9th Circuit [Video]

[mage_gifted]

[The plague of frogs is over, and the dust has settled - for most people, at least. Vanyel, unfortunately, isn't most people

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[softenedbyme]

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How are you doing that?

[mage_gifted]

[And that voice he doesn't even know. He curses the device - he especially didn't want to have to deal with strangers right now. But it's not her fault, and taking his frustration out on her will solve nothing in the end.

[So he banishes the weariness and grief from his face and summons up a wan smile for the girl - the very blue girl. Well, that's... interesting.] Magic.

[softenedbyme]

Illusions. How long have you been able to do it?

[mage_gifted]

[He won't dispute the wording; they are illusions, after all. And it doesn't matter, really, if she believes him or thinks it's something else entirely.]

Gods... ten years now? [It might even be a bit longer than that, but not by much...]

[softenedbyme]

[She nods. Ten years...]

...I haven't seen you before. Are you new?

[mage_gifted]

No. I've been here since last fall - I just tend to keep to myself, that's all.

[softenedbyme]

I didn't mean to bother you. It's to meet you.