Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:14:33 PM)
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Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:18:27 PM)
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Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:18:41 PM)
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Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:20:01 PM)
*Alex pulls into Aislinn's drive way, driving much slower than any has ever heard his motorcycle aproach, which is to say he was driving it at a sane and safe speed. When he gets into the garage, he strips off his clothes, changing into clean shorts he had left in the garage knowing he woudl come home filthy from teh sewers.*

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:21:19 PM)
*Iz beat Alex in by half an hour or so, already cleaned up, and partaking in a mug-o-tea*

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:22:35 PM)
::Ais had stopped to get Chinese food, enough for all the cabal, and she was dishing it up as she moved around the kitchen. The basement door was open, and Audrey had his tendrils out and snaking across the floor towards Izzy's foot playfully.:: You're hungry, right Iz?

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:22:59 PM)
Are there dumplings? *Teeeeaaaaaaaa*

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:23:26 PM)
Yes, there are. For the 2 minutes it takes before Alex realizes that there are dumplings.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:23:34 PM)
::said teasingly as she hands Izzy a bowl::

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:24:26 PM)
I will hide them. In mah belly. *A flicker of a grin* Thanks, Leena.

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:26:41 PM)
*Alex plods in looking like an extra from a zombie movie. he has exhausted himself from near constant work in the sewers. He shambles in, smelling food and giving the diners a wide birth knowing he reeks of sewer. Back... sec. Gotta clean... *His muscles seem to look deflated he is so tired, from the bathroom the shower can be heared running, and a brief whiff of industrial grade disinfectant. Alex slogs from the shower, wet and tired in his second change of clean cloths since arriving home.*

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:27:01 PM)
Can we tie him down?

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:27:38 PM)
::she giggles and nods, scooping some up into her bowl as well. She raises a brow as she looks to Alex and then nods:: Yes... go shower, love... you... stink. ::finishing lamely, even as she giggles to Izzy:: He likes that.

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:28:48 PM)
*Alex hears and obeys, showering more thuroughly, one plodding foot infront of another. More industrial disinfectant, and some of his manly bodywash that he bought because the comercials amuse him*

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:28:53 PM)
Well, that would encourage him to stay...

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:30:08 PM)
It does. ::she grins:: But he doesn't need much encouragement to stay. He likes it here, or so I'm guessing... ::she leans back on her chair, nibbling just a little, mostly waiting for Alex to join them::

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:30:31 PM)
At least until he recoups...

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:31:29 PM)
*Alex having showered again, and changed clothes a third time plods back from the bathroom. His eyes are blood shot, half lidded, and he looks like a close cousin to eight miles of really bad road. He sort of ... groans... in greeting, not helping with the zombie comparisons that could be drawn. He looks at the food, and as if it were a titanic effort, goes for teh steamed rice, and the Dragon and Pheonix* Untill who huh what?

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:32:30 PM)
Dumplings!

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:34:12 PM)
*Alex quirks an eyebrow* Ooo. Dumplings. Need carbs. *and with ponderous slowness he goes to fetch several dumplings for himself. Once his plate is made he picks up one of htose cheap sets of chopsticks. He squints at them trying to see the split and he can't quite get them to snap apart. giving up, he pulls one of his daggers, cuts the bastards loose, and resheaths his weapon.*

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:34:24 PM)
It won't take long, Iz... ::she smiles to Alex and got up, leaning over to kiss Alex's temple:: Hello, love. I'm going to give you a boost so you don't fall asleep in your kung pao chicken... but it will wear off in time for bed. ::giving one more kiss to the top of his head, and a tingle goes through him, as a ripple of magic goes through the room::

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:35:55 PM)
*Iz closes her eyes, trying to concentrate on the tingle of magic as it works*

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:36:20 PM)
*His eyes go wide as if he's been hit with a live wire* Thanks love. I... *he sighs* Long long week in the sewers. I'm doing all I can, but even I have limits. *he smiles to her softly, more invigorated,, but still obviously bone wearing and aching from the exertion. Bed, huh? Not lettign me stay out another night in a row?

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:39:43 PM)
Still feels like trying to listen to a symphony through a subway...

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:41:07 PM)
::she shakes her head, smiling gleefully to him:: Nope! I'm not. You're sleeping tonight. Period. I will take drastic measures if I need to. ::said cheerfully as she nibbled on her food, not enough to feed a normal person, but an effort was being made::

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:41:22 PM)
Through a subway? ::looking to Iz curiously:

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:42:06 PM)
Drastic measures? *he seems interested to hear more about this, but turns to Izzy* Is there somethign we can do to help cut the clutter, the noise and the echoes?

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:42:53 PM)
Oh, sorry. When you guys do the mojo? It's like listening to a tv on low in the next room, or... you know? I can sense it, but not really... it's like I can tell it's going on, but not see how it works?

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:44:03 PM)
Izzy, if you would like to see how it works a little clearly and you wouldn't mind outside help, there was something my teacher did when I first came to him to help me see the magic all around us. Would you permit me to do this?

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:44:27 PM)
Mmm... not sure.

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:45:56 PM)
If it helps make the descision, it is a simple, short term thing I can do that more fully attunes teh senses to the flow of magic. I can limit it to as few or as many of your senses as you like, and at any point I can dismiss the effect if it's overwhelming. I am not going to pressure you to do this now, or ever, but know that the offer is on the table.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:47:08 PM)
Part of me wonders if it is because I'm not actually magic. When Justin or Koi pull tricks, I can sense them much more clearly.

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:48:07 PM)
*And once he's done talking, CHOPSTICKS! For a white boy who has never realy studied culture, or traveled except to bow things up, he sure as hell can eat rice with chopstics, faster than some people can eat them with a fork. He devours the rice and dumplings first, and then goes back for more dumplings*

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:49:17 PM)
(one sec)

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:50:08 PM)
*Alex quirks his head to teh side, having forgotten that Izzy was linear.* That could be it. Kinda like we're AC and you guys are DC or something?

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:51:00 PM)
Might be. *She rumples her hair* I've pretty much just hit "It's magic" and that's how it works.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:53:21 PM)
Izzy... how are you -not- magic? ::frowning a bit as she nibbles::

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:54:08 PM)
*Alex shrugs* Honestly, I never realy understood the differnece between the two. I imagine Charles would have gone into more detail, but the war came up and it suddenly became more important to learn how to make some other poor fella die for his ideas and not to die for mine. *He devours the dragon and pheonix, then gets a second helping of rice, a third of dumplings, an egg roll, and somethign with cashews, he ain't picky*

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:54:48 PM)
What I do isn't magic. *She shrugs* What you guys do -is-. I mean, psychic phenomena are... well, documented, sort of? I guess?

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:54:52 PM)
::Ais... had damn near gotten a little of everything, knowing Alex would be ravenous::

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:55:07 PM)
Iz... when you set something on fire, it burns, yes? It -is- burning?

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:55:18 PM)
Yes...

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:56:41 PM)
Magic enough in my book *and suddenly his mouth is full again, ravenous... RAVENOUS! Like a human garbage disposal, he may even eat the plate*

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:57:20 PM)
Okay. Can regular non-magic people do that?

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:57:29 PM)
With their minds.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:57:32 PM)
::clarifying::

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 10:58:05 PM)
There have been cases of spontaneous combustion... or lots of normal people getting vibes from rooms or objects...

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 10:58:11 PM)
*Swallowing a mouthfull of rice* Some of us magically inclined types can't set things on fire without a match.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 10:59:24 PM)
How -often- does it happen, Iz. Realistically.

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:00:06 PM)
And don't count those hacks on TV shows like "Paranormal University." *only the influx of food stops his muttering about those hacks*

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:00:23 PM)
Not very. But it isn't -magic-. I don't cast spells, I don't have crystals or potions or chants... I mean, I just think about it. And that isn't the case with any witch or mage or wizard I've seen...

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:01:09 PM)
I don't cast spells...

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:01:27 PM)
And the other stuff, half of it is -stopping- it. I still will pick up things by surprise when I touch something loaded.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:01:29 PM)
I don't chant... or use crystals. I have items I focus with... but that's a crutch, to be honest.

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:01:41 PM)
*Alex grins goofily* I cast MAgic Missle! At the darkness!

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:02:09 PM)
::She slides some mu shu pork Alex's way::

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:02:51 PM)
*Wheter or not that was a hint for Alex to STFU, he sees the pork, he takes teh pork, and he devours the pork buying silence from him for a while*

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:05:01 PM)
And yet, we don't have that gift... it doesn't come to us like that. We have to -try-, to -make- it happen. To force it.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:05:38 PM)
But you can do -anything-. I don't understand why you can't do that...

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:07:30 PM)
Because your gift works differently. We have to force it, impose our will to have whatever... happen. Yours.. is free-flowing, simply a matter of control You have the control already, you must harness it. We must learn to force the issue.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:08:21 PM)
Well, it takes effort. Hence the headaches... *She taps her temple*

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:08:38 PM)
*Alex sets the pork aside, going for another egg roll, one last dumpling, leaving a few for the others, and some schezuan spicy stuff. the man eats like a draft horse, but he's been working like one too.* To me, magic has always felt like trying to push a big boulder up hill. It doesn't want to work, it's fussy and needs cajoling, like my dad's old pick up. *DEVOURS!*

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:09:23 PM)
Izzy... have you seen what happens if we botch an attempt... or... try to do too much?

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:09:35 PM)
See, what i do is like... riding a horse. You have to direct it, keep it in line... fight it sometimes...

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:09:56 PM)
"Paradox," yes?

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:10:12 PM)
*Alex shivers at the mention of Paradox*

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:11:10 PM)
Yes. I've... turned green before. Completely. Drained of my energy... physical injury. Ecetera... when I did what I did to Lyric.. I was putting the baby at risk. I could feel it. She is fine, but I toed that line...

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:11:22 PM)
Whoever gave "pardox" such an inoccuous name, I want to travel back in time, meet, and then then kick him in the junk untill his dangly bits come out his nose. "Acidic, firey cheese grater of the soul" would be a better name.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:11:23 PM)
I'd rather fight the horse, then push the boulder up the hill every day.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:12:55 PM)
And sometimes the horse runs away with you. I have to be very careful at the chantry - too easy to get stuck in an impression. And, well... *A frown* You can imagine what hapens when the others run wild.

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:13:45 PM)
*Alex looks like a lightbulb has just gone on over his head* Izzy... you said you can read things, get impressions, yes?

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:14:54 PM)
When we lose control... the devastation can be just as bad, Iz. It's a lot of power, for -anyone-. The more you have, the bigger the responsibility.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:17:06 PM)
*She nods* Yeah - objects, but it's hard to get much control over what I pick up.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:18:16 PM)
::she nods:: Difficulties for all involved.

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:19:17 PM)
Sorry, I just realized that's why you wear those gloves so often. I'm sorry. *Alex looks down to his food, and after eating what would have fed about four people, he has finally slowed down to not look like he's starving any more*

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:21:04 PM)
::she moved for the kitchen again, looking to Iz:: Dessert? ::Not even asking Alex::

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:21:16 PM)
Oh, yeah. It makes it easier, is all. *She shrugs* Dessert is good!

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:21:49 PM)
::she nods to her and starts to slice up dessert in the kitchen:: Do you feel better about it now, Iz... than you did?

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:22:46 PM)
I've come to terms with having it, mostly. Don't know if I'll ever be... thrilled, I guess. I appreciate you guys, I do. But I don't need to bend spoons, either.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:23:44 PM)
No one is asking you to, Iz. Not here at least.. ::she moves back in the room, handing Izzy a piece of lemon tart, and Alex.. a bigger piece::

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:24:19 PM)
*Alex looks up like an excited little kid, and then realzes he should just keep quiet and finish his dinner. Polishing off the last of his dinner just in time for desert* Oh lemon tart! I love lemon tart!

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:24:56 PM)
::she smiles:: I know, love. ::she kisses him lightly as she hands it to him::

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:26:31 PM)
*he returns the kiss, gently, finally feeling human again after days of non stop labor* You are far, far to kind to me, you know that, right? *Picking up a fork, he eats the tart far more slowly, savoring the desert.*

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:26:38 PM)
Ooo, lemon. Looks good. *She pokes at it* I mean, next to you guys.... *A shrug* It's like I'm far enough off that I can't be normal. But next to you guys? Or any of the mages? I might as well be a normal person for what I can contribute.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:27:56 PM)
::she frowns:: Iz. That is -not- true. At all. And you -know- it. Do you realize.... our magic can fail? Sometimes we can't call it. Sometimes it doesn't answer. At all.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:28:51 PM)
Sometimes it backfires..

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:28:53 PM)
*Alex sets his fork down, looking to Izzy* This city has more mages per capita than any place I have been other than the war. I have had exactly three people help me clearing out the sewers to save this city, and you are one of them. You do far more than some of the lofty, supposed wise in this city. *Alex is clearly thinking names, but not naming any*

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:28:59 PM)
When we were against the techs? When I got shot? I couldn't bring up the fire at all. And one cop with a gun isn't a match for a suit.

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:31:29 PM)
Even if your magic falis to heed your call as it can fail all of us, even myself and Aislinn, you are never just one cop with a gun. I promise you Izzy, You will be at least one cop with a gun, and one slightly deranged war vet with a couple of knives. And a hippy princess landscaper. And... A Jareth.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:31:55 PM)
*She laughs at that* Yes, a Jareth.

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:33:40 PM)
That metaphor totally got away from me... I should check and make sure there weren't casualties in the yard.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:34:03 PM)
Just a few allusions and an idiom.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:36:02 PM)
Hippy Princess landscaper? ::turning to eye Izzy::

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:36:06 PM)
*Only a slight hit of defense in his tone* Some of us didn't get to finish school. At least I know metaphors were words. *geting quieter* On guy I went to highschool with thought they were rocks that fell out of the sky.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:36:53 PM)
Ouch.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:38:12 PM)
I'm just amazed you put the 'hippy' part in. I suppose the rest counts.

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:39:44 PM)
See, Way better educated. *And there is tart, as Alex feels undereducated* Well, you see, I was trying to play off the way Izzy said what she was like it was a bad thing, so I was trying to reduce us to similar one sided charactures. I would have gone with "earth mother" because you are, but hippy is like earth mother, but less... effective.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:40:32 PM)
Well, there's Audrey... *SHe glances down, looking for the tendrils*

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:43:18 PM)
An earth mother is a font of life and love and serenity. A hippy is a font of patchuli oil and marijuana brownies.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:43:49 PM)
::Audrey's tendrils have wound around Ais' ankles, and are going up her legs silently, hugging her, one was busy winding around Alex's left knee, and waiting patiently next to Iz's foot, for permission to wind around her:: I am -not- a fan of patchouli oil or marijuana... or even brownies.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:44:29 PM)
Brownies are delicious, though. *She reaches down, lightly touching the vine*

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:45:14 PM)
*Alex fiddles with audrey's tendril* I didn't say you were, but I'm a little bit more than a knife wielding shell shocked mad man. I was... *Alex hangs his head* Sorry. I... I should let the smart people do the talking.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:46:05 PM)
::the vine reaches with a tendril, and pokes her fingers lightly, playfully. Aislinn looks to Alex and frowns:: Alex.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:46:56 PM)
You're a bit more than that. Especially when you let yourself be, *A flicker of a smile as the vine interacts with her*

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:47:54 PM)
::Audrey explores the contours and shapes of Izzy's hand, lightly, just gently poking or rubbing::

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:48:28 PM)
I just... I think Izzy is an incredible and strong person, and if she thinks that she isn't all that amazing, than... neither are we, but I'm bad at saying it. *Alex is very intimidated now, being the obviously least educated person in the room as he tries to explain his thinking* And you are way more than a cop with a gun, Izzy. You are someone I look up to. Someone, I want to be like. *he plays with his tart with the fork*

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:50:11 PM)
No, you don't. But I appreciate your efforts to make me feel better.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:50:13 PM)
::Ais remains quiet, letting Alex speak, just watching::

Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:52:01 PM)
Yes, I do Izzy. I... I want to be like you. I want to work with you. You protect people from dangerous criminals. I protect people from doughnuts. You... you have a job that is important and matters. I made an exercise tape. That doesn't make the world a better place, but what you do, does.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:52:40 PM)
Actually... they both make the world a different and better place... just in different ways.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:53:22 PM)
So the mundane worl doesn't see what you do, but it's more than just donuts. You are not your job. I don't know if I can say that about me, but I know you aren't.

Aislinn Connelly (Nov 28, 2011 11:53:23 PM)
and on a different magnitudes...

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Nov 28, 2011 11:55:34 PM)
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Alex Steele (Nov 28, 2011 11:56:11 PM)
Izzy, you are an amazing human being, and I won't argue or disagree with you on the other stuff, but to me, I think you are incredible. I am a better person because I have you in my life.

Isabel Ross (Nov 28, 2011 11:56:47 PM)
*Her cheeks flush and she mumbles something dismissive*

Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Nov 28, 2011 11:56:53 PM)
(booga! <.< Where are y'all?)