#You're such a lovely one‚ to our brimming delight‚ you do tend

[valleymyristica]

theres a line in the sneak peak that left me wondering about something, so I decided to ask because heh, you're nice and answer everything!

just like humans get sick if they eat over a certain limit in a short amount of time, can fairies get sick from granting too many wishes at once?

That's quite an interesting question indeed! Thank you dearly for sending it

Gives one so many fun things to think about hehehe

What lovely fun we'll have indeed

A simple way to think about things is that wild magic is like water in a well and a wand helps bring it out like turning on a faucet. Can see it like water to a soup and then the actual wish is like adding ingredients. Organized magic is like the complete soup. You eat it, you share it and there might be some things left in the bottom.

Referring back to chapter 3:

""" School did say something about when granting a wish, you combine the wish with the wild magic in you and it multiplies, becoming organized. Part of it becomes the manifestation of the wish, part of it returns to you and the rest is sent to the big wand, with a little over-spilling on earth so that fairies don’t go hungry. """

Meaning that a fairy will eat part of the soup, filling them with organized magic, which can be used more easily. Part will be used like energy for everyday living, and part will be stored for later, like putting it in a fridge.

So, it isn't always to easy for a fairy to overeat, but if your fridge is full, and you are too, what about the rest of the soup? What is one to do?

Well, no one likes to waste food, so, of course one eats. Yet, too much, is still too much and it may come to a point it hurts. It's too much after all, and it is still a part of them.

It can be seen as a less dangerous form of magical backup.

Though, the only real difference is the simple fact that organized magic is easier to just use and get out of your system. Then again, it can be hard to just do that if you're focused on granting wishes, a lot of wishes.

But, hey, surely that would never happen, right?

Truly, it's very rare, considering the fact that the well would more likely run dry before one can get full. Most fairies do have a pretty reasonable size to their well.

Though, there are indeed some fairies that have quite a big well, not many, but a few. hehe. Some of which we may have met.

Hey, don't worry about it. I'm sure everyone will be fine. In the end. Whenever that is.

In addition, based on the show, it's reasonable to assume that granting too many wishes won't do a fairy well.

Either they become lethargic from their well running dry, or become too full from their stomach and fridge not having more space.

[poorrichardslegacy]

Kacxa Week 2019 Day 6: Free Day

This is a humorous fluff piece that was inspired by a visit to the local farmers market today.

Acxa needs a break, and Keith knows just where to take her.

*********************** She's been working at a breakneck pace since she arrived on Earth.

No breaks.

Helping the Paladins defeat Sendak and his Fire of Purification, then contributing to the defeat of Honerva's mech. First to arrive on the scene of the crashed Black Lion, she pulled Keith out, sat with him until he regained consciousness, then took responsibility for creating his physical therapy program and made sure he did it.

Twelve weeks. No breaks. She is on the verge of complete exhaustion and needs a break.

A situation Keith very clearly sees. Concerned for the woman he's become very close to over the past year, he steps in to make sure she takes a day off.

"Acxa, I have an idea. Why don't you and I take some time, just for ourselves, to go out and do something fun? Just the two of us?"

"Keith, I would love to but right now I don't think I could spell the word 'fun' if my life depended on it. What did you have in mind?"

"Let's go into town. I would love to show you around, show you some of the culture of my home planet. They have a huge farmers market there, and we can spend hours just browsing the shops. Then, when we're done, we can go down to the lake just outside of town and walk along the shore. I know you like the outdoors. What do you think?"

"Keith, that's a horrible idea. Why would you think I want to go someplace where they sell farmers? No...that's...just not right."

"Acxa...sweetheart...no...it's not like that. They don't sell farmers at the farmers market. They sell what the farmers make and grow."

Acxa blushes a bright purple, looks at the ground, and gives him a sheepish reply. "Oh...I did it again, didn't I?" Acxa sometimes tends to take statements literally, and this is one of those times.

"You did, but that's one of the things I love about you. It's ok. Well...would you like to go?"

"Absolutely! I need a break, and I'm sure you do too. It will be nice to spend some time together where I'm not scolding you to do your exercises or wiping the mat with you in our sparring matches."

"Yeah, well, I almost had you on the range yesterday. It took you 500 shots to beat me. And even then, you cheated."

"I had to cough."

"ON MY LAST SHOT?"

"Look dweeb, are we going into town or not?"

"As soon as we throw ourselves on my speeder...dork."

She smiles and gives Keith a playful shove out the door towards his parked speeder. "Let's do this!"

While she would flatten anyone else who called her dork, Acxa doesn't take being called that by Keith as an insult. During Keith's rehabilitation they would sometimes refer to each other in this manner, to the point that 'dork' and 'dweeb' became personal terms of endearment for each other.

Arriving at the Farmers Market, Acxa is amazed at its sheer size, and the amount of farm goods available for sale. But what really gets her attention are the shop stalls where merchants are selling antique furniture, home goods, and clothing.

Walking into one of the clothing shops, Keith tells her to look around, and that they'll meet up at the front entrance to the store in 20 minutes.

She finds a collection of hats that catches her interest. Trying them on, she finds one wide-brimmed hat she finds particularly attractive. Looking at it in the mirror, she hears Keith coming up behind her.

"Hey, that looks good on you."

"Thanks, Keith, I..." Turning to face him she is rendered speechless by what she sees. Keith is wearing a pair of farmer's bib overalls, a straw hat, and is carrying a pitchfork.

"What do you think?"

She is laughing hysterically and can barely get the words out. "Keith...what...are...you...wearing?"

"Looks good, right?"

"Keith, it's hideous! Completely and utterly hideous! Well, the hat's not bad ut the rest of that outfit..."

"You're right...but hey, I got you to laugh! No worries, I wasn't going to get them. But...if you really like that hat I'll get it for you."

Their business at the clothing shop complete, Acxa and Keith (and their hats) head out to look at the food stalls in the market.

They stop at a produce market and Keith tells her to pick a fruit and try it. She sees one customer taking a bite out of an apple. Looking over the wide variety of fruit, Acxa picks one up and winds up to take a big bite out of it. Until Keith stops her.

"Um...Acxa...what are you doing?"

"You told me to pick a fruit and try it. I picked an apple and I'm going to try it. Go pay the farmer for it."

"I would, except that's not an apple. It's a green bell pepper. Trust me, you don't eat those like you would an apple. Here...this is an apple. Try it."

Taking the apple, she takes a big bite out of it. Apple juice dripping down the corners of her mouth, she renders her verdict. "Not bad. It's not chocolate. Or bacon. But not bad."

"You and your bacon!"

A part of Keith's physical therapy program included a strict diet, but she gave him leeway to pick some of the food items. At different points he introduced Acxa first to chocolate, and then later to bacon. They quickly became her favorite foods.

"OK, I know what you would like. Come with me."

Taking her by the hand, they pass by the butcher's stall, where Acxa sees sliced bacon by the pound.

"Keith...bacon...stop please?"

"Nope. I've got something better in mind."

They next pass the stall of the candy maker, and his heaps of chocolate.

"Keith...?"

"Nope. Got something even better than just plain chocolate."

Downcast and disappointed, Acxa trudges after him until they stop at the stall where different varieties of coffee and teas are sold.

"Acxa...look in that case. I think you'll like what you see."

Looking in the case, her eyes immediately light up with delight. Never in her wildest dreams did she think she would see anything that looked so delicious. She turns to him, hopeful, and asks, "Keith? Can we try some?"

"For your, anything."

Procuring the item for her, she takes a bite and is immediately swept into culinary nirvana. She wraps her arms around his neck and gives him a long kiss.

"Keith, thank you! This is a wonderful day!"

"I'm glad you are enjoying yourself. And I'm glad you like the chocolate-covered bacon. I had a feeling you would.