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Grendyne groans and starts pulling on her boots when the alarm goes off. Again. She quick-marches to the broom hangar, sits on her machine and is handed a plethora of loaded weapons by attentive corporals.
"Two flyers in one day? They're getting way too common."
"It's worse," the commander informs them, "South Karlsland got hit with three at once. We're taking Lytee's express and sleeping there. You can sit out if you absolutely need to, but Freya's still recovering so we could use you as a comms relay."
"No, I'll come. I just reserve the right to complain about it."
The 42nd United Forces Witch Wing takes off, bracing to fight yet another city-destroying monster, and assembles into a perfect synchronized formation as Lytee charges her teleport power.
...This is not South Karlsland wilderness.
Near the Golden Coven capital, in Aurum
Near Savarasse, in Thilanushinyel
Near Whately Academy
With Unbitwise
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witchwatcher
witchwatcher
She's talking to a lie detector, so she carefully avoids pleasantries that might not be strictly true.
"Yes, I'm Grendyne and I've been sent to copy your power. I have it already, in fact. I probably won't replace you completely, since I'm limited in how often I can use copied powers, but I'll need to hang around for an hour or so to be sure I'll keep it and not need to disturb you again. Should I come in?"
"Yes, I'm Grendyne and I've been sent to copy your power. I have it already, in fact. I probably won't replace you completely, since I'm limited in how often I can use copied powers, but I'll need to hang around for an hour or so to be sure I'll keep it and not need to disturb you again. Should I come in?"
"Sure, why not. I don't actually work for the Coven on a regular basis, you know, I don't mind being replaced."
witchwatcher
"That's always a bit of a worry when I copy someone. Glad it's not an issue." She follows Maggie in.
"I play poker and adore my mate and bring up a half-pint, I don't require a career in listening to people try to fool me," snorts Maggie.
In the family room is a half-pint little girl making things with play-doh.
In the family room is a half-pint little girl making things with play-doh.
witchwatcher
"Hullo, half-pint. That stuff looks neat. Almost like Alexandrite clay."
"...I'm from a different world with less tech, got dropped here by a magical accident," She explains, mostly to Maggie.
"...I'm from a different world with less tech, got dropped here by a magical accident," She explains, mostly to Maggie.
"Play-doh isn't tech," says the half-pint. "It doesn't plug in walls."
"Molly, this is Grendyne," says Maggie. "She's got a magic-learning magic, sorta like Adalady, and she's learning to tell when people are lying from me."
"Molly, this is Grendyne," says Maggie. "She's got a magic-learning magic, sorta like Adalady, and she's learning to tell when people are lying from me."
witchwatcher
"Medicine is technology and it doesn't need wall electricity, right? I learn by being near her and smelling her power, then practicing it. It smells like pine trees, for some reason. I have no clue why powers smell how they do."
"Huh. Addy says my power tastes like milk."
witchwatcher
"It would be more surprising if our synesthesia matched up, I think. There must be millions of possible combinations of smells, and millions of tastes. I get sounds too, sometimes, but not from yours."
Maggie shrugs, accepts a wad of play-doh from her child and responds to the command "fix it!" by smoothing and pinching it until it is a neater version of whatever it was shaped like, and returns it for further addenda.
witchwatcher
Gren telekinetically sculpts a little Witch, complete with old-fashioned flying broom and robes and pointy hat.
"I see why you like play-doh, Molly. Got any other neat toys?"
"I see why you like play-doh, Molly. Got any other neat toys?"
"Got dolls and felt stuff and stuff rabbits."
witchwatcher
"Well, I think play-doh is gonna stay my favorite for now."
Kids are cute, at least in small doses. She goes between glancing at Maggie and the play-doh until interrupted.
Kids are cute, at least in small doses. She goes between glancing at Maggie and the play-doh until interrupted.
Maggie keeps an eye on the half-pint, "fixes" play-doh creations on request, fetches Molly apple slices when Molly wants them and offers Gren an apple too, and otherwise plays computer poker with about a third of her attention.
witchwatcher
Gren accepts the apple.
After about 20 minutes, "Would one of you mind telling a silly little lie, just to make sure I've got this spell right?"
After about 20 minutes, "Would one of you mind telling a silly little lie, just to make sure I've got this spell right?"
"Ooh ooh," pipes up Molly at once, "I am a vampire!"
witchwatcher
"Hah, yeah it's working. I think I've got it, your power is the kind that is, mm, well-defined. It's obviously messed up if I mess it up even a little, which helps me remember it better."
"Is that all you need from me?" Maggie asks.
witchwatcher
"Yeah. It's a very clean and neat power, I like it. I'll be going, thanks for the apple and it was nice meeting you two."
"You too," Maggie says politely.
"Bye Gwen," mispronounces Molly.
"Bye Gwen," mispronounces Molly.
witchwatcher
So she goes back out to the car. Along the way, [Shawn, could you say something true and also a lie? But don't say which is which. I want to see if I can use Maggie's power through this.]
[Uuuum, my favorite color is gray and my middle name is Todd?]
His middle name is Todd, apparently.
His middle name is Todd, apparently.
witchwatcher
She opens the car door. "It works, Shawn Todd... What's your last name, anyway?"
[Elspeth, I got Maggie's power and it even works over Dwi's, just slightly more expensive than the two of them alone added up. I feel like I'm bothering you, though, should I be reporting to someone else?]
[Elspeth, I got Maggie's power and it even works over Dwi's, just slightly more expensive than the two of them alone added up. I feel like I'm bothering you, though, should I be reporting to someone else?]
her_imperial_radiance
"Laffingwell," says Shawn Todd Laffingwell.
Elspeth doesn't answer.
Elspeth doesn't answer.
witchwatcher
Well, maybe she's asleep. Something about time zones. Shawn said full vampires don't sleep...
[Empress Isabella?] [Emperor Edward?]
[Empress Isabella?] [Emperor Edward?]