5th Spell [Voice / Action]

[slayersidekick]

Halloween's coming up soon, right? ...Why do I get the feeling something really bad's gonna happen soon?

U-uh, so... how are everyone's costumes? Did anyone else get one chosen for them? Instead of, y'know, choosing your own? Or a-am I the only one lucky enough to not be able to keep one on... Uh! I-I mean, not keep the original one... uh, there's no good way to say that, is there?

...I think I'll stop now... Maybe it's time for more leaf-cleaning efforts.


[ She's wandering around town today, looking at the various costumes and trying to find a way to get out of hers. It's not really the worst, but... well, it brings back some memories. So, if anyone's out and about, feel free to comment on her rather leathery look. When not in town, she's hanging around the house, probably testing out her new leaf blowing wind magic. She can be encountered pretty much anywhere. ]


((ooc: still on hiatus hoping to end it soon, so tags will be very slow in coming, but I had to get this up. For realistic efforts, she'll "gain" qualities of a normal Buffy vamp. Oh, hey are those real fangs, and oh, hey, did her face just change? Go nuts :D ))

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[slayersidekick]

[ Willow nods, concentrating on the feel of the wind rather than on the power coursing through her. It's not so much power as it is manipulation and she has to continuously remind herself of that. When Terra sends the wind back at her, Willow brings her arms out so she can 'catch' the return. She lets it slide around behind her to the other side before she aims it back at Terra. ]

I think I'm getting it. I-it's not so much what power's inside as it is working with what's outside. Totally different from what I'm used to. This is kinda nifty.

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[esper-flight.livejournal.com]

[Terra smiles as she waits for the wind to reach her.]

That's exactly it. I know, it's different for me, too. But you're getting the hang of it just fine.

[The wind reaches Terra and she sends it back with a little more strength, just to see if Willow can handle a little more.]

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[slayersidekick]

[ Willow gains a little more confidence this time around, catching it this time as well, though it's a little more than she'd expected. She smiles anyway and lets the thing do a little twirl all the way around her twice before sending it back to Terra. ]

You could make a game out of this. It's like Catch, only not with a glove and baseball.

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[esper-flight.livejournal.com]

...baseball?

[The allusion might be lost on Terra, but she agrees with the general concept. As she concentrates to control the wind before it blows past her, she nods.]

I suppose it could be, tossing the wind back and forth, or between a small group of people. It's nice to use magic for something other than combat.

[She sends it in an arch this time, instead of being straightforward. Trying different angles and methods is half the fun.]

[action] - sob sorry for my fail!

[slayersidekick]

Uh... it's a game. I can explain it after we get this done? It's better with some kind of visual, but I can't-

[ Concentrate like that is what she was trying to say, but she cuts off as she scrambles for the wind blast. It, unfortunately, dies in her hands. With an apologetic smile, she recreates it and gives it a spin back towards Terra. ]

That concentration thing isn't working so well.

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[esper-flight.livejournal.com]

[She shakes her head, apologetic.]

It's my fault, I distracted you with unrelated questions.

[Well, just one, but still, she ought to have known better. She reaches out with her hands to catch it, manipulating the air so that she could add a little more vigor to it when she sent it back at Willow.]

You'll get the hang of it. You're doing fine right now, I think. You just need a little more time.

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[slayersidekick]

No! I-I just distracted myself.

[ At least she's expecting things now! She catches it easily, tossing it back the way it came instead of around her other side.]

A-at least it doesn't go explody in my face when I mess up with it?

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[esper-flight.livejournal.com]

That's what I like about it, too. I have an affinity for fire magic, but...that can be pretty dangerous. Which is sort of the point, but it's nice to be able to just use magic without thinking of it harming people.

[She catches it, keeping it for a moment to cause the air to spin around in her hand in a tighter circle, almost forming a ball of wind. Then she sends it back, but increases the wind so that its path is not completely predictable.]

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[slayersidekick]

[ This is definitely an uplifting activity! Willow's starting to get a little more adventurous. She catches the ball after watching it swirl through the air. Putting a little more spin on it, she aims it into a right hook. ]

My magic is more... dark magic, I guess. It developed really quickly a-and I guess I just have to learn to control it. Kinda like this.

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[esper-flight.livejournal.com]

[Terra nods, reaching for the air ball as it soars in her direction. She has to run to catch it, nearly missing.]

I...didn't always have the best control over magic, either. I was born with it, but I...well, I didn't learn what I needed to know until much later. It took a while, because having that kind of power scared me. It's a lot of responsibility, you know?

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[slayersidekick]

[ Willow settles in to wait for the return, but she nods understandingly. ]

I kinda developed mine, but i-it's... darker than I thought. My- [ She stops and fixes that. Not girlfriend anymore. ] Tara was born with magic, but hers wasn't dark, not like mine.

[ She pauses and searches for the right way to explain it. ] Dark magic... if you keep going with it, i-it'll consume you. I kinda tasted that, the last time I used it. It was awful.

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[esper-flight.livejournal.com]

[Terra shudders.]

It sounds awful. I...know someone who was like that, but I don't think you'll end up like him.

[Willow has a conscience, for once. Oh right, sending the air ball back.]

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[slayersidekick]

[ Willow frowns as she tries to catch it and fails. Her long sleeves got in the way. ] Stupid costume. [ She recreates the ball, twisting it and swirling, and then sends it back to Terra. ]

Whoever he is... I-I hope not. I don't want to end up like Rack and Amy. I mean, I was bad enough as far as I went. I don't want to go any further. Tara... she'd be really upset with me if I did.

[ And the idea of that really bothers her. ]