Non magic Test (SW members only)

In Paradise, Quill is testing out his latest line of non magic weapons. Most of them pass the normal test of firing, reloading, cutting, sheathing, hacking, and bashing but when it came to the magic armor it bounce off like it was made of rubber. Every time this happen Quill gets pissed off because magic always ruins a test. Only the anti magic rounds he made a while back, useful in wizard combat but always had there problems. With the magic bullets they always seem to kill the wizard without a fight, still good in a way but he wanted to make weapons that don't always kill all the time. He went back to the energy pistol he made for himself.

A certain young spider had found her way in, but how? She didn't quite know at the moment. She remembered reading or hearing about it? A place one of the guild members makes things, Quill. She enjoyed exploring things and checking for faults and strengths. Her magic made it very possible to find weaknesses and mistakes, even ones not visible to the naked eye. It made actually creating things not related to magic or fighting hard for her, since she always knew when the mistake was being made. With practicing fighting, at least it was easier to figure out how to do better. The only thing she had patience for was fabric, even if other things didn't take as long? But making stuff? That was different. It was easier and more fun to observe other. The only thing she had patience for was fabric, even if other things didn't take as long? In any case, she followed the sounds that Quill was making, before quietly walking behind the dragon human mix. The young girl decided to poke him in the back, eyes silently watching him.

Quill felt a poke on his back, he freaks a little and points the pistol like weapon at the person who poked him. He saw it was song,"Oh its just you Song, what brings you to my home in my pocket world?" Paradise was full of life and had a infinite magic source, it might be overwhelming for Song to be there but that was his guess,"Or did Poko send you here to check on me since i am rarely in the guild hall anymore."

Song puffed her cheeks up, reaching out to touch the weapon that had been aimed at her. She didn't really consider the idea that he might actually shoot at her, but there was no reason for her when they were from the same guild. "I heard you make stuff here and got curious. You should change the barrel. It absorbs the heat well enough that there's no visible damage, but it would still effect how it shoots." It was around then that she remembered when she accidentally made another kid cry while she lived in the orphanage back at home. Not everyone likes you touching their stuff and telling you the flaws. Her hands let go of the object, her face un puffing. "Sorry for not asking first." People were not the same as items. It was interesting to learn more, but people didn't always want to hear it! "Why don't you go to the guild hall much?"

"The barrel is hot is because i just unloaded 99% of the clip just now, the barrel isn't the problem but magic stuff. And the reason why i am no longer going to the guild hall so much is because people seem to forget about me sometimes and forget where i come from. You know its hard coming from a land where magic was rare yet everyone was strong enough to rip a bull in half, huh I have also been here making new models of synthetic people and testing out my non magical weapons, would you like to give it a try?" He waited for her to answer before popping out the clip and reloading a new on in.

Song tilted her head to one side, did he not get it? "Use or not use doesn't change the barrels flaw. If a non magical weapon is made well enough, it can pierce magical items. An old woman near where I used to live would make them." Did she understand how growing up in a place like that felt? No. People forget about him?, "Where I come from, we never use magical items. I don't think we can make them. At the same time? Everyone is born with a type of magic there, the magic defines what your place in the city will be. My magic has unique aspects to it, maybe? But it feels more like something all desert spiders with the warrior magic has. Even if its my version of it, it's not that unique. I only know that place and the guild so far." Ah, that sound. Was he going to fire the gun again?

"I know how you feel, i was the same way until i left. I explored the whole world until i came to the guild hall. It was a bit strange at first but i grew to love it though i no longer am there since most of my research is done here, though it still have some people here. It gets lonely here sometimes even with my creations, huh, I don't expect you to understand. Been like that my whole life, i am expected to do great things with my work and i am put up high but I don't want to be. Oh sorry, was rambling a little, ignore that. Would you care for some hot cocoa, my grandmother used to make it for me when i was nerves about something or needed to relax." Back in Quill's home land he was expected to do many big things in his light but he wanted to live a simple one, he got that when he left his home land and explore the world and many other ones as well.

"It's okay to ramble?" Song spoke, thinking a bit. Was it not supposed to be? Was it bad to talk your mind? That didn't make any sense. "Just stay open." Oh well, she didn't need to understand everyone. But did the young girl understand more than she thought? But somehow it felt like he understood her more than the other way around. "How was it like to go all over the world?" Not loving something until they are away from home? "I think I get it. Back at home they expect good and a certain way, right? My home was like that with me. I think i'm good for finally reaching real fighting age, but I don't wanna do things the way I was told to. Eyes and fingers from people can make even things you love pretty miserable." Not that she fully understood misery, but that was to be expected at her age. Hot cocoa? "What's hot cocoa? I'd like to try it."

"Well for starters, it was awesome. I saw many wonderful and strange new things while traveling, met a lot of new people some of which almost married me and some that i shared a bed with in both ways. But other then that it was amazing and hot cocoa is a warm drink with chocolate in it, normal meant for winter time but i like to drink it when ever. It is best served with marshmallows or whipcream" He then led her into his home where he started making some hot cocoa, he soon pored them a mug each and he put marshmallows into her cocoa.

Song followed Quill along, definitely having been in Paradise long enough at this point to be able to tell where the male was. Cocoa had chocolate in it? That was so strange to her! But she did know what winter was, even if her own home didn't really have winter so much as rainy season, then not rainy.She had only heard of it used in curries, hot sauces, and hot foods. Smelling the drink when it was made though? It smelled so amazing and sweet. "What sort of wonderful and strange things did you see? The cocoa smells really sweet. Whipped cream is very cool, wouldn't it melt on top of a warm drink?" She was as curious as ever.

"No it stays that way, don't know how or why but it makes the cocoa taste better. So tell em, what is it light to live with a tribe that relies on the old ways more then magic items. Must be strange to use them now since to get to paradise you need to use a magic item to get here." Quill takes a sip of his cocoa while his synth make themselves some mugs.

The whipped cream doesn't melt? Is it magical? Was it special? She looked over at the warm drink. Well, she was pretty sure that there was no whipped cream on it so there was no seeing the strange magic of something fluffy and cold sitting unmelting on top of a warm drink. "I wanna see that one day and figure out how it happens." That was her declaration and she was sticking to it. The young arachnid was surprised by the question. He wanted to know about her? Well... "Our desert was really hot during the day, but freezing cold at night. We have our rain season that comes every few years, then our not rain. Sand storms are really common and we have a history of fighting with a scorpion city near by. Our two cities had both stopped doing real fights, but there would still be fights so nobody would grow soft." She reached for her cup of cocoa, pulling it closer. "Because if trouble comes, we can't call for help. I was raised in an orphanage with family, but we still had basic essentials. Foods and drinks that needed cold would be stored underground in the cold storage. Things like meats would get treated if you planned to have it for a long time, otherwise it will spoil. Your job in the town depends on the magic you are born with.." Unless you leave, like she did. "Sorry it's not really exciting."

"Well at less you had it simple, i lived in a empire where what i was, i was seen as a monster. But soon i gain the respect of everyone but not in the way i wanted, I had it all Fame, power,money, and respect but i never truly earned them with my own power so i left on a journey the lead me to this guild and now i am a mage. One more thing, my homeland didn't have a strong magic power in it so we had more natural super strength then anything in my homeland, help to when fighting dragons." He takes a sip of the cocoa and then put down the mug and listen to what Song had to say.

Song didn't understand. "Why would they see you as a monster just because having magic was rare?" She didn't understand it. Each country had their own issues, she knew the tiny one she came from wasn't immune to that. There had been classism as well as assuming people would take certain jobs based on the magic they had inherited. Never earned it with his own power? "That sounds really frustrating." When you do work, it's nice to feel acknowledged for it. If you didn't earn it though, then why would you want it? She wasn't sure if it was just her that thought that way, but apparently it wasn't. "The only issue I had was people deciding for me what I would do. My government wanted me to be a desert warrior. We vanish in the sand storms that as as frequent as breezes where I'm from. Our senses allow us to see everything clearly in those storms, taking enemies down one at a time, moving silently through loud storms and unstable grounds. My family didn't know about the training I was getting, I was supposed to vanish after my last class from that life, but didn't want to, but I also didn't want to be treated like a helpless kid that needs protecting and my family did that a lot." She would miss everyone, sure, but she wanted freedom to decide who she would be. Not a shadow in the sands, nor the cute defenseless child that needed protecting. She didn't want to disappear, nor be coddled. Song wanted to exist as herself.

"Sounds ruff but i wasn't born with magic, I am a berserker. A rampaging monster that is the familiar of the dragon god of destruction. I only gotten my magical abilities after a few years in traveling the world, it was a bit strange at first but i got used to it. Didn't really effected me in the long run since i make non magical stuff, its really easy to do so when you have gems that have their own non magical energy and a unlimited supply of them."

"You aren't rampaging or a monster, so I don't feel like i understand the term berserker. If you do rampaging, obviously it's not all the time." The small spider knew what monsters were, Quill didn't fit that in the slightest. The little girl picked up her cup of hot cocoa, seeing as it had finally cooled off enough to take a sip out of. "Gems with an unlimited supply of energy? That exists?" Did they help people run infinitely? train? Go without rest? The possibilities seemed endless, though she wondered about something. "How does someone develop magic in traveling?" Song put the cup up to her lip before taking a sip. The flavor surprised her so much that the spider had almost dropped the cup. She thankfully snapped out of it when her grip had loosened too much, quickly regripping the object properly. Hot cocoa tasted rich and smooth, with spices and a lot of something she didn't recognize. Was this how chocolate tasted as a main ingredient? Was this how it tasted as a sweet? "It's so good..."

"Well my people draw energy from the 5 dragons gods, I draw energy from the dragon god of destruction and madness. This only factor in to tell the difference between everyone, but the real reason why my people hate/fear berserkers is because a long history of berserkers destroying a lot of things. To answer your other question, yes there are gems like that one of them are called Argon crystals they are my primary ones since they have the strongest energy reading and are more dense then diamonds so they are really good in making weapons with." He pours another mug of cocoa.

"What are the other gods? Do all dragons fall under those gods? I don't see anything wrong with where you draw your energy from." None of this seemed to bother her, though it was easy to see why. Song had never seen anything horrible or devastating. She didn't fully comprehend words like destruction or madness. Hunger was something she understood very well though, something the small spider tried to guard herself against. She took another sip of the sweet amazing drink, slurping up a tiny marshmallow or two that was already mostly melted at this point. This was so amazing! Her legs started to gain a bit of bounce in them. "Well, did you ever destroy anything? Whats the point of using other people to judge someone thats not the other people?" She didn't know, but she had subconsciously judged a bit herself. At times it can be useful, like when you have to figure out if someone's a bandit, or needs help. It can be very helpful, its why people do it subconsciously. "Is Argon a common material? It sounds really amazing."

"Well Argon crystals are super rare in the real world but here it is very common and no only the high dragons are under the dragons gods. But there is nothing i can do to change peoples minds, anyway what about you? Any gods or something like that your people worship or something." It was a bit weird talking about these things with someone he barely know but he would like to get to know them better.

"Well, you don't need to change mine at least... but I know it's easier to get people to understand some things when they look from outside."That was something she did understand from what little traveling she had done in her young life. In her isolated home city? People would not try to understand and move on with their lives. If a noble was offended by your actions, businesses avoided hiding you out of fear. To go against the grain in that city was a punishable offense if done to an extreme.
She wasn't expecting to be asked about gods. Did they? She shrugged a bit. "We have small unofficial gods that nobles of our city tend to dislike. Some are based on real people and some aren't. One God we pray to sometimes is an angel that visited the city when I was a baby. A plague killed a lot of people and the angel was able to use magic to create medicine. The nobles tried to keep the medicine and sell it, so he avoided the hospitals and went door to door treating people. People say he glowed all over a gentle light, something about blue? But I never understood the blue thing, I don't get colors. . . But he had talons, horns, and big teeth, and a gentle voice. He also made meals for those who were too weak or poor to make food for themselves. When the sickness drove people mad from loss, he entered the homes and calmly scooped up anyone he could and save them from the broken minded. He's the only god that was added in my lifetime, you aren't supposed to mention him near nobles of our city though. It seems they never fully forgave him for purposely going against their wills so successfully."

"Sounds better then my country, we have so many problems it is insane. For one, our nobles are basically these people that refuse to fight like everyone else. Then we have a territory divide where some people from another territory have different view on what the empire should do and then you got clan issues which my clan is having marry this woman from another clan. They call her the turtle princess since she has turtle shell like armor and she is from a string of dna from a dragon turtle." This would later lead to him bringing her to the guild.