sparkofmagic (sparkofmagic) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-12-12 15:41:00

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It's not even Feburary yet
The show had gone down without a hitch and she had been left to her own devices. So she was taking in the sights and sounds of the city. The air was chilly due to it being December but not as cold as she was used to so she was happy with that.

She did though pick up on something that had her wandering down to an out of the way market district. She bought a coffee from a vender and took a seat. Then blinked as she noticed the same things playing out again and again. It was weird because some people were able to leave the area others though just couldn't. They would find themselves drawn back and repeat everything over and over again.

This is just weird she wonders what's causing it. Slowly she gets up and starts to navigate around looking for some kind of clue as to what is causing this weird loop.

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semievilgenius
2011-12-12 08:15 pm UTC (link)

Max had left Titans Tower to pick up batteries. Imagine having all the technology to work on, but nobody had thought to get batteries? Well, it's not as if they don't have important stuff to do. Perhaps he just resented having to go out in public? Most likely.

"Wait a minute," he muttered to himself. Didn't that woman leave the store earlier? And if he wasn't crazy, he was positive that guy had just been a few feet away but he was now several blocks over. "What the hell?"

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sparkofmagic
2011-12-12 08:20 pm UTC (link)

Oh she saw that too. Now she sees something even weirder.

There is a clock with hand dials instead of being digital. The hands move back fifteen minutes as the man ends up several blocks away.

"What the hell," Mina echoes. She checks her phone to see if it was messed with too. She feels a sudden headache as if something is trying to mess with her perception of things.

She has the sudden urge to go get a cup of coffee. She's already moving towards the street vender when she realizes what she's doing and stops gritting her teeth together because that was not amusing.

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	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Max noted the changes as well. He also had a headache coming on, not as strong as the migraines he's had in the past, but still disorienting. He found himself moving without even realizing it. Wait..coffee? He didn't even like coffee? Why the hell would he have a desire to get some? He mentally will himself to stop moving. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sparkofmagic
2011-12-12 08:31 pm UTC (link)

She sees someone trying to ignore the compulsion too. She doesn't even know why but she puts her hand on his arm and struggles to do something this... whatever it is doesn't expect.

"Hey there, fancy meeting you here." She has no idea who he is. But her head is starting to hurt a little less and it's easier to fight whatever this is so that's okay. Hopefully he doesn't think she's totally cray because she needs to work around the compulsion.

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	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	He turns at having his arm grabbed. His first impulse was to ask, what the hell, but the look on her face was one of strain and confusion, similar to his own. "Imagine the coincidence," he answers dryly. "I don't..suppose you have anything to do with this?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-12 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh no. Not me." She pauses to put her phone away so she can rub her forehead with her other hand. "I seriously would never ever do something like this. We.... need to find out what's causing this. Before someone get hurt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 08:47 pm UTC (link)
	He holds his own head, the pain starting to remind him more of his usual migraines. "I'm open to suggestions. It seems like some kind of..temporal flux." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-12 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	"... Yeah that sounds right." She's going to glance around. "I don't want to jump to conclusions but I thought it might be magic at first. It felt like magic before it tarted pulling me in." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Magic? Fan-freaking-tastic," he mutters through the pain. "Where did it pull you in at?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-12 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Around fifteenth and Boardmore I felt something.... brush against my perception so I walked over this way." She stops and closes her eyes because her head is throbbing. "So. Yeah. I went and bought a cup of coffee and sat down to watch and see what was up.... about twenty minutes ago, I think." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	"I think a bit of your..I don't know, desires maybe, wafted over to me. I don't even drink coffee and I felt a sudden urge to do so." He tries to focus on the analysis in order to block out the pain. "You think maybe it's reacting differently since..you use magic?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sparkofmagic
2011-12-12 09:12 pm UTC (link)

"Maybe. That's not something I can do," she mutters rubbing her head a bit more.

"It could be. I'm an Order mage so it may just be reacting differently to me especially because of how my magic works..." She bites her lower lip while thinking this through. "I need to actually look for the magic instead of the area itself. This.... might hurt me since this place is already screwing with us."

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	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	"I see." Max takes out a small device from his jacket. "Grandad theorized that at its heart, magic is a form of energy it..can't really be detected by standard equipment, but..maybe it help narrow your search and put less strain on you." He grits his teeth as he activates the device. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-12 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	That gets a raised eyebrow from her. She can't help but look over with utter fascination. "Well he's not wrong it is energy. It's just how it's shaped and where some of it comes from." She's paying attention and hopes that the device points them the right way. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 09:34 pm UTC (link)
	Max moves the device around trying to get a signal. Whatever they were in, it was definitely making the readings screwy. Suddenly there's a very brief spike in the readings. Max moves the device back over. Again, a brief spike in the energy signature. "There's something over that way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-12 09:37 pm UTC (link)
	She focuses and nods. "You're right. I'm not sure what we're looking for exactly but it should be obvious," she mutters as she starts to move then realizes she's still holding onto his arm. She blinks then lets go. "Sorry. I guess this whole-- Thing has me pretty distracted. Forgot I had a hold of your arm still." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	He nods at her observation. He doesn't realize it himself until she brings it up. "No problem..considering the situation." Max decides he's not going to think about that..really. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sparkofmagic
2011-12-12 09:47 pm UTC (link)

She slows down and wrinkles her nose because she can sort of feel what's causing the problem.

"I think.... I think I get what the issue is." She bites her lower lip. "Some kind of corrupted preservation spell? That's what's causing the time loop. It's like when data on your computer gets corrupted. Just one little change and.... well it changes the whole nature of what it should be doing."

She runs her finger along the edge of the runes carved into the ground. It was on the outside of a very small garden that looked pretty badly run down. "I just need to figure out how to pull this part safely so it doesn't keep bleeding over into everything else. By the looks of it, it may have duplicated itself in different spots over the whole strip. We'll need to pull them out one at a time or it'll keep replicating."

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	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, I can understand that much." He frowns. "Wait, it duplicated itself? How is that possible. I thought Rune magic required an actual person to make them?" Okay, so maybe he read the basic mechanics of some magic. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sparkofmagic
2011-12-12 09:57 pm UTC (link)

"They used the runes here to ground the spell in place." She points to the rune carefully. "See. It's like.... shoddy work. They forgot to double check their work before they laid the spell it. The runes were supposed to tie the spell in place. It didn't happen how they thought it would. They turned this into the main point for where the spell jumped off from though. What we need to do is mostly clean up work."

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	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, I think I get what you're saying." He eyes the runes. "So we simply just remove these and things should go back to normal? We don't have to worry about..I don't know, mystic feedback while touching them?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sparkofmagic
2011-12-12 10:04 pm UTC (link)

"Well... You don't have to worry as much I think." She's trying to be honest.

"I've never actually had something go wrong while pulling apart a spell." She gives him a curious glance. "Do you by any chance have some wire cutters on you or maybe a Swiss army knife?"

The symbolic cutting apart of what she needs to pull away to break the spell will help her out a great deal.

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	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	"You think?" Gee, perhaps I should have written a will before leaving the tower this morning. He pulls out a pair of wire cutters. "Will this work?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sparkofmagic
2011-12-12 10:17 pm UTC (link)

She huffs slightly. "If it's dangerous I'm probably the one facing the brunt of it. I don't want you to worry. We'll be fine."

That's what Zach would say right? "Just let me know if it hurts less once I start clipping."

She smiles at him. "And these are perfect thanks."

She reaches and tugs there's a distortion in the air as she pulls a thick looking golden wire out and stares before snipping away and letting it drop. It looks like she has to cute more wires away from something that can't quite be seen but she's being very careful. She just has to cut away enough for it to fall apart. And in a few minutes it does just fall apart and some of the head pounding pressure goes down.

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	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	"I didn't mean just for my sake..I mean I'm not that self-centered." He sighs. "Gotcha." He smiles back a little, though he wasn't sure he entirely felt as at ease at he may have looked. A certain level of pressure is removed. "You're definitely doing something right. Some pressure just lifted. Do you need to take a break?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)