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tushanshu2013-09-24 07:50 am
backwordscompatible) wrote in tushanshu2013-09-24 07:50 am
✦ 009 ✦
[It was around two hours after sunrise when it happened.]
[Zatanna had been up early, as usual, and through her usual morning routine. A stroll through the sector. Stopping off at her favorite cafe for a cup of tea. Waving at a few other regulars in the area. Checking the rooftops...just in case.]
[By the time she made it back to her room, she was in good spirits. The weather was chilly, but she didn't mind. It actually felt pretty good. Hanging her jacket up, she absently rubbed at her arms as she grabbed one of the books she had been reading and settled on her living room couch. Head against the arm rest. Feet propped up over the back. She was about halfway through. Impressive, considering she could only actually read a handful of the words.]
[She turned the page, and sat upright.]
[Huh. This one was actually...interesting. The circles in the diagram were familiar. She'd used something similar to help the younger Robin with his slug problem some time back. And the words written underneath...]
[She tried to read them aloud. Nothing happened. Then, on a whim, she tried them backwards.]
[The last of the words barely left her lips when a sudden gust of wind burst from the very pages, throwing her back. Like a silent sonic boom. Spreading far and wide. Beyond the walls of her apartment. It knocked the wind out of her, but only for a moment. She recovered soon after, holding a hand to her head as she slowly got up.]
['What was that?']
[Then she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror.]
['...oh...']
[VIDEO]
[Around half an hour after the residents of the Turtle experienced a strange ripple effect, Zatanna appears over the Network. Looking a little...uh...]
[...definitely not fifteen years old.]
So...the good news is that I figured out what happens when you read a kedan spell backwards. [yay?]
['The bad news is that I have no idea how to reverse it.']
[...]
['...my bad?']
((ooc: Aaaaand Mis-Spell has begun!))
[Zatanna had been up early, as usual, and through her usual morning routine. A stroll through the sector. Stopping off at her favorite cafe for a cup of tea. Waving at a few other regulars in the area. Checking the rooftops...just in case.]
[By the time she made it back to her room, she was in good spirits. The weather was chilly, but she didn't mind. It actually felt pretty good. Hanging her jacket up, she absently rubbed at her arms as she grabbed one of the books she had been reading and settled on her living room couch. Head against the arm rest. Feet propped up over the back. She was about halfway through. Impressive, considering she could only actually read a handful of the words.]
[She turned the page, and sat upright.]
[Huh. This one was actually...interesting. The circles in the diagram were familiar. She'd used something similar to help the younger Robin with his slug problem some time back. And the words written underneath...]
[She tried to read them aloud. Nothing happened. Then, on a whim, she tried them backwards.]
[The last of the words barely left her lips when a sudden gust of wind burst from the very pages, throwing her back. Like a silent sonic boom. Spreading far and wide. Beyond the walls of her apartment. It knocked the wind out of her, but only for a moment. She recovered soon after, holding a hand to her head as she slowly got up.]
['What was that?']
[Then she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror.]
['...oh...']
[VIDEO]
[Around half an hour after the residents of the Turtle experienced a strange ripple effect, Zatanna appears over the Network. Looking a little...uh...]
[...definitely not fifteen years old.]
So...the good news is that I figured out what happens when you read a kedan spell backwards. [yay?]
['The bad news is that I have no idea how to reverse it.']
[...]
['...my bad?']
((ooc: Aaaaand Mis-Spell has begun!))
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I would hate to ruin the surrprise.
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One second.
[Her feed pauses for a moment.]
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. . .
[Only her lips move as she finishes eating her jerky, her face remaining in static surprise.]
What did I just see?
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[Jack. With boobs.]
Cute, isn't she?
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[JIM HALP. Why wasn't he around when she really needed his council on things like this?
WHY?!]
That's, so it's not just powers that are going wonky?
[Now she was using words Bolin would use. Wonky? Really Korra?]
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[You know, Zatanna's right here. You could always ask her?]
Apparently not.
At least he seems to be enjoying himself? Unlike most of my newest fans.
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[For the first time this conversation, Zatanna's smile fades. Replaced by a look of surprise and uncertainty.]
Your bending's gone?
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[That wasn't what Korra had been expecting at all.]
But it's okay, I can still help people. I've been doing it all day. Actually I've been doing it a couple of times while we've been talking.
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[A slight groan. This was just getting better and better.]
So, let's see...some people are getting older...others are getting younger...Jack's a girl...there's a stranger in Santo's body...and now you're telling me you've lost your powers.
[And you're okay with this?!]
Give me a minute. The wood for my desk isn't hard enough to bang my head against.
[She didn't want to leave a dent in her furniture, after all.]
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[And they're soooo awesome.]
Do spells wear off, or do you need to do some magic-y stuff to change it back to the way it was?
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...what powers?
[She'll get back to your question in a minute.]
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Flying, which is the best thing ever! [Seriously, she has to force herself to sit here and talk.] Speed, like everything's stopped if I want to go fast enough.
[Let her show you by not being there less than a fraction of a second and then suddenly being there with Naga in her arm. Gently she places her down, which gets kisses from the polar bear dog.]
Strength. I mean wow, there's not enough weight in my workout area. I don't know if there's anything else yet.
[Like invulnerability, accelerated regeneration, and able to hold her breath for weeks at a time.]
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[Hi, Naga.]
[Zatanna can only stare for amoment. Those powers seemed very familiar. Very, very familiar.]
You can't shoot laser beams out of your eyes, by any chance, can you?
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I don't even know how I'd try to test that out.
[A beat.]
Why?
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Well...ever hear of the saying 'if looks could kill'?
Find something that's not too flammable and pretend it owe you money or something.
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I'll have to get back to you on that then. Last time I let my fire get out of control, well- yeah.
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...good point.
In that case, pretend nobody owes you money.
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[Shutting one eye, Korra glared at the wall. Her pirate act ended up with her just bulging out on eye with nothing happening. Finally she just took a breath and looked back at the screen.]
I got nothing. You sure lasers shoot from the eyes?
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Thought I was.
It was just a theory, though. Don't worry about it. You probably don't actually have that power.
[Which begged the question: whose powers exactly did she have?]
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I'm really liking what I do have though. So you're making a list of what's going on with people? People losing and gaining powers, ages being changed, guys turning into girls, and what else?
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Something like that, yeah.
I'm hoping that if I have a better idea of what's been happening to people, it'll help figure out exactly how to reverse it. Though right now, I'm just going with completely random, spontaneous physical changes.
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[A beat.]
You'll figure it out, magic's your thing.
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Thanks, Korra.
You have no idea how much that actually means right now.
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