( how. and why was it there, retained, and then... the mirror breaks, and things are freed. )
And what came out when the mirror they had here shattered? The flow of his memories, if they were even in order... it shattered, he bleeds for it, there's the well, and the undead above it. All this starting in grief and loss, and ending in a endless cycling of it without end.
Yes. You might want to ask Master Five about it, if you manage to make him say the truth without evading.
[Moran has his own idea of who broke that mirror, to be honest, but no proof. He's not above throwing other people at Five to get to the bottom of this.]
Probably a lot. the people on the ship reported being dazed for hours if not days after only being subjected to them for a few moments.
[And they at least got breaks from it.]
Some are probably more powerful than others, to tell the truth. What are the effects we have observed so far?
Stealing memories. Stealing abilities. And storing them. Breaking seems to nullify that. And then there are the voices here who compelled some to restore a broken mirror instead, and that broken mirror once reassembled still had its powers, it seems.
Absorption, I want to point toward that. Stealing is one thing, but I feel this is absorbing, like watching cloth take up water when it's left near the shore. Wring out the cloth and the water flows back out, but it still held on, and the cloth even wrung out has been shaped to some extent by the water it held.
( Because in reassembling the mirrors, doesn't something happen? Are they all truly broken when rendered unwhole? )
Which would make sense, if like we were told, some people are trying to steal our abilities.
But then would that means that people who have been exposed to mirrors have now left some of themselves in them... and it could be sued against us again?
[Not a fun thing to think about.]
All of this magic is a bit beyond me, to be honest.
( and it's in thinking on zenobius, and the rest of their encounters, that he frowns. )
In a way, it feels more like curses of a kind unlike those I know than other magics. The sheer persistence of it too... even this sleep without waking. Granting wishes at a cost, much like casting a curse you bear the cost of while trying to seek some unpleasant gain.
It felt wise to share the information with someone who would understand what it means. I am afraid for Master Five that the truth will out rather sooner than he might want. I am leaving him a chance to come out and explain on his own, but...
[Well, that's unlikely.]
In any case, for some of us less aware, it would do well to remind them to be wary of mirrors.
He's reticent enough to make Lan Zhan seem chatty.
( said with the sort of sigh to it, and wry twist of his lips, that notes he's commenting on both parties, not awarding either one merits for his particular statements. )
It's necessary. People will still engage with them, I guarantee that, but we'll have the added satisfaction of going, "Really, we told you that's a terrible plan."
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The mirror in the bank's vaults had his powers?
( how. and why was it there, retained, and then... the mirror breaks, and things are freed. )
And what came out when the mirror they had here shattered? The flow of his memories, if they were even in order... it shattered, he bleeds for it, there's the well, and the undead above it. All this starting in grief and loss, and ending in a endless cycling of it without end.
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[And yes, how and why and why was it there are all very good questions...]
.... If my memory serves me well, the vault we pillaged was that of a merchant. Not out friend's, but someone he knows.
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And why was it broken, this small hand mirror, after all those months of care?
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[But at the next one, Moran shakes his head.]
I was given the information by someone who said they 'were there' when it happened, but I don't have more information into how or why it happened.
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[Moran has his own idea of who broke that mirror, to be honest, but no proof. He's not above throwing other people at Five to get to the bottom of this.]
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( Said with a furrowed brow, considering how cagey Five is. Old spirit, young body. Perpetually and worseningly paranoid.
Hm. )
How much do you think the mirrors influence people over prolonged exposure?
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[And they at least got breaks from it.]
Some are probably more powerful than others, to tell the truth. What are the effects we have observed so far?
Stealing memories. Stealing abilities. And storing them. Breaking seems to nullify that. And then there are the voices here who compelled some to restore a broken mirror instead, and that broken mirror once reassembled still had its powers, it seems.
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( Because in reassembling the mirrors, doesn't something happen? Are they all truly broken when rendered unwhole? )
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But then would that means that people who have been exposed to mirrors have now left some of themselves in them... and it could be sued against us again?
[Not a fun thing to think about.]
All of this magic is a bit beyond me, to be honest.
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In a way, it feels more like curses of a kind unlike those I know than other magics. The sheer persistence of it too... even this sleep without waking. Granting wishes at a cost, much like casting a curse you bear the cost of while trying to seek some unpleasant gain.
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[Well, that's unlikely.]
In any case, for some of us less aware, it would do well to remind them to be wary of mirrors.
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( said with the sort of sigh to it, and wry twist of his lips, that notes he's commenting on both parties, not awarding either one merits for his particular statements. )
It's necessary. People will still engage with them, I guarantee that, but we'll have the added satisfaction of going, "Really, we told you that's a terrible plan."
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[Poor Five's ears must be ringing right now.]
If people ask me how I know, I'm not planning to hide it. I think he knows it and is just hoping people won't be curious enough to ask.
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( what he really means is this isn't the first time he's, ah, heard of parents trying to kill children. for political reasons, largely. )
So if I ask you to chat about this on the whole pendant-net?
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I have tried to change it on my level, but unfortunately, it's not always that easy.
[He smiles a little at Wei Wuxian.]
I would need to find a time that is appropriate to mention it, but it can be done.