[Closed] I've got the magic in me

[justice_is_blond]

WHO: Five billion mages.
WHAT: The mages Anders has invited mingle
WHEN: The tenth of Wintermarch
WHERE: A warehouse in the docks
NOTES: None atm.

The warehouse is set up pretty sparsely. Part of the warehouse is taken up by a table of food next to a table of drinks next to a table of plates and cups that don't match, near a lot of scattered chairs. A short space away is a deliberate oval of chairs because he, at least, is amused in making sure no circle shapes occur here. Finally, there's a table with a stack of scraps of parchment.

When everyone's gathered and is starting to mingle, Anders stands up and clears his throat.

"Thank you for coming." It takes work to look calm and confident. This feels so important to him and he doesn't want to make a mess of it. "Obviously the food and drink is self-explanatory," he says with a faint smile before gesturing at the oval, "As far as the rest, I figured we could have a small area set up for serious discussion, any heavy matters that people want to talk about, easily joined and left or ignored completely."

He jerks a thumb in the direction of the last table. "Finally, the parchment is for writing down anything you particularly want to teach or learn. Put your name on it, and people can page through them and be in contact. And I think that's enough from me."

Comments

[circleprodigy]

"Most of my energy is devoted towards studying those shards, yes. I'm concerned about the long-term effects of having one, and want to learn as much as I can so we might help those who bear them." Thankfully no one else has arrived with a chest-shard, but Sina's death will continue to be a grim reminder of what they're facing.

"We have also been studying places where the Veil is weaker, how the anchor reacts to them and how difficult it is to close rifts in such environments...which can be 'very', by the way. It's akin to attempting to sew a rip in cloth which is falling apart; pull the edges back too hard and a new tear forms nearby. So, it requires precise coordination in order to solve."