Appointments

[chikaidestroyer]

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[endgames]

Figurative. I ignore the actual talking birds. They're weird.

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[chikaidestroyer]

Most of them, at least.

In any case. Something concerning me?

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[endgames]

[Yes, how's life with that giant owl.]

Mm. Someone told me you might have a pact with Twila. Do you?

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[chikaidestroyer]

I have contacted Twila, yes -- some time after its ... possession and general flexing of its powers in the village.

You also contacted the spirit, I take it?

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[endgames]

Mm. Have you worked with it much, since then?

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[chikaidestroyer]

Mostly from an analytical standpoint, but I have contacted it since then. Enough to note that working with Twila is far more physically demanding than any of the others.

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[endgames]

Is that the only peculiarity?

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[chikaidestroyer]

...No, it wasn't.

[There's a pause as he considers how to explain.]

Furthering a contract with Twila proved to reduce tolerance to another element. I found myself unable to work with soil as I had before.

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[endgames]

[Ping. There we go. That's what he was looking for.]

That matches up with the conclusion I came to as well.

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[chikaidestroyer]

A rather punishing spirit to learn from.

[He contemplates Shikamaru's reply with a frown.]

You have been looking for others who have experienced that side effect?

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[endgames]

Any abnormalities. Working with Twila clearly affects the user, as you said, but I determined how so must vary from person to person.

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[chikaidestroyer]

I theorized that the side effects may be different depending on if the user had other contracts, but hadn't pursued the thought further. What have you learned about it?

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[endgames]

Raine said something to a similar affect as you - that working with Twila is taxing. I wouldn't have said the same for me. It appears more as if Twila's lessons work in prices: a physical symptom, and the elemental intolerance.

Both fade if the pact with Twila fall into disuse.

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[chikaidestroyer]

Yes, I noticed that the symptoms faded when contact with Twila tapered off -- a small comfort when Twila presents itself as an easily contactable spirit.

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[endgames]

What's more, the skillset it offers is valuable, outside of convenient. The question is if it's worth the risk.