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

[femtags.livejournal.com]

At least let me make you some cookies or something to make it up!

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

You weren't under obligation to help. Why are you sorry?

[femtags.livejournal.com]

Because I got you hurt and it's the least I can do for making you go through that.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

You didn't get me hurt. The first ten times I hit shit today is what hurt me.

[femtags.livejournal.com]

[Blink blink]

What did you do that got you hurt? ...Now that I'm thinking about it, why were you up in that tree?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

...Some practice got out of hand. I suppose you wouldn't know anything about magic, would you? And I'm not hurt. I'm fine.

[femtags.livejournal.com]

Well, it depends on what kind of magic...

[Would summoning personas be magic?]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

... The magic kind of magic. If you mean focus, mine are force and necromancy, though the latter has little use here.

[femtags.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see! That's really cool!

Mine...is more from within. Think of it as your willpower is what creates the magic I use!

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Odd. Usually people comment on that whole necromancy thing.]

It's the same where I'm from, I suppose. What do you do, then?

[He's going to sit down on the curb now. He's tired. Obviously a cigarette will help this too.]

[femtags.livejournal.com]

[Hm...]

Well, I use a thing called a Persona and I can switch them at will so I can use whatever attacks I want. Like...fire and ice attacks at the same time!

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

"Persona"? What is it?

[femtags.livejournal.com]

It's ...kind of like a power of your inner self!

You use an evoker to summon it.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Some sort of soul-based power then. Interesting.]

What can you do with it?

[femtags.livejournal.com]

After you summon it, they can use certain magical attacks like thunder or ice. Sometimes they can even create some heavy physical damage that normal people can't do!

But more importantly, they're a reflection of yourself.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Oh, so it's a summons, sort of. I see. Did Mayfield give it back to you yet?

[femtags.livejournal.com]

No, not yet!

I just got here today! Besides, I would need my evoker first before I get my personas back!

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

First day? Then I take it someone's explained this place to you already.

[femtags.livejournal.com]

Yeah I learned it from my 'family' but I hope that I get the hang of things around here!

Doesn't seem too hard aside from these uh...'situations' that happen once in a while!

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

It's boring and monotonous, and then on occasion they torture us. That about covers it.

[femtags.livejournal.com]

How wonderful, this sounds just like a horror movie!

When things start to be nice and easy, suddenly they kill us off one by one!