34th Resurrection

[sanctus_dei]

[What does Theo do when he's bored? He gets drunk! And he certainly gets drunk a lot. Today's no exception. You'll find him:

A) At the pub, at a table. Somehow, his two crow familiars have snuck their way in with him. One is sitting on his shoulder, chatting at him quietly. Theo talks aloud with it. The other is flapping from table to table, sitting on chairs and curiously looking at other patrons, eavesdropping on conversations. Occasionally he returns to his master and fills him in on any juicy tidbits he overheard. Feel free to annoy/talk to/attempt to shoo Theo and his feathery friends.

B)Outside, there's someone who's fallen over in a snowbank! Maybe it's outside your house or you're passing by, but there's Theo, stuck there like an upturned turtle. There's a dropped flask a few feet away, and the crows are sitting with him unsure of what to do. The braver one gently pecks at his knee. The other one is doing the crow version of laughter.]

Quiet! Shut up! 'Course I can get up. Just gimme a minute.

[It's not going to happen. So what will you do? You should probably point and laugh and leave him there, but you can try and help him if you want.]

Comments

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[He takes a long drag on a cigarette and pats the bird gently before answering.]

Better than most others in town.

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on, the people here aren't all that bad. A few jerks here and there, but there are a few gems!

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Such as?

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

Yours truly, of course~!

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[He smirks and shakes his head.] I should have known you'd that. Alright, fine. Prove to me you're interesting and I'll pay for your drinks.

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

Ooh, how can I pass up an offer like that?

[Miakis pauses to consider how to prove herself to be interesting (aside from, you know, existing)... and she remembers Ken suggesting that she talk to him about magic...

Easy enough! She clenches her right hand into a fist and begins chanting a spell; as she does this, the shield rune on her hand begins to glow, and a bright light surrounds the two of them. When she's finished casting, Theo might feel a little different -- Battlefield has increased his magic power for a few minutes!]

I can't blow stuff up yet, so I hope that's interesting enough for you~

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[This genuinely surprises him, and even the crows notice the change in power and caw in surprise.

To test this out, he casts a quick, low-powered force spell on a bottle of a neighboring table. It shatters suddenly. He nods approvingly.]

And here I was just trying to move that bottle. Hnn. Okay, fine. You win.

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! [VICTORY FISTPUMP. Also taking a seat right next to you, Theo, how do you like that invasion of personal space.] I knew that spell would come in handy for something eventually.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Wh-why are you sitting so close. He reflexively scoots back a bit.]

I didn't know you did magic. That's a handy spell. What else do you know?

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

[Because she is ten times more annoying than the person who sent her to blab about magic. 8D She doesn't scoot closer, though, and instead leans on the table, grinning.]

Right now? Mostly healing and support stuff... and a few attack spells, but nothing too fancy. [She holds up her hands so Theo can see the runes on them; there is an image of a shield emblazoned on the right, and a wind symbol on the left.] The magic comes from these, see?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[He looks them over.] Magic items, huh. Do they let anyone cast, then? Healing is a rare thing where I'm from. Too difficult for most people.

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

Just about anyone, yeah! Not everyone has the talent for it, of course... And anyone can heal, if they have the right runes! [She waves her hands.] Both of these have healing spells on 'em, but water's probably the best for that.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

You're lucky then. Magic is a lot more difficult to do where I'm from. And not everyone can cast it.

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

I dunno about that... Being able to use magic is really nice, but sometimes it's more trouble than it's worth.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Some people where I'm from would agree, but not me. It;s worth the hassle.

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

[She shakes her head.] Not to me. I mean, the stuff I use, there's no risk or anything -- but the really powerful runes? No thanks.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

What sort of risks? Powerful spells where I come can eat up the energy of the caster. Do it wrong, and it'll kill you.

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm just speaking from experience, here... But there's war -- you know, people fighting over it and all... and the possibility of destroying entire countries. So, yeah, no.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Spellcasters in my world rarely do anything so bold. They just hide in their guilds all day, too afraid to do anything. The witch trails were 250 years ago and they still haven't recovered.

[He's not bitter or anything.]

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

Ohh... We don't have guilds or anything like that where I'm from. Did something bad happen?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

The witch trials ended up with a lot of innocent people getting killed. Almost started a damn genocide of spellcasters. Ever since then, most of 'em hide away in guilds and never come out.

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

Do people have something against magicians there or something? [She wrinkles her nose.] I mean, sure, some of 'em are kinda weird, but... there's nothing wrong with magic, for the most part. It's nothing to be ashamed of!

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

"Normal" people are afraid of us. They don't understand what we do. And spellcasters have spent so long sequestering themselves from the rest of society that they never will. Well, until the demons showed up. Things are getting complicated in my home world.

[sting-like-a.livejournal.com]

I can't even imagine that... Anyone who wants to use magic can, so long as they've got the potch for a rune crystal and a runemaster to attach it -- it's not all that uncommon, you know?

...Demons? Yeah, that sounds complicated, all right~

protip: it's Cynric's fault there are demons

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

It's just not common enough I guess. People fear what they don't understand. Their loss if you ask me.