Meandering thoughts on nothing in particular

[fantasy_heaven]

This telepathy thing seems really convenient, but also like it might be really inconvenient. What if I think something, then accidentally end up saying it to everyone else?

[It was bad enough meeting just ONE person who could tell whatever she was thinking. Then again, it's not like she's in the habit of keeping secrets.]

Anyway, I'm Reimu Hakurei, a shrine maiden. I'm also a youkai exterminator, so if any non-human weirdos are causing any problems, just let me know and I'll be sure to punish them thoroughly.

Beyond that, I don't really have a clue what's going on, or how any of this stuff works. I'm getting a headache just thinking about the whole incident in Greece again, let alone whatever the heck the Fool is trying to pull by kidnapping me. Someone was talking like there's some kind of competition between the different Arcana or whatever, but they all seem pretty suspicious to me. I don't see why I should care which one wins.

[Pause. It's easy to start rambling on tangents with this setup, huh.]

...See? I'm using this for the first time, and I already got distracted and ended up saying a bunch of unnecessary things. You need to be careful with telepathy.

[Aaaaaand stop while we're ahead. Or at least, before this gets any more rambly.]

Comments

[fantasy_heaven]

Stop trying to sound smart and explain these things normally! What are you talking about?

[awitchdidit]

This space we're in is so screwy with possibility and lack of definition that we can warp it with our brains. It's how I got a sweet mansion.

Other people have found the ability to breach the walls of this pocket and end up in others, although so far no one's managed to get into where the Arcana exist when they're not messing with us directly.

[fantasy_heaven]

Oh, okay. How do you do that? I wouldn't mind having my own mansion.

[awitchdidit]

Hm. Well, I came here with some instinctive knowledge of how to make something out of unformed possibility, but it shouldn't be too hard to instruct someone on it. All it really takes is imagination and willpower.

How are you at making small Liminal objects?

[fantasy_heaven]

Is that something I'm supposed to already know how to do?

[awitchdidit]

Some people pick it up instinctively, some people don't. Truth be told, my abilities as a Witch are what led me to that kind of magic easily, so I'm not surprised an onmyouji's instincts would be different.

[fantasy_heaven]

I guess I'll just give it a try, and...

[........]

...ah, something happened.

[awitchdidit]

Oh? What did you make?

[fantasy_heaven]

Nothing, just... some kind of bubble?

[awitchdidit]

Oh, that's a defensive ability, I believe! A space of environmental peace. Very useful when Liminal is more hostile to mortal life. It's still a good starting point for Liminal manipulation...

[fantasy_heaven]

Oh, good, I was worried that this was going to require a bunch of training or something. It's actually pretty easy.

[awitchdidit]

Essentially, what you're going to look to do next is rather than altering a property of Liminal Space around you, form a small piece of Liminal Space into something physical.

It's probably similar to how you can take normal Shrine Maiden warding abilities and form them into bullets, or whatever it was you did earlier...