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Tweak says, "GOTTA GO FAST"

Zatanna Zatara (notbabymagic) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-07-24 11:33:00

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artemis crock, bart allen, hikaru hitachiin, ianto jones, jake english, lyle dylandy, piper halliwell, seven of nine, terry mcginnis, yuuki kuran, zatanna zatara

✧Day 229✧[VIDEO]✧
[Zatanna appears...upside-down. Somewhat. She's laying on her bed in her room, hair hanging down over the edge, eyes glancing far upward so they can meet with the communicator screen. Her skin is a bit darker than usual, with noticeable patches of pink on her nose, cheeks, and shoulders.]

[A softly snoring puppy rests at her feet. Otherwise, the only sound in the room is the air conditioner blasting from her window.]

I think they lied about the temperature. No way this is only ninety degrees. Either the Wardens are trying to bake us, or...actually, no, that's all I've got.

Wake me when the weather's no longer trying to kill us.

Unless you have ice cream. Then we'll talk.

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	notbabymagic 2013-08-02 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	[She takes a spoon and digs in. Oh, yes. That was good. Smooth and creamy. Almost like gelato.] Which place is that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-02 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. [He laughs, taking a spoonful for himself.] Though seriously, it wouldn't stay a secret if I spilled the beans, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-08-04 10:00 am UTC (link)
	[She seems to take the death threat in fairly good spirits, even holding out the tub when he reaches for it. Much as she appreciated the volume, there was no way she'd be able to finish it all by herself, anyway. If Bart didn't eat it, she'd have to give it to Wally. Or maybe Artemis.] Oh, come on. Who better to trust a secret with than a magician, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-04 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	[He pretends to seriously think about it, tapping his chin thoughtfully.] You've got a point there. I didn't tell you this, but if you really want a gallon, you're gonna have to check Sector 0 and sweet-talk the bots. [Or just, you know, steal it.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-08-04 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	[She also has to stop and think about this for a moment.] ...did you flirt with V and Connie, Bart? [Because ew?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-05 12:54 am UTC (link)
	[Wait what] Ew no! [He shudders.] I don't think they even have genders. More like I nicked this thing from the street carts the other day. [Bart'll be grabbing another spoonful now! If he can get a brain freeze, maybe the mental images'll go away.] You hang around them enough, and you learn to tell when's a good time to just grab it an' go. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-08-05 09:02 am UTC (link)
	[Smirk] Good. Because, otherwise, I might have had to seriously re-question this friendship. ...did the vendor 'bots even notice it was gone? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-06 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	Weirdly enough, no. I was half-expecting to be chased a couple of miles, but they just kind of shrugged and ignored me. [Wait. Did he just... sound experienced in the art of nicking ice cream tubs? Bart hurriedly takes another spoonful.] I've bought entire carts before, but not like that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notbabymagic
2013-08-06 10:48 pm UTC (link)

[Given the context of the conversation, and the joking manner behind it, she didn't even bat an eyelash at the sound of "experience". Assuming that was him pretending.]

To be fair, it's hard to buy something when you don't actually have any money.

I remember the first time I went to a restaurant here. We basically dine and ditched, except it was all free anyway.

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	killerspeed 2013-08-09 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah? I don't think I'm ever going to get used to everything being free. [Mainly because he feels like it's encouraging his inner kleptomaniac.] Though I've gotta admit, it makes getting food a lot easier. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-08-12 12:59 pm UTC (link)
	That's what I thought at first, too. Give it time. Assuming we don't all manage to magically make parole before then. [People leave. She still hasn't figured out how or why, but she knows it's possible.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-13 03:34 pm UTC (link)
	Aren't all sentences for life? [He tilts his head at her slightly, almost forgetting his current spoonful of ice cream.] How the crap - er, crab do people get out of here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-08-13 03:52 pm UTC (link)
	If I knew that, I wouldn't still be here right now. And they say life sentence, but a lot've people have left since I arrived...including Robin. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-16 02:34 am UTC (link)
	Oh. [He'd honestly been avoiding the topic of Robin, because it was pretty obvious how close they'd been...] Y'all've started to look into that, right? I knew there was a lot they weren't telling us about this place, but I wouldn't have guessed that people just... left. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-08-16 01:49 pm UTC (link)
	Of course I've been looking into it. Been at the Library almost every day since he left. I never used to study this hard for school. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-19 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	Half of the stuff they teach you's useless, anyhow. I'm still not sure how I managed to graduate. [Mainly because Chloe found out and went all Watchtower on his sorry butt...] They don't have a history section here, right? Were you looking up computer-science geek stuff? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-08-19 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	Not exactly. Myths, mostly, and a few other old fairy tales. You'd be surprised how many hints of spells can be found in the stories. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-21 02:50 am UTC (link)
	You're right - I am pretty surprised. [He knows he's not as booksmart as some of the other League members, but to think that there'd be magic hidden in fairy tales? That blew his mind.] So it's like, you pick up a fairy tale and bam, there's a hint for something you could cast later? Or do the spells in those actually work? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-08-21 11:16 am UTC (link)
	A little of both. Some stories are more useful than others. I think I found one that actually does work on its own. The rest are bits and pieces I've been piecing together since. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-22 02:57 pm UTC (link)
	Cool. Are there any other witches here? Or uh, magicians? I forget what you call yourself, but y'all should compare notes. I know Kitty and I've been doing that for phasing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-08-22 03:06 pm UTC (link)
	Homo magi, if you please. [Actually, no, she doesn't really care what you call her, as long as it's not meant as an insult.] And, yeah, I know a few other magic users. We've traded off a few spells here and there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-23 12:21 am UTC (link)
	[He makes a mental note of it!] Must've been pretty interesting. I've got no magic whatsoever, but just thinking about that kind of spell trading? That sounds pretty darn fantastic. [Bart mimics some flashy handwaving motion:] Alakazam! Or well, mazakala! Something like that, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-08-23 12:23 am UTC (link)
	Actually, I tend to prefer arbadacarba-- [She holds out one hand, and a tophat suddenly appears. Letting it roll up her arm a little, she smoothly twirls it right onto her head in one clean movement.] --myself. [And smirks.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	killerspeed 2013-08-23 02:42 am UTC (link)
	[Cue the applause! The very soft applause since they're still technically in the library.] I've gotta say, I'm impressed. When'd you say your next performance was? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-08-23 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	Whenever you like. Give me half a day's notice, and I'm sure I could put together a little something for you. If you want. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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