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Arcturus Black (arcturusfirst) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2022-01-03 20:46:00

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aphrodite, miguel o'hara, ~arcturus black

[NB: due to the backdating of his last post, this one is over 2 weeks since he went through the portal]

Good evening,

I have a tale to tell you. I failed in my attempt to reach England, and my parents, but I believe that I am blameless in that failure. Instead, it is as if the very world consipired against me, that my success might have meant some catastrophic alteration to the timeline, or some other consequence unforeseen by me. Perhaps some magical protection lay over France. I do not know.

Some thieving ~~brat~~ member of the Parisian residuum tried to relieve me of my gold. I expected that, and saw him off with a few curses, but my broomstick was damaged, and I had to spend time repairing it. Then, as I flew, the Braking Charm failed altogether, which meant ~~I flew straight into a~~ an unexpected collision with a tree. I continued at a much slower pace, but then the steering calibration seemed to deteriorate before my eyes - and I assure you, I had proper care and maintenance drilled into me at school and there was no neglect on my part.

Time was of the essence, so I sought to take a carriage - a cart - any way to speed my journey. The coin made up for my lack of French, I believe, although I did have one fascinating conversation with a muggle in Latin. What became of me then? A broken wheel, a lame horse, an impassably flooded road...a gentleman here, to whom I regret I did not properly introduce myself, told me that without magical transportation the journey might take a month. This would surely have taken longer.

Why did I not persevere? It was not because my desire to see my family lessened. Rather it was the realisation that ~~drowning would be a horrid way to~~ should I make it to port, some disaster would almost certainly befall whatever unlucky ship I boarded.

The journey back to Paris was entirely reasonable and uneventful.

I do not regret what I did. It was an adventure, if nothing else. I am glad that I tried to reach home. But now I am perhaps more glad of a warm bath by the fire, a pot of tea, and my broomstick maintenance kit. I share this with you in case anyone ~~cared whether I~~ had an interest in what became of me, or if anyone in future should experience similar troubles.

- A.C. Black

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miguel_ohara
2022-01-05 11:01 am UTC (link)

are there lots of magical families? i've been here three times now but i don't ever pick to come here, i just show up. but when i go home i don't remember being here which i don't like because here is great.

there's not many animals back home. i think there's rats and things in downtown but ma says we're never to go there because it's dangerous so i've never seen one. and nobody has pets, not like here. i've seen holos and vids of them, though.

i'm miguel but everyone calls me miggy. how do you repair a broomstick?

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arcturusfirst
2022-01-05 02:31 pm UTC (link)

Yes, there are lots of magical families all over the world. We are usually better at keeping it secret, but in this place nobody else seems to, so I decided it didn't matter. It must be horrid to forget things like that. I don't like it here very much, but I wouldn't want to just forget it.

Ah. That's sensible; the rats probably have diseases.

Miggy. Splendid. It depends what is wrong with the broomstick. Mine needs a new Braking Charm, so I have to look up how to perform the spellwork for that. The steering needs recalibration, and I have a kit to help with that. You attach it to the front of the broomstick and there's a dial to help show you whether your tweaks to the enchantment are working. I'm fortunate, really, that there wasn't much physical damage, because that's harder to repair without upsetting all the spellwork that's already there.

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	miguel_ohara 2022-01-06 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	could i see you doing the magic on the broomstick please? i won't get in the way promise (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	arcturusfirst 2022-01-06 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	You want to watch the repairs, not the flight? ~~I've never showed a muggle anything of the sort before, but if you won't remember when you go home~~ I suppose it won't do any harm, as long as you don't touch anything without asking first. Why don't you visit me tomorrow afternoon, and you can see it then? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	miguel_ohara 2022-01-06 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	the flight would be good too, like maglev but without the magnets, but i like seeing how things work or how they get done. i won't touch, i know not to do that yes please thank you i have to tell sarah ~~and bring mouse~~ can i bring mouse? he's sarah's big dog. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	arcturusfirst 2022-01-07 10:24 am UTC (link)
	That's a fine name for a big dog! Bring Mouse, as long as he's friendly. I'd like to meet him. You have to go to [station apartment location] but once you open the door you'll just see a field inside. It's magic. If you go along the path and up the hill, you'll find my house. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	miguel_ohara 2022-01-08 02:07 pm UTC (link)
	mouse is friendly unless you're a bad guy and then he's not but I don't think you're a bad guy so he'll be friendly. and okay that's cool is it like the big parks here but in your apartment? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	arcturusfirst 2022-01-08 02:42 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think I'm a bad guy either, so that's settled. It's more like a little park, but yes, you are thinking along the right lines. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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