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Lucian, nose buried deep inside a book, sat in a corner next to a stack of books. Most people would see the mass of shelves and books as a clutterymess. But Lucian could navigate it easily, the book he was reading was on the properties of water.
Severin had been practicing when Z had walked towards the practice area. She had fled to the library, which was mostly empty except for Lucian. "Greetings," she said, her voice soft and strong all at once.
Lucian, turned his head slightly from his book as he dipped his head in a swishy like sway. "salute" *He said, voice quiet, very shy, he didn't know Severn very well. So he was bound to be shy.
Severin smiled slightly, not moving her face much due to the thick scar tissue she had. "You're Lucian, right? The magician?"
He dipped his head again, without the swish, he set his book aside, and looked at her. His deep, large green eyes looking at her. He stood up, offering a gloved hand. "Th-Th-at I am, Aren't Y-you Severin, The girl who does the water D-Dancing?" His stutter showed his shyness
Severin nodded slowly. She shook the proffered hand with her own gloved one. "What are you reading?"
"The properties of water," he said as he shook her hand, he sat down, and eyed her over. "I've got an idea to freeze a person without injury. And then also have a water escape act that I need to prefect. " His eyes went to the book once more.
"Maybe I could help since I'm the resident water dancer?" Severin suggested, peering at the book in Lucian's hand. The ghost of a smile crossed her lips.
"That could work, How do you do your act? I'm trying to, light something on fire, freeze it, and then have it shatter, but keep the form of it in water. " He noticed the scar, but after growing up in in this world, You learned that appearances are nothing.
Severin hissed and backed away when he mentioned fire. "Through strawlike contraptions. Perhaps you want yhe illudion of fire, not actual fire? Like have small fountains of water, light them so that they appear to be fire, and somehow freeze it?"
Well, I can do the illusion, but I prefer to use something like Flash Cotton, It lights up quickly, and if you use enough it won't actually burn anything, I have a set up to freeze with liquid nitro, But I can't thaw it out properly. But yes I fountain. Hmm... good idea, if I do it like.... yes.. Hmm* As he spoke, his tone less shaky and more confident as he imagined himself on stage. His eyes went to the book again. And then at her " Alright, so, If I use the fountain, can I use the water to make shapes.
She maintained the almost ten feet of difference as fire was still mentioned. She nodded. "If you adjust the angles the fountains shoot water out and then freeze it at precisely the right moment, yes."
Lucian nodded in his strange way again. He didn't notice her behavior, not thinking that she might fear fire, He should have guessed so, and normally he would, but he was thinking. He set the book aside, and stood up again. "A-re you okay?" His voice losing confidence, and growing quiet. His strange white hair reflecting the light in the room.
Severin shook her head and pointed to the burns on her face. She looked down at the ground.
He stepped closer, giving her a hug. She looked like she could use one, he stepped back awkwardly, offering a small smile. " It's alright, I'm sorry.. let me know if you will be watching my shows, I won't preform pyromatic a-arts. "
Severin glanced down at the floor before glancing back up at Lucian. "Thank you." She had not expected Lucian to do that for her.
"Where all Family Here, When you meet Z Don't judge him, Okay? If you'd like I'll tell him not to mention his skill set, he would hurt you but No one here wants anyone's to fear. This is a safe place. " He paused for a moment, warmed up to her already. " wanna see a magic trick? "
She had, of course, just run away from Z as he had started practicing nearby where she had been. "He's scared me since I joined." She blinked, thinking about the magic trick. "Sure."
"Does he know" He asked, rolling up his sleeves and wiggling his fingers, he moved his hands around, and quite suddenly, a set of cards where in his hands, appearing from no where, as if he plucked them from the air, all in all there was about twenty. . " pick a card, Any card" The cards where, five, six, seven, four and three of hearts, four, seven, and ace of diamonds, Ten, King, Four, two, Jack, Queen and eight of clubs. The rest where spades, King, Queen, Ace, Jack, and Nine.
Severin shrugged in response to the posed question and then picked one of the cards. It was the Ace of Diamonds.
He folded the cards up, and said " place it on top, and watch closely. " His voice mesmerizing, his eyes on her Own one, but not in an offensive way.
Severin obeyed, staring at the cards. Once her hand returned to her side, she stood almost as still as a statue.
Lucian shuffled the cards, fast and faster, He threw them in the air, and plucked one from the air, showing it to her, The Ace of Diamonds, still without looking at it he folded it in half, twisting it through his fingers. He blew on it. "now, you?" He asked his gaze making him seem an enigma.
Severin smiled but only half her face was able to make the expression. "Now I what?" she asked. She took her gaze off the cards to look at Lucian.
"Blow on the Card, " He said, Smiling back at her, Either unnoticing her half smile as a result of her burns, Or simply not caring about the scars, not rudely just accepting them as a part of her. He held the card up, his smile turning into a grin.
Severin did as she was told and blew on the card. She stepped back a moment later.
Lucian folded it, again and again and again, then he blew it on it again, his voice, mystical as he spoke a strange word. " Frostra" the word rolling of his tongue, as the card Froze, in his hand, he threw it agaisnt the floor having it Shatter. The Ice shards, melting as the touched the floor. He frowned then and said ".Oh dear, perhaps I'm not so good To this Magic thing. "
Severin smirked (which her face was better suited for the smirk than a smile). She knelt down on the floor and placed her hand in the puddle.
Lucian grinned evilly as he said in that strange tone, " Or am I., behold! Is this your card" as he spoke, he snapped his fingers, and the Ace of Diamonds was in hand, creases from the folding, and slightly wet.
Severin nodded. "It is." She smiled even as she tried to keep her expression even. She winced, the smile causing her a small bit of pain. She decided not to mention it though.
He offered his left hand, out to her his glove was black, whole the other was white, the cards disappearing quickly into his coat. " I think you'll fit in right at home. "
((I think I had it up and then x-ed out by accident. Sorry))
Severin nodded and accepted the proffered hand. Her gaze flickered down to the ground.
Severin nodded and accepted the proffered hand. Her gaze flickered down to the ground.
"Are you Alright?" He asked, curiously, voice kind. His hair again shining in the night
She nodded. "I am well as ever." Well as ever, of course, was not the same thing thing as alright. She was only feeling decent.
"Hmm" He said easily enough, not wanting to press her. "so what is it you do?" His tone polite, but slightly hurt she didn't exactly tell him the truth.
"I dance and use water as a special effect," Severin explained. She blinked. "I don't do much else, really."
"H-how?" His intelligent eyes, a stark contrast to the stutter. The room was quieter it seemed, as everyone else left.
"Hoses and such. Sprinklers too. That sort," Severin said, fully aware that her explanation was not really much good. She sighed.
"Easier to-to do Than to explain huh" Lucian said quickly, easy going smile on his face. His Green, emerald eyes looking into her own, almost as if he could see into her Soul.
Severin nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that's about it." She looked up at Lucian.
He looked around awkwardly, "Do you read much? Or where you just wandering around? " His stutter gone, but his voice still timid, as if merely speaking was offensive.
Severin shrugged. "A bit when I feel like it." She tried to smile, but this time, she gasped aloud.
"Does it hurt?" Lucian asked quietly, eyes watching her mouth. His gaze was rather Odd, it wasn't demeaning or pitiful, nor was it overly kind, it was as if he didn't see her scars, as if they where invisible to him.
Severin shrugged. "It'd hurt less if I permitted Arcade to look at it." It did hurt, but only when she moved her face too much.
Lucian frowned, his brows furrowing up, it would have been adorable if his eyes weren't burning. " Then let Him! Don't let yourself Hurt!
Lucian frowned, his brows furrowing up, it would have been adorable if his eyes weren't burning. " Then let Him! Don't let yourself Hurt! "
Severin shook her head. "I'd rather not." The truth was that the first time she had gotten 3rd degree burns when she was twelve she had not gotten proper treatment, and the other kids did the best they could. Second time, she had spent an entire month in an ICU.
