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[hallowedhorcrux]

(His new ring will be immediately visible, the color swirling ominously - here, a shade of emerald green and there, inky black. It never settles; never stills. The silver too is cold - almost antiquated in design - and it wraps around a pale, slender finger that does not look wholly human.)

I wonder what spell was used to create such exquisite technology? (There is something pleasing about his voice - the way he pitches it perhaps. His tone invites others to listen.) I am uncomfortable showing my face, so you must settle for my voice, I'm afraid.

(He has taken certain precautions - raising his hood for one and tilting the feed so that only his chest can be seen.)

My world isn't terribly different from this one. We have great dragons, yet your turtle would dwarf them all!

(A shift in tone - this one hinting at amusement.)

I can only respect a power that was able to take me from my world and show me another. Yet I was...busy...you see. Terribly busy. What will become of my work?

I am more than happy to lend my aid - (Here, his voice hardens the slightest bit for a listener with keen ears.) However isn't it kinder to ask first?

(No, no, don't ignore the way your stomach dropped. That is a chilling amount of anger behind those friendly words.)

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[redlightgreenlight]

[The woman that appears is almost inhumanly beautiful, her emerald green eyes are bright and her dark hair falls loose around her shoulders.]

I don't think kindness was at the forefront of Eshai's mind when she summoned us here.

[Her voice is pleasant, almost amused in tone and holds no hint of fear.]

As for your work, well...

[She laughs lightly.]

It will be there when you get back, so don't worry too much.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

(The anger ebbs, at first. He too can admire a pretty face and she has information, which endears her to him all the more.)

Was it necessity, then? (Do not tell him it was "on a whim".) Worry? I never entertain such a useless emotion.

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[flybyshooting]

[Balthier has very keen ears indeed. Time to poke it with a stick!]

It seems more biological tech than proper magitech. Not your area of expertise, I take it?

As for your work, whatever that entails, fret not. You'll be put back in whatever moment you were plucked from - none the wiser, at that, if rumours are correct.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

Magic is my expertise. I do not know what Magitech could be.

(He rolls his shoulders, expelling tension and keeping his patience.)

I see. I have to wonder, then, what is the point of being here in the first place?

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[wrathfulkhan]

[Gene looks pensive. And to Voldemort's eyes, almost certainly unthreatening - a young man, barely in his twenties, dressed in the local style.]

I've learned, especially since being here, that many live by the phrase "better to beg forgiveness than ask permission". [Conveniently left out: that "many" includes himself.] Evastelei's spell is one such thing.

If you have questions, I'd be happy to answer them. I've been here for years. And in that time I have even returned to visit my world, to see the completion of my own work through. [And it is REGRET.]

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[hallowedhorcrux]

(Who is threatening to Voldemort? Really threatening? Do not say Dumbledore. Do not.)

I do not adhere to that phrase. Forgiveness should never be given easily. (He certainly doesn't dispense it without good reason.) I do not hear this Evastelei begging.

(Yet.)

I find my powers...weakened. Is that a common effect?

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[witchcrap]

[Well, Avery is thoroughly creeped out. Nonetheless, they'll do the best they can to help. They remember how freaked out and disturbed they were upon getting here...even if this guy seems more angry than anything.]

I wish they had asked me, but they didn't...I don't think they ask anyone. They did tell me that I'd go back at the same time I left, though, so that's good. I was in the middle of something, too, and I'm really worried about my friends.

[To redirect from the anger:] You have dragons where you come from? That's so cool! I've never seen a dragon.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

(There is a small sound of amusement at the word "friends".)

Yes, I too am worried for my...friends. (Minions, cohorts, Death Eaters... It's all the same thing, right?)

They are mighty beasts, though I prefer Basilisks myself.

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[aprettyflyboy]

[There's an unsettling feeling upon hearing the voice. Poe doesn't recognize it but he knows the type, the pale fingers and the dark robes only make him more wary. From all the people who could have come to this city, it had to be a Sith Lord.]

And what would that important work be, I wonder.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

Uniting a world under its rightful rulers, of course. It has long been in chaos.

[video] this guy was a 90s kid; how do you feel about him being canon familiar?

[pushtheboundaries]

[well this is a bit creepy. still.

his voice is neutral, if a bit wry.]

Your work'll still be there. When you go back, it'll be like no time passed at all.

[video] That's fine. But until Voldemort shows his face/goes without a Glamor, it won't be...

[hallowedhorcrux]

(OOC: ...easy to guess.)

Small favors. (There is a small shift - or is that a shadow?) If they had interrupted fully, recklessly, I would not have shown mercy.

[no_light]

[ Such anger and menace is familiar enough to catch Kylo Ren's attention. He listens to the message with amusement, which quickly grows to intrigue. ]

Many of us were busy at the time we were taken. It is regrettable, but this place is not without power and knowledge to be gained. As others before you, you might yet find it worthwhile, unwelcome as the kidnapping is.

[hallowedhorcrux]

(Voldemort would be one hell of an angry Sith. Very powerful and insane. Hi, Emperor.)

I wonder what I have to learn about such a place? Magic has taught me much; it is difficult for me to imagine this land compensating me for my...absence.

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[celticromanstone]

[ Oh look another petty wannabe dictator? He certainly sounds like one. Such a sadness when men have to make up for lack of genitalia in being jerks. ]

Better to ask forgiveness than permission. But you'll find, darling, that your business is of no concern to the person who brought us here.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

(It is a shame when people jump to conclusions about his intelligence or "lack of genitalia".)

That is the second time I have heard such a ridiculous sentiment. (His followers know they either better run or grovel for their lives rather than ask for forgiveness. He won't give it without damn good reason.)

As far as I know, they are dead. Their concerns are over.

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[dislocked]

[ ...that's unsettling. ]

No one to pick up the slack for you?

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[hallowedhorcrux]

As the leader, that would be difficult.

[justno]

They don't seem to like asking around here. And you don't get back.

[hallowedhorcrux]

It is a bad habit that one should break them of swiftly.

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[irishthor]

There are ways back... We just don't have control over them.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

It is time to change that, don't you agree?

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[sadisticmoose]

You're assuming that a spell had anything to do with the tech at all.

[The feed activates to someone sitting at a workbench somewhere, tapping away at a laptop. Something is dismantled beside him, and it's clear he just reached over and slapped the controls on the nearest console.

His voice is Australian-accented, a little annoyed.]

Who knows? It could have just been invented.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

Technology without Magic would not be capable of such. (So, there.) By a Witch or a Wizard, perhaps.

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[purrns]

[Creepy. He's reminded a little of Papillon, which is never really the person he wants to be reminded of. It;s not a flattering comparison, but he keeps it all internal. The guy's probably just angry he's been trapped here, like most when they arrive. ]

From what I understand, when you eventually go home, it will ba as if you never left, monsieur. You don't have to worry about that.

Did you say you had dragons?

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[hallowedhorcrux]

(Yes. Yes, that's it. It has nothing to do with him being angry all the time and ready to see the world either burn or fall under his order.)

Small favors. (Those words are hollow.) I did. Many breeds, too, though the most aggressive - and therefore dangerous - breed would be the Hungarian Horntail.

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[starspangled]

I think most of us were kind of in the middle of something back on our own worlds. Apparently your work will wait for you.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

That is for the best. (On a number of levels.) I would not be forgiving otherwise.

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[shroudofgray]

Your stone is strange. Why does it do that?

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[hallowedhorcrux]

Souls usually resemble their owners in various ways.

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[peridiot]

[This person on the screen is...green. With a rock implanted in their head. A pretty rock, mind.]

...what is up with your gem? I've never seen one like that before.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

(They definitely get his attention.)

I suspect you have not met a soul like mine either.

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[gotabadfeelingaboutthis]

Dragons....like a Krayt Dragon?

I'm not sure what power it is either, but I agree, it definitely could have asked first.

[Han finds it weird the guy is hiding his face, but if that's his thing, he isn't going to complain about it.]

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[hallowedhorcrux]

I cannot say that is a species I know. The breeds the are recognized by my world are the Antipodean Opaleye, Chinese Fireball, Common Welsh Green, Hebridean Black, Hungarian Horntail, Norwegian Ridgeback, Peruvian Vipertooth, Swedish Short-Snout and the Ukrainian Ironbelly.

(The shadows shift and one of the pale hands reaches for what looks like...a bone?)

Manners can be taught.

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[mrsarcastic003]

[Well, you're spooky. But okay, let's chat just like his skin isn't crawling a little right now.

Have a polite smile.]

I think many of us have work back home that we need to get back to. Fortunately, when we do return, it's as though no time has passed, so you should just be able to pick up where you left off.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

(Dark Lords are automatically sort of "spooky". It's in the job description.

Since his face cannot be seen, Tim will have to guess whether that smile is returned or not.)

I did not expect her to be so...kind. She still did not ask and that is troublesome.

(How does one get revenge on the dead?)

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[sexysunglassess]

[ Did he sound angry? Hyuuga catches the changes in his voice and all but he has this tendency to ignore things like that when he wants to. Which is pretty much always. ]

We have dragons too! We ride on them!

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[hallowedhorcrux]

(Ignorance is bliss! Even if the ignorance is forced.)

So they are tame?