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[hislastandbest]

[the sound of tinkering in the background, potions bubbling (or are they?), and maybe this is accidental, but maybe it's not. nevertheless, it takes a while for the owner to notice, and when she does - it's unimpressed.]

How devious. What to expect of a muggle device except for poor performance.

[a dispassionate sigh. in for a penny, in for a

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[misterblackbird]

You're rather bold, aren't you?

[hislastandbest]

Should I refrain from stating the obvious? I have yet to see them inspire fear.

[misterblackbird]

The fact that they're able to do these things at all would be enough, I should think.

Maybe not to inspire fear, exactly, but to inspire some care.

[hislastandbest]

They inspire no more care than the other gods, all fiction.

[misterblackbird]

I see.

I hope they don't hear you, then.

[hislastandbest]

I hope they do.

[misterblackbird]

Then I shall hope for the best for you.

[hislastandbest]

And who is hoping so much for me?

[misterblackbird]

Lord Cain Hargreaves, Earl of Hargreaves, madam.

[hislastandbest]

A lord in my presence, and here I am with no Sunday clothes.

[misterblackbird]

I think that can be forgiven in a time and place like this. And I don't tell my title to everyone, anyway.

[hislastandbest]

How fortunate I am.

[misterblackbird]

On all counts, it would seem--even with the 'deities'.

[hislastandbest]

These curses - I have seen worse. [Amateurs.]

[misterblackbird]

Have you really?

Your world must be quite strange, then. Or at least it would be to me.

[hislastandbest]

Yes, it would.