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In the morning after sleeping with Matt's spell under his pillow, Cassian wakes up with a start and realizes that he feels rested.

His dreams were full but not nightmares, he can't recall many times when that's happened. After stepping into the 'fresher, checking his wound that's healing cleanly and rebandaging it, he starts typing a report for Matt. He debates how deeply to describe the difference between the nightmares he usually has, so many of them are full of times he's had to kill for the Rebellion or missions that went wrong.

In the end, he keeps it simple and knows that Matt can ask for details, many of his reports to Draven are that way in case anything is intercepted and because Draven chooses to pick and choose what intel he shares. Its not ideal and he knows some missions have gone wrong because of missing pieces, ones he hadn't found and didn't know or someone didn't know, but lives have been saved too. No one can break and tell something they don't know. When he reaches the counter, he orders a caf and looks around for Matt and asks for the latest news on his pad.

Date: 2017-04-11 03:41 am (UTC)
semicharmed: (I like you)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
Matt has been noodling around in a notebook, sketching possible iterations of Cassian's pleasant-dreams charm.

Of course, without knowing how his first attempt worked out, there's only so much he can do. So it's not too long before he's back in the bar, the notebook tucked under his arm.

When he spots Cassian, he brightens and picks up his pace.

"Hey," he says. "How'd you sleep?"

Date: 2017-04-11 04:00 am (UTC)
semicharmed: (work and or magic to do)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
Matt peers.

"Oh, yeah, I can read that." He settles onto a stool and tilts his head for a better look at the pad.

Although better than I have in a long time is a pretty promising start.

Date: 2017-04-11 04:29 am (UTC)
semicharmed: (intention and breath)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
Matt is still reading, so it takes him a moment to say, "--Oh, very."

He re-skims a few lines.

"Although ... do you mind telling me a little more about the dreams you had?"

Date: 2017-04-11 04:38 am (UTC)
semicharmed: (spells in the dark)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
'Extracted' doesn't have a very pleasant resonance to Matt. But then, neither does 'my entire life fighting.'

He nods, thoughtful.

"So everyone was--safe, in your dreams? Or how would you describe it?"

Date: 2017-04-11 04:49 am (UTC)
semicharmed: (think about that one)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
"Mm," he agrees. "Yeah. Okay."

He's quiet a moment, as if listening to something a long way off. (What he's actually doing is trying to make sure he doesn't forget an important question.)

"And how'd you feel when you woke up?" He peers down at the pad. "Is that on here?"

Date: 2017-04-11 04:53 am (UTC)
semicharmed: (messy hair)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
"Ah, sorry." Matt gusts a soft, self-deprecating laugh. "I know you said you'd do a full report, but I don't think it registered that you meant a real one."

Date: 2017-04-11 05:00 am (UTC)
semicharmed: (I like you)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
Amused, "Well, I'm flattered you wasted your training on me. Piecemeal intel's the only kind I know."

Date: 2017-04-11 05:05 am (UTC)
semicharmed: (coat)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
He scrubs a hand through his hair, expression still amused but a little softer now.

"Which was the point of the exercise, it's true. I'm glad it worked."

Date: 2017-04-11 05:13 am (UTC)
semicharmed: (herbs & artifacts)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
"Whenever I can," he admits with a crooked smile. "I started off doing them for friends, and it kind of went from there."

Date: 2017-04-11 04:45 pm (UTC)
semicharmed: (smiles!)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
"And no lie, you're benefiting from them being my first test subjects," he adds, grinning. "My early attempts at amulet-making were kinda lumpy, ugly disasters."

Date: 2017-04-11 05:03 pm (UTC)
semicharmed: (herbs & artifacts)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
"Ummm."

His fingers drum the countertop.

"Well I did try a few for myself in college, but I didn't really get into it until my early 20s? So, couple years now."

Date: 2017-04-11 05:13 pm (UTC)
semicharmed: (elemental)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
"Yeah. The underlying thread, I guess, to everything I do is that I conceive of my body as a channel for power, or energy, and then it's just about how to direct it."

Date: 2017-04-11 06:27 pm (UTC)
semicharmed: (work and or magic to do)
From: [personal profile] semicharmed
"I think it varies?" He shrugs. "I didn't really have any formal training myself."

Little does he know that that's how you become Darth Vader.

"But I read a lot, and I practiced a lot--messed up a lot, too."

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