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- Avis
- Requested to meet by linkpearl
- Prof. Jigumundo's assistant
- Meet her at Moraby Docks
- The place not far from the interesting, explosive, Calamity formations
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- Avis
- HyurÂ
- Woman
- Nearly dropped her book into the sea
- Finds my choice of words entertaining
- Quite curious
- Interested if flares of flame are common to my embarassment
- curious about the Aetherical anomolies
- Also curious if I "truly live in a cavern"
- Didn't quite answer about the anomalies
- Did answer about the caverns~
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- She asked if she had permission to 'experiment on me'
- mentioned she had a good sense of research ethics
- Unlike the Prof.
- "I'd completely help myself to it if I'm allowed."
- Resides in Limsa
- notes that I am serious about my profession
- I noted experimentation rights depend on the experiments
- that I will retain all freedoms
- and all ability to refuse and react
- I can't help but be curious what in the hells she'd do, though~
- She noted my 'meticulous'ness
- she prefers to write after the fact
- She is also a scribe~
- said I am 'giving her a run for her money' in the field
- I mentioned the mind filling in things different than they took place, as to why I write things down as they come.
- Her reply: "The mind does, but that's a risk I'm willing to take. Writing after, not before, makes for greater clarity of thought as well."Â
- Her scribe work description (and mention of myself)
- "I do, informally - accosting strangers in taverns when I need gil and they need written confessions done for them. Recently, though, one of them deigned to point out to me that there are now more legitimate means of procuring that aid... I found an Elezen proclaiming a scribe's wares and teased out the name 'Xavarian'."
- Seemed... very interested in Aetherical sparks jumping around on me
- Her thoughts on 'accosting people at bars'
- "Those haunts are where men and women have the greatest need of a coherent letter. There is much to unearth from such sites, and you might find it profitable someday."Â
- Also mentioned me making an empire out of my abilities
- I mentioned I've my reasons for remaining out of bars
- also asked if she'd thought about doing more.
- She has considered it
- would rather spend her time on 'other forms of self-improvement'.
- Such as traveling
- Or doing as she pleases
- I mentioned my sparks so she might ask her curiosities
- "I would be very much in demand as a sword dancer if I had a quarter of your very demonstrative aetherical qualities. It is an enjoyable enhancement to body language. Are you not wary that it might give away your inner thoughts?"
- I asked if she could tell what I was thinking by my Aether.
- She said the would need to conduct some more experiments on me to be sure~
- Thought I didn't believe her given purpose for meeting
- At least, it seems, she cannot see my throughts~
- Asked then, what was on my mind.
- She is a student in Arcanima
- in that Arcanima resembles language
- She belittled KnowledgeÂ
- "Knowledge? What a stiff, prickly word. No wonder the Professor picked you out. I prefer 'information'. 'Secrets'. 'Tales'. 'Sentiment'."
- I explained exactly how doing such a thing is ridiculous and illogical
- though she may choose slighter, more specific facets as she wishes, I will stick with Knowledge.
- [blot] She also said I had a nice voice
- and should use it more.
- Can one really be that interested in hearing me speak?Â
- Her reply
- "My dear Xavarian, I believe we are on the same page here. This has all merely been an issue of word choice. I consider myself an artisan of the written word, so some words appeal more than others in variously subjective ways. But. I will henceforth consider all communication between us as a transfer of knowledge."Â
- It seems we may merely have different diction
- Avis' outlook
- "The word "stories" represents most of what I stand for. The experience of a sentient being in its varied shades and hues across space and time. The scientific pursuit can be said to be a subset of that."
- I mentioned a slight lesser accuracy in place for interpretation
- She said: "I wouldn't go as far as to slight the value of accuracy, but... we cannot help the way we see, feel things. There is value to subjective experience. Pure objectivity is a useless dream, and.... not at all fun."Â
- I mentioned she might do well working with Wind and Water
- She was curious.
- Asked why I thought she would be good with Conjury
- She also noted that there is merit in my way of taking down words~
- "It's what I said earlier about 'living in the moment'. There is an honesty in there that no other attempts to capture will ever accomplish. Â There is merit to your peculiar way of punctuating conversations with writing, then. Though it is not at all intrusive or disruptive. Which is curious, too."Â
- I explained a bit about the elements
- how the two mentioned seem to suit her
- that they might like her
- She said: "I doubt they'd like me very much. I'd make them dance, throw up fountains and whirlpools for me if I could, just for the sight of it. Then write about this display of 'natural' beauty."Â
- She wished me to teach her
- I mentioned that I am not the best teacher
- Though I will try
- Note: I really must practice my conjury more when I am not [blot]
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- A trade of Knowledge
- I will attempt to teach her what little of Conjury I know
- She will teach me more of Arcanima
- Between her and Lafiaht, I should get varying methods, and more practice
- Avis on teaching
- Â "I'm the most capricious teacher I know. Expect nothing less than the most questionable indignities."