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[ladyofluminosity]

[Luci's voice comes on over the network, and she sounds pretty excited.]

I got something back! Not just some vague feeling or a maybe memory, but an actual power! This is completely unexpected! I didn't think in my wildest dreams that I'd be able to use magic or anything like that, especially like this!

It started earlier, and since then, through lots of experimentation, I've been able to figure out the following: I can make things brighter, and I mean REALLY bright, but not darker; I can make little balls of light in my hands, but I'm not sure if they just stay there or if I can do anything with them--I really don't want to accidentally break something in my room; also, this--

[The video turns on to a bright, glowing blond's face. And arms. And yeah everything. It's almost like there are dancing lights underneath her skin. Meet Luci, resident goody two-shoes, overachiever, and now human disco ball.]

Which is really cool, but I haven't actually figured out how to turn it off yet. So, um, help? Anyone?

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[ladyofluminosity]

That's a thought.

[She pauses.]

Nope, no go.

[indy_wannabe]

Oh boy. Hmmmm... visualize it being dark?

[ladyofluminosity]

[She looks to the side, making a bit of a face, then shakes her head.]

[indy_wannabe]

Damn, not making it easy. Can you just will it to not be there anymore?

[ladyofluminosity]

I've told it to go away, but I think it's being stubborn. I'm not sure it likes me much right now.

[indy_wannabe]

Being stubborn? I didn't realize the blinking lights were sentient

[ladyofluminosity]

Maybe, I don't know. It seems to me like it has a mind of its own. It won't go away when I tell it to, no matter what I do.

[indy_wannabe]

If that's the case maybe try to reason with it? Go over what is going on in your mind and what you need it to do and see if you can get it under control.

[ladyofluminosity]

Reason with it? I didn't think about that. Let's see... Well, I'm glowing, and that's kind of weird. I was studying before, then all of a sudden it happened.

[indy_wannabe]

What were you studying?

[ladyofluminosity]

Calculus.

[indy_wannabe]

Ah. Maybe study English or something?

[ladyofluminosity]

I don't have an English test coming up, though. Also, doing math problems is relaxing to me.

[indy_wannabe]

You draw relaxation from some bizarre things if you don't mind my saying so.

[ladyofluminosity]

That wouldn't be the first time I've heard it, no.

But yeah, I was sitting here, at my desk, working out some work-around on a problem to see if I could streamline solving it, then this ha--

[ladyofluminosity]

Oh my gosh, I think I figured it out.

[indy_wannabe]

Oh boy.

[ladyofluminosity]

[She's talking rather fast, glowing little hands waving about madly.]

No no no, this is amazing, listen to this! I had actually devised a way to be able to solve this problem here [She points off camera.] in such a way that I had never really heard of before. I'm sure that someone else had come to the same conclusion, but basically I took some ideas from another theorem that I saw and applied it here, changing things just slightly, then this happened.

I think I just stumbled upon something! Something incredible!

[indy_wannabe]

Are we still talking about the light show or are we on to the theorum now?

[ladyofluminosity]

You're not listening! The light show is the theorem in practice! This. Is. Incredible! To think that something would be possible with just a bit of thinking outside the box! What else can I do if I just look at this a bit differently?

[indy_wannabe]

So basically you are using theorums to activate your light magic?

[ladyofluminosity]

Exactly!

[She giggles just a little bit, having a hard time containing her excitement.]

[indy_wannabe]

That suits you, I'd say.

[ladyofluminosity]

How so?

[indy_wannabe]

It sounds like you need to master it in your own way, on your own terms.