Surprise, magic is real in the Digital Magic setting. Well, not really a surprise given the title and the weird things happening around Jackie. Jackie has a lot to learn, but that's what the video game is for. Lance is meant to be one of Jackie's potential suitors, though they aren't heading that way at the moment.
One thing that occurred to me once I wrote Lance's spell is that there was no way I could maintain rhyming through the story. I don't do poetry; I will not poem. Good thing I figured out that magic runs on metaphor and Jackie also doesn't poem. Jackie's metaphor will come in a later chapter. Let's give the poor lass time to adjust to the idea that she's a wizard, Harry.
The metaphor for magic is a way for casters to understand something that is inherently alien to them. With the right metaphor, a magician can manipulate magical energy to do what they want, like removing graffiti. However, what works for Lance may not work for someone else, and new mages have to go through a learning process where they learn not just how magic works but how they perceive the world. The idea has a lot of potential. Too bad I couldn't see it at the time.
As I mentioned in the first commentary, the plans for Digital Magic is to mine it for ideas to be fleshed out in other stories. That metaphor idea is one that really needs a good exploration as the A-plot. In a romance, the A-plot is the romance, with everything else secondary, even if it is a close second. Later works in the NaNo timeline did have romance. The Soul Blade was almost thrown off by the romance portion trying to become the A-plot. I also started skipping the romance part and having established couples, starting with a project that may never get posted here. Digital Magic was a learning experience.
Trish demands an explanation, in Digital Magic Chapter 9.
Friday, over at Psycho Drive-In, wrapping up 2019 in movies.
Saturday, over at The Seventh Sanctum, lamenting the adaptations hits.
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