Magic School! [Open]

[unrecovered]

[OOC: It's exactly what it says on the tin: magic school! Where the more magically apt teach those less so to use what they've been unwillingly given. Feel free to make subthreads to teach or to learn, and assume this is all taking place in the park on the same(ish) day.]

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[panspermia]

[ Lesson one, he already feels like a dunce.

Still, Greg can't let himself get discouraged on the first go. Nothing gets done like that. ] All right. Let's see... [ If anything will work, it's gotta be music. He starts strumming, hitting a steady rhythm he likes.]

[letteropener]

Now, let that music fade into the back of your mind. Then, once you have settled into the rhythm, I want you to focus on bringing forth your magic. Just the smallest thing, but concentrate on it, with nothing but the music and your effort in your thoughts.

[panspermia]

[ Celestia can say he needs to focus on bringing it out, but it's still a mystery to Greg. The fact of not knowing becomes a mental block all its own.

That's the point of this though. He needs to let the part of his brain focused on being negative get occupied by playing, and think about flowers with the rest.

It's an ovely long pause where nothing happens, but soon green shoots start poking out of the dirt. ]

[letteropener]

[Oh! That's a remarkable magic! Celestia watches the plants grow with a bright smile.] Wonderful!

[panspermia]

[ Greg gives a small, nervous laugh as little buds start swelling up ]

Sorta pretty, right?

[letteropener]

It's quite a gift. I don't know of anypony else who can do that. And now, I think, we are a little closer towards making you proficient in that magic indeed.

[panspermia]

Uhh, I guess, a little.

[ He stops playing, just to make sure he's not dependent on it. The growth slows, but doesn't stop. His smile twitches a little wider. Consciously keeping up his magic for any extended length has never been easy. ]

Definitely a start.

[letteropener]

That was the most important thing -- consciously doing what you set out to do. Now that you have done it once, it will be easier the next time, and the next.