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@Ralph The object at the lower-right is a mug, mostly full -- possibly coffee or tea with milk, or cocoa. The background for the framed photo and the mug looks to me more like a cutting mat.

@Ralph A cutting mat protects the underlying work surface while cutting various material (paper, fabric, foam, ...) with a sharp blade (utility knife, rotary cutter ...). Usually they're marked with a measured grid, and often also a variety of angles to help make precise cuts with the assistance of a straightedge. They often have a "self-healing" surface that won't be scarred by the cutting blades ... and thank you for the reminder to look that bit up, as I don't know how self-healing works.

@vanellopemint@mastodon.art Even more questions about who knows what, and how. Surely at least some of the staff at the magic academy know about T-gurl and T-boi bracelets, and/or could examine the one Gnarlo stole & put on to figure out what it was & that there's a common counter-curse. Do Lumpikith's parents know they change sex regularly? There's been no mention of changing outfits, vs. Gnarlo being stuffed into a skirt.

@vanellopemint@mastodon.art That's only helpful if there are male to female versions of the bracelet, too. Would using one and then the other put Raven back just the way he is, or might he wind up with somewhat different male body afterward?

@Ksushis @number6 @nygren Thank you! That's very tempting indeed.

@Ksushis @number6 @nygren Oh nifty! I've been eyeing her pieces on ravelry. May I ask what you think of the patterns, and how much of a time investment they are to make? (For you -- as a rare follower of patterns, I'd expect to double that and upgrade to the next larger time unit.)

@vanellopemint@mastodon.art Very effective. Raven planned well. And now she can probably wear a bracelet of power if she wants to & no one male (who wants to stay that way) will dare try to take it from her.

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art Very good magic indeed!

@vanellopemint@mastodon.art ... there is nobody in Gnarlo's life who is both sympathetic to them and has enough clue to assist? Is this in the space of stories where all teenage issues are invisible to adults? (And Gnarlo's hangers-on are all clueless.)

@vanellopemint@mastodon.art Raven is with a friend, at least, though Lumpikith may not currently count as supportive. How is Raven doing? She's got a surprisingly calm face on, but ... Heaps of background questions here about who does/should know what about everything various cultures' (species'?) gender expectations to knowledge of magical artifacts and the local adventuring spaces.

@Kensan_Oni@mastodon.social @vanellopemint@mastodon.art But neutralization definitely isn't punching His Snottiness in the nose and getting expelled for assaulting royalty. That he reacted to the cheering with an accusation rather than a bigger spell suggests that the latter is out of his grasp.

@vanellopemint@mastodon.art Shrillikina's right. The situation calls for more subtlety than Lumpikith generally applies. Perhaps there will be (or they can create) an occasion for a Miasma magic contest -- possibly even school-sanctioned demonstrations. Interesting that Gnarlo is trash-talking Raven but addressing Freydis like she matters, rather than dismissing the entire group for following a human. Have their looting successes been noticed? Or are they the new clique & being targeted?

@vanellopemint@mastodon.art Um. Does Tara want to be support staff? Is the rest of the party prepared to defend a non-combatant, or to train her if she wants to fight? I'll be a bit disappointed if Freydis pigeonholes Tara as support staff. Freydis and Tara could brainstorm non-standard uses for Tara's magics.

@vanellopemint@mastodon.art Pocket dimension with well-organized shelving! All the equipment any adventurer could want, and an easy way to take home the loot.

@proprietor Books, beverages, views.

@X31Andy@mastodon.green @MicroSFF@mastodon.art Harsh, but possibly useful?

@vanellopemint@mastodon.art Oh no, poor Raven! All that good questing and thinking things over time lost in an instant. Is it worse having your parents or a goddess waiting expectantly?

@vanellopemint@mastodon.art Does "cursed" in this genre mean it comes with "you can't take it off" (without a lot of fuss, anyway)? Raven may never want to, but if that's not an option I hope Fluffdusti makes that clear beforehand. Or is it a one-shot physical transformation rather than a change actively maintained by the bracelet? That, too, should be made clear.

@Tuftears@wandering.shop @MicroSFF@mastodon.art Driving away potential practice opponents with embarrassing truths isn't the path to becoming a swordmaster, either. ⚔️

@siderea TIL! And yes, a movie.

@masek@infosec.exchange The original post appears to've been edited, but there are many repost threads with additional tasks. One example: https://weiila.tumblr.com/post/798934139340488704

@LilFluff@mastodon.art Dooooo iiiiiiit!

@MicroSFF@mastodon.art What if there isn't an opponent present?