1st Spell - Video

[whatthewrackspurt]

Hello, everyone.

I've never been on a ship like this before. Or any ship, really, so I can't say for certain whether the person in charge is always so elusive when it comes to answering questions. I suspect he thinks it's all in good fun, making you believe one thing but telling you another. I don't think I understand his humor, though.

I'm a little concerned about having made a deal with him - he could be one of the Rotfang conspirators in disguise and is set on prolonging this journey indefinitely until all our worlds are nothing but dust and spores.

Is that why all of you are having such strange dreams?

Either way, I hope there's pudding involved. It makes death seem just a little bit cheerier. I think that's why people eat so much at funerals.

Ghosts must get very jealous during mealtimes.

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[routemistress]

'Course I tried. Tried distilling it and all. It did the trick, more or less, but it tasted like summat you'd tip out of your wellies and gave you the farts. Eee, I were glad when that job were over.

That's what I did for my first deal. My inmate's ex, in point of fact. Then the next inmate I got were the one that'd killed 'er. Funny 'ow quantum entanglement works, eh? But at least Vanessa's clear of that lot now. Did I 'ear you tell our Vexie you're a witch, love?

[whatthewrackspurt]

I do have a name. And a nickname, but it's a bit unflattering and I'd prefer people not to use it here.

I'm Luna Lovegood.

[whatthewrackspurt]

No, I don't think you'd want to drink anything like that. But do you have what you like here? I've never tried Transfiguring alcohol before but I can always give it a go.

That's time, isn't it? Quantum? I don't know much about how time twists but I expect I'll learn about it as I go along.

That's right, yes. Do you have a lot of witches here?

[vexingmesmer]

I'm not a bloody pixie! I'm a mesmer! God, you people. It's downright racist, I tell you.

[forsaken_queen]

Are you always like this, Luna Lovegood?

[versusnurture]

That's not why. They're portents. Signs and things.

[whatthewrackspurt]

You could be a pixie who's very good at disguising themselves. But no; maybe not.

As in 'mesmorize'? You hypnotize people?

[vexingmesmer]

Not exactly. These days I ain't doing shite, seeing as the Admiral stole my magic away.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Sometimes. But I think today is an unusually talkative day for me. I don't normally have so many people willing to talk back.

I expect within the next few days it'll go back to being normal.

[whatthewrackspurt]

But he's going to give it back once you graduate.

[whatthewrackspurt]

Like predicting the future, almost?

[vexingmesmer]

[ Vex snorts ]

No, I'll steal it back when I figure out how to escape.

[forsaken_queen]

What's normal?

[whatthewrackspurt]

The Admiral's very powerful about magic. Has anyone ever escaped before?

[routemistress]

That's one reason I love it 'ere. Free bar that stocks everything. And I've got me own hot tub. Whatever else you say about our Admiral, 'e knows good working conditions.

One other that I know of. I used to be a witch in another life and all - in a flood, once. From Ankh-Morpork, which I already know you're not. We can get back to quantum later, it's ...not so much time as the mathematics underlying time, space and matter. Does your kind of witching clash with technology, at all?

[whatthewrackspurt]

People not talking back to me or pretending they don't hear me.

But while I have you, it's very nice to talk with you. Even if you weren't a banshee, which is fascinating, you're thoughtful. And I think that's why our conversation is so nice.

[vexingmesmer]

Nobody the wardens will admit to. Doesn't mean there ain't a first time for everything.

[versusnurture]

Sort of, except it's not predicting, it's just knowing. We've done this before.

[whatthewrackspurt]

That does sound rather kind of him. I suppose the job is difficult enough without your missing a tub. Does the warmth of the tub make it difficult to climb in?

Were you, really? I wonder if I was a Muggle in another life.

We have technology of our own, but our world and the Muggle worlds are pretty well separated, and I think they're far ahead of us in certain things.

[whatthewrackspurt]

That's sort of dangerous, isn't it? Your escaping without properly coming back to life?

[forsaken_queen]

[O_O What?]

I'm... thoughtful? Where did that insight come from?

[whatthewrackspurt]

You seem worried.

[whatthewrackspurt]

You're inquisitive. And you think before you speak. It's how measured your tone of voice is; you're not just blurting out questions.

Sorry, was I not supposed to say anything?

[versusnurture]

Do I?

[whatthewrackspurt]

Your eyes. They're thinking deep, troubled thoughts.

And you're very careful to keep your voice level.