003, video FOR SCIENCE

[magicalpadawan]

[ The video opens on a shot of Harry standing on the street, ice coating the ground around his feet and creeping outward at an alarming rate. He's not particularly focused on the ice, though - he has his right hand raised, and all his attention is on one of the station's maintenance drones... which doesn't seem to register his existence, despite

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[balancetheblood]

Oh, oak and ash and Oberon's DICK.

[ Yes, this required something a bit more potent than she usually uses ]

If you blow a hole in the station and get sucked out, I am not coming after you.

At least tell me you've both taken the teleports recently...

[magicalpadawan]

Hey, lady, we haven't blown any holes in anything yet. And he'd be more likely to do it than me, anyway.

Um. We have.

[balancetheblood]

Hey, the guy showed up naked and is currently doing who knows what sorts of things right now. I have cause to be worried.

Good. At least if you kill yourselves, you're backed up. [ grumpy ] Put the big guy on for a second.

[magicalpadawan]

[A beat, while Molly just quietly cracks up.]

He showed up naked? No wonder the llamas were giving him judgey looks.

I'm gonna pretend I totally know what that means, okay?

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[rustigedraak]

[ Flatly; ] Lightnin' works better on 'em.

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[w_for_wizard]

Yeah, if I actually wanted to blow them up, this would be a really ineffective way of doing it.

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[rustigedraak]

So the hell're you tryin' to do? Make a robot popsicle?

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[w_for_wizard]

No, that would be boring. Robots are a lot cooler when they're moving around.

Magic doesn't get along well with technology. I just thought I'd see how much this tech can take before it starts sparking or melts down or whatever. Which is... apparently a lot. I've seen automatic weapons more sensitive to magic than the stuff on this station. [ Which is kind of weirding him out, to be honest. ]

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[magicalpadawan]

....Well that was weird.

[w_for_wizard]

[ Harry's still staring after the drone in utter bafflement, until it turns a corner and heads out of sight. He shakes his head a little and looks down at the ice around his feet with a grimace. ] No kidding.

...you think I'm broken? [ ...or his magic's a little too fae these days to work quite the way he expects? It doesn't feel any different to him, but maybe...

His unease at that thought shows pretty plainly on his face. ]

[magicalpadawan]

[She gives him a sharp, worried glance at that, and shrugs.]

I don't think so, but there's a way we can find out. If you want to; you know I'll let you.

[w_for_wizard]

[ He hesitates for a second, considering the question, and then shakes his head a little. Mab's not here. He's got time to figure out whatever may or may not be up with him without burning it into Molly's brain. She has enough to deal with because of him as it is.

Harry manages a quick, reassuring smile. ] Why don't we check to see if it's me or the station first? Your turn to find a robot and see if you can make it go boom.

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[no1canbreakyou]

What is it that you're trying to accomplish?

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[w_for_wizard]

Nothing in particular, just... seeing what happens?

Which... so far seems to be 'nothing'. [ HARRY IS SO CONFUSED. ]

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[no1canbreakyou]

What was the result you were hoping for?

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[w_for_wizard]

Well, I expected something to break. Maybe some sparks or smoking...

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[notjelly]

[Have a gigantic tiger moth with a human's face, guys.]

Oh me oh my! We got us a pair of mages up in here, it seems!

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[magicalpadawan]

[Have some polite blinking.]

Um. Yeah, you do.

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[notjelly]

This should be fun, then! Not enough people here are magic users--not enough people here even believe in it!

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[magicalpadawan]

I'm guessing you do, though?

[A beat.] Sorry if this is rude, but, uh. What are you?