09; [video]

[hoaryhosts]

[The feed cuts on to show Strange, sitting at a desk in a poorly lit room. There's an old-looking lamp that's just barely in view, he eyes the camera and then waves a gloved hand over the paper. It floats up and on the paper very visibly are the words "proof of insurance", "Weasley's Wizard Wheezes", "witnessed by Stephen Strange, MD." and "

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video; FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY...

[notsaintly]

Be still my heart. Stephen, you do know the way to a young prankster's heart.

[permavid]

[hoaryhosts]

It's always comforting to know that my skills have not declined in my old age.

Would it be entirely inappropriate to hex your names onto your foreheads during our meeting? For organizational purposes, of course.

[notsaintly]

Worth a laugh, but unnecessary. I'm the unholy twin. You'll see what I mean when we arrive in person, of course.

[hoaryhosts]

The other of you is demonic?

[notsaintly]

No, despite my mother's assertions to the contrary that time we nearly got Ronald to make an Unbreakable Vow.

[hoaryhosts]

Mothers do tend to demonized their sons. Often times inappropriately.

Though I'm curious to know what vows would be considered unbreakable. To my experience, vows are merely exaggerated and sometimes melodramatic promises.

[notsaintly]

Always inappropriately in me and Georgie's case. We're a right pair of innovators, simply misunderstood.

It's a tricky little spell. I'd offer to show you, but I've a doubt we could think up a vow that won't end horrifically.

[hoaryhosts]

If it's any consolation, I've yet to find a vow unbreakable. I don't imagine that a tricky little spell will be all that different.

[notsaintly]

It's less the vow and more the spell that gives most trouble.

Considering the point of the spell is to kill you if you break said vow.

[hoaryhosts]

Death is far from the permanent state most would have you believe it to be.

[notsaintly]

Oh certainly, if you fancy returning as a ghost.

[hoaryhosts]

I've spent large amounts of time in an ectoplasmic form. I can't imagine there would be much of a difference.

[notsaintly]

I've met a fair number of ghosts. Doesn't seem like the most stimulating of lifestyles.

[hoaryhosts]

If they were confined to this realm, no, I don't suppose it would be. The Dark Dimension, or the realm of Nightmares, or any number of other planes, however, are much more easily navigated in such a form.

[notsaintly]

Now there's a trick I'd like to learn. I'd imagine it'd be useful to know how to make the most of the afterlife, eh?