43rd Resurrection

[sanctus_dei]

[It's this simple, Mayfield: Theo Crawford comes home to find a black and white cat asleep on his bed. This is not his cat. It does not belong to anyone in town. But he recognizes it immediately.]

Aristophanes?!

[The cat rouses, seemingly happy to see the familiar face, and walks over to Theo demanding attention. Any members of the household or visitors who investigated the exclamation will find Theo staring dumbfounded at large tuxedo cat.]

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[He hasn't forgotten the girl who murdered him during Mayfield's last event, either. Revenge will come, but Theo has learned some patience since he's come to live here. Every day in Mayfield was the same. He was irked about be snuck up on, but felt better when he found out the prizes for the battle royale were pretty lame. His paranoia will be in overdrive, though. Anyone out today who is within a block or two of Theo, and can sense magic, will be able to detect strong protective spells radiating from him.

He's sitting on a park bench, reading a spell book while making notes in another. One of his crows sits on his shoulder, gently chattering at its master. The other is teasing the tomcat, squawking and dancing around it, but the cat doesn't really seem to care.]

Deimos, would you leave him alone already? If he claws you, don't come crying to me.

[The cat looks at Theo, who returns a flat look.] That's not an invitation, so don't get any ideas.

[Approach?]

Comments

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

You make it sound easy. It's not.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

What's so hard about it? I have lots of friends here.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Because you're an outgoing and friendly cute girl. I am none of these things.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Well, I can't help you with the being a girl part, but the other stuff you can definitely work on.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

I can't just suddenly BE outgoing and friendly, Kay. It doesn't work like that.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

No, but you can work on it over time. It's gotta get lonely just walling yourself up like that all the time.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

I can deal with being alone. I've always been that way, anyway.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

It just doesn't really seem like being alone is making you very happy, is all.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[As if he could understand, the cat as returned to the bench, and he unceremoniously plops down on Theo's lap. You always have Ari, Theo.]

I make do. I don't see where having friends will suddenly make my problems disappear.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

They don't make problems disappear. They just make them easier to deal with.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[He lights up a cigarette and sighs. He's not going to convince her out of this so he's giving up the fight.]

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Just think about it, okay?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Right. [He will, not that he'll do anything about it just yet..]

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Okay, good!