oo, what kind of spells? : D

You don't say. I do love crafting a good set of prose. Perhaps we could put our heads together sometime on composing some incantations.

Moth: *with a smile* I'd like that very much, darling.

I love what you've done with Henry. We need more donkeys

Moth: Thank you, darling. If I run into any more jackasses I'll be sure to turn them with you in mind. *grins wickedly*

*Nudge nudge* What about me?

Moth: *eyes you quizzically* You're a donkey already, aren't you? Unless you'd want to be more of one...

Oh no. I just like playing at being one. Sadly I'm a human.

I've tried to get Henry to realize that he's been given a gift. he's so lucky.

Moth: *giggles wickedly* Oh, I don't think he will ever be persuaded. Of course, that was why I chose to make him an ass in the first place. I wanted him to feel as though he were being punished. But, because I'm in a good mood... *she flicks your nose and an eerie green light flashes* Consider your wish granted. You'll find that eating vegetables will get you what you want.

*eats a carrot*

Moth: *smirks as the ears elongate* Enjoy yourself, darling. *disappears in a fog of green*

I, too, dabble in spell creation. But only on the theoretical side of things. I never was any good at the practical stuff.

Moth: Indeed? What manner of spells interest you?

Occasionally, I like to find interesting ways to mix spell effects to produce unpredictable effects. I'd have to dig up my notes to remember some of the more interesting ones I came up with, once upon a time.
Now, I mostly toy around with spells aimed at testing the boundaries of distinction between human and animal. Like Dr. Moreau, I'm looking to find where the actual distinction between human and animal is, both mentally and physically. How much can you take from a human before they're not human any more? Of course, being limited to the realm of theory, I have no idea if my formulas are even going in the right direction. It's only the wide birth of theoretical speculation that's kept it holding my interest for so long.

Moth: *crosses her arms pensively* Now that is an interesting concept. I haven't had any trouble mixing the traits of human and animal, but I have not put much thought to finding the boundary between the two. Tell me, have you found anything of interest in your tinkering?

The most amazing thing is that it isn't just purely in the mind or in the body. Some discoveries made have been that if a human is physically transformed fully into an animal, even if the mind is left intact, then over time, the animal nature eventually takes over the human mind. And if an animal is transformed fully into a human, eventually it will come to develop into human thought and behavior, although it will have admittedly limited intelligence due to lack of education and experience.

Conversely, if you totally alter a person's mind so that they think and behave exactly as an animal (in so far as the human body allows), the human mind eventually reasserts itself. It's suspected that the human body being incapable of performing many of the basic modes of movement of the animal they think they are creates a cognitive dissonance that eventually causes the human side to remember itself and come forward. This is borne out by the fact that the more differences there are between the human body and the animal mind thrust onto it, the faster the human mind reasserts itself (IE, a human made to think it's an ape will take a long time to return to normal than a human made to think it's a bird).

It therefore raises an interesting question about where the distinction is. What's the tipping point where a person has changed enough that a person loses humanity? Or the point where an animal gains it? And is the tipping point universal for all animal forms? For example, can a human become more ape without losing himself than he can become bird?

Interesting questions. But for reasons of ethics, they are not ones I could openly experiment with, even if I could master the practical applications of magical energies.

Moth: *ponders for a few moments* I see. This is very interesting. I wonder how these principles work on self-righteous Moth-hating blue faeries. *grinning* Not that I'd experiment with it, or anything.

Nor would I, if given the chance.
I also wouldn't tell if you wouldn't.

Moth: *winks* I knew I liked you.

Acrathia: Yes! The thrill of arcane discovery! The intoxication of raw either caressing you! Working in perfect harmony with the very fabric of the universe! My dear Lady Moth how is it we have not known each other before this?

Moth: Darling, I do not know, but I am certainly glad we know each other now! Think of the things we could create together!

Acrathia: Oh! I am shivering just thinking about it! The things that can be learned about The Art. We might just be able to reignite that font at Stonehenge, raise Atlantis! Stop me Lady Moth I am like a child in a toy store!

Moth: *puts a finger to her chin and smiles wickedly* Darling, why should I stop you? Your exuberance is contagious! Join me in my home in the human realm, won't you? I feel we have things to discuss.

Acrathia: Yes indeed we do. Among other things I must tell you how tea with Azura went.

Moth: *raising her eyebrows and smiling broadly* Oh! Yes. I must have all the juicy details!