16 ❄ ( VIDEO )

[wintershepherd]

[ Jack's video feed clicks on and he barely waits until it's fully activated before excitedly crowding in front of it, Baby Tooth perched on his shoulder, a little prismatic jewel of colour against his hoodie. ]

Guys, guys look, look I'm starting to figure it out!

[ A quick, eager bite of his lip and then he pushes his fingers down against the desk. They seem for a moment to meet resistance... and then they begin to pass intangibly through the wooden surface yet as they do, the whole of Jack's form appears to waver like an apparition. Baby Tooth chirps at him, her tone clearly chiding and he pulls his fingers free once more though it does nothing to damper the spirit's bubbly, boyish grin. ]

Starting to figure it out due to Baby Tooth's expert teaching, of course!

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OOC Explanation
(( As a result of learning from Baby Tooth how to develop powers that he inherently has from being a spirit, Jack's magic is realigning! This means that there will be a change in how he's perceived by believers. Going forward, rather than a general acceptance of magic being enough to see him, people will have to have reconciliation of that a person can be the personification of a literal season (not necessarily HIM, just that a being is capable of filling that role). Essentially, the guidelines previously used are being "tightened up" through IC development.

How does this affect your character? Ultimately it is that player's choice whether anything changes! If you don't wish to have this impact whether they can see/hear/etc Jack (and Baby Tooth by extension), that's fine. For those who ARE interested, their ability to interact with him may change or regress: if they could see him before, perhaps now they can only hear him. OR they may only see him when they're looking at him straight on, else he seems to vanish from sight. Any fluctuating change is fun to play out, but it is always entirely your discretion.

These changes have been added to Jack's PERMISSIONS POST and these guidelines will be used going forward! ))

Comments

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[backwordscompatible]

[Slow clapping on her end.]

So how long before I can start throwing things at you to "dodge"?

[But, no, really, she's proud of you, Frosty.]

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[wintershepherd]

Oh, probably a few more days yet. Think you can contain yourself for that long?

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[backwordscompatible]

[A mock pout]

But I already have the tennis balls lined up. [No, she doesn't.]

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[asouthron]

Nice work, Houdini

[ Yeah, okay, he's impressed. Big deal. ]

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[wintershepherd]

Hey, no mocking the Handcuff King, okay? He was as awesome as any spirit. He bought his mom a dress that was made for Queen Victoria and then chose to move to Harlem so he could tour the States.

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[asouthron]

[ Congratulations, you have actually stunned McCoy into silence. The smug light in his eyes dims until all he can do is huff in shocked amusement. ]

Didn't realize you knew him personally, kid.

[ Of course, the spell doesn't last long as he chuckles sheepishly, but it's probably a nice reprieve while it lasted. ]

So was he as good as they said?

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[grigio]

Nice.

I'm impressed, Jack. Just no sneaking into my suite. That's my only request.

[She almost says "Or Raleigh's, either." But that'd be telling, wouldn't it? Even if they are still just friends.]

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[wintershepherd]

Don't worry, I won't sneak into anywhere. It's just something that I should have known all this time and I didn't, so learning it is great.

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[grigio]

Good. Save that for April First. That's a good day to use it.

text; 60% encryption

[lostundercover]

Mind explaining?

Re: text; 60% encryption

[wintershepherd]

sorry. I'm learning a new thing
Baby tooth can move through stuff if she wants
she's been teaching me how.

text; 60% encryption

[lostundercover]

Move through walls?

video; 65% encrypted

[imaginate]

[There's a long silence, and Kyle staring hard at the screen, in a mixture of disbelief and horror.]

I can't see you.

... Why can't I see you?

Re: video; 65% encrypted

[wintershepherd]

[ Jack laughs at that, thinking Kyle is only playing around. ]

Come on, that joke's been done to the moon and back with me. Get it? Moon.

[imaginate]

[Nothing. Just. A fat lot of nothing. Kyle fiddles with a few knobs.]

Say something.

[He knocks on the console, and then covers his mouth, still horrified.]

[video]

[ironface]

[Just patient applause]

Re: [video]

[wintershepherd]

Thanks Isabeau! It's not the end result but it's definitely progress!

[Video]

[alpha_squad_leader]

[Victor just blinks a few times.]

You're developing a new power? And nothing's wrong with stuff after you pass through it?

Re: [Video]

[wintershepherd]

It's not exactly a new power, I think... more like an existing one that's finally getting turned on.

[ The second part had, by his expression, clearly not occurred yet to him. He pressed his hand once again on the desk surface, testing it. ]

Nope... doesn't look like it.

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[watcheslanterns]

[Rapunzel's eyes are wide from watching Jack's demonstration.]

That doesn't hurt, does it?

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[wintershepherd]

[ He's quick to reassure: ] No, not at all! It feels kind of... tingly, I guess?

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[dunhaming]

[ Olivia looks a bit frustrated, but it's with herself. Somehow, weirdly, she's lost him again. No sight and not even sound now. Somehow her whole suspension of belief thing is not working today. ]

I think you're going to need to do the ice sculptures again. I seem to have regressed.

[ She's now one to say "sorry" but if she did it would be now. ]

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[wintershepherd]

[ If he hadn't already talked to Kyle, Jack might have laughed and asked Olivia if she were joking-- but now he already knows she's not and changes the feed to text. ]

oh no not you too.

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[justlittle]

Starting to figure what out? Where are you?

[Hear but not see, for now until his belief stretches.]

Re: Video

[wintershepherd]

I'm... right here, Bean. Something's going on, people have stopped... some people can't see me. Ones that could before.