FANTASY-NO MAGIC

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, J. Magi said:

He leaned back, still looking confused. "Why?"

"Because I enjoy it?"

[Mags she/they]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Because I enjoy it?"

"Hmmmm" That seemed to have confused him more. "Why do you enjoy it though?"

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he's just turned into a 'how come' little kid rn and I love it

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

11 minutes ago, J. Magi said:

"Hmmmm" That seemed to have confused him more. "Why do you enjoy it though?"

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he's just turned into a 'how come' little kid rn and I love it

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lol

Niamh thought for a moment.

"Not sure. I just do."

[Mags she/they]

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Niamh thought for a moment.

"Not sure. I just do."

"Well that's not very informational," June muttered.

"But . . . people like hearing you play what you enjoy?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, J. Magi said:

"Well that's not very informational," June muttered.

"But . . . people like hearing you play what you enjoy?"

"Usually, yes. I get paid to perform as well, which is definitely a plus."

[Mags she/they]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Usually, yes. I get paid to perform as well, which is definitely a plus."

"You don't always get paid?!"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, J. Magi said:

"You don't always get paid?!"

"Well, when I preform for strangers, yes. If I perform for family or friends or myself, then no. But I don't mind it in those cases."

[BlueWildRye he/him]

Rye shrugs and juggles with the bomb a little.

[Through the Living Hope]

6 hours ago, J. Magi said:

 

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While they’re still at the tavern can we get a July & August scene?

 

[Mags she/they]

8 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Well, when I preform for strangers, yes. If I perform for family or friends or myself, then no. But I don't mind it in those cases."

"Huuuuuuuuh." It seemed a very alien way of doing things to June.

"This whole arrest thing is probably really messing with the gigs you had lined up, huh? Sorry about that, but March and October have more authority then me," He said with a shrug.

"I don't really care about arresting people and stuff, I just want July back, y'know?"

1 hour ago, Spark of Hope said:

 

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That's a fantastic idea

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"The real problem isn't the lock," August said while kneeling on the floor to squint at the door handle. "The wood's pretty old and these locks are by no means heavy-duty, you could probably kick it in."

"Okay . . ."

July was lying on one of the beds in the room, staring at the ceiling. He wasn't really listening.

"The real problem is June, October, and March. It doesn't really matter if we can leave the room if they'll just catch us the second we get out . . . of course they can't watch every inch of the property but they'll almost certainly hear us kick the door down." It was clearly intentional that they'd been given one of the building's few rooms that didn't have a window.

August sat back on his heels, brushing his hair out of his face. The problem with short hair was you couldn't tie it back and out of the way, he'd discovered.

"July, do you still have your bag? You had some of those carving tools of yours with you right? Maybe we could use it as a lock pick. That'd be quieter."

"No, June took my stuff," He replied unenthusiastically.

August starting jerking the handle back and forth, rattling the mechanism. Maybe he'd get lucky, and it'd be old enough to fall apart. He was not lucky.

Still lying on the bed, July turned on his side to look at August. "Fratha?"

"Yes?" August was now taking his boots off and emptying them. A few of his back up supplies where still hidden in the special cavity he'd put in the toe. Unfortunately, he hadn't had time to restock it, so he was out of anything useful.

"Why does June hate you so much now?"

"Oh . . . y'know . . . we've just had a bit of a falling out, I'm sure things will work themselves out." He made a point of not looking at July while he spoke, instead fingering a bit of wire that might be worth something.

"What happened?"

"You know how June can be. He's young and still working things out, I don't blame him really."

July sat up and frowned, "What happened?"

"Yalicena knows I was just as extreme and angry when I was his age." He started feeding the wire into the lock. It probably wouldn't be able to trigger anything, but maybe he'd surprise himself.

"Yua!"

"What?!" August asked turning to look at him, surprised that July had raised his voice.

"Stop avoiding the subject." The younger man stared at him with hard eyes. "I need to know what happened."

August didn't break the eye contact, but his hands left the door handle to fidget by his knees. He was so much worse at this sort of thing then he used to be. "July, you don't need to worry about it--"

"Tell me anyway."

August let out a small sigh, giving himself a moment to think. How to put it in a gentle way?

"October and September have simply put some ideas about me in his head that are less then truthful." He said it with a finality that would hopefully stop July from inquiring further. That was really all that had happened.

It didn't work. "What ideas?"

"It-it's hard to explain, July, and I don't fully know myself . . . They'd jump at any chance to tell June how I kick puppies every weekend if it meant having him on their 'side'. Or at least having him not on my 'side'." When had he gotten so bad at stretching the truth?

July frowned. It probably wasn't a satisfying enough answer for him.

Before he could ask any more questions, heavy footsteps sounded in the hallway, and August hastily shoved his boots back on and moved away from the door.

It unlocked with a click, and October peered in.

"Thought I'd check on you before turning in," He grumbled in a way that implied March had instructed him to do it.

The light from the hallway caught the wire August had forgotten on the floor. Tober bent and picked it up, the small length looked like a hair between his large fingers. 

He just rolled his eyes. "You'd better not have any more of this stuff, August, I don't feel like searching you again."

"Nah, that's my last piece. It's too soft to be of any use in lock picking anyway."

October experimentally pushed on it with his thumb.

Satisfied with it's pliability, he took a glance around the room and then shut the door. It locked again with a clunk, and October's footsteps retreated further down the hall to his own room.

"Well, there goes that plan," August said after things went quiet. He threw off his boots again and flopped onto his bed.

"I'm going to sleep now, okay?" He told July. "I don't know if I can face both Jouken and sleep deprivation."

That got a smile out of July, though he still looked uncertain.

"I guess I'll turn in too."

Edited November 17, 2024 by J. Magi

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

50 minutes ago, J. Magi said:

"Huuuuuuuuh." It seemed a very alien way of doing things to June.

"This whole arrest thing is probably really messing with the gigs you had lined up, huh? Sorry about that, but March and October have more authority then me," He said with a shrug.

"I don't really care about arresting people and stuff, I just want July back, y'know?"

"It's alright. I'd already taken a bit of a detour, anyway. Why do you want July back?"

[Mags she/they]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"It's alright. I'd already taken a bit of a detour, anyway. Why do you want July back?"

He gave her a strange stare. "We're . . . brothers?"

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I FORGOT TO MENTION THEY'RE IDENTICAL TWINS SHE WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO TELL

SORRY ABOUT THAT

(I told spark and then assumed I'd mentioned it in the actual thread lolol)

Edited November 17, 2024 by J. Magi

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, J. Magi said:

He gave her a strange stare. "We're . . . brothers?"

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LOL

IT'S ALL GOOD, JM. XD

". . . my mistake."

[Mags she/they]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . my mistake."

He shrugged. "You're good, I guess he is a bit tanner then me these days. But yeah, my priority was just saving him."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, J. Magi said:

He shrugged. "You're good, I guess he is a bit tanner then me these days. But yeah, my priority was just saving him."

Niamh looked curiously at him. "Saving him from what?"

[Mags she/they]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Niamh looked curiously at him. "Saving him from what?"

"Himself," June replied simply. "And August, of course."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, J. Magi said:

"Himself," June replied simply. "And August, of course."

"They seemed to be doing fine on their own. It was another one of you who tried to kill them. September, I think?"

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it was September, right?

 

"Why would they need to be protected from themselves?"

[Mags she/they]

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"They seemed to be doing fine on their own. It was another one of you who tried to kill them. September, I think?"

"Why would they need to be protected from themselves?"

"No, no," He said, suddenly frustrated. "July needs to be protected from August."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, J. Magi said:

"No, no," He said, suddenly frustrated. "July needs to be protected from August."

"Well . . . what's wrong with August, then?"

[Mags she/they]

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Well . . . what's wrong with August, then?"

"He's . . . I wouldn't expect you to entirely understand, but--he's a horrible person."

He stood up, clearly the subjected agitated him.

Edited November 17, 2024 by J. Magi

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, J. Magi said:

"He's . . . I wouldn't expect you to entirely understand, but--he's a horrible person."

He stood up, clearly the subjected agitated him.

Niamh was curious. "Oh?"

[Through the Living Hope]

Jolane sighed. It wasn’t that she didn’t like watching Rahab and Barak with Naise, but…

”Don’t you think it’s been long enough by now? I’m sure it’s safe.”

Naise held her little sister’s hand. “Jolane, we may not ever know. But it’s too soon to tell. Maybe it is safe. Just give it… let’s see, another two weeks at most.”

”Two we- what?!”

”Why are you so anxious to get back to them?”

”They saved me! They helped me find you, mom and dad again! And I-“ her face turned pink. 

“Oh… my… do you like-“

”N-no!”

Naise laughed. “Of course.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

Jolane sighed. It wasn’t that she didn’t like watching Rahab and Barak with Naise, but…

”Don’t you think it’s been long enough by now? I’m sure it’s safe.”

Naise held her little sister’s hand. “Jolane, we may not ever know. But it’s too soon to tell. Maybe it is safe. Just give it… let’s see, another two weeks at most.”

”Two we- what?!”

”Why are you so anxious to get back to them?”

”They saved me! They helped me find you, mom and dad again! And I-“ her face turned pink. 

“Oh… my… do you like-“

”N-no!”

Naise laughed. “Of course.”

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Awwwww

Who is it?

 

[Mags she/they]

14 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Niamh was curious. "Oh?"

"Have you ever heard of General Jhacobre?"

9 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

Jolane sighed. It wasn’t that she didn’t like watching Rahab and Barak with Naise, but…

”Don’t you think it’s been long enough by now? I’m sure it’s safe.”

Naise held her little sister’s hand. “Jolane, we may not ever know. But it’s too soon to tell. Maybe it is safe. Just give it… let’s see, another two weeks at most.”

”Two we- what?!”

”Why are you so anxious to get back to them?”

”They saved me! They helped me find you, mom and dad again! And I-“ her face turned pink. 

“Oh… my… do you like-“

”N-no!”

Naise laughed. “Of course.”

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HEHEHE

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, J. Magi said:

"Have you ever heard of General Jhacobre?"

"I have not."