[ Matt is, frankly, impressed that his phone loads this message.
He reads it a few times over, lingering on what are, to him, the most unusual points. Where he comes from, a zombie is effectively a magically lobotomized person. They're called dead colloquially, but it's more like "dead inside," and the whole phenomenon is a rare one. Very few practitioners know how to create the effect, and from what Matt's heard, it's both dangerous and expensive. Still, from the context of what Jem's shared here and the vision Alicent revealed, he thinks he can put together that where she comes from, zombies are a different kind of frightening. Dead, and deadly.
(He wouldn't be surprised to learn Danny had made zombies. Not at this point in their acquaintance. He has the aesthetic lens to be a good spellcaster, the fascination with death and taboos to turn that way.) ]
You have lived quite a life, [ is his first reply. ] I'm starting to worry that way more of the universe is cannibalism-based than I previously thought, but at least the spider lady seems to have been sourcing ethically. The city where you fuck for therapy does sound nice, though.
I'm sorry to hear about all of that from back home. I don't think anything I can say will adequately convey that [ Which always frustrates him, the vapor of words. How little they count. ] but I am.
[ He has to admit, though, that he agrees with Jem. It's fascinating to experience different worlds. Even if the experiences themselves often suck. ]
[ And good for her mental health, Matt imagines. He wonders if he should be journaling or something, but to capture his emotions rather than just spell diagrams and theories about the house. ]
It's true, nothing good is easy. At least in my experience. I can't even tell you how many fires I set and houseplants I lost learning how to do magic
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storytime!!!!!
He reads it a few times over, lingering on what are, to him, the most unusual points. Where he comes from, a zombie is effectively a magically lobotomized person. They're called dead colloquially, but it's more like "dead inside," and the whole phenomenon is a rare one. Very few practitioners know how to create the effect, and from what Matt's heard, it's both dangerous and expensive. Still, from the context of what Jem's shared here and the vision Alicent revealed, he thinks he can put together that where she comes from, zombies are a different kind of frightening. Dead, and deadly.
(He wouldn't be surprised to learn Danny had made zombies. Not at this point in their acquaintance. He has the aesthetic lens to be a good spellcaster, the fascination with death and taboos to turn that way.) ]
You have lived quite a life, [ is his first reply. ] I'm starting to worry that way more of the universe is cannibalism-based than I previously thought, but at least the spider lady seems to have been sourcing ethically. The city where you fuck for therapy does sound nice, though.
I'm sorry to hear about all of that from back home. I don't think anything I can say will adequately convey that [ Which always frustrates him, the vapor of words. How little they count. ] but I am.
[ He has to admit, though, that he agrees with Jem. It's fascinating to experience different worlds. Even if the experiences themselves often suck. ]
It sounds fucking hard.
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i mean, it's okay. it was hard for a long time in different ways, and then it was livable for the most part. nothing good is ever easy right???
i miss my friends a lot. i miss my big brother. i write to them, here, actually? just in case i ever see them and need to catch them up lol
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[ And good for her mental health, Matt imagines. He wonders if he should be journaling or something, but to capture his emotions rather than just spell diagrams and theories about the house. ]
It's true, nothing good is easy. At least in my experience. I can't even tell you how many fires I set and houseplants I lost learning how to do magic