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Victoria Craft ([info]just_a_stranger) wrote in [info]dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-10-22 19:27:00


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Entry tags:victoria craft, zachary zatara

It's Magic!
An Elementary School in Gotham City.

Principal Aparo was not a happy man.  He usually was, in as much as any elementary school principal could be, but he had bad news for his teachers his afternoon.  The children were at lunch, with and he had quickly called a staff meeting before it finished. 

"There's a problem," he said.  "The magician we hired for the afternoon assembly is sick.  He had to cancel.  I'm afraid we'll have to postpone the assembly."

"Oh," Mrs. Infantino, the elderly first grade teacher, said.  "The children will be so disappointed."

Victoria frowned.  There was that sudden, sinking feeling.  Slowly... she cleared her throat.

"I... may know someone who can fill in," she said. 

"Who?" Mr. Wein, one of the kindergarten teachers, asked.

"Someone famous," Victoria said, "and a very talented magician.  And I am certain he will agree.  He owes me a favor.  But you must ask no further questions.  I assure you this will be appropriate."

She added a little bit of her mystical persuasion to her words, just in case.

When the meeting broke up, she made a hasty phone call.





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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-14 12:11 pm UTC (link)
"I'm always charming." Zachary leans back in his chair, steepling his fingers. "What do you think is stopping you from seeing it more often?"

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-15 12:26 am UTC (link)
"The fact that your arrogance and casual swagger is usually rather off-putting," Victoria said. "But you probably do not deserve as much criticism as I give you."

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-15 04:19 pm UTC (link)
"Nice to hear that." Zach grins and replies.

Then, more calmly. "Really. It's nice."

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-16 12:24 am UTC (link)
"Forgive the old teacher cliche," Victoria said, "but if I judge you harshly, it is only because I see what potential you have."

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-16 01:38 am UTC (link)
"I like to think you saw 95% of my potential when we first met."

A pause. "Well, maybe 90%. They really should have heated that place better."

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-16 11:01 pm UTC (link)
"I still maintain it was the worst five dollars I ever spent," Victoria said. "Though the view was nice."

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-16 11:32 pm UTC (link)
"Lady, that was a bargain bordering on highway robbery. You know what the papparazi would pay for scandalous pictures of me?"

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-16 11:55 pm UTC (link)
"Not nearly as much as they would for pictures of your cousin," Victoria teased.

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-17 12:41 am UTC (link)
Zach scowls and takes a larger bite of his steak.

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-17 01:05 am UTC (link)
"Honestly, Zachary," she said. "It's hardly a matter of talent or reputation. She simply looks better in fishnets than you."

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-17 02:24 am UTC (link)
At that, Zach just about chokes on his mouthful, as he tries to laugh and eat at the same time.

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-17 03:13 am UTC (link)
Victoria smiled slightly. "Are you... all right, Zachary?"

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-17 03:07 pm UTC (link)
He's about to raise a hand to signal that he is indeed fine... when he realizes he's not. He brings both his hands to his abdomen, trying to administer the Heimlich to himself, but it doesn't seem to be working. His eyes widen as he raises his hands to his throat to signal he is in fact choking.

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-17 10:50 pm UTC (link)
"Zachary...? Zachary!"

Victoria moved quickly, getting behind him and administering the Heimlich. Thank goodness for regular first aid training.

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-18 12:04 am UTC (link)
On the second try, the food dislodges, tumbling out of Zach's mouth and onto the table. He catches his breath and then sits down again, rather harshly. "Houdini... beer.... Zachary Zatara... New York strip..."

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-18 12:17 am UTC (link)
"Are you... all right, Zachary?" Victoria asked, with no small degree of concern.

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-18 12:51 am UTC (link)
By this point, Zachary has to wave off concerned waitstaff as well as Victoria. "I'll be fine... just need a minute..."

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-18 01:23 am UTC (link)
Victor moved back to her seat, but remained fixated and concerned with Zachary.

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-18 01:44 am UTC (link)
He wraps up the bit of ejected steak in an extra napkin and goes back to eating, apparently fine, if slightly flushed.

"..heheh.... Houdini..." He chuckles to himself under his breath. "Ah, gotta remember that for the next time I'm on Conan..."

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-18 01:50 am UTC (link)
"I've always preferred Letterman myself," Victoria said, finding herself back on more even keel now that Zachary was all right.

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-18 01:59 am UTC (link)
"I identify with the format he uses, I guess. I took my act to more of an online presence to expand my fanbase. Grass-roots internet movement." He finishes off the last of his steak, dabbing his mouth and sitting back in contentment.

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-18 02:03 am UTC (link)
Victoria speared the last piece of shrimp and wound the rest of her pasta around it, before popping it in her mouth.

"A smart choice," she agreed.

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-18 02:11 am UTC (link)
"So, speaking of careers... does teaching really fulfill you that much? Think you'll just get in what you need to retire and call it there, or is it a lifetime thing?

Well, human lifetime anyway..."

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]just_a_stranger
2013-11-18 11:52 pm UTC (link)
Victoria tilted her head slightly. "I rather enjoy teaching. I'm good at it, I'd like to think. I spend enough time guarding the door against the dark things. It's nice to look after a piece of the future too."

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Re: Later than Evening
[info]greatest_zatara
2013-11-21 01:09 am UTC (link)
"Your students love you. If I knew nothing else, that would be enough." Zach says simply, raising his latest glass to her. They'd made a good amount of headway through the bottle, and he was feeling very content.

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Re: Later than Evening - [info]just_a_stranger, 2013-11-21 01:43 am UTC
Re: Later than Evening - [info]greatest_zatara, 2013-11-21 02:09 am UTC
Re: Later than Evening - [info]just_a_stranger, 2013-11-21 02:15 am UTC
Re: Later than Evening - [info]greatest_zatara, 2013-11-21 02:18 am UTC
Re: Later than Evening - [info]just_a_stranger, 2013-11-21 11:04 pm UTC
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