school: otome

[shaft]

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[shaft]

I... [ Was he? He didn't even realize. Whoops. ] I wouldn't doubt your skill in either.

You didn't bring a weapon here though, did you?

[momming]

Oh... no, I didn't. My bag was the only thing that came with me.

[shaft]

Then perhaps we should try fashioning one. [ He looks briefly grim. ] We don't know what lies ahead.

[momming]

Better safe than sorry... though I hate to have to think like that.

[ Still, she... doesn't trust this. ]

Do all soldiers know how to fashion weapons, then? Admittedly, that was never a skill I picked up.

[shaft]

It's nothing that I would boast about, but I can pull together a meagre bow with twig and twine...

Though this begs the question: what is your weapon of choice?

[momming]

A phone.

[ OTOME... ]

But otherwise, I couldn't say. I've never really used a weapon.

[shaft]

[ . . . ]

Then perhaps that should wait. You may end up doing more harm to yourself without experience to temper your movements.

How... exactly does a phone function as a weapon?

[momming]

Oh my, Claude, how very doctor-like of you!

[ ... He's not wrong, though. She can only hope she won't need a weapon at all, in the end. ]

Also, it was more like a conduit. I may have the aptitude to use magic, but I'm unable to channel it to use certain spells without a certain program on the phone.

[shaft]

[ Why, thank you!

But his curiosity is piqued with her answer. ]

That's interesting. I believe there are certain tomes where I come from that function in a similar way, but then... [ He looks down at his own phone. ] This device does render them obsolete.

What kind of magic was it?

[momming]

Tomes... [ she murmurs this thoughtfully, looking intrigued. ]

Ah, it was a variety of things. Healing magic, elemental magic, passive magic to boost effectiveness... they all come in tiers as well.

[shaft]

That's a wide array of skills. Is that the norm for doctors where you come from?

[momming]

Not at all. I just also happen to work for an organization that studies geomagnetism, and assists civilians in times of crisis.

[ It's fine. ]

[shaft]

[ Is Otome... an Avenger? ]

Oh? Seems like there's much more to you than meets the eye. So you're a hero of sorts?

[momming]

Oh goodness, no!

[ She's a Caster, please. ]

I'm just a doctor, not anything as amazing as a hero.

[shaft]

I would say doctors very much qualify as heroes. Aiding the sick and the helpless, giving hope where there is none...

[momming]

Now you're making me sound angelic.

[ Which is weird. ]

[shaft]

[ He opens his mouth for a moment before closing it again. ]

The reality is more bleak, but I think adding a little poetry isn't so bad.

[momming]

You do seem to have a way with words, I've noticed.

[ Though he's not wrong that the reality tends to be very bleak. ]

If I can continue to help people... honestly, that's really all I need. I'm just not always able to go about it the way I want to.