You Say Overkill, I Say Due Diligence [open post]

[summerdude]

Magnus copies the sign onto seven different pieces of paper. It reads:

WANT TO LEARN NEW SKILLS? ME FREAKING TOO. I (Magnus Chase) Will Trade Lessons In Any Of The Following For Something You Know:

• ASL (Alf/American Sign Language)


• Camping (pitching tents, campfire safety, celestial navigation)


• What To Do If You Find Yourself Lost In The World Tree Yggdrasil


• Pickpocketing (But only if you promise to use it for good (stealing ONLY from dickhead rich people) and ONLY if you have to!)


• Swordfighting for Beginners (I am intermediate but Jack is advanced and he can help!)


• What It REALLY Feels Like To Die (NOT ADVICE!!!)


• (Trans)Gender Identity and Fluidity (from the perspective of a cis guy) (Alex-approved content only)


• What To Do If The God You're Talking To Is Super Obnoxious Particular


• Why Falafel is the Best Food in the World

All skills welcome! But if you know any of the following I am especially interested: Cooking, Geometry, How To Declare Your Love To Your Partner, Hand-to-Hand Combat, Balancing a Budget, Writing Poetry, Social Studies, Codebreaking.

(Sorry but I will not learn pottery from anyone but ♥Alex Fierro♥. I hope you understand.)

PS if there's enough interest we can maybe do full classes where everybody gets to take turns teaching and learning?

He adds a note about the areas where he can most frequently be found and then posts one sign in each of the two kitchens he's encountered, one by the welcome table, one on the door to the greenhouses, one in the library, one on his bedroom door, and one by what he believes to be the most-populated lounge. Then, with a great deal of eager anticipation, he goes about his day.


[A note from Magnus's typist: Open indefinitely!]

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[summerdude]

"Well, if you want to talk to someone about your thoughts and your concerns as they evolve," Magnus says, gesturing at himself. "I don't know this guy from Adam, and I think I'm an okay listener. I can be your sounding-board, if you want?"

[ravkanwitch]

Nina nods, feeling more grateful for this than she thought she would be. "That would be really appreciated. Thanks, Magnus."

[summerdude]

"Of course, Nina," Magnus says. He tilts his head. He's gotten really good about physical contact with specific people (Galahad, Shen Yuan, Hanguang-jun), but hasn't branched out from there, and he's not sure of the best way to communicate the urge or the offer. "...Do you wanna hug?"

[ravkanwitch]

"Of course I would love to hug," she says, with a grin. Tall and full-figured, Nina is perfectly built for hugging -- though regrettably, it wasn't something she did enough with her friends. Being in constant peril with the occasional traumatic situation didn't usually lend itself to the cozier parts of friendship. She wraps Magnus into a warm hug.

[summerdude]

Magnus squeezes back, cognizant of his einherji strength and not wanting to hurt her with it. "Thanks for trusting me," he says.

[ravkanwitch]

"You're easy to trust," she says, with a fond smile.