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[_heather_v]

I've been puzzling all week about how to put some protections on the play without being too obvious. I mean, a big ritual on the stage or the theater itself is bound to raise a few eyebrows. After the stink the principal made about that new teacher, Taffy Dante, wearing a pentacle to school, I'd say it's not the best idea. So it hit me when I

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[_notjustagirl_]

"Please no flying monkeys! How awful would that be?" I get up and stretch as well. "Anytime. All you have to do is call." I smile at her. "We should go for drinks again soon."

[_heather_v]

"Yes, let's!" I say. "You need to introduce me to that man of yours sometime. And I should have a little more free time once the auditions are completely done."

I step toward the kitchen. "You want a beer or soda or something? Magic always makes me thirsty."

[_notjustagirl_]

"Sure, a Coke would be nice before I hit the road. Jon wanted to go to the movies later on."

I follow her in.

[_heather_v]

I stick my head into the fridge and locate a couple of sodas for us. I find glasses and plop a few ice cubes in each of them. "So this Jon--anyone I might know?"

[_notjustagirl_]

"He graduated from SDH," I tell her. "Same year I would've if I hadn't been a rat at the time. Jonathan Levinson."

[_heather_v]

I wrinkle my forehead, trying to place the name, as I pour the Cokes. "Levinson--I remember a really short kid by that name..."

[_notjustagirl_]

"Um, that was probably him." What, everyone can't be 6'3. I take the glass from her. "Thanks."

[_heather_v]

"Really!" I say, trying not to sound too surprised. I remember him as being totally nerdy, but lots of people blossom after high school. "Uh, well he always seemed nice. So how'd you two get together, anyway?"

Listen to me, grilling her about her love life. I guess I'm kind of living vicariously--when was the last time I had a date? Last summer? Gah.

[_notjustagirl_]

I sip from my glass. "We ran into each other at the Bronze a while back," I say. "We had a mutual interest in magic, and... I guess we just kind of clicked. And yeah, he's awesome."

[_heather_v]

I sip my soda. "It's always good to have interests in common," I agree, and then I grin, "So you probably keep each others' skills finely honed, huh? I'd love to meet him sometime, always good to know another skilled practitioner." Wonder why she'd seemed so eager to jump into doing the spell with me, then, like it had been a while.