13760/This isn't Hogwarts...

This isn't Hogwarts...
Date of Scene:	25 August 2021
Location:	Library - Xavier's School
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Magik, Kit Killovarras, Pixie

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Magik has posed:
    Illyana feels like she's been at the mansion a lot more lately. It's still not really like she's there all the time. But it feels like she's got more roots there lately. Or at least responsibilities. Between getting regularly drafted into whatever the X-Men have up their sleeves and keeping an eye on/training Pixie, it's enough to keep her busy when she's here. Today, she's here and looking through the library. The library is a well-stocked library. Maybe a little /too/ well and while it's not heavy on occult literature, there have been a few books that found their way there that could be a problem if in the wrong hands. And that means "untrained" hands, which would be pretty much anyone in the school. So today, weeding through books is the plan. At the moment, she's sitting among one of the stacks, several piles of books on either side of her, another book in her hands that she's leafing through to determine what to do with it.

Kit Killovarras has posed:
Speaking of one such book, it's sitting at nearly the top of the second floor shelves and suddenly, it pulls itself out from the shelf and starts to glide down towards the floor! Right on time, it passes above the door as an... interesting, individual walks in, catching it in a paw and opening it to around the center, leafing through it as the pages move on their own. He's snacking on something from his other paw, popping what look like some kind of small nut into his maw every so often.

This is Kit, a student who more resembles an Aardwolf than he does a young man. He's somewhat lost in his own world for a moment as he moves, studying the pages of the very old book the way a normal teenager might look through a comic book. The book is simple, red leather binding, gold leaf in a pentacle along the spine and no title to be seen anywhere on the outer cover.

After a moment he takes note of Illyana and her stack of books and stops, cocking his head to one side before giving a little two-fingered wave with the hand he's holding his snacks in, being very careful not to drop any of the food anywhere.

Magik has posed:
    Illyana is magically sensitive. So when Kit magically pulls the magic book across the room, it's as if someone is talking in the quiet library. Her initial thought is to try and stop the book, but it's not like she's worried that anything is likely to happen here. Most of the books she's gone through so far have been pretty harmless so far. And even if it weren't, typically don't rush in and do the dumb and dangerous stuff. They usually get comfortable before doing that. But she does eye Kit when he stops and greets him with a short, "You. What are you doing here?"

Kit Killovarras has posed:
"Umm.. Studying?" he says, his ears drooping a little. "I was trying to see if I could find anything on the practice of focusing chaotically alternating dimensional energies, so far the closest thing I've gotten to the subject is a theory on how to open gateways." He tilts the book a little, showing a pair of the pages to reveal several strings of Theban script, though there is also a pair of depictions of arcane rings, specifically, one for opening a gateway to another dimension. "Not really what I was looking for, but still a fun read."

After a moment, he slips his bag of snacks into his pocket, dusts off his paw and offers it with a warm smile. "I.. don't think we've met yet. I'm Kit, I'm a relatively new student to the school."

Magik has posed:
    Illyana narrows her eyes a little as she looks at the Aardwolfman appraisingly. "And you would be qualified to do this without sucking the entire school into a hell dimension?" There are probably situations where Illyana meets other magic-users and gets along with them. But she's having trouble thinking of the last time that happened... She doesn't get up off the ground or even take the offered hand. She's not sure what she thinks of Kit yet, but he seems glib. Which often means trouble from magical people. Especially the student ones. "I am Illyana", she offers back.

Kit Killovarras has posed:
A momentary shake of the hand, then Kit's ears perk up at the name, "Oh, Miss Rasputina." he says with a little chuckle. "I've actually been looking for you." Then he looks at the pages of his book and gives a simple, "Well, I mean, not opening a gateway, no. This sort of spell takes multiple people, all working in tandem to even attempt and even then, it seems like it'd be remarkably dangerous without several of those people being remarkably powerful, but like I said. It's a good read."

When his hand is released, he does hold his paw out, palm up and in that moment, something happens. To someone who is magic sensitive, the process would be obvious. The aardwolf is somehow using his body like a lens, pulling in energy from a handful of dimensions with visibly no effort at all. The energy is pulsing across his body in thin tendrils, producing a visible violet energy that jumps between the strands of fur along his arms.

There is a side-effect of what he's doing though. Visibly, it's like every muscle in his body is tightening up in response to the energy passing through him, but it doesn't seem to bother the aardwolf in the slightest.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn is not all that eager to start school again, but she may as well get in some reading first. Hey she got lucky and found some fun books on magic. Will she get lucky again? She sllips in quietly, peeking around. Megan isn't known fir being a quiet mouse but the library is pretty strict on stuff like that so she at least tries to hold her tongue.

Magik has posed:
    More glib. Illyana wonders for a moment whether she was ever like that. Eventually she decides she wasn't. "And why were you looking for me?", she asks, holding out her own hand face-up as if waiting for the book that Kit just took to be deposited there. She watches as Kit starts to power-up whatever he's trying to do. She's not entirely sure what he's trying to do. Impress her with something possibly? She doesn't look impresed though. More frustrated.
    And while she waits for answers on all accounts, her eyes do shift to the door of the library when Megan enters.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn isn't sure what she's looking for but peers around anyway, getting lost in the stacks. Til she hears familiar voices and peeks out, blinking and waving, "Ooh Hii Kit, Illy! Whatcha doing, leave anymore magic books behind?" she smiles impishly at Illy, knowing it caused trouble before. ooh and she's been a bad girl slacking off on magic lessons lately too.

Kit Killovarras has posed:
The energy fades from his body as easily as it came, flowing back to whatever dimensions they were bulled from as he closes the book and sets it in Illyana's hand, explaining, "Well, because I was told you might me able to help me understand my abilities better." with a slight tilt of his head. "My family was only able to teach me a little bit. Most of the people in my family don't seem to understand this type of magic." Then he gives a little shrug, ears drooping ever so slightly again as he adds, "So, I was hoping you might.. I've been looking for people who might be able to help me ever since I left home."

Megan's arrival doesn't entirely go unnoticed, his ears twitch a little and he gives a glance over his shoulder and a little wave.

Magik has posed:
    Illyana accepts the book first and opens a small portal beside her, tossing the book gently through. Yup. That one's going to be kept safely in Limbo for now. "Are you sure that it's even magic?", she asks. She asks the question in bad faith. She knows that it is, since she sensed it when he used it to take the book. "Or a type of magic that can be controlled?" Okay, that question is more of a grey area. But it's meant to make him think. "What do you know about your powers already?", she asks as she contiues sorting through the books.

Magik has posed:
    But before she turns back to the books, she calls out to Megan, "There you are. Here to study?"

Kit Killovarras has posed:
Kit's ears droop a bit more at the questions, "I'm fairly certain it's magic, yes. Especially since I come from a family of mages. As for if it can be controlled? My grandfather was the only other member of our family who pulls from other dimensions like this. He was the one who originally tried to teach me, but.. Well, none of his methods worked." He gives a little shrug, then muses, "Three hundred years of study and he has a decent grasp on the method, but he's not exactly a good teacher."

The portal gets a glance and there's the faintest hint of a frown when the book goes into it, but he doesn't question the reason. "As for what I know about them? Well, I use my body structure like a lens to focus energy from various dimensions, depending on what I'm attempting to do. It allows me to forgo rituals or incantations, but it also has a physical affect on my body if I use it too often. So far, I've learned how to manifest blades for the sake of defense, I can project raw energy into a sort of barrier and I can use it to mend pretty much any material, including living flesh."

Magik has posed:
    Illyana continues sorting as she listens. "And your grandfather? How did he learn? Trial and error? Books?" She starts to place a book in one pile, but then pauses and puts it in a different one. "Magic is a broad topic. And focusing dimensional energies may not even be magical. There are all kinds of creatures that can absorb and focus different types of energies. Or even have ties to other dimensions. This school has had several." She pauses, "I may be able to help you, but there are plenty of teachers here who channel energy. What are you hoping to learn?"

Kit Killovarras has posed:
"My grandfather learned through trial and error, which is actually what I've been doing since I left home." Kit explains with a slight smile, then he gives a shrug and sighs, "Well, to stabilize it for one, since at the moment the side-effects can be pretty destructive. I've already had to be treated for internal hemorrhaging, severe lacerations and even several broken bones the last time I--" There's a pause and he visibly shrinks a little as he stops talking for a moment. He shakes it off though after a moment and continues. "Like I said. There are side-effects that I want to try to learn to mitigate, if at all possible. Umm, I've also been trying to find different ways to manifest the energy. Blades can be useful, but I've been trying to figure out a less destructive method of using it beyond just mending things or making shields."

Magik has posed:
    "I would need to know a lot more before I could even start to say I could be of any help", Illyana answers. "And even then, we'd need to see how much could be done. I don't even really know /what/ you are. Nevermind how your abilities work. Some of this sounds like it has magical origins, but even then, you don't use your abilities the same way I do. So I can't promise anything." She lets that sink in for a moment before adding, "But I can look." She looks down at the stack of books on one side of her. "When I have some time."

Kit Killovarras has posed:
Kit nods ever so slightly and offers a smile, his ears perking up ever so slightly. "I figured as much, I don't expect an automatic 'yes' from anyone I ask to assist me in this, since what I do is considered odd by most standards." Then he gives a little pause, gives a little clearing of his throat and two more books come off the shelf, laying down by Illyana. "Two more I found in my reading. One's a study on ritualistic creation of pacts with lower divines and spirits, the other is... well, it outlines the general principles of the school of the arcane." He gives a sheepish little grin, adding, "I have a lot of free time sometimes." then his ears perk suddenly and his fur fluffs up, "I.. I'll be back in a bit." he says as he suddenly turns and bolts out of the library, heading towards the dormitories of all places.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn meeps, having fallen asleep somewhere along the way and having missed everything that was said. She blinks, jerking up awake. "Wah what did I miss?"