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. ]

[Peeking around the tree at him]

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

You really are pretty terrible at flying you know.

[desolavi.livejournal.com]

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

... is that supposed to achieve anything?

[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]

[shadowflashkick.livejournal.com]

[femtags.livejournal.com]

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

[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.

[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?

[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!]

[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?

[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.]

[hideandhero.livejournal.com]

[>hovering in the air

nope.jpg

heresy forever

drawing his gun oh god]

[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... ]

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.

[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 ]

[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?