Zatanna Zatara (mistressofmagic) wrote in dc_heroes,
@ 2010-08-01 00:37:00

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Puttin' on the ritz (open)
Full house tonight.

Zatanna was doing what she did when she wasn't out assisting her fellow heroes or sloving some magical mayhem.

Her day job.

Tonight, she was in Vegas, as part of a week-show run. Three shows a day, a different routine each time. Hey, she had to change it up a bit. Give them a little something to wait for each time. Because if it came known that she did the same thing everytime...well, she couldn't just have that, now could she?

And now, for the grand finale.

"Ecenidua otni ehe ria!" Every seat in the house was suddenly floating in the air, while a brightly colored light show danced around them. When it was over, the audience members would find bags containing a nice assortment of goodies under their seats.

"Thank you, Las Vegas! And goodnight!" Zee said, teleporting into her dressing room.

"Aet htiw yenoh," she said, the steaming cup appearing in her hands.

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hell_blazer
2010-08-25 05:03 am UTC (link)

John is waiting in a corner of the room as she teleports in, admiring the woman before him as she conjures herself some tea.

"That, right there, is probably the biggest benefit of conjuration. Tea time happens when you schedule it, luv." he says, as naturally as if she should be expecting him. Of course, he's been to all of her shows recently. London, Paris, Moscow, Dublin, Sydney, Gotham, Metropolis and now Las Vegas.

One could draw some...chilling connotations from the fact that he's almost got her routine memorized, down to the goodie bags under the seats.

"I was really itchin' to see you do the water escape act again, Miss Zatarra, but you didn't. What gives?" he asks.

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mistressofmagic
2010-08-26 03:11 am UTC (link)

Zatanna raised an eyebrow. Damn. She'd noticed him. Sitting in the same place he'd sat at her last seven shows. Different theater, same seat. Back left corner. True, most ordinary performers wouldn't notice such things.

But Zatanna's no ordinary performer.

She took a sip of her tea. "I thought once you've seen them so many times, you'd get a little tired of it. Unless I assumed wrong, Mr...Constantine?"

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hell_blazer
2010-08-26 03:27 am UTC (link)

"Miss Zatara, I doubt anyone would get tired of seeing anything you can do, no matter how many times they see it." John says.

He smiles at her recognition of him. Most people who know of him are terrified at his presence. The name "Constantine" doesn't inspire fear because he's some sort of powerful sorcerer (though he is)...but more because people who come into contact with him tend to end up dead or worse as a result.

"You were great out there, by the by. Every time I see your show, it's like the first time." he compliments.

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mistressofmagic
2010-08-26 03:48 am UTC (link)

"I'm flattered Mr. Constantine, truly." Zatanna snapped her fingers, and her top hat was resting on the vanity table, in front of the mirror.

She'd done a little...digging into John Constantine (because some who's been to her show eight times now? Yeah, something wasn't right there). And while there were somethings about him that made her look twice, overall, she'd found him a little...intriuging.

"Thanks. Coming from you, that means a lot."

Zatanna took another sip of her tea, raising an eyebrow at him.

"Why exactly is it that you're here, Mr. Constantine? Other than being 'just another fan'?"

Most fan didn't go to eight shows in a row. One, because hopefully, they had lives outside of seeing her perform.

And two, the majority of the venues that she played in were a little on the pricey side.

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hell_blazer
2010-08-26 04:30 am UTC (link)

"Well, Miss Zatara, the long and short of it is, I've been hired to watch your back for an allotted period of time. A contract was taken out on your life and the person in question basically sent the Boba Fett of Hunter-Demons to take you on." John says.

"The demon in question is especially adept at killing your kind." John says.

"Granted, seeing the shows is great and while I'd love to say that I'm being paid an exorbitant sum to stick my limey neck out for you, but the truth is, I'm also bein' paid to collect data on you for someone else who might try to kill you in the near future. I /am/ a fan of your shows, though. So, that's why I've been to 'em all." he tells her.

"Oh, you actually have to accept my help in order for this to work. You can tell me to go take a leap and then I'd have to leave and not look back. Of course, you'll be dead within two days at the earliest, but this is one of those 'we don't want it said we held a gun to your head and made you say yes' sort of things, luv." John finishes.

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mistressofmagic
2010-08-30 03:32 pm UTC (link)

"So I've got a guardian angel of sorts looking out over me," Zatanna said dryly, "I don't supposed you're allowed to tell me who hired you?"

"Though I understand while you may have to protect the identity of said person that hired you, I'd appreciate everything that you know on this demon. I'm not the damsel in distress type, Mr. Constantine. While I accept your help, I'd like to at least know what we're going up against, so I can prepare myself. I'm not one to turn down help, especially since you've made it pretty clear that my life is stake. And like, most human beings, I do hold some value on it."

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hell_blazer
2010-08-31 12:49 pm UTC (link)

"I'd like to, but I've been compelled to secrecy mystically." John says, not happy about that at all.

"Well, good to see we can work together. Now, I've got a Tantra class comin' up in an hour or two, but if you're not busy, we might be able to sneak in something to eat while we wait.

The good news is, if you survive until Friday, the contract becomes null and the Hunter-Demon goes home with a black mark on its reputation and it can never hunt you again." John says with a smile.

"So there's that at least."

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	mistressofmagic 2010-09-07 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Then I'll just have to make sure that I survive, then," Zatanna said with a grin. "With you to assist me, I don't think I'll have much trouble." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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