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the caster chronicles - lena duchannes

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[A hand fumbles in front of the camera, then pulls back to show a teenage girl who is looking very confused and a bit scared.]

Where am I? What's going on here?

[She looks around her, then back to the camera. Bringing it closer to her face to better examine it, she narrows her unique eyes, one green, one gold.]

Is this some kind of sick joke? Did you do this, mother?

[The last word is spit out harshly. This is so not a happy mother-daughter relationship.]

I don't know what your angle is this time, but I don't want to talk to you. Send me home right now!

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You're welcome. It can be a bit over whelmin' so if you've got questions, ask and it'll be all right. The City's brilliant most of the time.

Yeah, it's weird. I never thought beyond what I could do. But there's different types of magic out there, different than mine.

[Wands. What even.]

Can I ask you stuff about your magic sometime? To like, compare?

[Can't be that brilliant if her boyfriend and uncle aren't there. :|]

Like how? You mean just stuff to do?

Oh, loads different. Some people haven't got to use spells at all, you know, it just happens for them.

[And then Lena's question has her laughing because, Merlin, she's heard that before, hasn't she? From a friend a long time ago, here. She and Christopher had met once to do exactly that.]

Of course you can. Could demonstrate too, if you'd like; I've done that before.

Edited 2012-06-10 16:22 (UTC)

[This amuses Lena, as that's exactly how it works for her. Sure, the more complicated things require reciting the cast out loud, but most things just happen.]

I'd like that. It'll be a learning experience.

It's a plan, then.

[And then it suddenly occurs to her - ]

Have you sussed out a place to live, yet?

Not yet. Who am I supposed to talk to about that?

Sometimes you get a chance to live the sorta life you woulda never gotten to live anywhere else.

Er - [ sorry, bro, but alisha kind of doesn't hear the last part. ] - Your mother stabbed your boyfriend? Seriously?

If you're under eighteen, the City'll take care of most things for you like rent and food. You can actually just go in and pick an apartment.

[She's silent for a moment, eyes darting away.]

That-- that sounds nice, actually.

Yeah, seriously. On my birthday. Told you she was warped.

Whoa, how bohemian.

[She sounds amused.]

Well I say that's the least they can do since they just dropped me here.

My thoughts exactly. At least they're not complete arses about it.

Hello, Lena. I'm Percy. I wish we were meeting under better circumstances.

Only like, 90%, right? Not complete.

[The amusement in her voice fades with her next question.]

So are their designated apartments for the underage? Or can it be anywhere? Can you point me where I need to go?

Yeah, well, I guess they could still be worse. Not that this is my idea of fun, but... you know.

[ just a stare. ]

... And I thought we were fucked. Jesus Christ. Is she possessed or something?

Anywhere, really. The carousel and the fountain are in the Square, right? Around that are twelve apartment buildings—you can pretty much walk into any one and settle in a place no one's living in, yet. I'd suggest a pet or a roommate to keep the ticking down, though, that can get a bit maddening.

No, just really, really evil. She only cares about herself and getting what she wants.

Yeah, what is that? Some machine running? Doesn't it ever stop?

It's a clock, supposedly. People try to investigate, sometimes, but the City never lets anyone get too close. And I used to think it never stopped, but it has before, and things never go well when it does.

Wow, she sounds batshit. [ ... ] No offense. You sure her and your boyfriend weren't ... you know?

So the incessant ticking is better than no ticking at all? Great.

[She lets out a huff, then tries for some positivity.]

Guess I'll find a pet store. Maybe get a cat.

Weren't what?

[Sorry, Lena's too innocent to understand your meaning, Alisha.]

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