xistentia | Catch-all log

[ Magnus is at home. Decompressing after a trip to another universe can be tough, but by this point, he's starting to be something of an expert on the process. Come back, settle in, find something to occupy the brain. Eventually look back on the cross-universe trip and try to make sense of it. He's still on the "find something to occupy the brain" stage though.

For a little while, that's his latest and greatest project, most of it centering around the small collection of plants he's growing in the makeshift greenhouse on the second floor of his and Alec's apartment. The rest of it centers on some potentially ill-advised experimental portal travel, but never mind that!

He'll stop mulling over either when he gets a call. He and Ronan didn't get to talk too extensively, or at least it's very likely it wasn't as extensive as Magnus would've liked. Is he too curious for his own good?

Uh, yeah. That's probably about right. Anyway-- ] Hello! [ He picks up almost immediately, sounding chipper.

Probably too chipper. Anyway. Assuming he's not elbow deep in potted plants and has taken the time to check who is calling: ] I was hoping I'd hear from you.

[ Ronan takes a moment to process the words as soon as Magnus says them - he is not used to be someone other people were hoping to hear from. Generally, they were more inclined to never want to hear his voice, or see his face.

Magnus, obviously, isn't anything like the people Ronan knows. He scratches his throat,
still looking out at the empty field in front of him. He feels stupid - he should just fall asleep and try it out. If it fails, what is he risking?

Maybe losing his mind, or his powers. Never waking up? Who the fuck knows. ]

So I'm - I think I found a good place for this forest I want to dream up, but I just started thinking. How can I know if there's a ley line anywhere around here? Something better than fucking dousing?

[ Those sound like pretty serious risks.

That's probably what Magnus would say if he knew what was going on in Ronan's head right now. As he does not, he can only go by what the young man is saying. There's a little bit of a pause, as though he's thinking. ]

I think we should start by assuming that you can use whatever source of magical power we can find. I've yet to hear of anyone being completely cut off from their magic by our new residence's magical capabilities. That said, there are plenty of ways to locate more magic.

Assuming dowsing is the one you use, I can show you something that might work better. I'm not entirely sure you'd be able to replicate it for yourself, but I guess we're bound by a little trial and error while we're here.

[ Mr. "I like to tinker around with magical stuff" probably takes no issue at all with this. But he's not one to make assumptions about others and what they want or take issue with. So, he trails off noticeably here, as if silently inquiring about Ronan's opinion on that idea. ]

[ Ronan is pretty sure he can still feel his own magic here, even though he has yet to dream up anything. He wonders if Kavinsky has been tapping into it himself - he was always very reckless with taking from the ley line, so he probably has. Probably doesn't give a shit about keeping things in balance, either. ]

Yeah, I'd like to try. [ He's willing to try anything. ]

What I can do is very limited - actually no, that's not true, but it's limited to my dreams. So I don't know if I can replicate it either, but... [ Damn, but the words that come out of his mouth next are hard to say. ]

I'd like your help.

[ Ronan, apparently always getting involved with bisexual magicians wherever he goes. ]

Chainsawd, send the coordinates of where we are to Magnus' daemon.

[ From what Magnus knows of Kavinsky and his habit of dreaming up impossible things... he wouldn't be surprised by that.

As for Ronan's request, well. Magnus is used to requests for help. He's not in the habit of lingering over them and making the person doing the asking feel bad. Unless that person represents the establishment that has been oppressing him and his people for centuries.

And Ronan does not fall into that category. ]

And I'd be glad to help. [ Yep, simple as that. ] When would you like me to meet you? [ There's a pause where he is presumably looking at the location indicated by his daemon. ]

I can be there right away, if you like! We can see just exactly what we're working with here.

[ You are apparently stuck with one more bisexual magician now, Mr. Lynch. ]

[ He's only recently learned that you also are a bisexual magician, Magnus, and he's still wrapping his mind around that. And the fact that you're married to Alec. Because... opposites attract, apparently? ]

Right away's good. I'm here anyway, I can wait for you.

[ When usually, he'd rather do this on his one, with no one around to risk being attack by a night horror, at least Magnus could probably defend himself against one if anything happened; if Ronan can do this at all, which is not even 100%.

Maybe he could use some of his magic. ]

[ How interesting that Ronan should have two such magical beings in his life now! Adam's not half-demon though. Actually, no demon jokes. We'll skip right past those.

Instead, let's just say Magnus would definitely be interested to hear Ronan and Alec talked. That would be interesting to hear indeed. ]

All right, give me just a moment! [ And be prepared for something shimmering in the air about fifty yards off (should Ronan notice it) and then for Mr. Lightwood-Bane's colorful visage to pop on through what would otherwise appear to be thin air. He goes on talking as he walks closer, at first doing so to the giant monarch butterfly at his side, then more directly at Ronan when he gets closer. ]

I was exploring in the area just a few days ago. Only briefly though. [ He probably has some kind of plan for hitting as much of the area in a radius extending slowly outward. ] For portalling purposes.

[ Too soon, right. Way too soon.

Hopefully, Alec is not going to tell Magnus about their conversation. That would be awkward, okay, for Ronan. But then again, they're married, so...

Well, Ronan's probably shit out of luck. He still has a lot of surprise, though, finding Magnus just appearing out of thin air a few yards away. That -

Ronan has to wonder if he could dream up a teleporter. ]

Portalling purposes? You mean what you just did now?

[ Magnus, at least, does understand having an unhappy association with a demon. It's just, instead of being possessed, the demon is is his father...

And as for telling Alec or vice versa, there isn't really anything that's kept secret between them on purpose unless it's for a good reason. That said, Magnus isn't a gossip. So there's no worry or fear of information going beyond their four walls.

As Magnus approaches, he nods. ] That's right. I can travel instantaneously from one location to another, as long as I've been to my destination. I'm trying to visit as many places in the area as possible.

[ If Ronan tried, he'd be taking on a project similar to something Magnus is working on, which could be interesting. ]

So you can use your magic, no problem. What kind of energy do you use?

[ Because it seems important. While Ronan has been hesitant to dream, he is pretty sure Kavinsky doesn't have this kind of scruples, and Ronan feels like he would have heard something if their dreaming had stopped working.

Still, it feels weird to dream, without Cabeswater around. ]

Back home, I can only do my thing through my connection with the ley line. I created this - forest, this magic forest. It's what I'm trying to get back, but it's weird to not have a ley line.

[ Magnus appears to consider that question for a second, fiddling with one of the rings on his hands again. ] Strictly speaking? It's demonic in origin.

[ He shrugs, as if to take some weight off that confession. ]

My magic isn't tied to the earth, but to my blood. [ He stops fiddling to wave one hand. ] Not that there's blood involved. I only mean it's something I was born with and the source is me. Your ability sounds different in its nature. If you need to draw on energy outside yourself, then finding a source will probably give you more insight into how much of what you do can be accessed while you're here, right?

Ah. [ If Ronan takes an involuntary step back, please don't take it personally, Magnus. He has some baggage.

But Magnus doesn't look anything like The Unmaker, and there's nothing about him that makes Ronan think danger, beyond his natural tendency to not trust anyone anyway. ]

Sure, but how to go about finding a source? Home, we had the ley line. I've always had the ley line, and it was like... something in me, I just found it in my dreams. Think I should be trying to fall asleep? I haven't dreamt - like that - since getting here, yet.

[ Which, in itself, is worrying. ]

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[ Magnus hardly notices. Or else he's gotten used to hiding as much. He has some baggage too.

For a second, it looks like he might be thinking of elaborating, but he refrains. If it's necessary to have that conversation, perhaps they'll have it later. Once Ronan's achieved or closer to achieving his goal. ]

That's a good question. I think how quickly we can locate it depends on what it is, but I really can't guess what it'll be. I can put out some feelers, if you like. [ To demonstrate what he means, he summons a small ball of blue fire into his palm. ]

I confess, that feels safer than having you go to sleep when we don't know what you might find on the other side. I haven't had any reason to think there's something magical and hostile here, but I use my magic in the waking world.

[ It's unnerving to think of a new friend taking that chance. ]

[ Biting down on his leather bracelet for a moment, Ronan contemplates the offer. It seems safer to him, too, because he can't be sure the dreamworld here isn't full of dream horrors, or worse - especially considering Kavinsky's presence.

Which makes Ronan think, he probably is going to have to talk to K about dreaming, here. Goddamnit. ]

Yeah. Okay, give it a go. Better than having me unconscious if something happens, I guess.

[ At Ronan's go-ahead, Magnus sends several of the little glowing lights into the air, each going in a different direction. ]

It does seem wise to stay alert here. [ A beat and he cants his head here and there. ] Well, as much as possible.

Once we know whether or not you can access your ability, I think it would be wise to test it slowly, to see if there's any change in how you use it.

[ He's just guessing that - even with the ley line - dreaming a forest doesn't happen in the blink of an eye. ]

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