It isn't encouraged, and could be outright forbidden at this point due to the amount of energy it costs, but Time Craft is such that one can enact their will on exactly what you assume and twist it to their own means. There was one such case where a man stilled an entire country, for example.
[ Speed buffs are... different! Siffrin can also use those. ]
[ The fish are Not biting, and after a moment Odile sets hers down carefully. In one of those holder things. ]
They froze, too. Sometimes without warning... and others, knowing their end. It spanned a few years time -- shortly after I had arrived on the continent, actually, which made travel more harrowing than it needed to be. But I am happy to say that the Craft was dispelled and the world ran anew.
[ So don't worry! It was only horrifying for like, two to three or maybe four years, ]
[ A pretty long time for that to be horrifying still, but Serpilia still lets out a small sigh of relief at hearing that particular ending to the tale. ]
So everyone was alright in the end?
[ At least she hopes so. Frozen time means that no one had any need to eat or drink during that time too, right? So no one was suffering from the fact that for an extended period of time they couldn't take care of basic needs. She's hoping anyway. ]
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It isn't encouraged, and could be outright forbidden at this point due to the amount of energy it costs, but Time Craft is such that one can enact their will on exactly what you assume and twist it to their own means. There was one such case where a man stilled an entire country, for example.
[ Speed buffs are... different! Siffrin can also use those. ]
Intriguing, isn't it?
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Yeah, kind of horrifying too though. What happened to the people of that country?
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They froze, too. Sometimes without warning... and others, knowing their end. It spanned a few years time -- shortly after I had arrived on the continent, actually, which made travel more harrowing than it needed to be. But I am happy to say that the Craft was dispelled and the world ran anew.
[ So don't worry! It was only horrifying for like, two to three or maybe four years, ]
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So everyone was alright in the end?
[ At least she hopes so. Frozen time means that no one had any need to eat or drink during that time too, right? So no one was suffering from the fact that for an extended period of time they couldn't take care of basic needs. She's hoping anyway. ]