12th Spell

[whatthewrackspurt]

It's nice, everyone having magic, I suppose. When you're not used to it.

Though I do have to admit, it seems like we're only borrowing what's not ours. I know how magic feels and this doesn't belong to me.

We should probably find a way to give it back before it's too late.

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[tucky]

You got any suggestions? 'Cause I don't know how to do that at all.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Well, first it might be a good idea to not make things any longer until we know what's going to happen next.

[tucky]

I'm mostly already doing that now. I'm just getting a couple little things for people sometimes, because Iris thinks it's okay.

[whatthewrackspurt]

I'd caution against overdoing it.

[tucky]

Said little things, didn't I?

[whatthewrackspurt]

What little things?

[tucky]

Like... you know, items and stuff. I don't know. Gonna take it case-by-case, maybe.

I got myself an iPad and a camera, 'cause I want to have pictures of people before they leave.

[Not that she is at all sure if Simon would allow her to photograph him.]

[whatthewrackspurt]

Just the one eye-pad? Or do you have one for each eye?

[tucky]

... What?

No, no, iPad. I-P-A-D. It's like a little computer.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Oh!

That's a funny name for a computer.

[tucky]

They're called tablets, actually.

Anyway, I'm not gonna get internet here, but I can use it to store stuff.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Like stone tablets?

I'm not sure I'm following you.

[tucky]

You from the past, or something?

[demolitions]

What's wrong with enjoyin' it while it lasts?

[Having done his fair share of thievery in the past, he's pretty used to enjoying things that didn't belong to him, weird magic stuff notwithstanding.]

[whatthewrackspurt]

Well, lots of things. You could be leaving yourself vulnerable and tired, or it could eat and eat at you and never stop, or you could become addicted.

[demolitions]

A lot of things make a person tired, it's no reason to stop doin' 'em. There ain't nothin' takin' any bites outta me yet, and I don't have an addictive personality, so I'm afraid, Miss Luna, I don't find your reasons all that compellin'.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Just make sure to take plenty of supplemental vitamins.

[demolitions]

I can do that.

[whatthewrackspurt]

And if it gets to be too much for you, be sure to look around for possible energy vampires.

[demolitions]

[He's familiar with the term, but maybe not in the way she means it?]

You're sayin' somebody else might be able to tap into my powers?

[whatthewrackspurt]

It's certainly possible. You're tapping into someone else's, after all.

[demolitions]

Not deliberately. And it doesn't feel like an accident.

[whatthewrackspurt]

What does it feel like?

[demolitions]

It's hard to describe.

[Understandably, considering he's never woken up with magical powers before.]

Like takin' a car for a test drive, maybe.

[whatthewrackspurt]

I've never driven before. Must be exciting.