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

[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?

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Welcome to 725 Anderson Lane. I said you could've used the front door if sneaking in was too much for you.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

I wasn't-- Goddamnit... [Attempts to pull himself from the rubble... nope, first try isn't gonna work.]

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Come on, I'll lend you a hand.

[Pushes some rubble out of the way and offers a free hand.]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[He glares at Shiki for a moment, then reluctantly takes the hand. He's way too woozy to get up on his own.]

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

[Brushes the glare off and pulls him up.]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[He's pretty woozy, so he stumbles forward and almost runs into Shiki when he gets him up.

He looks at the pile of rubble.] Well, good news is, town should fix that in a day or two.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Yeah. What were you doing up there anyway?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Nothing. I... missed my landing.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

You would have crashed just as hard anywhere else.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

I wasn't aiming for your roof, if that's what you think.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Even considering that, pavement wouldn't have been any less painful. Depending on where you were aiming for, it could be lucky that you landed here instead.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

I was trying to land on the ground. I just started today, I need time to get it right.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Start what? Flying?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

...Yes, as a matter of fact.

1/2

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

That's-

2/2

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

...a good use of spare time, actually.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Raiiiised eyebrow at Shiki. He can't tell if that's sarcastic or not.]

Yeah well, I'm a spellcaster. Learning and creating new spells is usually what I'm doing.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Can't fault you for that. It's not that strange when I think about it.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

So they have magic where you're from, I take it?

[Well, if they're going to talk, he's going to sit down and light himself up a cigarette. They've gotten crushed in his pockets but they're mostly useable.]

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Haven't seen it myself until now though.

wow, wrong icon

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

A lot of people around here use it. I don't bother to hide it, though.

[forgottenshiki.livejournal.com]

Until Mayfield, I mean. Just yesterday, someone was prancing around the rooftops with magic.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Do you know who it was?