#but ambitious artificers burn out really hard more often than not because they always think they're gonna be The One To Crack It
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thinking about how melliwyk had a reputation in her career for ruthless ambition but actually she knowingly went into a dead-end field with realistic expectations about it because that's what brought her the most sincere excitement and joy
#the thing is a lot of ambitious young wizards go into artificing; it's a highly in demand field and research funding is basically limitless#but ambitious artificers burn out really hard more often than not because they always think they're gonna be The One To Crack It#even though no major progress or breakthrough had been made in the entire several thousand year history of the vault#given enough time mel would probably have burned out too if she HADN'T been the one to actually make that final breakthrough--#but she lasted a lot longer than a lot of her peers because she's generally a lot more comfortable with failure and enjoying the process#am I really going to be THE one who rediscovers magic item crafting? statistically probably not but I bet I'll learn A LOT just from trying#I dunno I just think she's neat. most wizards feel like they're stagnating if they're not constantly growing in power and influence#mel's content as long as she's got something to work on and think about#she's mad everyone's reactions to her first magic item were really underwhelming not because she wants CREDIT but because it's EXCITING#(someone taught her how to do it-- she doesn't particularly feel like she deserves credit! but that's not the POINT she doesn't CARE)#(but this is gonna change the world as we know it-- isn't that thrilling? won't you share in my joy for this? can't you feel the enormity?)#my OCs#melliwyk
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