MemoryTale --- Hopes and Dreams

Basically the Opposite of last Chapter

Despite being unable to light a fire, I was still pretty cozy. Because let's be honest, anything was better than outside at this point.

I felt a shiver go down my stem. I may have been cold but at least I was defrosting.

"Okay, I think it's your turn to try getting a handle on... This situation," Asriel vaguely motioned to both of us. That was entirely fair but I wasn't looking forward to this.

"That'll take too long! I don't know jacksh- anything about magic theory!" I pointed out. It was slightly a lie, since I knew a tiny bit of magic theory, that Mom taught me a while ago, but I forgot most of it. I wasn't paying attention since I figured I'd never have to apply any of it ever. Sadly, we were now in a situation where I had to apply the knowledge I didn't have, like a test but fourteen years after the course. Which was stupid and the universe was cheating. Plus, I was still cold. Which extra sucked.

"Right. It isn't natrual for you," Asriel deflated a little. I didn't like seeing him sad but it was better than being sad! Probably! I internally grinned smugly.

Okay nevermind. Asriel being sad was making ME feel sad. Which was, like, doubly bad. I sighed, I was so gonna regret this.

"Fine. You can TRY to teach me magic. I don't know how goo-"

Asriel perked up, which I wasn't going to try to return his good mood because I was still that cold.

"Okay, well since you're finally cooperating, I'll try to figure this out in a way your small brain will understand," Asriel said.

"I am not FINALLY cooperating, I just have nothing else to do! And my brain isn't small! You're small!" I retorted poorly. Asriel waved his hand at me and brushed off my remark.

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever. So, uh, let's start with basic theory. Except incredibly customized for me. My magic is kinda hard to pick up on, basically, it feeds off negative emotions. You gotta be pretty annoyed to use it," Asriel said.

"And what if I'm in a good mood," I asked, though that probably wouldn't be a problem right now. As I said before, cold sucked.

"Well, then you can't use them, simple!"

That seemed like a bad idea.

"So you just are grumpy and then bam magic?" I asked. Asriel shook his head.

"No. That's just step one!" Asriel grinned sarcastically.

"My magic doesn't work anything like that!" I pointed out.

"Well you have ghost magic, and I have flower magic. They're slightly different for the obvious reasons. Monster magic is different, and human magic is probably different too," Asriel said. I sighed.

"Why is magic so complicated," I grumbled. Asriel shrugged.

"Prob-"

"That was rhetorical. Do not even attempt at answering or I will want to cry even more," I deadpanned.

"Oh."

An awkward silence lasted for a few seconds, though it felt like years.

"Well. I can start on step two?" Asriel said unsurely. I nodded. Maybe it was just better to get this over with and I was being a baby...

Nah. I am always in the right. Therefore I am never a baby about it.

"Okay. So when you're in a bad mood, you need to find your center... Though in this case, it would probably be your SOUL," Asriel's eyes unfocused for a second before he snapped out of it.