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

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

If by teaching you mean crashing. YOu really don't like to get help with things, do you, Theo? [She looks over to his familiars.]

Does he?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

I've been doing it this long on my own. I learned a long time ago that i don't need a teacher.

[Deimos, the braver crow, caws at Shana in agreement. Theo's so stubborn.]

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

Still might help, anyway. You'd crash less if nothing else.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Crashing is a good way to make me learn how to get better faster.

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

While pain is a teaching method I approve of, I think you've got too much talent to knock yourself stupid all the time.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

I just started writing these spells today. I'll get there.

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

I could fly from the moment I learned how to manipulate the power of existence. You really should listen.

Mou!

Don't be stubborn.

[She'll move over and if he's on the ground she'll give him a little kick in the shins.]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

H-Hey! Knock that shit off. We don't come from the same place. We don't just get to wake up with fantastic powers. We gotta work our asses off for it.

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

Are you dumb? Theo... I spent 14 years being groomed for becoming a flame Haze. 14 years. Since the day I was born I was being trained.