Up in the air (Ali/open)

[Cillian McWolfe]

Cillian was relaxing in the main courtyard, sitting on a bench as he juggled a few brightly colored balls with his left hand.  Though he was staring at his right hand with a frown.  It was still burning and he didn't know why... 

Qi use 1/21


0 level: Smoke and Mirrors - The Amazing Ardan creates an almost invisible fog in a twenty-foot radius around him that allows him to create and manipulate images of anything within that radius. Such images are visual only and have no physical presence but can be used to make duplicates of things within the radius, make things vanish, or even to make images appear to move on their own. These illusions register as genuine to Qi sensory techniques and machines.

[Allison Kazim]

With her body finally feeling like it wasn't going to punish her just for breathing, Ali had the mind to go to the training grounds again and keep herself in shape and her routines on point before she felt even lazier than she already did. Not terribly so, given she was now taking a casual detour towards teh colorful balls being tossed in teh air and the familiar juggler.

"Good afternoon, Mr. McWolfe." She nodded as she approached, once again curious about the trick. She had no idea where the additional balls had come from last time, and it didn't seem like qi, but apparently it really was a way for him to get his midn off things since his attention seemed elsewhere.

"Is something the matter?"

[Cillian McWolfe]

"Hmmm?"

His head shot up hearing his name, offering Alison a crooked smile. The juggling and balls livening up a bit more now that he realized he had company.

"It's a pleasure to see you again Miss Kazim."

Clicking his tongue at her question he gave her a half shrug.

"Probably. How much experience do you have with Qi beasts?"

Qi use 2/21

0 level: Smoke and Mirrors - The Amazing Ardan creates an almost invisible fog in a twenty-foot radius around him that allows him to create and manipulate images of anything within that radius. Such images are visual only and have no physical presence but can be used to make duplicates of things within the radius, make things vanish, or even to make images appear to move on their own. These illusions register as genuine to Qi sensory techniques and machines.

[Allison Kazim]

"And you." Also, that. Blasted Juggling. Even if she did enjoy the show. Her eyes followed the loop for a moment, but returned to Cillian with the conversation and mention of qi beasts.

"Nothing in particular, I'm afraid. I'm sure there are books or a specialist here, though, given teh stables and training grounds. Were you injured in some way?" She frowned, somewhat concerned. From what she had seen, he was adept, but that didn't make someone invincible.

[Cillian McWolfe]

"I was, but I'm not worried about that. Wounds heal. Rather, after slaying several of them, my hand began to burn and has yet to stop. There was no toxin, and I've otherwise been cleared as fine. My hand is able to do everything it always could, it just burns and feels numb."

[Allison Kazim]

She nodded at the explanation.

"Well, if you are certain it's not the remains of a toxin, it may do some good to see if there are records of the beast that attacked you." That the frown he'd worn.

[Cillian McWolfe]

"They seemed to use Electricity, and I was never bitten. I will have to continue looking into it. But it was worth asking."

[Allison Kazim]

"It was definitely worth asking. I hope you find something." Ali nodded her approval and Cillian's inquiry. Better than just letting it happen without thinking about it. It also allowed her to ask teh question that refused to let go.

"I meant to ask last time we met, but how are you doing that." Nodding ot the juggling act as she spoke, she was content to switch subjects, letting her curiosity show through a bit.

[Cillian McWolfe]

"Oh, just a bit of magic."

The ball's would all fall into a single ball which he would pocket.

"Things to amuse people and brighten their day."

He motioned to her hair.

"You have something behind your ear."

Reaching behind her he'd shift a coin that he had palmed from his pocket when putting the ball away and pull it out. A single gold coin.

"Ta Da!"

[Allison Kazim]

So he also was a mage of some variety? It didn't read as a street performer did with distractions. She had to wonder where he'd learned it, then. But just to liven people's spirits? The battle mage blinked as he motioned towards her, a hand going to her hair as if something had gone horribly wrong with it and it would suddenly be purple or falling out.

Stopping when she nearly bumped his arm, Ali waited for the big reveal, eyes going wide for a moment as the man pulled a coin out from behind her ear, brows knitting. There had been no gesture that she had seen, no spoken word to trigger a focus.

"Where...?" She was utterly baffled, but intruiged! "Who taught you such magic?"

[Cillian McWolfe]

He chuckled and dropped the coin into her hand, letting her keep it if she wanted, or at the very least seeing it was real.

"A commoner boy growing up. I used to sneak out and play in the village, and his Grandfather was an entertainer before the war. I picked up a few tricks from him, and found that I loved them."

[Allison Kazim]

Ali absolutely inspects the coin, trying to see if there's any sense of mana coming from it or anything that can detect it being anything but real. At least, until Cillian mentioned sneaking out to play with a commoner. She lowered the coin, still in her hand, as she stared at him and blinked in disbelief. Whatever else, Cillian carried himself as a noble and mentioned commoners as if he wasn't one of them. She'd thought he might have some sort of eccentric tutor, but this?

"You openly played with a commoner?" And wasn't concerned about admitting it? What was this madness. He had to be joking.

[Cillian McWolfe]

The coin was real and normal! And if the gold was real, from the weight probably worth a decent amount. At least lunch.

"Yeah, when I could. Sometimes I'd get dragged back home for skipping my lessons. But why not?"

[Allison Kazim]

Ali would keep the coin, already planning to send it home. They could use the money. It was also a sign of him being a noble; most didn't throw that kind of money around with ease. She raised a brow, uncertain if he was toying with her or not.

"Because your friend was a commoner, and you are not." She explained it as if it was obvious, or like she was reminding him the sky was blue. "The two don't interact unless they have to."

[Cillian McWolfe]

He frowned a little but nodded slowly.

"I suppose that is true in some cultures. And to various degrees in mine. I try not to talk about it that much because I don't want to come off as some self-important braggart. But I'm not just some rich noble's son laying about drinking wine. I am a Knight, and many of the Squires I've trained with was of common birth. It may come as a surprise, but there is actually a lot you can learn from commoners. They are just as smart and capable as we are if given the same training and opportunities. They are the lifeblood of a Kingdom."

He paused a beat before adding.

"No offense intended Miss Kazim. To you or your own culture. It's just what I've experienced in my own life."