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Isabella has one of the central not-a-portal bits of the hub - the ones that are occupied by a shifting collection of the airport-standard restaurants and gift shops and newsstands - turned into a small apartment-cum-office for Seraphina. The office is unlabeled for the time being - just "Authorized Personnel Only" in ominous letters - but Isabella tells her what the fire and security alarms sound like and suggests that she be a responder to these if they go off. "Mutter your mnemonics under your breath while you do anything magic in public, and people will figure you're a witch," she says. "I'm still thinking about any less irregular jobs I could have you doing, but unless you come out with a more generic set of healing spells than it sounds like you currently have I don't think I can explain installing you as magical first aid." Seraphina gets a modest stipend on top of her room and voucher for the hub restaurants, and a brief tour of Chicago shopping (because there's dozens of cities to choose from but Chicago's the one she's seen before) so she knows how to avoid major cultural pitfalls trying to get a new pair of shoes.
Xiara, when her mana recovers, is directed to teleport to a tucked-away part of a temperate national preserve, told to lie low, given a list of endangered species she is not to eat or disturb, and left to her own devices with a mirror in case she wants to talk about something or needs help with a park ranger or something. Isabella could use an architect, but mostly on the colony, which is not to be known to any mages yet.
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prodigal_miser
"That was fun," says Adarin, on the way to the Swan home. "I don't think I'll come fishing every Sunday, but every now and then I think I would like to."
prodigal_miser
"Thank you," he says with a smile. "I'd like that."
Look at them! Bonding!
Vern flops next to Kesathi and looks generally pleased. Today is a good day.
Look at them! Bonding!
Vern flops next to Kesathi and looks generally pleased. Today is a good day.
sundayfish
Kesathi noses her.
"You're welcome," says Charlie. "You want to talk to Ranata? Sounds like she's upstairs."
What the upstairs currently sounds like is someone attempting to teach herself the cello.
"You're welcome," says Charlie. "You want to talk to Ranata? Sounds like she's upstairs."
What the upstairs currently sounds like is someone attempting to teach herself the cello.
prodigal_miser
Adarin nods. "I do, yeah. Thanks!"
Vernaia gives a little head-bump towards Kesathi, while Adarin heads upstairs to talk to Ranata. Separation is still subtly helpful, even now.
Vernaia gives a little head-bump towards Kesathi, while Adarin heads upstairs to talk to Ranata. Separation is still subtly helpful, even now.
kindestgarden
Ranata is indeed attempting to teach herself the cello. Castarilan is perched on her makeshift music stand peering at the étude she's working on. "Oh, hello, Adarin," she says when he comes in.
prodigal_miser
"Hello," he replies brightly. "Would you like to have lunch? I don't know Forks very well and I don't know good places to eat."
kindestgarden
"Ooh, I was just thinking, I'm sort of in the mood for Mexican, do you want to go to the taqueria?"
prodigal_miser
"Sure!"
His diabolical plan is working. He is befriending his girlfriend's parents! Bwuahahahahahahahahaha!
His diabolical plan is working. He is befriending his girlfriend's parents! Bwuahahahahahahahahaha!
kindestgarden
"All right then." Castarilan flies into her hair, she puts the cello on the bed, and follows him out. "What brings you here, though?"
prodigal_miser
"I went fishing with your husband," informs Adarin. "It was nice, I'll probably do it again."
kindestgarden
"Did you catch anything? Here, hop on -" She has her cloudpine set up.
prodigal_miser
Onto the cloudpine! He's quite used to them, by now. "I caught a little tiny fish, and felt quite accomplished - but it wasn't big enough to eat."
kindestgarden
"That's what happened the first time I went too!"
Zoom! To the taqueria they go. It's raining a bit but Ranata doesn't mind.
Zoom! To the taqueria they go. It's raining a bit but Ranata doesn't mind.
prodigal_miser
Adarin knows a way to protect himself from rain with magic, but doesn't use it because they're still not quite ready for mage reveals. So, he'll just put up with it.
"Maybe one day, I'll catch something bigger."
"Maybe one day, I'll catch something bigger."
kindestgarden
"Maybe. I go only every year or two so I haven't had much practice that really stuck, you know?"
Here's the taqueria! Cloud-pines sure are fast.
Here's the taqueria! Cloud-pines sure are fast.
prodigal_miser
"Yeah, makes sense."
That they are! How fortunate!
Vern nuzzles him, while he plots how to let Ranata know about his plans to propose. .... Probably just telling her, honestly. In a bit, when they're safely inside and polite smalltalk is out of the way.
That they are! How fortunate!
Vern nuzzles him, while he plots how to let Ranata know about his plans to propose. .... Probably just telling her, honestly. In a bit, when they're safely inside and polite smalltalk is out of the way.
kindestgarden
They get a table! Ranata has apparently earned a string of visits to this taqueria by doing some thing some time in the past. She starts hmmmming at her menu while Castarilan zooms around her head.
prodigal_miser
Food! Adarin picks something from the menu he hasn't had before. If he ends up not liking it he can just fix something when he's home.
Vern is on his lap and will get to nibble things if she likes.
Vern is on his lap and will get to nibble things if she likes.
kindestgarden
Ranata wants flautas! They come with rice and beans. Everything comes with rice and beans, including Adarin's chile relleno.
prodigal_miser
Adarin thinks it's delicious and gives Vern nibbles of it because she is his magic talking bird.
"So, what have you been up to?" he asks, between bites of chile relleno.
"So, what have you been up to?" he asks, between bites of chile relleno.
kindestgarden
"I borrowed a friend's cello - she's pregnant and finds playing it awkward while she's so huge, so I've got it for a few months to decide if I want my own - and I've been messing around with that. I went to Vancouver last weekend and saw a play but it wasn't very good."
prodigal_miser
"That's interesting," says Adarin. "Which play was it? I'll avoid it, though I don't watch many plays anymore. Mostly movies, now."
He likes movies. They're fun.
He likes movies. They're fun.
kindestgarden
She tells him the title, and her opinions of exactly why it wasn't very good and how much nicer it would have been if only they would have replaced this character with a Greek chorus.
prodigal_miser
Adarin snickers. "That sounds kind of annoying! I'll avoid it."
Vern noses the pocket with the ring in it, then steals another bite of his food. He snickers. "So - Charlie's mentioned that you think Isabella and I are cute?" he asks, amused.
Vern noses the pocket with the ring in it, then steals another bite of his food. He snickers. "So - Charlie's mentioned that you think Isabella and I are cute?" he asks, amused.