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[carptricks]

Who: Kaito (carptricks) and people!
When: After the investigation at Lasker
Where: Caissa
What: Have a Drink job log + BISHOP ANTICS
Rating: None! will update if needed

A. Who thought it was a good idea to give him a water gun I mean seriously

[best. job. EVER]

[that had been the very first thought Kaito had when he saw the job request on the Hall of Glory's bulletin board, but getting paid to basically spend a summer afternoon engaged in a city-wide water gun fight sounded even better in the wake of the investigations in Lasker. it was a good way to relax, unwind, and try to get his mind off of whatever it was Noir had waiting on the horizons for them. even the most vigilant and dedicated of heroes needed a break, after all]

[which is why this particular afternoon, Kaito darts across the rooftops of Caissa's buildings in search for other Dance of the Drops festival participants, intending to snipe them with water attacks from a safe distance away. if you happen to be out and about and participating in the lively water fights, well. . .]

Up here!

[you might find yourself getting drenched by a stream of water from above. unless you're quick enough to use a bit of magic to turn Kaito's watery assault back onto him, that is. how rude!!]

B. Trust the bishop

[are you hanging out in the Hall of Glory courtyard today? because if so, you might find yourself being flagged down by a spiky-haired hero. he has a satchel slung over his shoulder, which chimes with the sounds of glass objects clinking together every time he moves]

Oi, oi! Got a second? I'm trying to test something and I need a couple of volunteers.

[and before you can ask for more details, he reaches into his bag and pulls out a small glass vial filled with a strangely colored liquid. it looks like water colored with food coloring, actually]

Could you drink this and tell me what flavor it is?

[well that sure is a sketchy request. do you trust him??]

((BISHOP SHENANIGANS TIME!1 Drinking the vials of liquid could cause one of the following four mild status effects: hiccuping bubbles, speaking only in rhyme, being turned into a cat, or SHOUJO VISION i.e. hallucinating shoujo bubbles, rose petals, sparkles, etc. each effect will only last for an ic thirty minutes since Kaito's potions are fairly weak! if you tag this prompt let me know what, if any, status effect you'd like your character have o/!))

Comments

[carptricks]

[he's mumbling something underneath his breath as he focuses his concentration on that hand. something that sounds a lot like man, I really need to figure out a good incantation for this spell, I mean I know it works but that's only because I stand here begging it to work, come ooooon please work you've worked before I know you can work now. . .! and then, quite suddenly, a warm light suddenly glows underneath his palm. it spreads across the scrape, knitting the rest of it together until the cut practically disappears into nothing]

. . . there! Like that. Magic in this world is all about knowing what you want to do and then willing it to happen. Hand gestures and incantations focus your concentration and make it easier to will your mana to channel into a magic spell.

[fuhrinkaed]

....So like Cass's way of doing magic... [He mutters it, mostly to himself.]

Got another scratch? I think I know what to do.

[carptricks]

[who the heck is Cass]

[Kaito shrugs and crouches down to roll up his pants to the knee. on his shin is a small bruise, already well on its way to healing, but hey! might as well use it as an avenue for the new kid to practice his magic]

How's this?

[fuhrinkaed]

This is perfect.

[He puts his hand on Kaito's knee, and wills the healing to happen. That much is normal-its like back home. The rest is in the incantation and the channeling.]

O holy life giving water, mend these tears with the tears of your mercy. Revise this destiny and rip this wound from the afflicted's mortal coil. [He knows how to channel in her way, with words having power and bringing more strength to the spell. Thinking of it like that seems to help.]

[Focusing perhaps a little more mana into the spell than is strictly necessary, he manages to get a healing glow going. It's weak, but... yep. He's got a knack for this.]

[carptricks]

[yup. he really does have a knack for this. after observing how quickly Ed picked up on magic back in Lasker, he isn't exactly surprised]

Huuuuh. . .

[fuhrinkaed]

[The Seal of Ether doesn't pick scrub wizards. 8D]

Okay..! I think I did it! It's like that, right?

[carptricks]

[stretches his leg to peer at the bruise. or, rather, the patch of skin where the bruise used to be]

It worked, so it's gotta be. Not bad, new guy. Not bad.

[fuhrinkaed]

W-we all have our talents. Mine is magic, and what you described reminded me of an old friend's way of powering up her spells.

[carptricks]

Then you'll probably fit in pretty well here, huh.

[he rolls his pant leg down and lifts his arms above his head in a stretch]

. . . spell casting's not really my strong point, but I've been learning. [grins] Learning and adapting, as any good-- ah. "Hero," should.

[fuhrinkaed]

Right, right.

If you can't adapt, you'll fall behind-that's how it works, right? So you fight in your way, and I fight in mine, and mine is magic, and yours is. Well. All the cool stuff you can do.

[carptricks]

Something like that.

[his arms fall back to his sides, fingers curling around the strap of his satchel]

I use spell casting magic sometimes, when I need to. Most of my ammunition is created from my own mana 'n some monsters are weak to certain elements-- fire, lightning, wind, and so on.

But I've found a new groove in using my potions to incapacitate my enemies instead.

[incapacitating meant he didn't have to a) inflict serious bodily harm, or b) kill anything. win-win scenario! . . . dungeon bosses aside, since those had to be killed, but he isn't about to bring up that internal conflict with someone who is still a stranger]

[fuhrinkaed]

That's... That's awesome!

So that stuff you did with the card gun, that was potion-magic?! [He managed to catch that, even while hypnotized and thinking it was someone else.]

Being able to take people out of combat without inflicting a lot of harm on them is super useful! Like they say, the best battle is the one you don't fight!

[carptricks]

[in lieu of a verbal response, Kaito reaches into his satchel again. this time, he produces a vial with a thick, viscous liquid inside. it glows a steel blue, the same color as the ammunition he had shot from his firearm the other day]

A draught of sleep. One vial is enough to knock someone completely unconscious instantaneously. If I soak my ammunition in it for a couple of hours, then anyone who is struck by the ammunition falls asleep, too.

[heh heh. he seems pretty proud of his work as he describes it]

[fuhrinkaed]

So it becomes a contact poison...

That's super useful. Basically, if you're fighting, the enemy either has to not get hit or else they're not going to be able to do anything. Is that the only kind of potion you use?

[carptricks]

[lifts his free hand in a two-fingered mock salute as he slips the sleeping draught back into his satchel]

Bingo.

And 'course not. I've developed a poison for combat, too. Er, though the most damage it'll do is make enemies really, really sick.

[plz, as though Kaito would make lethal poison]

My next mixture is gonna be one that prevents people and monsters from casting spells. I'm hoping to have it perfected in the next day or two.

[fuhrinkaed]

Well, if you need any testers I can volunteer! I'm pretty good at casting spells, so it'll work out for you if you've got someone who's good at it to test with, right?

[He grins.]

Just don't accidentally make me really really sick and we'll be fine.

[carptricks]

Really?

[he's almost surprised that Ed volunteers to be a test subject so easily. almost. but the surprise fades pretty quickly as another grin stretches across his lips. honestly, he could use taste testers, both for his flavor experiments and for the status effects he intended to try out in the future]

Heh, thanks. I'll give you a call then, yeah? I wasn't really expecting anyone to be willing to help me out that much.

[fuhrinkaed]

Really.

Oh, my username is 'Ed is fine.' With underscores, apparently. You can contact me with that, right? I'm super excited to learn more about alchemy and potion making in general, even back home I'm not really very versed in doing it... so, I may be able to learn some stuff from you too.

[carptricks]

. . . "Ed is fine?" That's kinda boring, don't you think?

[but hey, his Carrier ID was "Kuroba" so he can't judge]

I'll be willing to teach you whatever I know, but keep in mind I'm still learning, too. Where I come from, alchemy is a faux science.

[a snort]

I'm used to chemistry, which makes a lot more logical sense.

[since it's bound by the laws of physics and science he is most familiar with]

[fuhrinkaed]

I guess, but I don't need a fancy name. Ed is fine is fine. [He laughs a little as he says it.]

Anything you can teach me is fine. I'm used to the weird logic of magic, so I might even be able to help a little bit... er, m-maybe.

And actually, there was something else I was wondering about. The library apparently has a restricted area--they said I wasn't cleared for it. Then they mentioned bishops. You were one, right? What's back there?

[carptricks]

Huh? Oh, that area of the library?

[he had been there a couple of times, searching for more in-depth reading on magic and magical theory. he makes a face as he answers]

A good number of "inappropriate fiction books," mostly. But there are some more advanced tomes on magical theory, too. The books are old and in disrepair, so we're not allowed to check 'em out.

[fuhrinkaed]

Could you maybe, possibly, maaybe... copy some of them down?

Or like, take photographs?

Or get me in there?

.....please?

[carptricks]

[leeeeans over and scrutinizes him very carefully]

And what will you give me if I do?

[fuhrinkaed]

My gratitude?

[carptricks]

What can I buy with gratitude?

[he's. he's being sarcastic]