11th Spell

[whatthewrackspurt]

Don't be mad at Sylvanas, everyone. It wasn't her fault. I think Arthas used his magic to hypnotize her into doing his bidding and laid his mind eggs inside her patterned brainwaves - all metaphorically, of course. It happens sometimes.

That was fun, though. I've never banished a demon before. I didn't think it would be so complex.

[Private to the dinner crew]

I'm thinking something with molasses. Are any of you good with molding?


[Spam, closed to Vic and Jax]

[In the evening, Luna skips down the hall to bring dinners to those she didn't see in the lunchroom. On her list is Victor Creed, and so, armed with an apple, she knocks on his door]

Mr. Creed?

Comments

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

Yes.

In retrospect I should have told and not asked, but I don't especially like telling people what to do.

[Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

Why did you accept this position?

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

The dinner shift? Marsh asked me to.

[Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

You have no experience commanding, and none in cooking.

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

No one has any experience in anything when they're first starting out.

[Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

And you think the Barge is suitable for starting out?

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

It's safer here than back home currently, so yes, actually. I do.

[Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

What is happening 'back home?'

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

A war. One that's going to get very dangerous for certain people in particular.

Re: [Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

[Well okay, consider T'Pol's interest sharpened.]

Which people is that?

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

Non-magic people, or people born to non-magical parents. Or people who don't want to hurt those people in turn.

Re: [Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

Those who want no part in a war, and it's victims.

How long has the war been going on?

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

Oh, quite a while. It was supposed to have ended just after I was born, thanks to Harry, of course, but recently it's started up again. Worse than ever, according to Daddy, who remembers how it used to be.

Re: [Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

Wars don't end easily, and rarely thanks to one person.

[She helped stop war with the Xindi, but Forest was the one to take all credit for that extermination.]

You have no wish to fight?

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

I'll fight if I have to protect my friends. But I'd rather avoid the whole thing if possible.

Anyway, it's too dangerous for me to go back to school right now, so it's better to learn things here. Or at least, I thought it was.

[Her smile dims slightly.]

Re: [Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

[T'Pol notes it, but it doesn't inspire much compassion in her. It doesn't inspire much of anything.]

This isn't a school.

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

Not a traditional one. But it's a place to learn safely. For a given value of safe, of course.

That's a school, isn't it? Somewhere you can learn and practice without an extraordinary amount of danger?

Re: [Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

You don't think the Barge can pose an extraordinary amount of danger?

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

I think if you die here, you come back more often than not. And no one's directly trying to kill me here for associating with the wrong people.

Re: [Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

That is true. You're more likely to die for getting in the way, here.

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

Exactly. So I'd much rather be here.

Re: [Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

I'd rather know what's expected.

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

Things aren't expected in my world. There's magic there, too.

...Do you really not want me to be part of the dinner shift? If there's someone you like better, I could ask them instead. I don't mind.

Re: [Dinner Filter]

[maytakecenturies]

Taking a different shift will make no difference.

[Well, it will, because she's still wary of some repercussions from Dean after attacking him....but she knows it's better to keep your enemies close.]

I'll assist with your project tonight. [Because the idea of having nothing to do is just daunting.]

[Dinner Filter]

[whatthewrackspurt]

[And here, T'Pol: have a real, wide genuine smile from an admiring weird teenage girl]

Thank you, T'Pol. I'll do my best to make it interesting for you.