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[designerchild]

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[ There’s a small redheaded boy seated on the edge of a Gryffindor-color-themed dormitory bed, peering down at the commuter with an expression that is caught between thrilled and incredulous. Beside him, his discarded robes are crumpled in a ball-apparently Jr. has little interest in them.Man, this is incredible. “After such a fall as

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[ignorant]

So far, all I've managed to do was knock a few things around.

[ He grins a little sheepishly at that. He was trying to get things to fly around... ]

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[designerchild]

[ Jr. has pulled a heavy textbook into his lap and is flipping through the pages absently. ]

Huh. [ Then, teasingly: ] Did you use an actual spell or did you just whack stuff with your wand?

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[ignorant]

Maybe a little bit of both.

[ He's laughing but...he was really just whacking stuff, let's be honest here. ]

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[designerchild]

[ Jr. laughs with him. ]

Hey, it's all in the swing, right?

[ But, leaning back on his hands, he quickly changes gears. ]

How long have you been here, buddy?

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[gurenpiloting]

I caused a huge explosion or two which wrecked a couch. [A beat.] And I turned a few matches into needles.

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[designerchild]

Explosions? Wow, color me impressed!

[ And judging by his excited grin, he's not mocking her. ]

Needles as in sewing needles?

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[gurenpiloting]

If only Suzaku would feel the same way you do.

Yeah, but I was hoping to learn how to convert smoke into daggers. No luck so far.

[video] sorry for the late reply! it's been a busy week ;;

[designerchild]

Suzaku? A friend of yours or one of our professors?

Hey, no worries. I bet you'll get the hang of it. Does sound ambitious though! ...and pretty damn cool.

[memorizethefire]

I set one of the trees in the grounds on fire. And turned my cloak into a black cactus. [Axel chuckles, raising an eyebrow at him] You're the new guy in my dorm, right?

[designerchild]

Man, that's pretty sweet. I'm beginning to think nothing's out of the realm of possibility here.

[ A nod. ]

Guess so! Nice to meet ya, buddy. Hope you don't snore.

[memorizethefire]

Maybe. Too bad we're stuck in this castle.

Heh, I'll do my best. The name's Axel, by the way. A-X-E-L, got it memorized?

sorry for the late reply! it's been a busy week ;;

[designerchild]

Too bad? No way! If you ask me, this is incredible. Where I come from, there's mostly just ruins where castles and civilizations used to be. This planet might be underdeveloped, but that just makes it that much more interesting!

[Jr. might be giving you an odd look, A-X-E-L...]

Yeah man. It's not that hard of a name to remember, heh.

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[darkbarrage]

Don't jump in.

[ here comes a Slytherin. He'd been wanting to view the lake from above, instead of below, which he can see quite clearly from the common room. his eyes pan from the glossy surface back to Jr. he's seen some of the stuff that floats around. doesn't look like this kid could handle it. ]

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[designerchild]

Who, me? Wasn't even considering it!

[ But the grin on his face as he turns around says otherwise. Linking his fingers behind his head, he studies the newcomer curiously before following Riku's gaze back to the lake. The grin widens. ]

There's a creature in there, [ he begins quietly, as if it was a secret. ] I've seen it skimming the surface in the distance. I wonder...what else lurks down there? Maybe it's time to build a Nautilus, huh?

[ Nautilus being a reference to Captain Nemo's submarine in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Jr. does love classic novels, after all. ]

[darkbarrage]

Yeah, sure.

[ that grin on his face is so largely reminiscent of Sora he might look... a little far away. but when he begins to talk again, he's back. ]

A lot of stuff. It's not that interesting. Why would you build a shell, anyway?

[ classical reference: lost. sadly, other worlds don't seem to have the same sort of reading material. ]

[designerchild]

[ Turned to the waters, Jr. misses that brief look on Riku's face. He does turn back around when the other boy begins to speak. ]

Nah, it's not a shell. It's a submarine! Like an aquatic space ship, ya know?

[ Unless Riku doesn't know what a space ship is...Jr. plants his hands on his hips thoughtfully and then shrugs to himself. ]

How do you know it's not interesting though? Have you been down there?

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[kindlymeant]

[There's value in getting to know people, in learning about them (once you know what a man wants you know how to move him), and so Alayne is careful to observe.

The boy - younger than her, certainly - is a lion, she notes, as she always does when seeing that telltale red and gold, with some measure of wariness. But such does not temper her amiable tone, nor her smile.]

You seem quite unfazed by this, sir. [Which may or may not be true - time and a cautious eye will tell.] Are you familiar with this craft?

video. btw I love her icons

[designerchild]

[ silly Alayne, if you want to move Jr. all you have to do is pick him up... ]

I'm no sir. Not here, at least.

[ He shakes his head. ]

What, witchcraft? No way. The idea of there being other worlds out there beyond your own? Yeah, that's not news to me.

video. 8) they are so pretty GOD I WANT HER HAIR....

[kindlymeant]

[yeah even alayne can lift a six year old...]

[Not here, at least. She notes that with curiosity, but decides not to ask about his meaning.

Besides, his latter words are of more immediate interest.]

Is that not a form of magic in itself - [A moment, to correct herself on his address] - Jr.?

video. your womb-face would ruin it

[designerchild]

[ ihu and so does jr. ]

You might think that, but no. Magic doesn't exist back where I come from. Instead, we have science and endless stupidity. [ He wiggles his eyebrows and taps his temple with a grin. ] You got a name?