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The Watchers are being much more polite to Tamara nowadays. They've never precisely been rude to her, but they are very good at being quietly, politely and oh-so-Britishly unwelcoming. Irritating, but she can live with it if it means she can be a part of the Council. But now their normal tactics have scared off their precious Slayer, and Tamara's the one who convinced her not to bolt; Tamara is now their lead to the Slayer and as such, she's being treated like she's made of glass.
She finds that mildly irritating for a whole different set of reasons, but it's such an improvement over the alternative that she lets it be. She's very careful not to seem as though she's taking advantage of her new-found position. She demands nothing, and makes only a few careful, diffident suggestions. This will not last forever; no need to burn bridges.
And of course, whenever she receives an email from the Slayer, she responds promptly.
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older_and_wiser
keyed_up
"I'm pretty sure it's the jacket," Soph says. "Being... an evil jacket. Um. Scott. Did you know magic is real and I can prove it and if I do prove it will you let Bella destroy your evil jacket without making a scene?"
"What the hell? Magic. Seriously. What the hell. Man, I would not have kissed you if I knew you were nuts. There is something very wrong with both of you freaks. That is mine, it was a present from my brother! Give it!"
keyed_up
"Nitidi," says Soph desperately, waving her hand in front of his face.
Scott jerks his head back. "Did you just throw glitter at me?"
keyed_up
"There isn't any glitter on you, it doesn't stay. Look - watch. Nitidi."
Scott is firmly of the 'our town suffers from an epidemic of PCP-addled biker gangs with barbecue forks' variety. He is still convinced this is actual glitter. Somehow. However, he's not going to argue the point. He wants his jacket back, and-
-possibly also the girl holding it. Now that Scott's focusing on Bella instead of (fake?) glitter, he's confused. How did he not notice her before? He usually goes for the smiling type, but for her he will make an exception. He swipes, and misses again. Damn. How did she do that? That was awesome. "You're good at that..." he says admiringly.
-possibly also the girl holding it. Now that Scott's focusing on Bella instead of (fake?) glitter, he's confused. How did he not notice her before? He usually goes for the smiling type, but for her he will make an exception. He swipes, and misses again. Damn. How did she do that? That was awesome. "You're good at that..." he says admiringly.
cross_and_bow
"Oh fucking hell," mutters Bella under her breath. "Hey, you've probably noticed that I kind of have a thing for this jacket," she says at full volume, trying for syrup and getting mostly disgust and exasperation. "Any chance I could, like, keep it?"
"If you're very niiiice to me," Scott says, moving closer. "How nice are you feeling?"
cross_and_bow
"Let me have it and maybe you'll find out."
Bella is rapidly running out of fake niceness, or fucks to give about not making a scene, but the fewer times she needs to rely on blatant nepotism to avoid getting arrested the better.
"Welllllll. I suppose that's okay," Scott says, smiling at her worshipfully.
cross_and_bow
"Great. Thanks. I'll see you around," says Bella, smiling, and then she lights out at high speed towards the nearest unobserved location in which she can easily start a fire.
"See you!" Scott calls after them, smiling rather meltingly. (It is not a good look on him.)
cross_and_bow
When Bella gets someplace relatively unlikely to be immediately visited, she thinks better of immediately setting the object on fire. She texts her Watcher instead.
I have what I'm 98% certain is the talisman. Are they complicated to destroy, and/or is that a bad idea? Also, how are they created, do I need to go back to whoever originally owned it and shut down his talisman-making operation?
I have what I'm 98% certain is the talisman. Are they complicated to destroy, and/or is that a bad idea? Also, how are they created, do I need to go back to whoever originally owned it and shut down his talisman-making operation?
older_and_wiser
Talisman creation is not well understood, but as best we can tell they are created from some combination of emotional attachment and family history. No one has created one intentionally to my knowledge; witches inclined in that direction have historically used love potions. Do you have reason to believe there was a talisman maker?
Unless you suspect the talisman to be enchanted with additional protections, separate from its totemic properties, it will be safe to destroy. Fire is the standard for such cases; acid will suffice for most items that are not flammable. A trip to a volcano with a group of hobbits is not required.
Unless you suspect the talisman to be enchanted with additional protections, separate from its totemic properties, it will be safe to destroy. Fire is the standard for such cases; acid will suffice for most items that are not flammable. A trip to a volcano with a group of hobbits is not required.
cross_and_bow
The guy I got it from was not the first owner, according to him, so if they were made intentionally I'd want to apply to his brother, "apply" meaning "threaten with violence if he doesn't cut it out". No particular reason to believe it was made intentionally.
I'm fresh out of hobbits, so I'm glad my lighter will cut it.
Are there going to be any lingering effects on the affected girls?
She makes a little firebreak out of rocks and applies lighter to jacket.
I'm fresh out of hobbits, so I'm glad my lighter will cut it.
Are there going to be any lingering effects on the affected girls?
She makes a little firebreak out of rocks and applies lighter to jacket.
older_and_wiser
I'm not sure what effects you're curious about. Will they remember? Yes, they'll all remember, and remember how they felt at the time. Will they still care about him? Mostly not. Those who would have liked him anyway may not notice a difference, past wondering how they noticed him initially. Those who only found him appealing because of the talisman will be able to remember doing so, but with enough detachment to be confused. It will not linger in the sense that girls will continue to find him appealing magically, but their feelings may be clouded by their earlier memories. The more time a girl spent with him, the more likely that is.
I'm not sure I'm explaining that well. Does it make sense?
I'm not sure I'm explaining that well. Does it make sense?
cross_and_bow
Yeah. I have kind of a thing about mind control, and even if I didn't, he got my sister. She stopped finding him appealing when I was holding his jacket but if there was anything else I'd want to know about it.
On an only loosely related note I am about set for you to know where to find me and be more easily accessible.
On an only loosely related note I am about set for you to know where to find me and be more easily accessible.
older_and_wiser
If your sister has already ceased to find him appealing, she should see no further effects.
I appreciate the vote of confidence. (And, as I find e-mail an unreliable indicator of tone, I should add that I do mean that in seriousness.) Take your time, of course, but do let me know if I can do anything to help. For clarity, though: were you expecting 'revealing your location' to coincide with 'a Watcher being sent to you physically' or would you prefer additional time?
I appreciate the vote of confidence. (And, as I find e-mail an unreliable indicator of tone, I should add that I do mean that in seriousness.) Take your time, of course, but do let me know if I can do anything to help. For clarity, though: were you expecting 'revealing your location' to coincide with 'a Watcher being sent to you physically' or would you prefer additional time?
cross_and_bow
Do you hate travel enough that the Watcher being sent to my location could not be you?
older_and_wiser
I've always known Watching requires travel and have no objection to it. I require more packing time than most, I suppose, as I would be bringing my son. Fortunately, he hasn't yet begun school, and I'm not bound to wait till end of term.
cross_and_bow
If you or your son have strenuous objections to SoCal I will be willing to talk to somebody who doesn't and is more like you than like the first guy.
older_and_wiser
The next response takes a little longer than usual.
My attempt at explaining Southern California to my son have resulted in him racing around our flat shrieking 'NO MORE RAIN!'
My attempt at explaining Southern California to my son have resulted in him racing around our flat shrieking 'NO MORE RAIN!'