Zatanna Zatara ⟡ PERFORMANCE (Magic)
[It wasn't hard to figure out what Zatanna would be doing for her allotted stage time that day, and she certainly didn't disappoint. Her outfit was a slight variation of her usual fighting costume, only with heels instead of boots and a shimmering tuxedo matador jacket that shimmered under the light. No coattails; they could too easily snag in the fabric.]
[Her main assistant, Wally, was equally decked out, most noticeably in a glittery, red bowtie that Zatanna had insisted on...because...well, she just thought it would be funny. And distracting. Distractions were a big part of the business, after all. Don't want the crowd to have a chance to see what you were really up to. Spoilers. She had other assistants, of course; so many people had volunteered, she'd actually had to divvy up a lot of the responsibilities. But Wally was a part of the main trick, and thus, he got the sparkly outfit.]
[But, of course, the big finale came with the Saw trick. No, not like the movie. Not exactly. It was a trick Richie had built for her the previous day, and one she rewarded him for by indulging his tablecloth idea; Wally stood at the very top of the large box, surrounded by a series of delicate trinkets, as she gracefully pulled away the sheet to reveal what was below. Wally then went into the box, and with his face still visible, she proceeded to slice him into thirds.]
[Then she tried to put him back together. Hmm. Didn't work. She got the order of his body parts wrong, and suddenly his head was where his torso should've been. So she tried again...but, this time, when she opened up the bottom box...there was nothing there. Same for the middle box. Pretending to panic, she then bend down and opened the top...only to reveal none other than Robin Jr, her pet Siberian Husky, wearing a pair of bunny ears on his head. Her own little spin on the rabbit-out-of-a-hat classic.]
[He did not seem quite so pleased with the costume arrangement.]
[Picking him up, the now-smiling magician gave her surprise assistant a quick kiss on the forehead for being a good sport, and together, they took a bow.]