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Hi everyone! Monika here~! I am here with two things today: an announcement regarding my new channel, and a request for all fellow technomages.

First off: I am now a social media influencer! Sort of, ahaha! Being verified doesn't give me more subscribers out of thin air. My channel is The Literature Corner! I will post three videos a week analyzing various literary genres and formats, recommending and reviewing books as well as recording audio books. On top of that, I'll read and comment on the poetry people send me, so please check my channel if you can.

I've put so much effort into it, that'd mean the world to me. I've linked my channel and my website with this video. I'm really looking forward to what will come from this...!

[ Link: The Literature Corner. ]

Now, onto technomancy! I've done some testing and found something amazing: did you know spells can be stored in like, your phone's mailbox? And then you can "open" it anytime. So like say a Technomancer send another Technomancer a fire spell, they'll be able to open the fire spell anytime even though they can't do fire magic on their own! That's like, so neat.

And I thought we could probably help each other by sharing spells. That's only for Technomancer, of course. But that's a great asset. I can send Cognitive spells to put in reserve if any of you need. I'd be happy to receive any sort of spells, but a stock of healing spells would be great.

Contact me if you'd like to share spells through technomancy, okay? Thanks!

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Damn. I wish I could. That's a hell of a benefit to that specialty . . . reminds me of home.

[Except better, much better. Imagine if "auto-run" type spells didn't need to be passed down from generation to generation through painful and politically fraught rituals involving mages' souls, but could just be downloaded! What the fuck! This is the first of Camelot's magic that Kadoc's heard of that actually sounds like a better deal than what he left behind, at least in principle. Not so much personally speaking.

But that aside, he wouldn't have responded just to be publicly envious. He's no technomancer. Sigh.]

. . . Anyway. That's just me sulking. More importantly, I'll subscribe to your channel. It sounds pretty cool.

It is, isn't it? [She smiled and raised a finger.] Though like I said to someone else, it is possible non-technomancers could also use stored spells. It would be less convenient but having healing spells on your phone could be a life saver. We could test that and see the results when we'll meet up for that drink you owe me~!

[ A Monika never forgets a not!date. As for that non-technomancer possibility, the mods have the fate of all non-technomancers in their hands. ]

And yay, thank you! I'll have a special feature where I read poems from the viewers, three weeks from now. It'd be cool if I had one of yours to read.

. . . You mean a poem I submit from what I've read, or a poem I wrote? If it's the latter, you're gonna have to revisit your definition of cool. I'm not a poet.

[He's never tried turning his pen to anything artistic before, at least definitely not in any seriousness—just some emo teenaged song lyrics in the margins of his notes, which is an embarrassing thing to recall right now, and his expression briefly looks as cringe as he feels about it. But then it smoothes out:]

But I am still up for buying you a drink. I won't go back on that.

The latter~! [Unfortunately for him.] Of course, I'm not expecting a world-class poem. Even mines aren't that great. We aren't Shakespeare, and aiming for that level is sure to lead only to disappointment. I started by setting the bar really low for myself, and every time I manage to get to it? I set it a bit higher, but just a little bit. It's really easy to reach your goal this way, and after a while those tiny steps turn into a huge leap.

[ Oops, she was rambling, wasn't she? Bad habits from the Literature Club. But it was really disheartening whenever she saw someone thinking they couldn't do something. Usually, it was a result from looking at the people standing at the top and being disappointed in how your work compared to theirs. If you set the bar lower, if you didn't aim for the top-- It made it much easier to eventually reach said top. ]

Ehehe, I'm looking forward to it. All this stuff about technomancy and my channel has taken a lot out of me, I could use some time to relax.

[Even if it's a little rambly, Kadoc is interested, attentive—a little embarrassed, because it feels like being indirectly caught out. Aiming himself right at the top despite how low he is has absolutely been a problem in his life, and he's been gunshy plenty of times about "embarrassing" himself by publicly doing anything he's not already skilled at . . . Monika is right, but it's a mental hurdle he's not over yet.]

You keep pretty busy, huh? I'm the same way, so that's not meant to call you out. I'm pretty crappy at relaxing myself. Honestly, this'll be one of the first times I've done anything social like this since getting here, and I've been here six months. So it's probably about time to start forcing myself out on a limb . . . even if it's just drinks and not writing poetry.

I'm looking forward to it too.

[He is, despite his anxiety over it. She's interesting to talk to. He couldn't possibly ask for better than that to spend an evening with.]

So whenever you're open, I'll make time.

Yeah... Well— [A pause.] My brain doesn't really agree with "relaxing," ahaha. When I don't do anything, I end up thinking about my past and unpleasant stuff. Keeping myself busy is the best way to make sure I don't let negative thoughts and emotions overwhelm me. Or reading books! [And writing, for that matter.] But sometimes even that isn't enough.

[ That was one of the rare instances so far where she'd hinted at having more to her past than just normal school stuff. Honestly sometimes she wished she could alter her own character file and deletes all of her past trauma and stuff... Yet again if she did that, she wouldn't really be herself any more, would she? She smiled and nodded. ]

Mhm, I can make free time about anytime. The nice thing about making videos is that you're your own boss. [She still had a schedule she needed to adhere to, but flexibility was really an amazing thing.] How about next week on Wednesday? That animal mage hunter stuff should have died down by then.

Ugh.

[That's just the sound of him remembering the animal mage issue; he's been lucky enough to avoid it so far, but by the time they go on their outing, he'll have fallen victim to adorable ears and tail himself. He doesn't know this yet, but it's lurking in his future! But he's gotten to see the effects close up in plenty of other ways already.]

Yeah, you're right. We should be careful for now. I'm no animal mage, but they're not doing the best job of confirming that before they strike anyway, and I'm also not the best person to protect either of us if it comes down to a fight.

. . . But I can relate about relaxing. So I guess this is gonna be the most active relaxing outing we can manage.

[Relaxing has never agreed with him either. Not being under some kind of stress is stressful! Her past, huh . . . this isn't the time or place to just ask about something like that, but that's also plenty relatable.]

[ Come on, he would look absolutely adorable with animal ears and tails! Monika, for one, couldn't wait to see that happen. But she knew better than to say it. ]

Yeah... My magic's not really any good when it comes to fighting, either. I'm planning to change my primary to Telekinesis next month.

[ Maybe she was really bad at it, but she struggled to find any use to cognitive magic. Well, you could brainwash people, invade their dreams and astral walk to go anywhere, even beyond close doors. ... For someone considering a career as a supervillain, it probably had its use, alright. Too bad her career as a villain had ended shortly before her arrival in Avalon. ]

Ehehe, it's a date then! [Not that sort of date, but she couldn't resist engaging in a bit of teasing.] I'm looking forward to it~!

[He nods, but his ears do go a little pink. He can't help that it's so visible on his pale skin! He can feel it happening, and it's just even more embarrassing! But he knows better than to acknowledge it; he just has to power through.]

Right. . . . I am too. Thanks. . . . You should tell me how changing your magic goes, too. I've got my misgivings, but also my reasons for wanting to take the risk on it one of these days. I've never talked to anyone who actually went through with it.

[ Oh no, that's adorable. Thankfully, Monika decides not to tease him about it. She can tell when someone's more receptive to being teased than others. And from what she knows of him so far, she feels teasing him would be the kind of ultra care she hasn't mastered yet. ]

I will! I can only hope it'll go well, ahaha!

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