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[She's quiet for a few moments. Thoughtful, not horrified. But slowly:]

I think the only problem in asking so high for Ciel or me is the height difference. Unless we're brought close up- for a bite, or being choked up close for example- we might not get the eyes.

But slashing the throat, the arms, maybe the chest- maybe it would work, in startling a supernaturally fast person.

Are you good with slashing, Hakkai? I've been hoping to find a teacher for me and Ciel.

Maddie is gonna teach us a bit, but more teachers, the better. Slashing needs...experience and confidence.

It's possible to make those attacks surprisingly fast, with training. But no, getting that close to someone with supernatural speed isn't a good idea unless they don't give you a choice.

I'm....

I can give you advice if you want it. But I can't teach you. I prefer not to use knives anymore.

No, no. I'm sorry Hakkai. I should have been more thoughtful.

I might ask advice for what kind of knife for the two of us, but that's all.

It's all right. It's just, ah, personal reasons.

[So many personal reasons!]

I started the conversation, after all....

I get it. Some things, we can't...bring ourselves to use or be around for a lot of reasons.

I mean...I did get interested in knives. But then- I've been very interested in non magical defense since I got here since I'm...kinda a wet papertowel, without magic.

Defense wise I mean.

I wouldn't actually recommend knives for self-defense. They can be good for a surprise attack, but many people don't find them as intimidating as they should, and it's not easy to disable someone with a knife without hurting them quite badly.

Some kind of stun gun would be a better choice, I think. For that purpose.

Mm. Or a tranquilizer gun, maybe.

I'll see about asking the Admiral for a stun gun for myself in the future, I think.

I don't think a knife will work very well against some of the hardier people here as it is. But...it'll be good to give Ciel some confidence.

The Admiral can create stun guns that have an incredibly powerful effect. One that might be much more effective than violence could be against our hardier passengers.

I'd like that. I might not get the stop spell up in time, or it might fail.

... Just make sure no one else can get hold of it. That kind of weapon is dangerous, too, even if it doesn't cause any injuries.

I'll do what Ethan did: have it biolocked.

...I should do that to my staff, maybe. Or...something with the materia.

Probably, if it's something that anyone could use by picking it up. I thought there was more to it than that?

Well...that depends on what the more you think it is.

What do you know about materia?

That they're crystallized energy cores of some sort, pre-programmed with spells that they can be used to cast.

But that's about all.

That's about right. But- that's the thing too. They can be used by anyone, so technically anyone can be a mage if you have enough materia.

It relies on instead...a kind of spiritual energy that every living thing has- and some unliving things too. I think everyone on the Barge at least has some of that energy.

Ashton was about to use it, for example. And Alexei and Ethan could too.

There's no... activation word? Special technique?

Hm.

Nope. Just intent. There's usually a few seconds between spells too.

And...my set may be the most dangerous because one of them as a very rare materia.

May I ask what it can do?

Gives the option of using all known elemental spells.

Most only do one, with 3 tiers of potency.

I see. I'm not sure it's necessarily more dangerous than a powerful single-element materia, in terms of someone else getting their hands on it... but it could certainly cause problems either way.

I do think it's a good idea to protect them.

And I've been keeping them protected currently by keeping them secret, more or less.

Especially with people not knowing one of the spells is called comet...

Really, it's up to you.

I'll think on it.

Especially since I like sharing it with the others of my world.

Mm.

I do think that there are enough weapons on board that one more isn't a very big problem, personally. But thank you for letting me know about it.

Of course.

Most people wouldn't be able to use it for more then a few big spells, but...well, most people don't realize I can...

What's something people say from Earth? Bring down the pain?

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