40th Resurrection

[sanctus_dei]

[Mail call! Theo's at the mail box on his way home when he notices there's been a delivery. Inside is a small envelope with his name on it. Great, more bullshit from home, he thinks. Whatever it is, is small and most likely metal.

He takes it inside and opens it at the kitchen. Out of it falls a small .38 caliber bullet which clatters to the table. Looking at it closely, it's smeared with blood. Theo stares at it blankly. He immediately knows what it is.]

You sick sons of bitches...

[Family members are free to come across this scene.

Later, Theo can be found walking around town, glad the weather is finally warming up. He's looking rather sullen, but accompanying are his two crow familiars. One flies ahead, or slowly around him, and the other sits on his shoulder. He's also talking aloud to them, and they chatter back.]

No, I really can't explain it. I missed a lot of it. There was a highway, and then a robot, and... no, you're not going out to the highway. There's nothing there.

Except maybe bears.

[Approach/accost/etc?]

Comments

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . Oh.

What are those, sorry?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Manipulation of the dead, and manipluation of gravity. [So proud.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[The boy's face whitens noticeably at that, although he keeps his voice relatively calm.]

W-What does that mean, manipulation of the dead? What kind of magic can touch that?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Only a very powerful one. Mostly it's used for raising the dead and command of the undead.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Zombies and ghosts aren't made by magic. They just . . . happen. Why would you even want to do that?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

They don't just "happen". Not where I'm from.

Because I can.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

People can do a lot of things. That doesn't mean you should do all of them.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

So you've never wondered when people tell you to not do something, why you shouldn't? You've never gotten curious?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I'm old enough to decide what I should and shouldn't do for myself. Doing things just because someone says not to is silly.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[His eyes narrow.] You stagnate that way. Never learn new things.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I've learned more than you already.

[Lucas will turn to leave.]

Goodbye, Mister Crow. It was nice to see both of you again.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Theo lets out a sharp, short sigh at Lucas. No one ever understands this, and he doesn't expect some child to get it either. The crows caw a goodbye to Lucas, but are a bit confused as to what just happened.]