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Tonks, if you please (tonks_please) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-08-22 16:15:00

Entry tags:

complete, daisuke jigen, day 12, marcus cole, nymphadora tonks

Day Twelve - Take Two!
Who: Tonks, Jigen and Marcus (Posting order, if that's okay, guys?)
What: After meeting with Snape, Tonks continues off to find Marcus, but once more bumps into someone she didn't really expect to. This time, she brings him along.
When: Early afternoon
Where: Close to the games room
Rating: I would guess PG? I will change as needed.
Status: Complete

Well, as far as odd experiences she'd had on Mirage, that had to be just about the weirdest. Seeing Ginny and the Twins had been great, but seeing Snape... it had been a little awkward. All in all, she was more than happy to break away from him and leave, shaking her head slightly as she tripped down the hallway.

She'd always been sort of iffy about the Potions Master. She didn't, of course, know the full story about him, but enough to make her curious. She couldn't quite tell why he was on their side, though. And she was still slightly scared of him from her school days. She wondered as she scurried away if she'd ever really get over that fear of him, if any of his students ever would.

This time, she made it further before bumping into someone she hadn't really expected to. This time, at least, she had known previously was on Mirage. She waved in greeting as she saw the Asian looking man walking down the hallway towards her. It was not a struggle for her to remember who he was. She was good with names and faces, had to be, in her profession.

"Wotcher, Jigen!"

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daisukejigen
2008-08-26 10:15 am UTC (link)

The man nodded agreeing with what both of them had said, and motioned at Marcus.

"My thoughts exactly. We need to capture a golem and..." he paused before he said the rather grim words, "find out what they're made of."

He took a pack of Pall Malls out of his breast pocket, shook out one and set it on his lips. "There's a garage, I think, somewhere. We'll have to see if we find any kinds of vehicles around. It would be rather hopeless trying to move around in the desert without one, unless of course Tonks..." he pointed at her, then paused and brushed his bearded jawline with the still unlit cigarette between his teeth. "Finds a broom. So witches really use brooms?"

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marcus_cole
2008-08-26 08:36 pm UTC (link)

Now there were two fabulous ideas floating around, and Marcus's mind was having a difficult time trying to decide which direction to spin first. Really, they both had strengths and weaknesses. Driving around the desert in a motor vehicle sounded like an expanded version of the random exploring he and Tonks had already been doing, while the thought of vivisecting a golem made him a little uncomfortable.

"Okay, so we've got two plans on the go here, yes? Plan one is to capture a golem, and plan two is to explore the desert. Let's look at them one at a time.

"Capturing a golem is, I think, a great idea, because it's acheivable, and we don't have to go out of our way to find one, but I think we have to be really careful once we have one captured. What if it's truly alive? I won't be part of a needless death of an innocent creature, even if it doesn't anger the Planet.

"Secondly, I have the suspicion that there are better ways to explore the desert than a fancy car or a broom. No offense, Tonks. What we really need to find out is if there are any supersonic aircraft around, or if there is anyone here capable of teleportation over long distances. Does anyone know if the Doctor got his TARDIS working?"

He paused his rapid stream of verbalized thought suddenly and looked at Tonks.

"Didn't you say you can teleport?"

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tonks_please
2008-08-26 11:38 pm UTC (link)

She listened raptly as the men spoke, nodding. Her brain, which was actually very intelligent despite her clumsiness and exuberance, was moving a mile a minute as she turned these various ideas around in her head.

"If only the golems could speak... I know how to make a potion that makes people speak the truth no matter how much they'd like to hide it."

The witch smiled brightly at the Asian man and nodded enthusiastically.

"Both witches and wizards use brooms, of course... I really think that I ought to just nip out, find a broom, and fly up. I could use the bubblehead charm, which would keep me safe for a little while, at least, no matter what sort of air is up there."

She turned to Marcus, and was about to speak when a golem came over. She, trying not to look suspicious, waved the thing over and ordered pumpkin juice all around. Belatedly, as the creature stumped off, she hoped that the two men even liked pumpkin juice.

"Yeah, I can teleport. Or, rather, I can Apparate, which is what we call it. But it's dangerous if I can't see where I'm going."

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daisukejigen
2008-08-30 11:17 am UTC (link)

At Marcus' thoughts on the golems and the risks involving, Jigen shook his head.

"We need to be cautious, naturally, be we are being held captive. We have the right to demand answers and to find a way out of here - this is not right," he said emphasizing tapping the table with his hand to emphasize the last words. "Hopefully we'll gain more knowledge without force, but if it comes to it..." he looked at them darkly from under the brim of his hat, "I will not hesitate."

After a pause he continued talking mostly to Tonks. "If this really is some other planet than Earth, it would be good to know if we can get out of here on a..." he waved his hand, "I don't know. A space shuttle. Whatever. I bet there's people here from the future who know about space traveling," he shrugged having no idea about Marcus' origins.

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marcus_cole
2008-08-30 11:59 am UTC (link)

Marcus nodded and looked around the table. It was always interesting speaking to people from worlds with different technology levels, not to mention different levels of scientific understanding.

"Well, leaving the golem issue aside for the moment, let's stick with the exploring the desert by flight option. Tonks, even though you can take air with you, it wouldn't work to fly into space on a broom. The higher you got, the colder it would get, until you froze to death. Jigen is right. What we need is a shuttle capable of space-flight, or something bigger than a shuttle.

Here's what I think we should try. This planet wants us to be happy, right? And it wants to give us things we want, right? Well, maybe if we asked nicely it would give us a space-craft! Or, if not, maybe a planet-bound aircraft. Either way, I think we should try that before we catch a golem."

Marcus agreed with Jigen that being kept on Mirage against their will was not right, but the other man's willingness to use what was likely unnecessary force made the Ranger uncomfortable.

Shame about Tonks's apparation limitation, too.

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tonks_please
2008-08-30 12:11 pm UTC (link)

She frowned thoughtfully. Being an Auror, she'd done some things that most wouldn't have to do, and was more comfortable than Marcus with what Jigen was talking about it. Not entirely comfortable, of course, but she admitted the necessity.

"I just ran into someone from my own world, and Marcus, I'm sorry, but I will get off this planet just to show him that I can. If that means taking apart of golem, well... I have spells that can make it not hurt for it. But I will get home."

She stopped talking once more as the golem brought their pumpkin juice's over. With a pleased expression on her face, she picked the glass up and took a deep drink.

"Try it, please, it's good. Anyway, Marcus, I'm not saying I would fly up into space. I remember what you told me about all that, but I do want to see if it's even an option for getting out."

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