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ἡ Κρεσσιδά εὔχεται τὴν ΄Εκάτην. (magikos) wrote in st_margarets,
@ 2014-09-06 18:01:00

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character: cressida hallowfen, character: garret dover, location: hydra dorm

thread: apologies & chatting (cressida & garret)
WHO: Garret Dove & Cressida Hallowfen
WHEN: Sept. 4 [backdated]
WHERE: Hydra dorms, Cressida's office

Cressida knew to expect Garret, as he did arrange finally to meet with her. Their brief exchange over the school's network left her lacking in enthusiasm, but duty was duty, and perhaps a face-to-face meeting would improve things. As with other times, Cressida sat patiently in her office waiting for Garret to arrive and Lord Byron would alert her of it. His hearing, despite his age, and his sense of smell remained excellent, and he could pick up on those approaching. And much like the previous times, he made sort of a gruff sound to let Cressida know that Garret was getting closer. She had some fresh tea ready, as always, and came to answer the door, opening it as Garret came before it.

"Mr. Dove, welcome," she said in greeting politely and stepped aside, "come in and take a seat." She motioned for him to enter with a hand. When Garret came in, he'd see the tall bookcase filled to the brim with books of all ages and if he looked closely, he'd take note of the age of some of them and also their subjects. Ranging from magic to biology, and a few from unknowns in the world of science, but well known among witches. Some looked even older than that, their binding nearly worn off. The plants in the room ranged from the common to the extremely rare, and the furniture was all wooden, but elegant in its designed. The room had the light scent of jasmine, centered on the tea pot resting on the oak table.

Cressida closed the door once Garret was within the office and she moved to take her seat in her chair. Lord Byron rested nearby, seemingly uninterested in the young witch that was now in the room. Then again, Lord Byron seemed to care little for those that came into the office, save for Ashton, who, the previous day, had decided to make a point of noticing the dog and almost challenge it as well.

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magikos
2014-09-09 05:25 am UTC (link)

Cressida poured the milk and sugar into the tea cup and then slid it gently to where Garret could easily pick it up and drink. He asked her a question first, and she replied, "Mm, some things have not changed over the years, I suppose. I am liking it here, quite a bit, certainly different when you're a member of the teaching faculty as opposed to a student. Have a lot of bad things happened recently?" She sat back with her own tea, lightly touched with a cloud of milk and no sugar.

"What would make your parents feel like this is a good place for you to go? The curriculum? The type of students who attend?" she asked out of curiosity, "When I came here it was because my parents attended before me and found it to be a good place for learning magic, especially about the kinds I wasn't raised learning." She had read a book here and there about other types of magic, but the school gave her a first-hand witness to that magic in action by others.

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charmisma
2014-09-10 12:12 am UTC (link)

Deciding to let the tea cool for a second, Garret set his hands on his lap, but his right hand crept up, landing on his shoulder to display his pointy elbow. "I don't know. Stuff happened before I got here and it's be stupid hot here lately. That's probably some global warming or just a hot time of year up here. I'm from the Northwest. I'm more used to rain and wind than hot weather like this."

Garret's thumb hooked on the strap around his neck. "I come from a coven of Chargers. They charge objects and we sell them at roadside stands, farmers markets, that sort of thing. I'm the first of the coven who's been able to charm or hex an object before it finds owner." He shrugged, pulled out the pendant. A witch and a teacher, Garret figured she already knew about it.

There was a dull golden throb from the heart of the cylinder. "Everyone in the coven laid hands on this before I left. They figure they'd know what I'd do with it when I needed it. Could be a charm, could be a hex. I just know I never ever take it off." He slipped it back under his shirt and took the mug gingerly, making sure not to slurp.

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magikos
2014-09-10 09:54 pm UTC (link)

Cressida chuckled at his comment about the weather. "Honestly, I spent nearly a year in Thailand, so this weather feels on the chilly side for me," she informed, "though it does lack the rain, that much is true. Most of the green here comes from the snow melting into the earth when spring finally arrives." She rather liked that about Maine though. Not the snow, but that despite its lack of actual rain, it still could be so lush, so green one season and almost blindingly white another. The contrast was more stark the further north you moved, and the months of warm were numbered far fewer.

She listened as she shared about his magic, and she nodded, observing the pendant he showed. Charging objects was not unlike the small piece of wood she carried on her person. It required a daily "charge" though for the sake of keeping it strong. The heart drew most of her attention though, keen blue eyes taking note of it. "Seems peculiar for your coven to give you something that may curse you. Have you dared to see what sort of magic it is, without taking it off, or would you rather not tempt fate?" If everyone in his coven laid hand son it, the magic within it was likely strong, and a swirling dance. Witches were always far more powerful as a group, but they were also far more dangerous as a group for that same reason.

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charmisma
2014-09-10 10:51 pm UTC (link)

"I've never been," Garret said, figuring it would be nice to travel but having only the internet to tell him about Thailand. "I bet it was pretty though," he conceded - most foreign places were, or so he'd read. Gar still liked the Northwest the best - the rain and the chill and the coldness creek water rolling over his ankles.

"I don't think it will curse me," Garret answered honestly. "I don't think it would charm me, either. I just...get the feeling that it will go outward - to someone else, whenever I have to use it." He shook his head, "No, I'll just know when I need to use it. Might be tomorrow, but never happen. Curses affect me worse than charms to - whatIreleasecomesbacktome," he said in a rushed tone because all witches knew that simple rule, "and that's the case now with my pebbles. I don't like making curses because when they're used, I usually have to vom. And it, like, I didn't eat that food just so I could see it again, you know?"

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magikos
2014-09-12 04:01 am UTC (link)

"Indeed, it is," Cressida confirmed, "Perhaps someday you will find your way there. There are some interesting witches there, beyond the plant life." Witches existed in all parts of the world. Every culture had some person who used herbs and prayed to a god or called upon some spirit or the like in order to do something. She found learning about other witches to be something of a side hobby. The great diversity in magic was rather fascinating.

Sometimes the way teenagers spoke nowadays made Cressida feel . . . old. She drank some of her tea, eyebrows raising, a nod of her head, and then put the cup back upon the saucer. "That would be reason enough to avoid curses. So you prefer to do charms then. What sort of charms would you say you like to do the most? Which ones do you find easiest and which do you struggle with?"

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charmisma
2014-09-12 11:50 pm UTC (link)

"Maybe," Garret agreed in the most noncommittal way he could. He doubted he'd ever leave the lower 48, but that wasn't a bad thing. There was plenty to explore where he was, without needing to get a passport. Honestly, he wasn't sure if he even had a birth certificate, given his parents' penchant for not going for actual medicine when they were actually sick.

"Well, I guess so. Sometimes, they just become what they're supposed to be, you know? I like the ones that help people," he said quickly, because those were the best kinds. "Even though I don't really make them that way, but if someone needs a boost of confidence before a date or a test, I'm their guy, and it makes me feel good. I mostly use pebbles, just tiny things run smooth in creek beds. Charming something bigger than my fist is really taxing."

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magikos
2014-09-13 10:23 pm UTC (link)

"That's the lovely thing about charms," Cressida said, "they don't really have to be very big, in fact, they're better and far more useful when then can be held in the palm of a hand, worn around a neck, or even on a bracelet." She knew that many witches had a bracelet of charms they wore at all times. They were small, and while it seemed like only a decoration to an unknowing person, those charms were powerful in their own right.

She found it innocent, and kind of him to enjoy making charms for others. "Have you ever been commissioned to make them? Or do you prefer to make them as favors or gifts to others?" She didn't frown upon people making charms for others, especially if they were useful or kind. It was just curious, and perhaps spoke a lot about their character, if they didn't charge. Not everyone did things out of the kindness of their own heart.

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charmisma
2014-09-14 05:07 pm UTC (link)

"Oh yeah," Garret said, taking a gulp of his tea. "When someone wants one for a test or a date or something, I charge. I do give them as gifts and if any of my good friends need one, they'd get one." But, as a witch and a member of a coven who made their livelihood off of charged objects, it seemed natural to him to charge for his services.

"I don't put my charms in jewelry, but I think that would be something cool to do. Maybe some silver wires intertwined so the pebble could nest. Is...that something we could work on?"

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magikos
2014-09-16 04:22 am UTC (link)

"I find you would draw a different sort of customer if you did," Cressida said, "Not bad though. And it seems like you are already thinking of ways to do it." She liked that. Garret's creative mind was now moving along to another path he could take his charms onto. Bracelets were common and an easy way to hide it. Necklaces worked in much the same way. Some people just preferred to keep their charms in their pockets.

She nodded, "That is something we could work on. Perhaps we may meet again if you wish and you can bring forward your plans and ideas. I'm sure what charms you could put on there could be useful and beneficial to those that purchase or receive them."

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