Fantasy.
The tour of the Library was boring to some of the final year students. Inside the Citadel housed the School of Magic, The Ancient Library and The Council of Magic there was also the Vault which held magical artifacts. All housed in the Sapphire Citadel, which the students were now touring Sebastian was calm as he brought up the rear of the students of his class. Sebastian was one of the few young mages to study the first Language, and other magical languages such as Elfen. Doing this course for credits meant learning many symbols and translating them sometimes using them. Yet a warning was ever present, old magic was very powerful (the older the magic the more powerful it was.) Use of the old languages was tedious and not encouraged. Sebastian was unique not only did he have the raw power to use them but also the determination to study. Sebastian was always considered gifted as well as Jake Fisher but Sebastian was always the more focused of the two. His INTP day dreaming habit was broken early in life though he still struggled with focus, as all of his type did.
The group walked until they came to the restricted area.
‘Here is the restricted area; you students are some of the few to see it. Behind this door are the banned manuscripts and books. There are many seals protecting this door so only those permitted may enter. I would not advise any curios young troublemakers to attempt to enter. Knowing some of you young ones, when you hear the word restricted you try to enter. The seals on this door are extremely powerful, you may even get hurt.’ The tour guide warned.
Sebastian stopped to look at the red wooden door.
‘Sebastian.’ There was a soft whisper from behind the door. Sebastian jumped back in shock.
‘Something wrong Sebastian Fang?’ The guide asked as he noticed Sebastian’s jump.
‘No, nothing.’ Sebastian rubbed the shadow ring.
****
Later that night Sebastian returned to face the door. As he lived in the Citadel entering was no problem, all students lived in the Citadel. This wing of the compound, however was off limits, he would be banished or worse if discovered. Sebastian had to know. He leaned towards the red door.
NOW we’re getting somewhere. Very good – I think the best you’ve ever done in any story line you’re created. Congratulations.
INTPs have trouble with daydreaming? I suppose it’s the Supportive Ne that’s responsible but wait until you try the ENFP variety. It’s like “Klingon puberty” – the phrase hardly does it justice. “I live in my own little world, but that’s OK, everybody knows me there” is more like it. ::: grin :::
NOW we’re getting somewhere. Very good – I think the best you’ve ever done in any story line you’re created. Congratulations.
INTPs have trouble with daydreaming? I suppose it’s the Supportive Ne that’s responsible but wait until you try the ENFP variety. It’s like ‘Klingon puberty’ – the phrase hardly does it justice. ‘I live in my own little world, but that’s OK, everybody knows me there’ is more like it. ::: grin :::
Sorry, Triond had trouble taking my comment! 
Oh, one other thing: Dr. David Keirsey (in hisf amous book PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME) says that INTPs are by nature the MOST focused of all the sixteen Myers-Briggs types. Other INTPs I know can be – if they have problems it’s because they let their Ne’s run wild without properly using them to support their Ti’s.
If you have trouble with focus, maybe your Ti and your Ne need to have a little tete-a-tete… you can’t blame lack of focus on your type per se. My prognosis is that you need to use your capacity to construct logical frameworks (Ti) more. You have the type/talent. The supporting conceptual imagination (Ne) is well-developed, but it too needs to be used more efficiently. Consider what this Web page says on the subject:
http://www.personalitypage.com/html/INTP_per.html
> The INTP is driven to work with and understand his or her world by applying logic (an immediate, spatial, “fuzzy” logic) to the current situation. Although they generally seek to uncover truths, they don’t always have a goal in mind to achieve from the logical process. The act or process of using logic is rewarding to the INTP. In their zeal for the satisfaction that comes from mastering a problem or situation, INTPs often selectively choose to put themselves in situations in which they have the opportunity to exercise these skills. That’s certainly not a problem. Most personality types choose to do the things that they’re best at most often. Such is the nature of capitalizing upon our strengths. The problem rears its ugly head when the goal of the INTP becomes to achieve their personal satisfaction at all costs.
This sounds a lot like Sebastian – and in some ways like you. Daydreaming can be disciplined – even by an ENFP, the true Grandmaster of fantasy for its own sake – if there is a goal kept firmly in mind. (Which, you obviously had, in writing this story, and its clarity of communication shows it.)
You’ve got me on a roll here… sorry!
My own protagonist is able to do what he does (indeed the Lord of the Realms chose him for his role) because he IS a Grandmaster of Fantasy – more than anything else, in fact. That thought just hit me more forcefully than before. And over the years (decades, centuries) with their trials, he learned to use that multi-layered capacity until no created being in the Metacosmic Realms can stand a chance against him. And yet at the same time, he learned not to let that capacity “go to his head”. He’s retained the “human touch”.
Here is where fiction is teaching me something about fact. I hope the same process is happening on your end, as you’re exploring your characters and their world. Don’t stop now, the story line is getting good! (At least THIS story didn’t end with “All hail the Serpent”! And that was a welcome break… it was getting a tad stereotypical.)
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