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Post by Jester on Jun 13, 2006 14:32:07 GMT -5
"Don't show it to me" he says with a surprisingly charming smile. He starts once again shuffling the deck and suddenly throws it up in the air in a hail of cards. As the rain subsides Raquel finds she's holding a exquisite dark purple rose instead of a card. "Ta da!"
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Post by Declan Clay on Jun 13, 2006 14:34:13 GMT -5
"More parlour tricks. Any wizard who's read a few chapters of any magic book in the world could do that."
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Post by Jester on Jun 13, 2006 14:35:20 GMT -5
"why don't you follow me outside beyond these hindering barriers and i show you what chaos magic truly is?" His once charming smile now echoes nothing but evil and insanity.
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Post by Declan Clay on Jun 13, 2006 14:48:28 GMT -5
"Why don't you go annoy someone else?"
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Post by Raquel on Jun 13, 2006 14:53:43 GMT -5
Raquel held up her hands between them. "Boys, boys," she cautioned. "No need to fight. Not on a first date." She pulled Jester aside. She looked deeply into his eyes, transmitting a sort of psychic message. "I'm going to give you a name and a place. You might find it useful. Leota. The Mansion. Now take your absinthe and your card tricks elsewhere."
She returned to Declan's side. "Now where were we?"
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Post by Declan Clay on Jun 13, 2006 14:56:37 GMT -5
"I believe we were on names."
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Post by Jester on Jun 13, 2006 15:00:29 GMT -5
He gives her a knowing smile before rambling a few quick arcane words, that sound suspiciously like the first verse of "hit me baby one more time" And suddenly disappear in a cloud of multicolored smoke. As the smoke clears they see a small note floating melodramatically down to the ground. The words "ThiS iS TruE MAgIc" is written in a bold and deep red.
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Post by Raquel on Jun 13, 2006 15:11:22 GMT -5
Raquel waved away the smoke and picked up the card, placing it in her purse. "Magicians," she said dismissively. "As if anyone could measure up to Houdini. You might have seen him in person. I sense you've been around for centuries."
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Post by Declan Clay on Jun 13, 2006 15:13:02 GMT -5
"Since around 1820. I was a scholar." he said. "When were you turned?"
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Post by Raquel on Jun 13, 2006 15:28:57 GMT -5
"1820?" she gasped. "You've seen so much more than me. But I suppose that's good for a scholar."
"When were you turned?"
She inhaled and looked toward the ceiling, as if searching for an answer. "Lots of things in my mind. Names, dates, deaths. They all run together, mixing, swirling. But that night...that night is crystal clear.
"1953. Korean War was over, fiancee didn't come home. Chopper went boom. Plan went bye-bye. I went to New York, to try to be an actress. Didn't work out. And then I got the news that my brain wasn't working either. Tumor. Inoperable." She tapped the side of her head. "I remember, it had rained. I was working at a diner, and I went outside to cry. Couldn't hold back the tears anymore. Then Elijah found me. Felt my sadness, offered to end it...
"Don't remember much after that. The pain was gone. Head still hurt, but in a different way. They think I'm crazy, but Elijah told me I was just wired differently."
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Post by Declan Clay on Jun 13, 2006 15:32:18 GMT -5
"You should write a book...that's...quite a lot you've gone through. No more, well." he said, surprised by her sad past. "Elijah....?"
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Post by Raquel on Jun 13, 2006 15:41:58 GMT -5
She nodded slowly. "He was my sire. Pile of dust now, but he used to be very powerful."
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Post by Declan Clay on Jun 13, 2006 15:45:02 GMT -5
"I see. What did it, a slayer? I've fought a few, they're tough. A slayer actually killed my sire." he said.
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Post by Raquel on Jun 13, 2006 15:49:39 GMT -5
She shook her head emphatically. "Nope, no slayer. Some Chinese general. Didn't fight fair. Now she wants to run things. Walks around issuing orders," she groaned, downing her drink. "I'm not her slave. But I like my afterlife, so I keep my mouth shut."
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Post by Declan Clay on Jun 13, 2006 15:51:22 GMT -5
"Right." he said. "Well, you have an interesting afterlife, I have to say. Chinese Generals..."
Sound like....nah, couldn't be. Leota Yun Kim was dead, or so he'd heard.
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