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Theo Crawford ([personal profile] sanctus_dei) wrote2011-05-22 06:38 pm

42nd Resurrection

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!

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-05-24 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Alright, alright, he'll put the stick down.]

How in hell did you get yourself stuck up there anyways?

[identity profile] sanctusdei.livejournal.com 2011-05-24 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not-- I was trying something out, okay?

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-05-25 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
Well, at least you just treed yourself instead of something more painful.

[identity profile] sanctusdei.livejournal.com 2011-05-25 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
[As if on cue, Theo slips and falls right out of the tree, landing a fw feet from Ken.]

Fuuuuck.

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-05-25 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Shit! [Ken rushes over to him.]

Theo! You ok?

[identity profile] sanctusdei.livejournal.com 2011-05-25 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Theo lays on his back, groaning a bit.]

Yeah. Great.

[identity profile] sanctusdei.livejournal.com 2011-05-25 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Don't think so. Everything's kinda numb, anyway.

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-05-25 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Ken reached out to give Theo a hand up]

Maybe you should take a break for today.

[identity profile] sanctusdei.livejournal.com 2011-05-25 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[After a moment's hesitation, he'll take Ken's hand, knowing it would take way too much effort on his own to get up. He's easy to lift, at least, he weights next to nothing.]

No. Too much to do.

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-05-25 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Ken hauls him up gently, using his other hand once Theo is up a little]

Fuck you're light. Have you been eating properly?

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-05-26 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Ken snorts and takes on as girly of a tone as he can. Which...actually isn't half bad]

Now don't take that tone with me young man!

[identity profile] sanctusdei.livejournal.com 2011-05-26 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Theo shakes his head at Ken, and smirks. Getting Theo to laugh is almost impossible, this is as close as most people get.]

You're an idiot.

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-05-26 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah but you hang out with me anyways. Come inside, I'll patch you up and make some coffee.

[identity profile] sanctusdei.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
[So many people have been trying to patch him up today.]

I don't need patching up. 'M fine. [Maybe just slightly drunk.]

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Do you want those cuts getting infected?

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
At least let me take a look at them. [He's also promised you coffee Theo...fresh coffee]

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
I just wanna make sure you haven't hurt yourself worse then I think you have.

[identity profile] sanctusdei.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Check on him later, when he's crashing through windows or getting shot down. 8|]

I'm still fine. I haven't been doing that badly.

[identity profile] weiss-tank.livejournal.com 2011-05-27 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't help but worry about you ok? I know you're a big boy and you can take care of yourself but...