Quips aside, Kiko and Ele were bruised and exhausted from their ret endeavours, and so postponed further training to get lunch. It was a ew with thick slices of bread, and made Kiko feel rural, but wele. There was heart in this food that was g with more orderly meals.
"So, a thought occurs" Kiko spoke, tearing her bread and soaking it entirely in the broth. "I'm wearing a skirt. Like, a full length skirt. And, didn't notice it at all during the two hour bat session or staggering to the tent. They are renowned fetting in the way to move, so why doesn't this one?" Kiko asked, tearing the soaked bread up with her wooden knife and fishing it out with her fingers.
Ele, pondered for a moment. It was hard to talk sometimes because Ele had to gh everything Kiko knew and didn't know before saying anything. But eventually, she mao get herself caught up and spoke.
"Ahh, that'll be the Moon-Silk strands. Really cool stuff, it's basically a pseudo-liquid that les into whatever you apply it to and grants high esticity. Moon-Silk clothing flexes and shifts, even if it is skintight. If you could make an outfit out of Moon-Silk, then you'd have all the clothes you ever needed because it could just shift itself into a new outfit and ge it's form to drop all the dirt that it might pick up in a day.
The trouble being, Moon-Silk is expensive and highly limited, so making aire outfit out of it is a level of deobody has been able to reach. So it is just used to give the clothes a flex and spring to them" Ele finished, dipping her bread rather than soaking, but eating it all the same.
"Hmm...You know, life has been kind of-" Kiko would cut herself off to eat some of the bread and the back to talking "-b. It's all so........." she'd stare at her stew for a few seds, looking for the words. "Everything just is, you know? And then I e here and I see the world is fasating, fantastical, and amazing. Powers beyond imagination, and I haven't even seen any magic yet. Why is it that all this is not embraced iies? They could revolutionize everything by adding this into society" Kiko rambled, staring at the stew bowl in awe of this whole thing.
"You think that because you are o this whole thing. But there isn't much your average Magus do that 't be replicated teologically. Strus means bigger teology to be sure, but that teology is easier to use and make than the Magus is to bee stronger. It's a lifestyle, almost. You have to be physically strong, mentally strong, you o study both sd aeonics, you o practid better yourself i, and you o be able to do all this in a high stress situation.
Kitsunes like us don't have access to a lot of teology and are predisposed to Magic beyond what most y cim to, so we use it a lot. But, even then we just use it for simple stuff you'd use maes like microwaves and lightbulbs and cars foing 'Ignis' and lighting something up with a fme from your finger is cool. But when people use a lighter or even rub two sticks together, they aren't going to want to spent the time and effort to learn how to use Magic"
The way Ele spoke was not off the cuff, nor on the spot. It seemed Kiko was not the only oo mention up this disparity of magic. So she'd just scratch her head awkwardly and grin.
"So...you get, a lot of people asking that question?" Kiko asked.
"Yea. Kitsunes are well known for their magical prowess, so we get a lot of people b us to teach them it, and then bitg out when they realize it's not an ht thing. It's fine, we are used to it these days" Ele would shrug and finish her stew, brushing the crumbs into the boutting it in the pile. Seeing her raring for a, Kiko would follow suit and stand, ready for the day ahead!
