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Presto (presto) wrote in chaos_cube,
@ 2008-10-12 17:27:00

Entry tags:

maureen johnson, obi-wan kenobi, presto

Who: Presto and Open
What: A little magical mixing
Where: The lobby, next to, and on, the table.
When: Evening
Rating: TBD

"Abracadabra!" The pronouncement was followed by a puff of light and smoke, hovering over a large mixing bowl, which settled down into the contents there-in. The man sitting next to them picked up the bowl, muttered something like a prayer, and took a sip.

Which was rapidly followed by coughing.

"Heck!! Not this one!"

He set the bowl down and tapped it, chanting a word, and the liquid vanished, as he turned to the bottle sitting on the table nearby. Their levels were considerably lower than they had been when he had started. He had been at this for a few hours, and he was still not there.

Presto, for it was he, pondered the different bottle, then chose three, pouring exact amounts of each into the bowl. He took a breath.

"Bippity-boppity-boo!"

There was a flash of rainbow sparkles, and then he was peering into the bowl again.

"Ewwww. Definitely not!"

The foul smelling slime at the bottom of the bowl glorped at him as he chanted the vanish word again, and it went away. He sighed and turned back to the bottle again.

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	kiss_pookie 2008-10-14 06:29 am UTC (link)
	Maureen was on her way to the bar, she was hoping to meet up with Mark and discuss staging with him. But the sight of the in lobby stole her complete attention. "If you're trying to make Margueritas you're so doing it wrong." She says with a smile. "I'm Maureen. Who're you?" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-14 07:51 am UTC (link)
	He chuckled as he looked up. "Just pondering the pathway to magical mixed drinks." He grinned at the newcomer. "I'm Presto, resident strange wizard." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kiss_pookie 2008-10-14 10:03 am UTC (link)
	"You are shitting me," Maureen exclaims. "A Wizard, an actual Wizard?" She smiles even more widely at him. "So these Magical mixed drinks, are they more potent than non-magical ones?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-14 10:54 am UTC (link)
	"Theoretically. So far they are undrinkable." He chuckled. "But pure essence of a drink, mixed with pure essence of another drink, well, should eb more potent than diluted drink, right?" He eyed them. "I hope." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kiss_pookie 2008-10-14 12:46 pm UTC (link)
	Maureen looks doubtful, "But if what you've created so far is undrinkable then you're just wasting good liquor there." "Doesn't that depend on what the drink's made from mostly...? And why haven't I seen you round Here before?" Maureen giggles, "You've not been sneaking around all invisible have you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-14 12:49 pm UTC (link)
	He eyed her. "I made it, I can destroy it." He chuckled. "I mostly hang out with Mallory in our rooms. I am not much of an outside person." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kiss_pookie 2008-10-14 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Ok, ok." she says when he eyes her. "I won't ask what you get up to," she says flirtatiously. "I've not yet met Mallory either. This place is so full of surprises." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-15 12:42 am UTC (link)
	He chuckled. "Making things is a hobby of mine, and a fun one." Then he nodded, blushing. "She is a wonder; athletic, intelligent, warm, loving, and I am a lucky fool to know her." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kiss_pookie 2008-10-15 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	"I kind of make things," she says. "Well I devise performances. And I find it lots of fun." She grins as he blushes. "She sounds peachy. Did you both arrive Here together or did you meet Here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-15 03:29 pm UTC (link)
	He grinned, eyes bright. "That's cool! You should do so sometimes, Here." He nodded. "We got here together. We came from university." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kiss_pookie 2008-10-15 03:43 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm planning on it honey." she explains. "Well I've starting writing and things but not ready for a performance yet." She nods as he explains he arrived with his Mallory. "I came Here alone" she explains. "But I was lucky, some friends of mine were already Here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-15 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Cool! Sounds like fun." He smiled. "That's cool. Always nice to have friends around." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kiss_pookie 2008-10-16 05:28 am UTC (link)
	"I hope so, its nowhere near ready yet." She smiles again. She sighs, "Yeah, there's Markie, Mimi and Roger, they're all Here. Have you met them? Mark and I used to date, but we don't anymore." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-24 08:10 am UTC (link)
	"I am afraid I haven't met them. I keep mostly to myself." He shrugged. "I am sure they are nice, though." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kiss_pookie 2008-10-25 12:55 pm UTC (link)
	"They are nice," she smiles widely. "Look I'm going to get a drink, want to join me?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-25 01:35 pm UTC (link)
	Her blinked at her, then at the drinks before him. "Want one of these?" He waved his hands and a few bottles floated up, bobbing in the air. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kiss_pookie 2008-10-25 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	Maureen eyes the drinks bobbing in front of her dubiously. "These are the real ones right, not the ones you've been trying to get to the essence of right?" She asks with a wicked twinkle in her eye. "You don't me spraying the lobby with spit." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-26 09:40 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, the real ones." He chuckled. "You can have one, if you like." He shrugged. "Here's hospitality is good, and I enjoy passing on it's wealth." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kiss_pookie 2008-11-03 06:02 pm UTC (link)
	Maureen takes a bottle and raises it in a toast to Presto. "Thanks." She smiles brightly. "Here's to hospitality and wealth, may we have plenty of both." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-11-03 07:05 pm UTC (link)
	"And to you. May we all have peace, and hope." He grinned at her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kiss_pookie 2008-11-05 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	Maureen winks and takes a swig of her drink. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-11-05 05:15 pm UTC (link)
	He chuckled and bowed to her. "Hopefully, it will be a peaceful holiday season." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kiss_pookie 2008-11-11 04:00 am UTC (link)
	Maureen's eyes narrow, "Why would it not be a peaceful holiday season?" "I mean we're all sealed up wherever Here is aren't we?" she asks. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-11-11 07:50 am UTC (link)
	He blinked. "Of course we are. But just because we have only had peaceful residents so far doesn't mean that will last forever." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jedinegotiator 2008-10-15 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	Obi-Wan slowed as he descended the stairs to the Lobby, noticing the man, the bowl and the disappointment that was being expressed. Dressed in sweat pants and a T-shirt, his feet bare, he stopped halfway down, leaned over the railing and asked, "What are you trying to accomplish, if I might ask?" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-15 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	Presto glanced up and grinned. "Oh, making new drinks, hopefully. I made these over here." He gestured at the bottles. "I increased their potency and reduced their toxicity. Now I am seeing what else I can do with them. It is a slow and inexact thing, sometimes, when you are dealing with magic." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jedinegotiator 2008-10-20 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	He smiled - such a rare thing, these days - and said pleasantly, "Oh. That must be... very diverting. As for what else...? Are you trying to.. change the flavour, perhaps? The colour?" At the mention of magic, he added, "And would you be Presto, by any chance?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-20 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	He grinned. "Flavor, potency, and color, even. I like to see if I cannot make something new. That way, people here will have something different to taste and use." He nodded. "I am. Dare I ask what rumors bear my name?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jedinegotiator 2008-10-21 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	"It's an... interesting thing on which to focus your time." He finished descending the stairs. "And the news is good, I assure you. A young woman named Mallory told me that you'd made her the magic bostaff she currently possesses." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-21 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	He chuckled. "Well, not much to do here, save practice my magic." Then he nodded. "Ahhh. Mal is great." His eyes were warm, and his smile was almost goofy as he thought of her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jedinegotiator 2008-10-23 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	"I suppose," he said. "There are limited activities, despite all sorts of recreational options. And Mallory is a charming young woman." His lips quirked at the expression on Presto's face. "Though I see I don't need to tell you that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-24 08:11 am UTC (link)
	"At a certain point, you have done all the extracurricular activities you want. Old habits come back then." He nodded. "Magic is a never ending study, so that helps." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jedinegotiator 2008-10-25 01:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Magic, yes. About that..." He crossed to the table, regarding the various drinks with curiosity. "I've encountered many things in my life, so far, but this magic seems familiar, yet not the same. Perhaps it's just under a... different name or guise. Would you mind demonstrating something?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-10-25 02:03 pm UTC (link)
	Presto smiled, eyes alight. "I've often found different kinds of magic. And now I am curious, so, sure. What would you like?" He nodded. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jedinegotiator 2008-10-28 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	"That's a very good question. I'm... not sure what you're capable of, so I don't really know what to - wait." He snapped his fingers. "Mallory said you might be able to create a bostaff for me, the way you did for her. Is that... a difficult task? A time-consuming task? Perhaps something more straight forward..." Obi-Wan looked thoughtful. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-11-03 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	"I could try that, yes." He eyed the man, and pondered what he knew about him, which was little. "Since I don't know you very well, it would not be as powerful, nor as long lasting, but I could do it." Give me a few days to find the right sort of wood, and cast the spell, and I will have it for you, if you like?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jedinegotiator 2008-11-03 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	Obi-Wan smiled. "That would be wonderful! Thank you. I look forward to what you create. As for something simpler?" He tapped his chin. "I don't suppose you have anything up your sleeves, do you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-11-03 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	Presto laughed. "Why not?" He raised arms, showing empty sleeves, shook the arms, lowered them, and snapped them up again. "Abra cadabra!" And a rose, a small rat, and a large cheeseburger appeared. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

jedinegotiator
2008-11-07 10:51 pm UTC (link)

The Jedi Knight watched very closely as Presto lifted his arms, demonstrated that he had nothing up his sleeves, then proceeded - with a word Obi-Wan wasn't familiar with - to produce a flower, a small mammal and food reminiscent of the barbecue Bobby Drake had hosted.

"Well done," he said, and applauded. "Did you choose those items on purpose, or were they just... what was available?" He was still trying to figure out how it was possible.

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presto
2008-11-07 11:53 pm UTC (link)

"Half and half, really. On the one hand, I can only magic up what I have, or what I can make, and on the other, I like to make a point."

He raised the items. The rat squirmed, but calmed.

"A pet rat, something that requires patience and a knowledge of their medical needs, or else does not last long. A cheeseburger, one of the staples of American food. And a rose, which is considered beautiful on my world. All examples of things from my world, for a stranger."

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	jedinegotiator 2008-11-10 07:05 pm UTC (link)
	He listened to Presto explain the meaning behind the items and modded. "Even more impressive than I'd first thought. Does your... rat like strangers?" He watched the animal, intrigued. "The flower is, indeed, quite lovely. I haven't had a cheeseburger yet, but I have had a hot dog." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-11-10 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	Presto smiled. "Thank you. And yes, he is housebroken and friendly. The Flower is sadly probably going to wilt soon, and the cheeseburger is hot, but wont stay that way." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jedinegotiator 2008-11-14 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, perhaps we could get the flower some water and extend it's life." He held out a hand for the rat to sniff. "As for the burger? Did you wish it or shall I consume it for you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	presto 2008-11-15 06:49 am UTC (link)
	"Makes sense..." And Presto laughed, offering the rat, who sniffed Obi-Wan's hand and found him appealing, so he scurried to the other man. "The burger is all yours." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jedinegotiator 2008-11-23 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	The rat made itself at home, climbing along his bare arm to where the T-shirt sleeve was, and opting to go to the shoulder rather than inside the sleeve. Obi-Wan was rather glad of that. "Thank you," he said, accepting the burger and eying the rat. "Should I be sharing with him?" (Reply to this) (Parent)