steepwithdead | Folkmore

[Why not both??]

You know me, an infinite well of patience.

Yeah, I know, all I can even do right now is vent. Vent and check on Casey given all of this is probably worse for him.

Don't let yourself focus on who has it worse. [That's a trap.] If his biggest issue is your opinions on his health, would you be able to spend time with him without bringing it up?

[Even with his frustration, Leonardo takes a moment to take a breath and think things over.] Yes, I think I could. It would just take a little time for me to calm down.

I imagine he's in the same situation. Take that time, and maybe broach the subject after a while. At least a few days.

[If not more. Considering how volatile the fight was, with Leo coming back bloodied? Yeah, might need extra time to cool down from that.]

[He really wants to stay angry, but, is aware it's not going to help. After Casey reaches out to him, the turtle will realize how badly he meddled.] I'll probably give it a week or two. We need a cool down period. Not like we were talking before this anyway.

Sounds like you've got a plan, then. Wait a week, see how you feel at the end of it. If you're not ready, one more.

[One or two weeks is a pretty good timeline. Best not to come in too hot, or wait too long.]

Hopefully, it doesn't turn into any longer. I miss him. Even if he's... the worlds biggest idiot.

Idiots can be the hardest ones to miss, especially when they do stupid things like separate themselves from you.

You know, he used to be the one who gave me a hard time about pulling away and trying to handle things by myself. Now he's doing it for our own good or- whatever. [Leo pauses, realizing he's going to work himself up again.] If I don't stop, you'll never hear the end of it

I bet you'd run out of steam for ranting before I do for listening.

[He's got a lot to say, far be it for Caduceus to make him suppress it.]

You're the one who gave me a boost of energy, and I'm a natural-born yapper. Just you wait. I could go for hours. [Yet, he is not. There is only so much bitching he can manage.] Before the heroic commander shtick, I was the guy that my whole family wanted to be quiet all the time.

Ah, shame. I can't take it back now, suppose I'll have to adjust to my new fate. Since if they couldn't manage to hush you, doubt I will.

Pretttty sure you've threatened to mute me before. [He assumes it some kind of magic spell.]

I guess I could yap about something else. I mean... I dunno how that spell would even work anyway. [The most dangerous topic of them all magic. Leonardo hasn't made it much of a secret he's fascinated by magic. Sure, he could bitch about Donnie for ages, but... he's now thinking about magic.] I was thinking about magic back in my world recently, anyway. Since, I think a lot of it came from the Crying Titan?

[He'd demonstrate it as a joke, but honestly he didn't even prep that spell today. So live with your wondering, buddy. And be un-silenced.

He quirks a brow at the mention.]

Crying Titan?

[He will wait with bated breath for the day Caduceus finally mutes him. It will be a funny threat coming true. For now? Well, Leo is ~~info dumping~~ going to ramble.]

The Crying Titan was this giant statue in the center of the Hidden City. The statue was the source of this green goop called Empyrean. In far as Draxum told me, and I gleaned from other yokai, it was the source of the yokai people. Potent and magical. Dunno how much of that was folklore or truth, you know?

Sometimes I wondered if anyone taking another drink from the waters around The Crying Titan would become more magical or just change again?

Huh... sounds like the sort of thing that would be interesting to discover, but I wouldn't want to be the first one to step up and try it.

[More magical could be good, and useful. But the "change" part is a little too nebulous for his liking. He pauses, though. Actually, the name is familiar.]

I think I've heard that word before... Draxum spoke of it once.

Given the way the Foot clan tried to use it before, I get that. I'd like to learn more about it, see what it can really do, but, who knows. The yokai built their entire society around that statue, since it was such a big part of everything.

Not a surprise. Draxum definitely used Empyrean in his alchemy a lot, from what I remember. When it was finally gone, he had to change spell tactics while he was still with us.

Have you tried getting any, with your spoon?

[Surely they've gotten enough lore by all their talking so far, to at least get a little bit… though in truth he's not sure how expensive it would be to acquire.]

....Honestly hadn't occurred to me. [He can be honest about that.] I'm not exactly some genius, so, it'd probably be wasted on me having some.

Probably for the best, if you might be inclined to drink it.

[If anyone else lobbed that at him, he would've taken offense. With Cad, he chuckles.] First of all, rude, I wasn't even thinking about drinking it. Until now anyway.

Second of all, what do you even do with that kinda thing? Hope you can use it for magic? Like your diamonds?

[Caduceus just smiles, utterly unapologetic. Sometimes a man's gotta sass.]

I had much the same thought while talking with Draxum, actually. There is a material in my world called residuum that acts as a catalyst for magic, and can be used as a replacement for any required spell component, including diamonds. It's a potent material, incredibly rare. He said Empyrean can be used similarly. I thought they might be comparable.

[It wasn't really about Empyrean or residuum, in truth, but they'd both come up in the discussion, so. Relevant. He's not sure what Leonardo knows about Hunter's nature, so he won't bring up the galdorstone.]

Huh. [New thing to unravel, at least. Leonardo had at best been guessing, so knowing he wasn't off the mark is nice.] Well, I don't mind just buying it then. I could give it to you, and you'd get more use than I could.

I love magic, but, my magic only comes from the family. Nothing else. Unless you wanna see me do a card trick.

Hmm. I wouldn't go out of your way, it isn't that important. But if some happens to appear, the way things do sometimes in this world, I wouldn't mind seeing it.

[At the very least, he could see how it compares to residuum. Or to the galdorstone, even...]

A card trick? [He's never seen a traditional magic show.]

Well, you're important to me, and more magic wouldn't hurt for you to have. [Now he's going to just... do it. He needs to figure out how much lore he actually needs for that kind of thing.] You could honestly do anything with magic if you set your mind to it.

Okay, I really need to find a deck of playing cards. I so gotta wow you with the tricks I know.

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