sparkofmagic (sparkofmagic) wrote,
@ 2011-11-05 15:09:00

It's a kind of magic
It had been two days since she had been caught. She should have known better than to accept a dinner invitation from a stranger. She thought she would be safe at a restaurant. In public.

In broad day light. They had used some kind of magic to get her to leave with them. Then they bound her in the magical array they had built in the basement of their leader's mansion. She didn't know what it did. Just that every time they worked their magic she was left screaming.

She hadn't even known magic was real!

She had to get out of here. She just had no idea how. She was so tired and they had left her alone in the basement while thy prepared for the next round of whatever it was they were really trying to do. Gotta stay awake she tells herself. Gotta get out of here somehow.

She just has no idea how.

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	Re: A few days latter just_a_stranger 2011-11-13 05:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Protection is certainly a probably reason," Victoria conceded. "I myself was unaware of my heritage until after I had turned eighteen." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-13 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Right." She looks thoughtful but then just shrugs it all off. At least she has some information. "Either way we know more than we did before." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: A few days latter

greatest_zatara
2011-11-13 07:43 pm UTC (link)

Zach politely takes Victoria's clasp from Mina and returns it. "And that's always a step forward. We'll start your lessons soon. Whatever you choose to do with your magic is your business, but at the very least, you should know how to defend yourself, and how to keep it from activating unintentionally."

He smiles and taps a finger against the girl's forehead gently. "Remember, it's not about thinking something can or will happen. It's about believing it should happen. Lewot." He hands her a towel. "For your feet."

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	Re: A few days latter just_a_stranger 2011-11-13 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank-you, Zachary," Victoria says, with a small nod. "Zachary, once you get past his ego, will prove to be a fine tutor," she tells Mina. "And I shall put my own resources into... asking questions." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-13 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	She's more than happy to take is rubbing the water out of her feet. Then glances at both of them looking really thoughtful. "Then how does logic work into my magic if it's about belief then?" she's pulling her shoes back on and satisfied that her feet are's in the leaves and such next to the water. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-13 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, that depends on how broad your focus is. For example, how much logic do you think a Harvard professor is going to apply to theorizing about a confrontation between a gorgon and a sea dragon?" He smirks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: A few days latter

just_a_stranger
2011-11-13 10:14 pm UTC (link)

"Magic can be quite logical," Victoria adds. "It is not necessarily the logic than normal minds are capable of conceiving, but it is a logic of its own, and each branch of magic carries its own."

She goes on. "At its core, however, magic is a system of imposing your will upon the world, whether through order, chaos, or other methods. And this can be approached with logic."

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Re: A few days latter

sparkofmagic
2011-11-14 02:11 am UTC (link)

"I don't know. There's a great deal you can go into just on the theoretical level about heat and energy conversation when it comes to some stuff," she points out. Then blinks and shrugs at him. "What can I say? My Dad is a high school chemistry teacher and I'm a bit of a nerd when it comes to science.... science is fun."

She looks between them then just nods at what Victoria says. It's not science but it's close enough that she can use that to make it all make sense.

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	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-14 02:38 am UTC (link)
	Zach raises an eyebrow, the engineer in him rankling a bit at the mention of a chemist. "I see. But yes, science is fun." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter just_a_stranger 2011-11-14 02:59 am UTC (link)
	Victoria allowed herself a small smile. "Your father's done well to pass on such interests." She was, after all, a teacher herself. Sorting out demonic entities was nothing compared to Billy McGraw. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-14 03:07 am UTC (link)
	"And Mom taught me how to be her little detective." She looks mildly embarrassed but grins. "They're the coolest adoptive parents you could ask for." She will not speak of the days Dad came home smiling and smelling like things had gone boom. He had more fun than his students most days. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-14 03:55 am UTC (link)
	"They sound very nice." Zach smiles. "My parents run a general store. Anyway, that's all for the ritual. Do you need to get home?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: A few days latter

just_a_stranger
2011-11-14 03:34 pm UTC (link)

Mina and her parents, even Zachary and his, Victoria always felt a twinge of jealousy when it came to families. Her childhood had been wonderful (and her imaginary friend Boston had turned out to be quite real), or as normal as it could be with a blind psychic mother who ran an occult shop, but she had not even known her father until she was an adult and their interactions now were few and sadly far between.

She pushed the thought aside.

"Or is there somewhere else we can take you?"

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	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-15 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Home or back on campus," she decides. "I have a lot to think about." She'll talk to her parents eventually. She glances back at them again and smiles. "Thank you for everything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-15 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, we're heroes, it's what we do. Also, let's not forget, World's Greatest Magician, and--" Zach points at Victoria. "--World's Most Chilling Elementary School Teacher." He preps his ring of teleportation to bring them back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter just_a_stranger 2011-11-15 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Using a new definition of "Greatest" are we, Zachary?" Victoria asked. "The last time I checked such things, you were not even in the top five. Top ten, perhaps." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-18 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	".....You two seriously do sound like a married couple," Mina mutters looking between them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter greatest_zatara 2011-11-19 03:30 pm UTC (link)
	"We are not involved." Zach intones, grimacing. "Kid, just get in the portal." He twists his ring, and the air in front of Mina rips open. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter just_a_stranger 2011-11-19 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Zachary and I have a working relationship, nothing else," Victoria confirms. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: A few days latter sparkofmagic 2011-11-20 12:10 am UTC (link)
	Right, yeah, of course they do. "All right." And into the portal she goes! (Reply to this)(Parent)

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