Appointments Post

[widows_kiss]

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~ STANDING APPOINTMENTS ~
Daily:
Early morning run
CH5 Avengers Breakfast
Training Session at the Battle Dome

Other:
Friday: 8AM Coffee Date with Pepper

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Re: [March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

That's a relief. Really not fond of being considered crazy.

[He smiles back at her and raises the bottle when it arrives.]

To friends who aren't here right now because of Act of Malnosso hangover.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

I don't think anyone is. [Her lips quirk as she agrees with him, then takes a sip when he toasts, although there's a shadow of regret in her gaze, because she's not sure she can blame all (any?) of this on the Malnosso, or if it was just... her.]

May they return home safe and sound and soon.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

Yeah, probably not. [He takes a long swig of the beer then rolls the bottle between his palms idly. And he's not sure he can blame it on the Malnosso either. Not since he's still entirely smitten with a certain mage and it's been, what? Two weeks now.]

Amen to that. I'm gonna get grey hairs worrying about them. Or possibly kill my liver.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

[Natasha gives a wry laugh at that.] Perhaps you should start looking into distractions that don't involve alcohol, then.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

[He chuckles in response, shaking his head.]

My other distractions usually take more concentration than I can manage right now. And I'm made of tougher stuff than I look.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

Are you? [She gives him a faint smile.] I'm finding most people here seem to be. And the alcohol probably isn't helping that concentration any, either.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

It's kind of a... gift of my bloodline.

Yeah, there are certainly plenty of people with unique qualities here. Oh, but drunk spellcasting is so much fun.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

[She takes in that information with a curious look.] You can use magic?

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

Ah, yeah. I didn't mention it last time. Kind of had more things on my mind. I'm a mage.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

[Which is something Natasha doesn't have a lot of experience with, considering. She's not really sure what to say to that.] Is that normal, in your world?

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

Pretty much. Magic is known about generally even if it's not entirely common. That seems to be unusual in a lot of worlds though.

My whole family are mages, of one kind or another.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

There's different kinds? [There's curiosity in her voice as she leans forward and listens to him explain in interest.]

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

Well yeah. I guess... think of it like music. Just because you're a great pianist, doesn't mean you can play the flute.

Just because a mage has power over electricity, doesn't mean they're going to be any good at healing.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

Magic isn't something I have a lot of experience with. [She explains this with a crooked smile, listening to his explanation with a curious look.] If it exists in our world like it does in yours, they're very good at hiding it.

[Or it comes in forms like the Asgardians, which is something else entirely.]

What kind do you use? If that's not something rude to be asking of you.

[March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

Ah, well, magic users do tend to be pretty good at hiding. Even where I'm from, you keep a lot of secrets because people don't always understand how it works.

[And often had very sharp misconceptions about it.]

Nah, it's fine. I work with shields and wards. Protection. I find things for people sometimes. I'm an exorcist.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

That sounds very useful. [She almost wishes they did have something of the sort back home.] An exorcist? You mean for ghosts? Spirits?

[March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

It's helped me out of a few tight spots.

And yeah, I do mean that. England has a lot of ghosts hanging around.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

I'm sure it has. Do you... need protection often back home? [That's the politest way she can think of phrasing that, really.]

So I've heard, although I've never actually seen any. It has enough of a bloody history, though.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

I'm kind of a... a ghost magnet if I'm not careful. Nothing quite like waking up in the morning possessed by the spirit of someone who died of the plague.

[He says it lightly but that had really been no fun at all.]

Also there was that time with the Vikings.

Plenty of blood and trauma. Sometimes things get stirred up.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

Possessed? [She echoes this with a flicker of a surprise on her face, tilting her head in contemplation.] That sounds... less than pleasant. Do they... take control? Are you aware of it when it happens?

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

I highly recommend never catching Bubonic Plague. It sucks.

They can take control, it depends how strong they are. Sometimes it's just like a- a presence inside my head. More often, they can influence actions, but not control you fully. And usually I'm aware. Sometimes it can be difficult to tell.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

[Her lips twitch faintly at that.] Noted. I'll do my best to avoid that one. Although I do try to avoid plagues whenever possible. I have enough other things that are frequently trying to kill me.

Can you exorcise yourself? Does that work?

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

Probably a good plan. I mean, I didn't really get sick, but it was very vivid.

Kill you? What kind of thing do you do?

Um, yeah. It's... I have the gift. A lot of it is willpower, and knowing your own thoughts really well.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[widows_kiss]

[She lifts her shoulders in a faint shrug, still looking faintly amused.] I work for the government. Doesn't always make me everyone's favorite person to see coming. [...If they saw her at all.]

Well. At least I now know who to call in case there's a ghost infestation.

Re: [March 1st | Action]

[abjurer]

[max smiles back, a little awkward.]</small. Funny. One of my brothers says pretty much that exact same thing whenever I ask him what he does. I'd be happy to help if it ever becomes an issue.