She hums a soft, attentive sound. If she had to guess — and she doesn't mind guessing, even if it risks being wrong — his Astral Plane sounds a lot like the Spiritual Realm. Perhaps? Again, hard to say without having been there herself. It was enough to hear Wit's vague, ominous descriptions of a space where one might fully lose themselves in visions, in memories, in the infinite web of possibilities.
— And she's got another theory or three about the mirror dimension, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
"I was in Shadesmar before I came here — trying to get somewhere else, but that somewhere else isn't keen on visitors. I suspect I got shunted elsewhere as a kind of defense mechanism on the part of that planet."
Not a complaint, just the truth. Although she does add: "Not that I intended that planet any harm, either. I was looking for someone. It doesn't matter. I'm here now."
And she'd like to get back. But there are some early obvious problems. But before he asks another question, her thoughts catch up to the earlier one she'd neglected to answer.
"—The oaths. Ah, they're different for different spren. Different Radiant orders. But the first are always the same."
She waits for some indication he'd like to know. She can share the First Ideal readily. They're no secret, even back home.
"How do you travel through Shadesmar?" This might involve more physics than Stephen typically gets into - he's a doctor, not a physicist - or it might just be Weird Magic Shit (which often operates by its own distinct logic, rather than explicable science, much to Tony Stark's dismay).
Anyway, he assumes that Jasnah can't access that realm now, so it's kind of a moot point, apart from his curiosity (which is significant in and of itself).
At least they're swapping information for information; it would be awkward (but hardly unusual) if Stephen were simply interrogating her on her world's magic. Speaking of which: "And that first oath?"
"Shadesmar?" She rolls the possible answers around the back of her tongue, thinking. "On foot, predominantly."
It's a slightly wry, too-literal answer. A sign (perhaps) that she's starting to shake some of the initial panic of her arrival.
"Shadesmar, or the Cognitive Realm, is the land of thought and perception. Inverse to the physical. Generally speaking, the only way to access it is by something called a Perpendicularity; however, some Radiants have the ability to crossover at will."
A soft, indicative tap of her sleeved hand against her chest. She is one of those Radiants. In fact, the only one. But that's not an important distinction right now.
"...And all Radiants start out with the same First Ideal: Life before death; strength before weakness; journey before destination. If your words are accepted, you gain rudimentary abilities."
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Date: 2025-12-26 11:21 pm (UTC)— And she's got another theory or three about the mirror dimension, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
"I was in Shadesmar before I came here — trying to get somewhere else, but that somewhere else isn't keen on visitors. I suspect I got shunted elsewhere as a kind of defense mechanism on the part of that planet."
Not a complaint, just the truth. Although she does add: "Not that I intended that planet any harm, either. I was looking for someone. It doesn't matter. I'm here now."
And she'd like to get back. But there are some early obvious problems. But before he asks another question, her thoughts catch up to the earlier one she'd neglected to answer.
"—The oaths. Ah, they're different for different spren. Different Radiant orders. But the first are always the same."
She waits for some indication he'd like to know. She can share the First Ideal readily. They're no secret, even back home.
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Date: 2026-01-07 06:32 pm (UTC)Anyway, he assumes that Jasnah can't access that realm now, so it's kind of a moot point, apart from his curiosity (which is significant in and of itself).
At least they're swapping information for information; it would be awkward (but hardly unusual) if Stephen were simply interrogating her on her world's magic. Speaking of which: "And that first oath?"
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Date: 2026-01-07 06:48 pm (UTC)It's a slightly wry, too-literal answer. A sign (perhaps) that she's starting to shake some of the initial panic of her arrival.
"Shadesmar, or the Cognitive Realm, is the land of thought and perception. Inverse to the physical. Generally speaking, the only way to access it is by something called a Perpendicularity; however, some Radiants have the ability to crossover at will."
A soft, indicative tap of her sleeved hand against her chest. She is one of those Radiants. In fact, the only one. But that's not an important distinction right now.
"...And all Radiants start out with the same First Ideal: Life before death; strength before weakness; journey before destination. If your words are accepted, you gain rudimentary abilities."
A beat.
"Are your arts unbound by oath or vows?"