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Zatanna Zatara (notbabymagic) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-08-19 11:29:00

Entry tags:

hei, saetan sadiablo, tieria erde, wally west, zatanna zatara

⟡ action ⟡
[Today's adventure is less of a fiesta and more of a siesta.]

[Namely, one thoroughly-exhausted Zatanna can be found at the Library. Pouring over texts as if she were in danger of failing MarinaNova 101. The journals are old. The writing in them mostly by hand. She has a notebook of her own off to one side, filled with scribbles and diagrams and anything else she could think of. Most of them magic, though there were a few other symbols drawn in there as well. Such as distinctive "R"s, and lightning bolts and other insignias of her friends. Her and home.]

[If one is fortunate enough to catch her before noon, she might even still be conscious. Either mindlessly doodling or browsing one of the shelves. Otherwise...any passer-bys will find the fourteen year old passed out over the texts.]

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	notbabymagic 2013-09-07 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	Are you sure about that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-08 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	I'm sure. But I promise I'll let you know if I ever feel you're slacking off on your hassling duties in the future. So, how'd I look? Did I have a goatee? [He thinks he'd look awesome with a goatee.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-09-09 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	Nope. Not a single whisker, even. Actually, you looked mostly the same. I didn't even realize it was an older you over the screen until you really started messing with me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-10 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Well I guess it would be pretty silly to mess with perfection. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-09-10 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	So you wouldn't object if I told you that you never got any taller, either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-10 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	But I have to get taller. [Because Dick did and it would be unacceptable if he ends up being the short one.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-09-10 09:10 pm UTC (link)
	Says who? [Hey, she already knows her time for lording over the Boy Wonder is limited.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-12 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	Says me. [Not that he really has anything to back that up.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-09-12 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	Why? [She's not sure that particular source can be trusted.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-12 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	[C'mon, Zee. When has he ever been wrong about anything?] Because... of science! I mean, based on my genetics and perfect physical health, I should have at least four or five more inches to go. [He'll settle for surpassing his mother and being able to lord over Artemis.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-09-12 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	I dunno, Wally. All that soda you've been drinking. Doesn't caffeine stunt your growth or something? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-18 07:05 pm UTC (link)
	[He waves a hand dismissively.] Nah, that's just a bunch of hogwash. Besides, I don't drink that much soda, Zatanna. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-09-18 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	Well, how am I supposed to know that? I'm not your babysitter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-21 04:30 pm UTC (link)
	Good. I'm glad we got that settled. But just so we're clear, you were only kidding about me not getting any taller, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-09-22 11:41 am UTC (link)
	[Wally, your priorities.] Yes, I was just kidding. I'm pretty sure you shot up to be almost as tall as Dick by then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-22 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	[What? This is very important business!] [And there may be the slightest of pouts on his face when she says "almost as tall", but he'll move on to something else now.] So, what exactly are you doing here? Y'know, before you started drooling all over those books there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-09-22 06:02 pm UTC (link)
	I wasn't-- [A roll of the eyes. Oh, forget it.] Believe it or not, magic isn't just making stuff up as I go along. I'm trying to do some research in hopes of finding a way out of here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-22 06:35 pm UTC (link)
	Do you want some help? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-09-22 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	Do you even know what to look for? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-22 07:09 pm UTC (link)
	Of course I do. [He reaches across the table to grab one of the books she was using for her research and plops back down in his chair. After a few moments of studying and flipping through some pages, he pulls the book down to look at her.] But maybe you should tell me just to be sure. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notbabymagic
2013-09-22 07:18 pm UTC (link)

[You have no idea, do you?]

[It was so obvious, she could do little more than knowingly grin at him before taking the diary he was holding and flipping it right-side up.]

Basically, anything that could be remotely interpreted as magic. Spells. Symbols. Rituals. Most of them are nonsense, but there are a few actually based in real ancient traditions. If we're lucky, something close enough to whatever it is they've been using on us, here.

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	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-22 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	[Oh, it probably would help if he was looking at it right-side up, wouldn't it. He takes the diary back with a sheepish smile.] So you think they might be using magic on us? [He's genuinely curious as it's not something he's seriously considered before.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-09-22 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	It's the only explanation I've got. I mean, teleportation, power nerfing, and Batman-level spying skills? I mean, those Wardens somehow know whenever somebody has sex around here. And not the public kind. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fastonhisfeet 2013-09-25 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, I'll give you the Batman-level spying skills being magic. ['Cause how else can you explain that without being Batman?] Though I really could have done without that last part. [The less said about the Wardens creeping on people the better.] Have you been able to find anything that might be useful yet? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-09-25 08:34 pm UTC (link)
	You can't tell me you haven't noticed. [Oddly enough, even with Wally, she had no scruples about talking about such things. After all, the Wardens announced it publicly over the Network each day.] ...and no, nothing yet. I thought I saw a few things earlier, but those were fake spells. Tested them myself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)