(Private)Hops, Bubbles and Words

[Aurora]

Was she? Maybe. “I believe every Awakened is scary in their own way and in their own right.” She had just reached a level where she could do scary things very easily. But the next words kind of surprised her, “Now that scares me.” A small chuckle.

“Laid back is typically my go to, a way I prefer to live my life. No drama, no doom and gloom, just living my life and enjoying each day. If those days happen to include drinking and partying,” a shrug, “even better.” Getting involved in drama only happened if she felt she had to. And even then, she didn’t enjoy it.

“Uh, lets see. I Awakened right before my eighteenth birthday, and all I will say is that I’m in my middle to late twenties now. Life happened and I threw myself into my studies, but I’ll take me being considered young to be a Master as a compliment.” Telling her she was a second-degree Master would really blow her socks off.

“It’s a good Arcana to have some understanding off, especially the ability to heal yourself. Never know when that could come in handy. I try and have a basic to general understanding of as many Arcana as I can, because some of them come in handy in clutch situations.” Never know. “Oh yeah. It’s why I tend to use it at the Circle if someones asked me to cast it on them. A more controlled environment.”

[Thirteen]

"Aye, I think it's good when a woman can put the fear of God into a man. Or fish," she grinned, "Speaks to a strong character."

"Mmm, must be nice." Thirteen didn't feel relaxed very often. Even now, she felt a little on guard. Mostly relaxed was about as close as she ever got.

The Enchantress nodded, "Oh, it absolutely is a compliment. To go from novice to Master in less than a decade? Color me impressed, lass. I'd always been under the impression Masters were all Gandalf-lookin' blokes." She thought a moment, "Is Chambers a Master, do you think?"

"Self-healin' is a goal, to be certain," she wasn't there yet, but someday. The Prime Arcanum was on her to-do list first. "Good to know there's some strong Life casters around, like you and Asclepius. I'll be in good company if I ever stub my toe."

[Aurora]

The Shaman had to laugh, “See, that’s why I keep the true extent of my abilities to myself. I prefer to have surprise on my side, let people fuck around and find out. Everyone knows the fish story because when we got back, we sort of smelled like fish and, uh, entrails, and the story was told from there.” But only a select few knew what else she could do, and was for…reasons.

“I like to think I’ve earned feeling relaxed and being laid back. But truth be told, it’s always been my go-to. I’ve always preferred to just have fun and enjoy life, never taking things too seriously. Though as life’s gone on, I’ve had to take some things more seriously of course. But I will always take going out over other things. We have to let our hair down and enjoy life, if not, is it all worth it? Sure, we need to be careful, and be on guard, but we deserve to have fun and enjoy what life has. Not taking some time to yourself and having some happiness leads to bitterness and resentment.” Reaching for the other beer, “That’s it, we’re going out dancing or something.” She got Phoenyx to let loose a bit and enjoy life.

Laughing again, “I mean, I’m sure there are some that look like Gandalf. But looks are deceiving when it comes to us. Especially with a Life Master, I can transform myself into anyone I think you want to see. I can change my features into whatever I want. If I want to look like a super model, that’s easy enough to do. Hell, I can make myself look like a six foot three-hundred-pound man if I wanted. With magic, nothing is ever what it seems, something to always keep in mind.” Not that she had tried those yet, but they were a neat trick if ever needed. Raising an eyebrow, “Chambers? Hmmm, I’m not sure. I’ve never really talked about his Arcana studies with him. Does he strike you as the one of the Gandalf-lookin’ blokes?” she asks with a laugh.

“I used to practice on house plants, orchids, specifically. Because of how delicate they are. It helped me learn to understand and use some of the healing spells a lot quicker.” True story, and it was Campanella that helped her with that. “I’m always a phone call away, but for a stubbed toe?” smirking, “I might just laugh at you.” Chuckling. “Now for a hangover? I can hook you up. But in all seriousness, just give me a call if you’re in need, I don’t mind and would be happy to help, no matter what. It’s what Shamans do, and it’s what the Consilium does.”

[Thirteen]

The Enchantress nodded approvingly, "Keep them underestimatin' you. It's always a great strategy. So, don't worry, I won't go spreadin' your legend around."

"I don't know about deserve, but I still enjoy a spot of fun. Got to take it where you can get it, right?" She took a sip of her soda, "You don't got to twist my arm. Just let me know when and I'll be ready to dance."

"Hmm," Thirteen mused on the idea that the Shaman could alter her appearance in any way she wanted. "So you could actually be an old woman and we'd never see the wrinkles?" She smirked, teasingly. She sorted through the box of chocolate Scottie Dogs and plucked one out. "In looks? No. He's got the air of one, though. He's quite... professorly?"

"I do have a cactus at home. My only house plant. His name is Angus." The Libertine grinned, "Alright, maybe not for a stubbed toesie. I'll restrain myself for anything less than a stab wound or broken bone." She took a bite of the cookie, "I don't get drunk too often, but I'll keep the hangover cure in mind. And if you need, ah..." she waved a hand in the air as she searched for the right phrase, "A touch of good luck, or maybe some fortune-tellin'? You can call me."

[Aurora]

“It’s worked out for me so far, let them think they know the extent of what you can do. My favorite thing is to play the stupid blonde, let them believe I’m uneducated.” When the truth was, she was very educated. Then a shrug, “No worries, the fish story has made its rounds.”

“Don’t know about deserve? Of course, you and everyone deserves to let loose every now and then. Think about what we do and what we are up against. You need to take some time to just breath enjoy things.” All work and no play. “I’m gonna remember that, and we’re gonna have a good time.” The Shaman believed life wasn’t meant to be serious all the time.

Shrugging, “Sure, if I had access to the mana and cast it as daily ritual. Now, it is a vulgar spell, so it would require some back and forth with that, but it could be done.” Sighing, “But I hate to disappoint you, I am not an old woman with wrinkles and have not lied about my age. Though that is a good idea for when that time comes.” Was she worried about aging? Not really, wrinkles didn’t seem that bad. Laughing, “He does now that I think about it, and he has the knowledge to back it up.” Chambers was quite knowledgeable about things.

An eyebrow quirked, “It has a name?” they named plants now? “Never thought to name the orchards I had.” But, to each their own she guessed. “Ah, now those I can fix right up! Actually, haven’t had anyone call me to patch them up in a while.” Guess she’d really stepped back from forming any friendships in a while. “Thanks, that’s really generous of you. Always good to know you can have some luck on your side, it can be a huge help.”

[Thirteen]

"If I want people to underestimate me, I'll just dial up me accent. We Scots can get nigh unintelligible if we want," she smirked.

"I wish it were that easy. You spend your life knowin' everythin' is goin' to go wrong, it's difficult to relax. My bad luck curse may have broken, but old habits die hard, as they say." The Acanthus sighed, "But I'm tryin'."

She barked out a short laugh, "Ah, too bad. It'd be a neat wee trick. Plus, I could call you Nana and confuse everyone." As for Chambers, she chuckled, "He's English, too, so the professor aura is a natural flair."

"Aye, he does. He's the only plant I got, so it felt right to name him," the Libertine nodded. "A good fate spell at the right moment can turn the tide."

[Aurora]

Laughing, “Really? You can just do that, increase your accent?” that was a thing?

A sage nod, “Yeah, that’s true. But life can’t be lived with everything being all doom and gloom. If so, then in a way, they win. Letting them take what little happiness we are owed isn’t right. And I’ll be damned if I’m going to let them have that. Sure, I know the worlds fucked, and I know about the Lie. But I also know I’m allowed to go out and enjoy myself, I’m still on guard at all times, but it’s learning to balance. It takes time to learn, but there nothing wrong with enjoying life while knowing it’s going wrong. Work life balance.” Even mage had it. “Sometimes, all you can do it try.” And maybe it was because she was older and had been awakened for longer.

Smirking, “I could technically be the oldest in the Consilium for all I know. I am actually the one who has been in the city the longest. So if you want to call me that, go for it, no one says we have to confirm or deny why you call me that either. Could just mess with people.” Shrugging, always a fun time. “Now that you mention that, it does. Wonder if it was a look he went for, or if it just happened.” It seemed to suit him.

“Ever think of getting him a friend? Or is it an only plant situation?” kind of like an only child thing but with plants. “It really can. I’ve seen a few that have really been life savers.”

[Thirteen]

The redhead grinned devilishly, "Oh, lass, it's an ancient technique we've have used to confound our enemies for centuries. The old Scots tongue still lives today. Allow me to demonstrate..."

What followed sounded like she was speaking another language, but 99% of the words were incomprehensible.

"Got to admit," she said, switching back to normal English as naturally as she breathed, "Sometimes even I lose track of what I'm sayin'."

The Acanthus just nodded to the talk of work life balance. She had nothing more to add there, so she moved on. "Schrodinger's Granny, then?" It was an amusing concept.

She shook her head at the idea of more houseplants, "Just the one wee cactus. Angus is easy to care for. He's not high maintenance."

"I'll do my best to deliver if that sort of magic is ever needed," Thirteen said, finishing off her cookie. Some of the best Fate spells were pretty vulgar, though. Best used sparringly.

[Aurora]

While she had been taking a sip of her beer, it slowly lowers as Thirteen began to…speak? Was that speaking? She wasn’t sure. She wasn’t even sure it was a language yet, at least not one she had studied. “Uhhhh,” finally taking that sip, “yaaaah. Is that a language? Were those words? Not to offend or anything, but I got nothing out of that.” Nope, not a single damn thing.

“That’s good, cause I lost track of everything.” She could bust out four different ancient languages here and now, but you could recognize them as actually languages. But that? She wasn’t sure.

Laughing, “Maybe. The fun being no one will ever truly know.” Except her.

“Ah, well I think the ones that are not high maintenance are the best ones. Not that you’ll find me with any, plants aren’t really my thing. Just that one time.” Nature wasn’t really her jam.

Looks like we hit the 30 day mark, did we want to start wrapping up?

[Thirteen]

"Well, Scots is a old language, but I don't speak it proper. It gets peppered into English a lot, sort of like slang." She shrugged, then laughed. "If you're not Scottish, you're never goin' to understand it. Don't worry."

"Not a plant person, eh?" Were Thyrsus supposed to be in touch with nature? A Path stereotype, perhaps, but Thirteen knew firsthand that you can't rely on those. She herself was hardly typical of an Enchanter. "No matter. It's been a fine afternoon, Aurora. Thanks for the invite."

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