aefenglom | text | 001b - Full Moons Return

I wouldn't believe it either! But there are horns growing out of my head now, so it's DEFINITELY the full moons.

[They are the smallest of nubs yet, but it's the principle of the matter. They weren't there yesterday!]

Edited 2021-06-29 01:54 (UTC)

I THOUGHT IT MUST BE A PRANK. CHANGING THE CALENDARS.
BUT IF YOU'RE GROWING HORNS, IT MUST BE TRUE.

CONGRATULATIONS??!

[Does she want congratulations? He's never grown horns, that he knows of, but that seems like an important rite of passage - for people with horns.]

Thanks, I think.

[She appreciates the sentiment, at least, and this confirms that she's still Aeternae. Better than some of the other monster options out there!]

I just wish it didn't hurt so much. This must be what babies who are teething feel like, only it's my head.

[Woe is her.]

THAT SOUNDS THE WORST.
CAN ANYBODY DO MAGIC AT YOU???
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING FOR HEADACHES HERE.

[After all, there's magic for weird things like Phylaxes and illusions and transformation, beyond the normal stuff like healing and levitation. Surely with so many people who've grown horns or whatever, they've figured out ways to make it hurt less.]

That's actually a good idea. I hadn't thought of that.

[In her defense, the pain just started today.]

You think if I just want to the Coven and asked, they'd give me something?

IF THEY'RE NOT TOO BUSY, I'M SURE THEY WOULD!

OR AT LEAST THEY'D HAVE A STUDENT TRY IT.
SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY BUSY...

[Give him a couple more weeks, and that student just might be him.]

I'm sure they'll make a student do it. We had to step in on minor stuff all the time when I was back at the Academy.

[Which Hilda would, in turn, pass off to a gullible classmate.]

How are you settling in, by the way? Weird that we both got called back after last month, huh?

VERY WEIRD!!! I GUESS THIS WORLD DIDN'T GET ENOUGH OF HAVING ME AROUND.
AGAIN??
BUT WHO CAN BLAME IT. I'M COOL AND GREAT TO HAVE AROUND.

[And even cooler as a skeleton with magic, than a skeleton with fur and some embarrassing chewing habits.]

I FIGURED. IF I'M HERE FOR THE INDEFINITE FUTURE.
I SHOULD REALLY BRUSH UP ON THE NEW MAGIC.
...
IT TURNS OUT, THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE TIME SINK!
YOU MIGHT HAVE LUCKED OUT WITH HORNS.

I think that's true of both of us! ;)

Also I think you're right. I didn't even like studying back when I was at school. I'll pass on having to put all that work in again.

You haven't had a chance to study healing magic or anything yet, have you?

I'M SURE IT IS!!

AND, A LITTLE.
I BRUSHED UP ON THE BASICS.
ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT, IT'S HARDER HERE?

THEN I LET SOMEBODY WITH PAINT BRUSH A MATRIX ON ME.

[Thankfully, the people at Inkchanted advertised that new self-healing pattern just a couple days after his injury, speeding his recovery right up. It probably doesn't do anything for transformation pains, though...]

A matrix? What's that supposed to do?

[You've piqued her interest with that last comment.]

[Questions that drive home the fact that not everyone has been hours and hours in the library.]

OH, A MAGIC PATTERN!
BUT MORE AN ARRAY OR DIAGRAM,
THAN A BUNCH OF BULLETS PUMMELING YOU.

Are you growing new body parts or dying?

NEITHER, I HOPE??
ARE THOSE THE ONLY TWO OPTIONS HERE,
BECAUSE I THOUGHT I COULD LEARN MAGIC.

Well congratulations, if you don't have new body parts then you're probably a witch. Get used to spending hours with your nose in the books if you wanna learn magic.

OH, NONE OF THAT'S IN QUESTION.
AND I'M SO USED TO BOOKS, THAT TIME IS COMPRESSING?

SERIOUSLY, I'VE BEEN IN A LIBRARY FOR WEEKS.

I hope you're just kidding about that. You need time outside just almost as much as you are in the books. And maybe a teacher. And a safe space if you want to practice the more explode-y type of magic.

I KNOW THAT STUFF.
ABOUT HAVING TEACHERS. AND PRACTICING IN SPECIFIC PLACES.
NOT SURE WHY I NEED TIME OUTSIDE...
IS THAT A WITCH THING??? NO WONDER I LOST TRACK OF THE DAYS.

Staying inside all the time isn't good for your health. 'All work and no play' as they say.

HMM... IS THAT WHAT THEY SAY...
CAN'T SAY I RELATE!
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN GREAT HEALTH.
AND BASICALLY ALWAYS INSIDE.

They sneak up on you sometimes. But especially if you are a monster, you will always know when one is.

YEAH, I'M NOT A MOON MONSTER.
THESE ONES COMPLETELY SNUCK UP ON ME!
A SURPRISE AMBUSH, IN THE BOOK STACKS...
WHEN SOMEONE TOLD ME TO GO HOME.

BECAUSE. APPARENTLY. MIRRORBOUND WITCHES ARE BACKWARDS.
AND CAN'T HELP WITH FULL MOON RITUALS.

Funny how that works, right? Monsters get far stronger during the full moon. I guess the full moon affects both. Or takes from one temporarily and gives to the other.

HMMM. MAYBE.
BUT WHAT'S THE POINT OF THOSE BONDS,
IF THE MOONS MAKE THAT HAPPEN??

Also a good point. I'd say this place is strange but there is still usually some logic to it. Likely not taking power from one and giving it to another. Still, interesting to consider.

LIKELY NOT DIRECTLY FROM WITCH TO MONSTER.
MAYBE SOME OTHER POWER FLOW.
...
I HAVE TO THINK MORE ABOUT WHAT IT COULD BE.

BUT! DID YOU NOTICE.
MIRRORBOUND WITCHES ARE BACKWARDS. LIKE REFLECTIONS??

Given that we aren't able to see how the energy is moving and where it is coming from or going to, it is hard to say what is actually happening. It is worth considering though as there are so many who are being affected by it.

Really? I don't know that I have paid that much attention.

OH, I JUST MEAN BACKWARDS WITH THE MOONS.

SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT NOBODY KNOWS.
SINCE THE MAGIC'S INVISIBLE.
IF I'M HERE LONG ENOUGH...
I'LL JUST HAVE TO INVENT SOME GLASSES COOL ENOUGH TO SEE IT.

Ah, I misunderstood. Yes, it is backward.

The coven has some information, but I don't believe that they tell us everything. There's been a lot of things that keep happening that seem rather unexpected.

Something to see the magic would be interesting.

SECRETS, HUH.
I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND AS I LEARN.

BUT I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER GROUPS THAT KNOW OTHER THINGS.
THE PHYLAXES SURELY FLUMMOXED THEM.

I'm sure there are. Just be careful of who you take your info from. Some of them are less than reputable.

WHAT A WORRISOME WARNING.
HAVE YOU RUN AFOUL OF FAKE LORE BEFORE??

There was a group spreading information that was contrary to the coven... and then they kidnapped them and infected them with cwyld in the name of research. I was one of them, but it was not a bad case so I recovered once the group was found and everyone rescued.

[This username... ... ... Mettaton is going to remain completely cool about it. Besides, this is CoolestSkeleton95, not CoolSkeleton95! He's not about to jump to any conclusions.

Mettaton contemplates replying likewise in text, but it hardly takes another moment to choose video. Thaaaaat's Mettaton! He's not doing too much when the feed flickers on, pulling a one-armed shrug to start. About the only thing strange on this boxy bot is the prominence of bunny ears atop his head.

And a bit of fur around his... shoulder-esque area. Those full moons... on a box......]

YES!! IT'S THE FULL MOON, BABY! ALL YOU NEED TO DO, IS TAKE YOUR EYES OFF OF ME FOR AN AGONIZING MOMENT, GLANCE OUT YOUR WINDOW, AND CHECK THOSE TWIN CELESTIAL BODIES IN THE BARREN NIGHT SKY. YOU'LL FIND YOUR ANSWER OUT THERE! AHAHA...

WHY THE SURPRISE, DARLING? DID THE LUNAR CYCLES CATCH YOU OFF GUARD?

[The initial startled yelp is lost offline, where only Papyrus, his Phylax, and anybody else in the area might hear him. By the time he figures out and switches over to the video upload, he's only wide-eyed and a little shrill with surprise.]

Oh my god! Mettaton!! I'm caught off guard... because I didn't expect to see you!

[Like that. With ears. Now he can believe it's been almost two months, that one startling guy cautioned that Mettaton was here and as a double monster, but had he mentioned the ears...? The moon thing almost isn't as surprising now.]

I heard you were here, before, but. I haven't seen, uh, hide nor hair of you...?

[Hide nor hare, even.]

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