[Luca :handshake: Molly being self-confident sluts
Luca snorts at that dive over the couch, but he'll sit up and lean in to inspect the tattoos more closely. Since they've been physical before he's not very shy about touching or personal space, and he's trailing a finger over some of the pattern on an arm.]
It really is quite lovely. Doesn't it hurt, to get tattoos this intricate?
[No qualms about that from Molly, who if anything is stretching out like a cat in front of the warm fire of attention. If he follows the patterns on his arms, the right one is a snake, winding over his forearm in a field of flowers, merging into the extravagant peacock and tailfeathers that stretch over the shoulder and onto his neck and face.]
Depends where it's going. Somewhere there's muscle, it's not so bad, you learn to tolerate it. Over the bone, or my ribs-- Hah! I threw up and fainted once. Out like a light. Yasha had to throw a basin of cold water on me. You can't even be drunk, or you'll bleed too much.
That would explain why the tattoo parlors in the capitol city always kicked out the drunken soldiers.
[That was always funny to see. His hand does stop when he reaches Molly's shoulder though. Is it impolite to touch his face or neck? He's not sure.]
I've thought about getting a tattoo before. Something small and out of the way, maybe on my ankle or something. But an ankle tattoo would be right on a bone.
[ Molly doesn't seem to be offended - if anything he leans into the touch. If he's reached his neck though, he might notice a bright red eye-shaped mark, blended into the peacock feathers on his neck. Hell, at this point if Luca is being shy about it, Molly will reach over and guide his wrist up. Keep going. ]
It would hurt like a fucker. Could always try the ass. Pretty meaty there.
[That sure is a bright red eye. Luca lets his hand be guided, and he ends up tracing the feather patterns up Molly's neck, but that eye still catches his attention.]
Hm? Oh, just a . . . what are they called? I was born with it. A birthmark.
[He sort of. Rolls away at that point, but only so Luca can see the back of his shoulders which are just as extravagant. Between his shoulder blades and spanning his back is an eye in a golden pyramid, surrounded by the phases of the moon, alchemical sigils, stars. It looks deeply expensive.]
[Hm! Molly's answer combined with how there's more than one and they're practically hidden in the designs makes Luca think he's trying to cover something up.
Luca gets the feeling that he doesn't know Molly well enough yet to ask and get an honest answer. So he sets that mystery to the back of his mind for now, and resolves to get to know Molly better first. His curiosity can be satiated later.]
Where are you thinking to put your next bit of work? Your back is pretty full.
[He did immediately just zigzag away from that question, yeah. As for whether or not he'll get an honest answer . . . maybe eventually? Who's to say.]
Mm, not sure! I've always got my chest, but, surely have to save that for something special. Then my legs, not much on there as of now. Plenty of canvas to work with.
Your chest should absolutely be saved for something special. As for the legs...actually, if you draw a sfeer pattern so that it circles around your leg that might be interesting. Picking the right one would be the challenge there.
[And since he's sure nobody elseknows about sfeer theory, he'll take his hands off of Molly's back to lean into him and drape his arms over Mollly's shoulders. Then he forms a circle with his thumbs and index fingers, which he holds up in front of Molly for the man to see.
He could have moved to be in front of Molly, but this lets them be pressed closely for a bit. And Luca likes even nonsexual touching.]
Sfeer patterns are what help maintain a sfeer's shape. Someone can possibly make a sfeer without the patterns, but it is a lot harder to do spontaneously as opposed to with sfeer patterns. They form circular shapes, and the placing of all the lines and patterns indicates what you are trying to do with your sfeer. Some let you make fire, others control the wind, and still others can freeze or influence people.
It's one of the more difficult branches of science, but it's well worth the effort to memorize the chalk patterns.
[Speedrunning Molly isn't that hard, he likes people and he especially likes this nerdass little speech he just got, even though he's got a deeply blank expression (Luca probably can't see it, but it would give the impression of someone who's really struggling to activate their brain cell) until he hits the part about making fire and what not! Because, oh! Duh. He knows what magic is.]
Well. That isn't the word I would use for it, but people who don't know sfeer theory have made the comparison before.
[Normally the wizard comment would annoy him, but Luca's being charitable here because other worlds here.]
It's not a magic 'do-all'. Sfeer theory is more of a science than magic, truthfully. If you understand the mechanics behind it, then the inputs and outputs are all very predictable. Fire is made by speeding up the movement of molecules to the point where they ignite, for example. Wind is made by changing the air pressure in the area around oneself to influence where the air molecules move to...
[He will. Ramble on about this for a while if he's not stopped. Pretend it's science talk I never got past high school biology.]
[While Luca is being a big ol' nerd, Molly will just lean back into him and get comfortable? Might as well. He doesn't mind someone rambling at him but this is well and truly beyond him because the wizard boy is now just talking about doing wizard things and he's daydreaming patterns in chalk.
Eventually, after he keeps going, Molly will occasionally give him a mhm or a huh as you do in polite conversation.]
. . . Sometimes I simply think the right thoughts and make a few hand gestures and people do as I like.
Influence sounds different from what we do. With sfeer theory, you can control the actions one does, but it doesn't affect their mind. They are fully aware of what is going on and can actually fight back against the effects. It's a matter of which willpower is stronger as to who wins that fight.
Exactly. Injuries can happen elsewhere, but a face is one of the most important features on a man. How you look can affect your life in ways you never would have imagined.
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Date: 2021-02-09 05:15 am (UTC)being self-confident sluts
Luca snorts at that dive over the couch, but he'll sit up and lean in to inspect the tattoos more closely. Since they've been physical before he's not very shy about touching or personal space, and he's trailing a finger over some of the pattern on an arm.]
It really is quite lovely. Doesn't it hurt, to get tattoos this intricate?
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Date: 2021-02-09 05:27 am (UTC)Depends where it's going. Somewhere there's muscle, it's not so bad, you learn to tolerate it. Over the bone, or my ribs-- Hah! I threw up and fainted once. Out like a light. Yasha had to throw a basin of cold water on me. You can't even be drunk, or you'll bleed too much.
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Date: 2021-02-09 05:40 am (UTC)[That was always funny to see. His hand does stop when he reaches Molly's shoulder though. Is it impolite to touch his face or neck? He's not sure.]
I've thought about getting a tattoo before. Something small and out of the way, maybe on my ankle or something. But an ankle tattoo would be right on a bone.
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Date: 2021-02-09 05:54 am (UTC)It would hurt like a fucker. Could always try the ass. Pretty meaty there.
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Date: 2021-02-09 06:08 am (UTC)What's this one? The red eye, I mean.
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Date: 2021-02-09 02:18 pm (UTC)[He sort of. Rolls away at that point, but only so Luca can see the back of his shoulders which are just as extravagant. Between his shoulder blades and spanning his back is an eye in a golden pyramid, surrounded by the phases of the moon, alchemical sigils, stars. It looks deeply expensive.]
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Date: 2021-02-09 03:08 pm (UTC)[Luca does not know tieflings at all, help.
Is the eye inside the golden pyramid another one of those red eyes? Because that tattoo sounds very nice but now he's curious about red eyes.]
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Date: 2021-02-09 03:27 pm (UTC)[It is not! If he's looking for them now though, he'll find two more scattered around his upper back, buried in more intricate designs.]
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Date: 2021-02-09 03:40 pm (UTC)Luca gets the feeling that he doesn't know Molly well enough yet to ask and get an honest answer. So he sets that mystery to the back of his mind for now, and resolves to get to know Molly better first. His curiosity can be satiated later.]
Where are you thinking to put your next bit of work? Your back is pretty full.
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Date: 2021-02-11 03:46 am (UTC)Mm, not sure! I've always got my chest, but, surely have to save that for something special. Then my legs, not much on there as of now. Plenty of canvas to work with.
You have a suggestion?
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Date: 2021-02-11 06:08 am (UTC)Your chest should absolutely be saved for something special. As for the legs...actually, if you draw a sfeer pattern so that it circles around your leg that might be interesting. Picking the right one would be the challenge there.
[And since he's sure nobody elseknows about sfeer theory, he'll take his hands off of Molly's back to lean into him and drape his arms over Mollly's shoulders. Then he forms a circle with his thumbs and index fingers, which he holds up in front of Molly for the man to see.
He could have moved to be in front of Molly, but this lets them be pressed closely for a bit. And Luca likes even nonsexual touching.]
Sfeer patterns are what help maintain a sfeer's shape. Someone can possibly make a sfeer without the patterns, but it is a lot harder to do spontaneously as opposed to with sfeer patterns. They form circular shapes, and the placing of all the lines and patterns indicates what you are trying to do with your sfeer. Some let you make fire, others control the wind, and still others can freeze or influence people.
It's one of the more difficult branches of science, but it's well worth the effort to memorize the chalk patterns.
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Date: 2021-02-11 01:29 pm (UTC)Ah, so you're a wizard?
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Date: 2021-02-11 02:19 pm (UTC)[Normally the wizard comment would annoy him, but Luca's being charitable here because other worlds here.]
It's not a magic 'do-all'. Sfeer theory is more of a science than magic, truthfully. If you understand the mechanics behind it, then the inputs and outputs are all very predictable. Fire is made by speeding up the movement of molecules to the point where they ignite, for example. Wind is made by changing the air pressure in the area around oneself to influence where the air molecules move to...
[He will. Ramble on about this for a while if he's not stopped. Pretend it's science talk I never got past high school biology.]
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Date: 2021-02-11 02:29 pm (UTC)Eventually, after he keeps going, Molly will occasionally give him a mhm or a huh as you do in polite conversation.]
. . . Sometimes I simply think the right thoughts and make a few hand gestures and people do as I like.
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Date: 2021-02-11 02:47 pm (UTC)Oh? It works with hand gestures and thoughts for you?
[He's assuming Molly is talking about magic too.]
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Date: 2021-02-11 03:12 pm (UTC)Most of the time. Sometimes it backfires. People can tell when you're manipulating them.
[also:]
And they tend to be pissed once the hour is up.
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Date: 2021-02-11 03:29 pm (UTC)[Luca might be more worried if he didn't know powers were off.]
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Date: 2021-02-11 03:40 pm (UTC)Control makes it sound more powerful than it is. It's influence, mostly. Makes people more amenable.
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Date: 2021-02-11 04:06 pm (UTC)Influence sounds different from what we do. With sfeer theory, you can control the actions one does, but it doesn't affect their mind. They are fully aware of what is going on and can actually fight back against the effects. It's a matter of which willpower is stronger as to who wins that fight.
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Date: 2021-02-11 04:09 pm (UTC)luca: also describes a wizard spell
Molly just twists to look up at him a bit, grinning.]
Is that what you do?
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Date: 2021-02-11 04:18 pm (UTC)Sometimes someone tries to punch you and you have to encourage their fist to go somewhere that is not your face.
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Date: 2021-02-11 04:21 pm (UTC)Now that I understand. Been in that situation myself too many times to count.
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Date: 2021-02-11 04:42 pm (UTC)[This is also Luca's problem.]
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Date: 2021-02-11 11:45 pm (UTC)[He'll gesture to some of the scars across his chest, up his neck.]
I do prefer my face be left alone, though.
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Date: 2021-02-11 11:56 pm (UTC)[He. Might be speaking from experience.]
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