Thirty-Third Flare - Video - Deal With A Magician

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Gooooooood morning, Vatheon!

[Hi my name is Lea and I am chipper as fuck this morning. Hope my excessive amounts of glee doesn't ruin that barely-awake grouchiness you might have going on!]

[Er. Anyway.]

[Smiling and with a certain little Eevee trying to nudge his head into the shot, Lea gives a small wave.]

Looks like the natives are just as excited for the change in season as we are. As much as this place has a season, anyway. Happy Holidays and all that jazz. So, you guys got any fun presents in mind for your friends? Need a little gift help? I know I'm all ready and set, heh heh. Got a few tricks up my sleeve that I've been practicing.

Also, the cafe is doing just fine, in case any of you were wondering. Got a bit smashed around from that Kraken a bit back, but everything is finally fully fixed. We're all good to go.

[Private to Sora and Ven]

[Lea looks a bit hopeful as he makes this filter. He knows he looks a bit different thanks to a year in Vatheon, which means he's taller and with longer hair- more like Axel than ever, even if he did go to get a trim a while back- and jeez the facial tattoo on the left side of his face is one hell of a difference... But maybe...]

Hey. Uh. Sora, Ven! It's me, Lea. Saw your names on the SFC listing... Is it really you guys?

[Private to the troll kids]

[And then all of the joviality kind of fades. Serious time now, children.]

Alright. So I have NO idea what's going on, but considering the freak out that I saw happen, I'm going to take a wild shot and say that the arrival of the other purple troll is bad. [There's a slightly sarcastic edge to his voice which shows he knows that is something of an understatement.] Most of you guys are pretty much all my friends- well, Vriska isn't, and is also, by the way, banned from the cafe- and I don't want anything bad happening to you.

Also! Guess whose dumbass matesprit decided to challenge the scary clown thing? [Lea grins a 'I am going to punch him in the face' kind of smile and JAZZ HANDS.] Miiiiiine! So that's some added incentive, I guess.

If you need anything, I'll be more than happy to help out. In fact, I already kind of came up with something. You know I mess around with magic, right? Well, recently, I've been doing a bit of charm stuff- you know, embedding something with a magical attribute.

Pre-emptive "Eridan, man, don't get hung up on the 'magic' part". [Okay, nope, maybe a bit of joking around, because Lea gives a patented Jackass Redhead grin. Just like his Nobody. Oh, how they grow up.]

Anyway, an example is on ol' Arden, here. [He holds up the Eevee, who wags his tail and proudly shows off the collar around his throat.] After I did something for someone, I got the idea to make a collar which casts a Healing spell on Arden whenever he gets hurt bad.

I wanna do the same for you guys. Only with some a bit more on the defensive side- a Protect spell, if that makes any freakin' sense to anyone. Think of it like a magic shield. It'd just be a safety precaution kind of thing.

If you're interested, talk to me, guys.

[Private to Demyx]

By the way, I'm going to kick your ass. If you get yourself killed, you are losing make out privileges.

[Private to all ancestors except Grand Highblood]

So, uh, the rest of you AREN'T crazy, right?

Just checkin'.

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[bethehugejerk]

Absolutely zero telling anyone where I am, got it? This is a matter of us staying alive at all. And I do mean tell no one. Not even Demyx. Not whoever else you think might not rat us out - no one. If I want someone to know, I'll tell them.

[That said, he looks to be up on the island somewhere.]

Demyx isn't actually going off to challenge him, is he? He promised me to be careful when I talked to him.

Something with a protection spell sounds useful. And fair warning, but with this shit going on, I obviously won't be able to make it to work for a while. You understand, right? Because there is zero way getting to work is more important than not being turned into a bloody fucking spatter.

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[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

I'm on the verge of shoving Demyx out a window, so you don't have to worry about that. [Lea gives a frustrated huff and runs a hand through his hair.] I don't think the moron has a battle date with DEATH going on, but he definitely baited the freak.

Be honest with me. What brand of crazy are we dealing with here? Bad trip but otherwise survivable crazy, or 'whoops you overdosed what should we write for your epitaph' crazy?

Alright, I'll keep it in mind then. I think I can squeeze in another attribute if I work on it. Could be somethin' different for each of you. But it takes a lot out of me, so... Only have one now. Who do you think would need the extra boost most? Eridan? Gamzee?

[The statement makes Lea grin. Work, really? Well, at least he has a good helper.]

Vacay time granted. Enjoy your time in your tropical paradise where you'll hopefully not get smooshed.

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[bethehugejerk]

I saw him baiting him, which was where I jumped in. Fucking moron, what was he thinking?

[Sigh.]

You were here for what Gamzee did last March, right? Think that, but worse, because he's older, presumably bigger, and has purposely held onto this role for fuck knows how long. Indigos live a long fucking time, and I don't know how old he is exactly.

As for who... Hmm. If the Grand Fuckwad had us all in a line, I'd probably be one of it not the first he would go for. I wouldn't say Gamzee, because he's strong when he wants to be and knows to stay the fuck away from him. Aradia and Vriska are god tier and I doubt you'd help Vriska anyway, Equius has his strength and a robot up here to serve as watch guard, Terezi's smart and quick, Feferi's tyrian and she knows the danger... Eridan might be stupid enough to pull something if it came down to it, but I'm watching him to make sure he doesn't. And even if I am a big target, I'm also better at strategy than certain others.

Which, unsurprisingly, leaves Tavros. He's getting used to his robolegs still, and he'd probably turn into a quivering mass of jelly if that indigo shithead ever showed up, anyway.

Some vacation this is, though. Pfft. At least it's warm up here.

[nautical-smile.livejournal.com]

Good morning. [Bright smile.]
I do the touch of seashells in their decorations.

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

<sub>[...Wait.]

[He knows that face.]</sub>

...Kairi?

[nautical-smile.livejournal.com]

[He looked like Axel, but the markings were different and he was more energetic. It was another Leon and Squall case?]

Yes, that's me. [She tucked her hair behind an ear.]

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[ultra-recyclo.livejournal.com]

Tricks up your sleeve? Sounds dangerous.

[This is one goth that is chipper as hell about the holidays, though.]

Glad to hear about your cafe, though.

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[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

Only when I'm asked to.

_[WINK~.]

Ah, but seriously, it's tricky business, but I know what I'm doing. Gonna be practical and stylish.

And thanks! I think I must be getting some backlash karma or something. I just opened the thing and suddenly seafood everywhere. Well, more than usual, anyway.

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[ultra-recyclo.livejournal.com]

What kind of place is it?

[Yeah, that's definite amusement on her expression.]

I'm not as on top of things as I should be.

[withoutasign.livejournal.com]

What a fascinating little animal!

[Signless is looking closely at the Eevee in his video screen. This is one decidedly not-crazy troll ancestor, Lea.]

Is that a Pokey Man?

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[...It is so creepy to see someone who looks like Karkat but is smiling. so creepy- okay Lea is just an ass like that. After a rather bewildered set of blinks, Lea grins back. Arden is already squirming in his hands to lean close, nose twitching.]}

Pokemon, yeah. They call these ones Eevees, but I named him Arden. Sooooo, you one of those ancestor guys, not-Karkat?

[glidingheart.livejournal.com]

Lea! It is me.

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

Great! Oh man, you haven't been in this place for AGES! It's great to see you, man! If I'd known you'd shown up, I woulda swarmed you sooner.

Are you settling in okay?

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[ninthserenade.livejournal.com]

As long as I can keep you safe, I don't care what I end up losing. I've already lost Isa twice, I can't lose you too. If I can keep his attention without revealing the deets about my blood? Fine. If I hafta show him? Fine. I was almost killed before cuz of it back in March, but I'm not gonna let that stop me from protecting the people I care about. Lea--I'd die to keep you safe. I already proved that much with those shadows. We didn't know what they'd do, but I took the chance of getting killed to get you back to the apartments.

...I wouldn't do that for just anyone.

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[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

I know.

I freakin' know you'd do something stupid and reckless like that for me! And you know how that felt? Sitting all by myself, waiting in a hallway, trying to convince myself you'd be back any second and that nothing bad had happened and you were fine? Realizing I couldn't do anything to help you? That it was my fault you got caught in the first place?

It's freakin' painful! And I don't wanna go through that again, Demyx. I don't care if death is weird here. I just don't.

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[abstracted-sky.livejournal.com]

[Congrats, Lea. You have one excited keyblade wielder all up in your grill.]

Of course it's me! Who else do you know with that name, huh?

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[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Oh Sora. The things you ask.]}

Dunno, man. Could think of a couple girls with that name. Pretty popular for the lady-folk, or so I've heard.

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[goldenflint]

[Guess who hasn't talked to you in a while, Lea.]

Good morning, Lea-niisan. It's been a while.

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[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[guess who's totally getting excited at seeing her again?]}

Mami! Yeah, it has. Man, let no one tell you running a restaurant in Vatheon is easy. I feel like I should get insurance or something, except everything's free, so it's kinda a moot point.

How you been?

PRIVATE Voice -- didn't lea once make stuff for Silver with magic in it? /is not sure

[brbstealingpknm.livejournal.com]

Depends on what you can make.

PRIVATE Voice -- He did! Collars with a small Cure spell in them. Or at least one of the Pokemon

[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

_{[Ah, this guy. Lea hasn't heard from him in a while, but then again, they've all been busy. Especially him.]}

Now, that's a little vague. I can do a couple things, now that I've had some time to practice.

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[yerawizarderri.livejournal.com]

[Just giving a stare that says nothing but 'fuck you magic is FAKE.']

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[prominence-glow.livejournal.com]

<sub>[He's been waiting for you, Eri.]

[Just gonna plop his chin in his hands, stare back, and griiiiiiiiin.]</sub>

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