Study group (Lucy)

[Corwin]

"All the magic," Lucy says with a quiet pride. "The ties between the various sub-groups, manipulation of spells and cross-training are just some of my interests, Miss Hanna."

[Anastasia]

"All of the magic?" Hanna asks right back, "So a generalist wizard?"

[Corwin]

"I do fancy myself a wizard of some measure of skill," Lucy agrees. "The best way to make magic available for everyone is via the shared medium of spellbooks, I believe! Supplemented through the inherent spontaneity of the Spellpool, of course."

[Anastasia]

"So the key is to be a wizard who is also a sorcerer," Hanna says rather dryly. "What of those without the intelligence to use such magic well?"

[Corwin]

"It's not about turning everyone into a genius," Lucy responds, shaking her head. "The spread of magic is the spread of knowledge, Miss Hanna, for ignorance is the worst sin of all. While some might abuse the gift of knowledge, the same holds true for any other gift. On the other hand, how many would simply know better than to try something wrong or downright foolish? How many would be saved?"

She spreads her arms. "If a proper foundation is erected, where could we all go from there but up? With every generation, we will become all that more knowledgeable and, in turn, smarter. Our lives will grow better. With knowledge and magic, we could overcome most of society's ills! Poverty, hunger, disease, even scarcity itself!"

While her pursuit of knowledge is for the sake of gaining said knowledge in the first place, Lucy is lead to a brand new place as she thinks out loud, only peripherally aware of Hanna and Moore. "If enough understand the value of cooperation for the benefit of all, how would that affect war and conflict on the mortal planes? Just because the divine have their rules as to how things are done to maintain the balance is no reason why mortals themselves cannot work out their own rules to better their lives while working within such constrictions. How many mortals stray from the pursuit of self-destructive goals out of pure ignorance?"

[Anastasia]

"Knowledge, a great key...to Heaven and Hell," Hanna remarks. "You think you can bring about such a utopia?"

[Corwin]

"It's worth a try. Local economies crumble when adventurers try to offload some of their spoils, isolated societies are destroyed when met by their more dominant neighbors.... There are many occasions where a verifiable impact on mortal life was produced via outside means. It's easier for us to think of anecdotal evidence of careless interventions lead in ruin, though the actual untapped potential of such an encounter isn't inherently bad or tilted towards that outcome."

[Anastasia]

A long pause, "What do you think of all of this, Moore?"

[Nephrite]

"Well, I visited a rather interesting Prime a few weeks ago where they focused entirely on magic. It was a very interesting society where people who could cast higher level magic were regarded with more respect than those lower than them." He explains.

"As far as magic itself goes... well, let me take a step back. Knowledge can be used for good or for ill, we all know that. I think I'd just say that there are plenty of very smart people out there who don't use magic at all. Sure, they use magical things... Well, I guess a magical utopia isn't a terrible idea, I just think that focusing only on magic itself might give the wrong impression. Maybe I'll take you to that Prime and you can get some ideas there, Lucy."

[Corwin]

"I can't set foot on a Prime without affecting it, Moore, so perhaps once I've designed the remedy for that?"

[Nephrite]

"Huh, really? I was fine when I was there... But yeah, whatever works!" He nods in agreement.

[Anastasia]

Hanna just nods to all fo that, not commenting further at the moment.

[Corwin]

Awkward. Awkward, awkward, awkward. It doesn't take a genius to tell she's not wanted, and for some reason she's not connecting either.

Lucy gives Hanna a chance to respond herself, but when it doesn't happen she coughs into her fist. "Well, that's one of my humble goals, Miss Hanna. If you find it agreeable, please seek me out so we could work together towards it!"

A glance at Moore at the end strongly suggests that he should say his own goodbyes and then they leave. If she tries to leave on her own, will she get axed? Best to avoid the whole thing altogether.

[Nephrite]

"You really need to not judge a book by it's cover, Hanna." Moore says as he wags a finger at her. "If you'll excuse us!" He says, giving Lucy an out.

[Corwin]

"Have a pleasant day, Miss Hanna," Lucy adds, putting an end to this unpleasant situation by at least parting amiably!

Canderella or Tepen are next on the list, whoever might be available. I wonder if we'll end up introducing Moore IC to some of our mages, too!