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 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)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-12 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	"I understand, really. Wouldn't want this to go wrong." She rubs her head again and rocks back on her heels slightly. "We could go find the next one. I think I can do that one before I'll need a break." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	He puts a hand on her shoulder. "You sure? If you show me how, I can do it. Maybe give you a chance to rest up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sparkofmagic
2011-12-12 10:41 pm UTC (link)

She wasn't going to admit that her head was swimming despite the first area getting cleaned up. But he was offering to help so Mina thought it would be wise to accept.

"All right. I'll tell you were to cut. It's not obvious since we can't directly see the focal point. I'm just making the wires visible, pretty much."

Calling the parts of the spell wires works since that's how they've translated into the material world.

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	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Wires, okay. I can handle wires." He kneels down with the wire cutters. He sees one of "wires", focusing on the task at hand, he focuses on doing as Mina did earlier. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-12 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Very good," she comments. "You're following the pattern pretty well. It's just a matter of cutting it until it falls apart. It's not the most tangled spell I've had to pull part." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 10:51 pm UTC (link)
	"So this is something you've done often?" he asks as we works on the wire in question. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sparkofmagic
2011-12-12 11:03 pm UTC (link)

"It's how I work with magic, I break spells down into their base components and yank them apart." She grins faintly.

"I've been told I'm a 'logic' mage because of how I do things." She's a little hesitant to admit she's just a student still. She knows they can do this though. They have no choice either way.

"But really something like this isn't how I spend most afternoons." She points so another spot where there are three cross-sectioning wires winding together.

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	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Really?" he asked, intrigued. He didn't take his eyes off his work, but he was interested. My grandfather spent years trying to apply logic to magic without ever really coming to a breakthrough. I toyed with the concept a little myself, but I don't have Grandpa's dogged stubbornness." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sparkofmagic
2011-12-12 11:38 pm UTC (link)

"The problem is magic is more than just..... energy. It moves. It's almost but not quite aware of some level." She licks her lower lip.

"I don't think I'll ever stop learning about it. Can't turn my back on it either.... in some ways you're lucky. If you wanted to you could ignore it. Someone like me? We can't. It finds us."

She sounds bitter about that. "You're doing really good. Almost finished here."

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	semievilgenius 2011-12-12 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	"An interesting point." He lifts up the wire of magic. He pauses a moment after disconnecting it. "I'm sorry your introduction to it wasn't your choice. I..I actually understand having something you didn't ask for placed upon you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-13 12:05 am UTC (link)
	She hasn't really gotten to see the fun parts of magic just yet. But being a stage hand for a magician has been tons of fun. "It's..." She trails off then picks at a wire to test the 'coding then tugs another. "Clip here. It'll pull the test of it apart." Subject changes are good. She doesn't like thinking back to that horrid basement. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-12-13 12:08 am UTC (link)
	He nods, doing as she said, clipping the sliver of magic. "Sheesh. If you ever find the dumbass who did this, let me know. I'd like to kick 'em in the balls." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-13 12:14 am UTC (link)
	"I was thinking of directing Ms Craft towards them." She can't help the slight giggle as she feels more of the pressure going down. "She once made a demon burst into tears and applogize, if what I heard is right. She's.... very nice, actually." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-12-13 12:22 am UTC (link)
	He looks over at her. "Well whoever Ms. Craft is, she sounds pretty formidable." He wipes a little sweat from his forehead. "How many more of these are there?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-13 12:32 am UTC (link)
	She focuses carefully. "Three more. I an get us started on the first one." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-12-13 12:37 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, thanks." He hands the wire clippers over to her. "So..how long has have you had magic?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-13 12:45 am UTC (link)
	She starts to lead them over to the next hot spot. "Ummm." Now she starts to look sheepish. "Don't take this the wrong way but I.... kind of haven't been using my magic for all that wrong. It was sealed up for most of my life. Someone forced the lock open." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2011-12-13 12:49 am UTC (link)
	"Oh," suddenly Max felt sheepish. "Sorry. This is part of why I tend to stay indoors. My social skills are dismal." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sparkofmagic
2011-12-13 12:55 am UTC (link)

"Oh no you're doing fine I just.... don't like to think about the people who broke the lock. They were kind of insane. And you bringing it up isn't bad... you did fine because you were just curious."

She tries to smile. "I'm... fortunate I have teachers who are helping me figure this all out right now. It's still a bit like getting dumped into the deep end of a pool though."

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	semievilgenius 2011-12-13 01:00 am UTC (link)
	"Well..I don't really know you that well, but..you strike me as somebody who really has her shit together. Bad things have happened to you, but you're still going strong." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sparkofmagic 2011-12-13 01:15 am UTC (link)
	She blinked slightly at what he said then smiled slightly. "Thanks." She stops in front of the next location and crouched so she could get to work. It was exactly the same just as she expected. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)