[ CATCH-ALL ] and I broke my heart in two

[londonbound]

Who: Rhy Maresh & others
When: throughout September, early October
Where: Castle Thorne, Nott, Horizon
What: In the aftermath of the attack on Nott, Rhy is doing his best to help out as a healer in the fields, taking on the firefighting quest, and otherwise being fucked up about all the damage and casualties already piling up.
Warnings: blood, possible violence, will add as needed.




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[hextechhead]

Jayce was taking a few moments to sit in the field, it always calms him, even when he knows it's the Horizon and not technically real, it helps. He knows Rio is coming before she chases flowers next to him and he smiles, getting to his feet to greet Rhy.

"Hello Rhy, nice to see you." He's very tired but Jayce is always unfailingly polite and warm to everyone he meets. He can manage now too, despite everything going on.

This place is so completely different from the rest of the tower which has normal science labs, personal apartments, and other key places, but nothing so outdoorsy. "Sorry, do you want to go somewhere more formal? This is where I practice magic so I have been here a lot lately."

[londonbound]

The meadow is beautiful. He knows it must not be as large as it seems, but in this place, the illusion is perfect. The field could go on forever.

He shakes his head.

"No. This is a gorgeous place. I can see why you'd want to visit often."

Turning his gaze from the endless carpet of flowers to Jayce, Rhy takes the opportunity when he mentions practicing magic. It is, after all, what he wanted to speak to Jayce about.

"About that... I know you practice healing magic. I imagine it's been... needed, lately."

[hextechhead]

"A mage saved my mother and me from freezing to death when I was a child. He teleported us to this field. It's symbolically a place where I got a second chance at life, thanks to magic."

It was a very traumatic event, except in Jayce's mind, so much of it turned into this beautiful experience, like the field around them. He used to be very uncomfortable with the cold but his obsession with magic took off from there. It led him to Hextech and to his current occupation as a fairly decent magical healer. So this place functions well as somewhere he feels safe to sit down and practice.

He returns his attention to Rhy and nods. "Yeah, I got a little boost from the Singularity after my first visit so I've been training about six months now on top of it." Jayce smiles. "Although I have to say, no one warned me that using too much magic can be more exhausting than physical activity." At least when you're new to it, apparently.

"Why do you bring it up?"

[londonbound]

Rhy nods, listening to Jayce's story without asking questions. It doesn't sound so strange to him, as someone who's grown up in a world vibrant with magic, even if teleportation magic in his own world is rare.

"I was aware, logically speaking... but experiencing it is something else entirely. I haven't gotten much practical application practice, though I have been studying it for about the same amount of time as you, it seems. Now, in Nott, I'm finding myself unable to keep up without overextending myself. I thought you might experiencing something similar, and decided to ask how you deal with it."

[hextechhead]

Interesting dilemma and Jayce nods. "I think it's because I use it all of the time that I'm where I am now. Practical application makes it stronger each time I do it. Practice can only do so much."

Jayce doesn't mean only recently; he's been healing Viktor for months every few days, stronger by the week and month, and now he can handle higher-level injuries and situations. He's been draining his magic in Libertas but he doesn't mind, it helps. And he is used to straining himself.

"Overextending is natural, we only have so much energy to share. It's like any skill, you have to do it actively to get better. Start small in Nott, try it on burns and sprains, when you feel the pressure start to get to you, take a break."