic artes that branched off from the main theory. Most of them were too unstable to be used, but two of them are mention in the book. I don't know if they're worth trying, but they're mentioned repeatedly throughout the book. It's powerful stuff.

Edited 2011-02-21 06:53 (UTC)

[Guy sips his tea, eyes wandering over the page as he leans comfortably against Asch.]

And you think some of this could help?

...Probably not, but I'm interested in learning the artes, so I thought you should be aware.

[He's not a fonic artes user at Jade's level, but that doesn't mean he'll refuse to learn useful weapons that fall into his lap.]

Mmm. [Guy hums into his mug.] So long as you don't crush the house with me in it I'm fine with whatever you want to do.

So I can crush the house with the replica in it?

[ACTUALLY LOOKS SERIOUS.]

I wouldn't speak to you for months. [If ever again.

Guy licks his finger and turns the page.]

Edited 2011-02-23 01:58 (UTC)

Damn. [Only vaguely torn up about this.] I'll have to figure something out, then.

I'd also never sleep with you ever again. [Guy turns to set his mug down on the nightstand.]

[The seriousness is replaced by annoyance.] I wasn't even serious, you don't have to push it like that!

Nor would I ever do that thing that I did a couple nights ago. You know, where you gasped and pulled on my hair and said, "Ohhh, Guy-!"

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