42nd Resurrection

[sanctus_dei]

Once upon a time, someone suggested to Theo that he use his gravity magic to fly. Ridiculous! Doing things like flying about on broomsticks is a stereotype, something to mock real spellcasters with, like they were the witches and wizards of old. Theo is a modern spellcaster, thank you, and he wouldn't be caught dead doing such a thing.

Except that it sounds like a whole lot of fun, doesn't it? Especially after half a bottle of wine.

Tonight, well after midnight, Theo Crawford is out in his yard with some spellbooks and mason jars of components. This isn't unusual in itself. He's drawing circles, making incantations and casting spells and small inanimate objects first, and quite successfully. His two crows sit nearby, waiting for him to try it on himself. Humans don't fly, they don't have wings! So they can't wait to see this and get a good laugh.

Trying this on himself is a much different story. It takes more skill in control, some understanding of physics, more spell components and more energy - which he lacks pretty much all over. Theo is too impatient, and tries these spells too early. Are you ready for some failure, Mayfield?

You may find Theo:
- Zipping several yards in the air, before attempting to land. Sometimes he crash lands, sometimes he doesn't. Still, Theo is a frail guy. That looks like it hurt.
- Stuck in a tree. Shut up he can totally climb down, okay
- Crash landing through your roof, or upstairs windows. Now THAT has to hurt.
- Hovering in the air a few yards up, not going anywhere. He's sort of worked himself into a corner.

Or any other manner of craziness you can think of. It's a bird! It's a plane! It's fail!mage!

Comments

[ooeeooahah]

[ Ilsa is just sitting on the patio enjoying the sunset in the back yard when someone augers in, barely missing the tree. She jumps at the intrusion, but then runs over to check to see if he's still breathing. ]

What happened?

[ At least this one still has his clothes on. ]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Theo skids to a halt before falling over on his face on a patch of grass on Ilsa's lawn.]

Aw, fuck!

[Peeking around the tree at him]

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

You really are pretty terrible at flying you know.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Theo was in the midst of hovering when Shana distracts him and he drops several feet to the ground and falls over.]

Goddamnit! Why'd you-- Get outta here!

[desolavi.livejournal.com]

[ blatantly stares at this guy hovering in the air. ]

... is that supposed to achieve anything?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[There's a "Huh?" from Theo before he hits wavers and falls.]

Damnit--! Yeah. It's supposed to be me learning more spells, but that's not easy when people interrupt.

[headedforhope]

[wow, Theo, you actually made Mami lose her composure enough to stifle a yelp of surprise

y u crash through her window all of sudden like that]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[OH GOD SPLINTERS AND GLASS SHARDS

Hi my name is Theo and I am a bleeding lump on your floor. Good news is, he's groaning, so he's not dead!]

[shadowflashkick.livejournal.com]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[From the tree comes a great amount of rustling leaves and cursing.]

Goddamnit! What the fuck!

[femtags.livejournal.com]

[On her way to the diner, she notices someone stuck up in a tree. ...Huh]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Theo is trying desperately not to fall, still managing to hold on. He's reciting something quickly in what sounds like Latin. The spell isn;'t working like this, so there he dangles. Doesn't look like he can hold on much longer.]

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

[Did you just drop in through the roof? Ever since his arrival, SHIKI tried to get used to the strangest things happening. Somehow, he was never prepared enough when it happens.]

I know I'm the last guy that should be saying this, but you could've just used the front door if you wanted to get in.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Theo lays there groaning a moment in the pile of debris. You know he's okay once the cursing commences.]

Shit...! Where-- [He blinks at Shiki until the worlds comes back into focus.] What?

[true-mage.livejournal.com]

[When she hears a loud crash outside on the street, Nino, still awake, opens her window and leans out to see what's going on. Hey! She knows that man!]

Theo!

[Yeah. She's yelling down from her window, waving.]

Are you okay?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Hope you didn't like your mailbox, Nino, cuz it's been taken out. Theo curses indistinguishably.]

Huh? Yeah. Just great. [Dusting himself off]

[buttery-tech.livejournal.com]

Well, I've heard of cats getting stuck in trees before, but this is certainly new.

[But being the trooper than Bridge is, he'll eventually be climbing up that tree and settling beside the guy.]

You do get a pretty nice view from up here, though.

[Don't worry, he'll help you down. If you ask!]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Theo isn't afraid of heights, but he's holding onto the tree pretty tightly. He's really sick of falling today. Bridge gets a frown, though.]

Oh yeah, it's just lovely.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

[Hey man stuck in the middle of the air, not moving. There is now a girl on a broom in front of you.]

Having fun?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Hey he's at least steady now! Ugh, witches on brooms, how demeaning.]

Yeah. Loads.

[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

[Sees him crash into a tree.

Almost feels like laughing, except for remembering both times The Captain crashed into trees in Mayfield and how bad that went.

So, have a super hero grabbing Theo by the ankle and tugging him out of the tree.

The Captain assumes Theo can fly so he's not holding on when Theo is free. Dropping the poor mage.]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Theo has NO idea what just happened. He hit a tree, something grabbed him, and tossed him to the ground, where he hits with a thud and a yelp.]

Ow, fuck! What...

[hideandhero.livejournal.com]

[>hovering in the air

nope.jpg

heresy forever

drawing his gun oh god]

1/2

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Hey this time it seems to be working a bit better! Maybe he can holy shit is that guy pointing a gun at me]

[gandere]

God damn it Archer, haven't you ever heard of a door?!

[ Screams a tsundere as she enters the living room, presumably where Theo has crashed through the roof onto the couch. She's kinda use to this happening... clearly... ]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Hey what's up do you mind if Theo is barely conscious on your couch? Cool. Because that's what he's doing.]

Nng.

Tree the Theo!

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[Ken is just going to face palm, and fetch a stick to try and 'help' Theo down.]

What the hell man.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Oh god as if this wasn't humiliating enough. A stick, Ken? Really?]

Hey! Knock that shit off! I can get outta here on my own!

[latelyblooming.livejournal.com]

[ hearing the crash on the roof outside her window, Ohana quickly runs through all the possibilities and only one of them (a way too early Santa Claus) is vaguely non-threatening and looks around her room for something to defend herself with

in a house with a demon dog king and an assassin idol, the best she can find is a broom... which she's preemptively sticking out the window now ]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Theo is stuck on the roof. He lands with a thud and some shrapnel skitters off, and contiunes to stream past Ohana's window as he attempts to dislodge himself from the crater he caused.

There's some swear words to go with it. He's oblivious to the broom at the moment.] Ow, goddamnit...

[spellbent]

[ Well, he had been sleeping. You know. Until someone came crashing through his bedroom window.

Now he's got his gun out and is ready to shoot in a moment's notice ]

Who the hell are you?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[The guy who came crashing through for a surprise visit isn't really in a shape to defend himself against a gun being pointed at him. About all he can do right now is groan a bit, and attempt to dislodge himself from the debris to no avail.]