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video; dated after a gross post and before caroline...

[expiatrice]

[no

ciel hasn't been creepy and checked on other people's phones

she just ~knows things~, it's totally an innate talent

SO YES SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE ILLUSTRIOUS DARK MAGE WHO DID THE THING

this will

end well (for them, obviously, debatable for anyone else)]

Hello?

[perfectly innocuous call from perfectly innocent girl here

yes, that's what's going on!!]

video;

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[ it takes him a while to get to this, because phones how do they work. It's all like magic to him, except not, because he understands magic and not this. When he does pick up... that sure isn't anyone he recognizes. ]

Hi, lady! Who the heck are you?

video;

[expiatrice]

I'm nobody important, just a passerby who's really interested in what you can do!

[she answers cheerfully with a bright smile...] I hope that's okay? I didn't catch you at a bad time, hopefully?

video;

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What I can do? You mean dark magic? I hope so, 'cause that's just about all I can do! [ but he shakes his head. ] And there's never a bad time for that! What can I do ya for? Need a love potion? Or maybe you wanna turn someone into a big hairy bug? The latter's gonna be more fun!

[expiatrice]

Goodness, that's quite forward for you to admit! [don't look so bright commenting that...] Oh no, I'd feel bad asking you to do something like that for me out of the blues, but the 'how' is certainly very curious. Does that mean you're a master of curses, or other spells on that line?

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[ henry is always forward. always. just ask his wife... ]

Master? Gosh, I dunno about that! But I do love casting curses. I'm a dark mage, so I can do more than that, too. I'll tell you straight up that if you want someone dismembered in a cruel and unusual fashion, you've come to the right place! [ ... ] But you have to clean up afterwards!

[expiatrice]

[or anyone else in the army lbr...]

I'm quite good at cleaning up, as a matter of fact! [...] I don't need anyone dismembered though, but thank you for the offer. [......] That said, would you be the one responsible for triggering a rather loud and [gross] distasteful public broadcast that appeared on the network, a few days ago?

[cawtastrophe]

[ he tilts his head, apparently not sure what she means. abel's barfing curse was that inconsequential to him. ]

I haven't been responsible for any "broad casts." Just spell casts here!

[expiatrice]

[but who else did he curse of late?!]

Hm? But that man who was bemoaning his stomach loudly to everyone else through this device... You didn't make that happen?

[blinks... no take credit!!]

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[intendance]

[hay uncle henry hayyyyyy--

so she's poking at their new vicious bloodthirsty plant idly, drawing back her finger just before it snaps at her--

good test of reflexes or something, but really she's just bored. AND THEN. LIKE A STRIKE OF LIGHTNING FROM THE HEAVENS.

She remembers.]

Hey, Uncle Henry, were you still going to try to help me get back my memories?

[cawtastrophe]

[ meanwhile, Henry is counting feathers on her bed. There are an awful lot of different kinds of them, considering there are no birds in Haven... And a few of them might look suspiciously similar to the feathers of certain Laguz they know. At Morgan's words, though, he looks up. ]

Oohh, yeah! I did say that! Sure thing! Now that we got all these plants, I bet it'll actually be easier.

[intendance]

[Her poor now-feathery bed. Morgan just blinks before grinning.]

Really? So one of Haven's bloodthirsty changes actually helped us? Whoa, there's a first for everything!

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Yeah! Y'see, for hexes, you usually need to get some ingredients, but there's not a lot of stuff in Haven... Or there wasn't until the roof opened up! Now I've got all kinds of cool stuff. I even found something that I think might help you!

[ so he announces, hopping off her bed in a flutter of multicolored feathers. ]

[intendance]

[...!!!]

Reaaaaally?

[She looks so excited, and then is momentarily distracted by the feathers (ooooh pretty) BUT RIGHT. FOCUS.]

Can we go get it now? Or do you have it already? I'm really excited to try this!

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I've already got it, you silly banana! Here, hold these for a sec, [ he says, shoving a bunch of the plumes at her before picking up his Elfire tome off the nightstand next to the alarm clock. It might not be much use as a spellbook with no words, but it has some other uses, demonstrated as Henry pulls out a pressed red poppy out from between its yellowed pages. ]

Ta-dah! Check this guy out! There's loads of these magical flowers growing on the roof!

[intendance]

[...oh. she juggles those for a moment, trying not to drop them, but then she beams. MAGIC FLOWERS.]

Whoooaaa. Magic flowers definitely sound hex worthy!

[she's...basically hanging off his every word now oops.]

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Yeah! I haven't tried using them yet, but they make people fall asleep if you breathe in enough of their pollen! I think. Something like that. It'll be fun to see what it does!!

[ how promising. As he's talking, he pulls out a few more pressed flowers from his tome, which apparently has a new job now - they appear to all be sprigs of rosemary. Someone's been busy up on the roof. ]

A few of theeese... Oh! And can you give me that long white feather?

[ the one he gestures to may appear familiar to morgan... ]

voice; shortly after the reunion(????) with Tharja

[bloodandblunder]

[ so maybe Noire is a little stressed.

Just a bit.

It's no big deal, really. She can handle her mother not recognizing her (again) and having to prove her identity (again).

But there's just one tiny detail. ]

SPEAK, PERPETUALLY-SQUINTING FIEND!! WHAT FORBIDDEN TRYST IN THE MOST TREACHEROUS DEPTHS OF MIDNIGHT DID YOU ENGAGE IN WITH THE HELLISH WOMAN WHO SPAWNED ME?!

[ WHERE DID SHE COME FROM???? ]

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[ he picks up his phone, and -- ]

Owieee... [ his poor ears! Goodness gracious. Even if it was at maximum volume and in blood-and-thunder-ese, Henry can easily guess what Noire is screaming at him about, mostly because he's still puzzled about it, too. ]

Nooo, no! You're wrong, Noire! I didn't do anything with Tharja, I swear! I dunno what she's talking about! The power of dark magic is finally starting to eat her brains, or something!

voice

[bloodandblunder]

YOU DARE PRESUME THE SHE-BEAST WHO COMMANDS THE DARK FORCES THEMSELVES WOULD FALL PREY TO THEM?!

[ ... even though she sort of hoped that was the case, but don't insult her mommy, Henry. ]

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It can happen to anyone! That's just kind of a thing with dark mages - like wearing silly capes! [ uwoo but this isn't the point. he sounds rather strained as he adds: ] There sure as heck isn't any kinda hanky panky going on betwen me and her, I can tell you that much! Do I really seem like the kinda guy who'd cheat on Olivia? No way!! Unless Tharja hexed me real bad...

[ no henry don't add more doubt to the situation ]

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[bloodandblunder]

... I doubt she would, unless you were Robin, and even Mother wouldn't be fooled just by white hair...

[ well, at least she sounds a little calmer.

But still fairly stressed, because then this really doesn't make any sense. ]

B-but then, that's... you're really not Father, right? N-not that I ever thought you weren't a good one, but having one hex-casting parent is more than enough!

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[ it sure doesn't, noire. it sure doesn't. ]

Of course not! Galloping gryphons, Noire, I'd remember if something like that happened! Your daddy's Libra! Tharja just got knocked in the head or something. Me and her are just friends! Icky, nasty, cursing friends, but only that!

voice

[bloodandblunder]

... All right. If nothing else... I trust you, so whatever's wrong, I don't think it's your fault.

I'm sorry for sounding like I was on the verge of wanting you dead.

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[cawtastrophe]

It's okay! People use that tone on me allll the time. Besides, I'm confused, too! Not to mention kinda uncomfortable.

[ what do with two wives... ]