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[maidhem]

Hey guys! Has anyone tried the waffles at the waffle place by that mailbox we're being told to pick things up at now? The chocolate chip pecan waffle is FANTASTIC if you haven't! 10/10, will have again!

Oh, and speaking of the mailbox, what's with the weird hints that they're giving on the packages you pick up there? How's a fancy walking stick supposed to 'ease your pain' anyway? The waffles do just as good a job after a long day with the books!

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[fiddlestick]

Uh, sure?
What are you planning to try though?

[thesettingsun]

I'm not going to be an accessory to your bad study habits.

[maidhem]

Okay, I'll be good....

[maidhem]

Just waving it around to see what happens.

[maidhem]

I'm not sure, but there's gotta be a way to see how a magic walking stick works without people getting hurt!

[maidhem]

[Felicia watched him with curious fascination at his attempts, and was summarily unsurprised at his lack of success in attaining any effect from the ornate looking staff. Accepting it back into her possession, she cast him a sheepish look.]

Or maybe only certain people? I don't feel like there's a special connection between this staff and I in particular, but maybe only people with a certain type of skill can use it?

[fiddlestick]

[Oh that doesn't seem so bad...]

Okay! Where and when?

[thesettingsun]

I do the same thing sometimes and I always regret it.

Not the exact same thing with the magic wand, but you know what I mean.

[compendiem]

Only magic people can use magic staffs, huh?

[ He settles back in his seat, legs crossed at the ankles so he can swing them a little. ]

If you want to test that, talk to a guy called Elliot. Don't mention my name. He hates me right now.

[lastcomfort]

Maybe it just makes your own legs feel better if your feet are sore? You can run a lot!

[maidhem]

Maybe this afternoon in the park?

[maidhem]

Okay, sir. I'll do my homework first, like a good student would.

[maidhem]

Would that mean I can run 20 miles instead of the usual 10???

[Felicia, what?]

[maidhem]

Well, I didn't mean to say it like that...

[Clenching the staff with both of her hands, she looked away in flustered embarrassment. She hadn't wanted to make Minato feel bad about anything!]

Elliot, huh? I'll keep that in mind if I can find him.

[fiddlestick]

Okay!

Which park though?

[compendiem]

[ He shakes his head, not bothered by it at all. ]

Not like I expect to be magic or anything. Sort of the opposite, as far as "memories" go. [ He mimes waving something around, but it's just his fist without her staff in hand so it probably doesn't look like much. ] I had a sword.

[thesettingsun]

You can celebrate passing your test with magic spells, at least?

[lastcomfort]

Maybe!!

[ Honestly, she sees no reason to doubt this. ]

It might make you bionic!

[maidhem]

Any one you're comfortable with.

[maidhem]

Yeah, that's actually a good way to look at it.

[maidhem]

But....I'm not sure I WANT to be bionic. I just wanna run like I am.

[maidhem]

Oh really?

[Brows lift in interest at this.]

I had knives. That's why the staff is so confusing for me right now.

[compendiem]

Maybe there's a hidden blade in the staff?

[ Magic is... unpredictable, compared to a hand-to-hand weapon like a knife or a sword, especially when on knows next to nothing about magic in the first place. Maybe her staff is something of a spear instead of a channeling medium. ]

[thesettingsun]

There you go. It's motivation to do well.

[lastcomfort]

No? Not even if you could enable yourself for future upgrades and have grappling hooks shoot out of your hands?