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noitatnacni) wrote2013-06-20 06:27 pm
noitatnacni) wrote2013-06-20 06:27 pm
002 | Action + Voice
So does your birthday still count if you technically skipped four months?
[This is an important question being posed over your journals, Luceti. Because if it does count, Zatanna's fifteen today. Not that she's been advertising it a lot. Holidays have been kind of hard on her since Halloween, and today really isn't an exception. It's the first birthday she's spent without her father, and in the superhero business? That's saying something.
She tries not to let it get her down, though--or at least, not to show that it is. Maybe if someone catches her when she's alone, they'll see hints of it. Staring off into space with a frown at some reminder. There's bound to be plenty, since she's raiding the library for books on magic and the item shop for more stage friendly props. The training she does daily at the battle dome (with her birthday being no exception) isn't the only thing she should keep up with.
So at some point during the afternoon, she'll try to find bored people in the plaza, cards in hand. It'll be better than just the "think of your card and I'll name it" bit, promise. Sometimes she sticks to sleight of hand, while others she may employ a backwards chant. Maybe it's not all that impressive in a place where anyone can learn magic, but she doesn't want those skills to deteriorate. It's the one connection she's got to her father, the person who taught her what she knows.
Eventually, she'll head back to Community House 5 when she starts thinking about dinner.]
[This is an important question being posed over your journals, Luceti. Because if it does count, Zatanna's fifteen today. Not that she's been advertising it a lot. Holidays have been kind of hard on her since Halloween, and today really isn't an exception. It's the first birthday she's spent without her father, and in the superhero business? That's saying something.
She tries not to let it get her down, though--or at least, not to show that it is. Maybe if someone catches her when she's alone, they'll see hints of it. Staring off into space with a frown at some reminder. There's bound to be plenty, since she's raiding the library for books on magic and the item shop for more stage friendly props. The training she does daily at the battle dome (with her birthday being no exception) isn't the only thing she should keep up with.
So at some point during the afternoon, she'll try to find bored people in the plaza, cards in hand. It'll be better than just the "think of your card and I'll name it" bit, promise. Sometimes she sticks to sleight of hand, while others she may employ a backwards chant. Maybe it's not all that impressive in a place where anyone can learn magic, but she doesn't want those skills to deteriorate. It's the one connection she's got to her father, the person who taught her what she knows.
Eventually, she'll head back to Community House 5 when she starts thinking about dinner.]
voice
[After all, not everyone wants to stress over the logistics of how their point in time meshes with the time in Luceti. Riku certainly tries not to fuss over it.]
Re: voice
It's been awhile. How are you doing, Riku?
voice
[Nah, he's mostly just been relaxing, spending time with Ino, and hitting the beach.]
So, it's your birthday, huh?
Re: voice
[It's actually more fun than people think, sometimes. Although sometimes there's a really high price to pay too.]
Yeah, guess it is. Funny, being fifteen doesn't really feel all that different from being fourteen.
voice
[It's still hard for him to think of himself in that way, but... well, he did help his best friend save the worlds and later saved him from becoming a vessel. Keyblade Mastery's another ace in his pocket.]
And I hear you on that. I've been here so long that all the birthdays I've had have just kind of blurred together. Still, might as well wish you a happy birthday anyway. I'd still say fifteen's a pretty big deal. Just five more years until you hit twenty.
Re: voice
[Since she doesn't wear a mask herself, and even goes by her real name.]
Thanks. Hopefully there will be some landmark I can still reach by then. Fifteen was supposed to be when I learned to drive, but--
[Her dad won't be able to teach her.]
--I'm stuck here with no cars.
voice
[His dark armor was already pretty close, and he'd rather not look back on those days.]
The lack of vehicles is kind of a pain, but you could always work something out in the battle dome. Not the same as working a real vehicle, but it never hurts to get your feet wet.
Re: voice
[Come on. With the door he just left open, Zatanna has to tease him. And she's seen plenty of men wearing tights, so that's no excuse either.]
Yeah, that's true. But it doesn't feel as official without the nerve-wracking test or the mind-numbing wait at the DMV. It's still a good thought though.
voice
[Of course, that was more like something out of a Sci-Fi flick than anything else.]
And believe me when I say that the dome's about as close as you'll get unless you get pulled out for a draft where vehicles are an option. Sometimes you luck out, but I've only been on one draft with actual cars.
Re: voice
[She’s never heard of it, but hey, that doesn’t mean anything.]
Yeah? I think from what I’ve heard, I’d rather go without. [Considering getting thrust into a war is not a good trade-off for getting to drive a car.]