5th Resurrection - Joke's on You

[sanctus_dei]

[My, my. That's a large delivery sent to 337 Brady Lane! Several small, heavy crates are dropped off sometime early in the morning for one Mr. Theodore Crawford.

Theo comes out to look at them, frowning, cigarette in one hand and a mug of coffee in the other.]

What the shit is this. KAY!? Who the HELL would send us stuff in the mail?

[Sure, he's paranoid, but he's also morbidly curious. He pops the lid on one of them to take a look. His eyes grow wide, and - miracle of miracles, Mayfield - he smiles. He grins ecstatically, holding up old, worn books. He laughs. They were the one he worked so hard to steal get, only a few months before he was brought to Mayfield. Several dozen rare spell books.] Unbe-fuckin-lievable!

[He flips one open frantically. He finds the easiest, stupidest spell he can find, one that doesn't require any components. Something even he could handle. Holding up the book, he recites something in Latin, and gestures with his free hand.

Nothing. Grr. He tries again. Zip. GRR. One more time. Zilch! He throws the book down angrily and storms back inside, grabbing the phone.

Call to everyone. Yep, everyone. He speaks quickly, almost growling. He is LIVID.]

Is this someone's idea of a JOKE?!! To send me all these books like this?! Don't you know that these are FUCKING USELESS IF I STILL CAN'T CAST?! Real goddamn funny, Mayfield! Don't think I won't figure out a way to use them. Just you fucking wait.

[The phone is slammed down.]

Comments

Voice

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

...Did you get something back that you didn't want?

Voice

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

....

Is that what this is? What I've been hearing about? "You've been a good boy, have a present"? this is them screwing with me, that's what this is.

Voice

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

[[it's rare to hear, but massimo's voice has a bit of coyness to it. he actually might be TEASING him.]]

Maybe it's because you refused to be helpful.

Voice. I lawled.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

...............


[He hasn't been here long enough to wonder if that might not be true.]

...well fuck them anyway. I'll figure out a way to use these. Screw 'em, if that's the way they wann play, then I'll play.

Voice. TEE HEE

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

Well, if you're sure.

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

It's better than nothing, isn't it?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

If I can't cast magic, spell books might as well be nothing!

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

You're bound to get your ability to cast magic sooner or later.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Is there ANY guarantee to that!? As far as I have heard, this town does whatever the fuck it wants.

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

Well, it might decide to keep giving you things back that aren't your magical ability. I certainly can't speak for everybody in regards to what they regain.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

[Comes running down from her room.]

"Oh! Um... yeah. The town sends you your stuff back every so often. It's kinda random what you get back, though. It's not always good, or even helpful."

[Smiles nervously, rubbing the back of her neck.]

"...Was there anything for me?"

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I just saw all of these. Those sons of bitches, I can't believe this. They're mocking me!

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Actually, there doesn't really seem to be any pattern to what they give back...

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Hmph. Right. They know how screwed they are when I get my magic back, that's the problem.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

...What are you gonna do when you get it back? What kind of magic is it, anyway?

[katto-katto.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh! You're a magus.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

...that's a word for it, yes. What, are you?

[katto-katto.livejournal.com]

Ahh...not really. Not now, certainly. I was an alchemist once.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

....hmph. Alchemy. You're better off without it.

[katto-katto.livejournal.com]

That's what they all say.

I've long since transcended it.

[followyouthere.livejournal.com]

Any of those books have some good fire spells in there? I could always brush up on something new.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

... ah right. The fire caster. Hmmmmm. I don't know, should I be lending out my books to someone who tried setting my desk on fire?

[followyouthere.livejournal.com]

Margot.

And I really couldn't give a shit.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Well Margot! You're not really instilling confidence in me, here. You bet there's some decent fire spells in some of these.

[followyouthere.livejournal.com]

[On one hand, BOOKS. On the other, this dude.]

Yeah, well. I'm sure there are, but I'm not really interested. Probably below my ability anyway.