[IC] Lost in Dreams [Graham]

[ericthered]

Graham finds a very comfortable nook to rest in. The singers' eyes (there are about seven singers) begin to dart over to where he is, but none of them make any comments. The song ends, and another song laden with multiple meanings begins. This one tells the tale of a king whose subjects swore a vow to him with two meanings, one much more strict than the other, and the kings adventures as he demanded the vow to be fulfilled.

The table is the central feature of the hall. The table actually carved out of wood is somewhat jaring and looks out of place in the room, which seems to otherwise be more outdoors than in.

[momothefiddler]

Graham yawns and settles comfortably into the nook, enjoying the song and idly looking through the papers for any diagrams or any symbols he recognizes.

[ericthered]

He can't see any familiar symbols, though they all seem to come from an alphabet about the size of the latin script. Singers come and go, and one of them approaches you and asks "have you found anything new in the classics/book/fundamentals?"

[momothefiddler]

"I'm afraid not, except that it seems the magic that allows me to understand you doesn't allow me to read this, which is an interesting note in itself, but I haven't been able to decipher the content at all, sadly."

[ericthered]

"You can't learn magic without understanding what you're reading. Too complicated."

He sits down and begins describing what some of the different symbols meant. The concepts were ridiculously convoluted, and somehow involved abstract puns.

[momothefiddler]

"Is your entire language based on puns??"

[ericthered]

The word 'pun' comes out strangely, with the subtext of 'joke'. The Elf quickly corrects this, stating that the language isn't about humor, but about becoming closer to magic. "out entire civilization is built around it. Magic is empowered by multiple meanings. This is why our language is built this way. This is way our homes are neither building nor plant, inside nor outside, natural or artificial. It strengthens magic and helps our minds grasp these concepts."

[momothefiddler]

"So, if you could somehow manage to process it, your magic would be most powerful in a language with only one word?"

[ericthered]

"Theoretically, I suppose. We've pushed the language pretty far as it is. you've also got to be precise in your multiple meanings. We've tried 20 word systems and that just destroyed the ability to specify anything at all."

[momothefiddler]

He nods slowly. "That makes sense. You know, in a way, our magic works similarly. We can change one thing into another, but only when we understand that the two aren't truly different. We can even turn lead into gold, since they're essentially the same if you look closely enough, though it's so hard it's not really worth the effort."