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Post by Megan on Apr 30, 2009 17:59:33 GMT -5
The best part about practicing making fire with your mind while alone at night is knowing that you can make fire with your mind, which does a lot for feeling safe in situations where you normally wouldn't.
Megan found this alley an ideal place to work on her skills without Howl finding out. It had started with fire- which she had by now figured out how to cast in a protective ring around herself, then gather into one little flame in her hand again- but she was now learning how to levitate as she did it.
Or at least as much as two inches qualified as levitating.
Every so often, she would pull her notes out and consult them.
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Post by Magneto on Apr 30, 2009 18:08:24 GMT -5
It wasn't usual for Erik to be out this late, he preferred spending the nights and evenings in relative comfort, but the purchase of an exquisite chess-set had kept him beyond his regular hours.
Still, it would be worth it.
He knew Charles would admire the craftsmanship that had gone into the intricate figures, which in Erik's mind made it worth all the money and effort that had gone into acquiring it.
The master of magnetism's attention was drawn by a flickering light from an alley. Often curious and rarely fearful, he decided to investigate further.
After all, you never knew what one might find.
What he found was quite something indeed... fire, promise of levitation... clearly there was power here.
Erik patiently stood back, awaiting a chance to speak to the girl without breaking her concentration. He didn't want to accidentally endanger the young one.
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Post by Megan on Apr 30, 2009 18:13:27 GMT -5
Megan was now practicing casting it in lines. As she turned to approach it from another angle, however, she realized that she'd been seen. In a panic, she gathered it back to her hand and extinguished it before breaking into the best run she could manage, being chubby and wearing heeled Victorian boots.
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Post by Magneto on Apr 30, 2009 21:19:02 GMT -5
Erik almost sighed, some things never changed... no matter what time or place you were in.
It was ever so tiresome.
"Please, mademoiselle, there is no need to run!" He spoke calmly and clearly, following her in quick, purposeful strides.
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Post by Megan on Apr 30, 2009 21:57:30 GMT -5
"Look, it's okay, I think I'll be going now-"
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Post by Magneto on Apr 30, 2009 22:01:08 GMT -5
Erik wasn't exactly bothered by this. In fact, he chose to ignore it.
"That is quite some gift you have there." He smiled.
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Post by Megan on Apr 30, 2009 22:05:53 GMT -5
She paused, one hand against the wall.
"It's just a hobby," she mumbled.
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Post by Magneto on Apr 30, 2009 22:10:25 GMT -5
"Oh, I would say it is far more than that," Erik replied mildly.
"Gifts such as yours are hardly something to be underestimated."
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Post by Megan on Apr 30, 2009 22:14:23 GMT -5
"I- oh, wow, you think I was born with..."
She shook her head.
"I'm sorry if you're looking for supers or something, sir, but I'm afraid all you're gonna find in me is an applied skill out of a book."
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Post by Magneto on Apr 30, 2009 22:22:44 GMT -5
Well, that was a tad disappointing. Still, Erik's interest had been drawn. In a way it was... admirable, someone attempting to adapt to the Homo Superior rather than trying to force it the other way around.
"I suspect such a thing would take a lot of devotion."
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Post by Megan on Apr 30, 2009 22:24:12 GMT -5
She shrugged.
"It's that or clean house all the time, and the guy I'm living with hates that."
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Post by Magneto on Apr 30, 2009 22:33:17 GMT -5
Erik couldn't help but smile at that sentiment.
"At least you have found a worthy pursuit. I would sincerely enjoy seeing more."
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Post by Megan on Apr 30, 2009 22:36:43 GMT -5
"More what? I mean, it's fire."
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Post by Magneto on Apr 30, 2009 22:43:25 GMT -5
"I knew a flame manipulator once... but that was all he did, manipulate. While he was born with the gift. I've already seen that you can create, thereby showing more promise than he did."
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Post by Megan on Apr 30, 2009 22:45:38 GMT -5
"...are you saying I'm a Firebender or something? Because as cool as that would be, I don't do anything even close to Northern Shaolin."
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