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[a_bit_odd]

Date & Time: 7/27 any time during the day
Location: Gym or outside the Housing building
Characters: Luna Lovegood and you!
Summary: Luna practicing spells at the gym or playing in puddles outside.
Warnings: None so far.

a)

Luna is in the gym. She’s being a bit shy, off to the side by herself. She has her long blonde curls up in a loose ponytail, and is wearing a loose floral skirt with orange tights and a loose red tanktop over a yellow t-shirt. She’s waving what looks to be a piece of wood (a wand, to those who might know) around, saying strange words.
“Wingardium leviosa!” she says, and a small weight that can’t weigh more than 2 lbs hovers in mid-air. Just watch your step if she lets it go.

b)

It’s raining (of course) and Luna’s outside in front of the housing building. She seems to be looking around for a while before she gives up, sighing and looking up at the sky, blinking at the rain falling on her. Then, suddenly seeming inspired, she jumps in a rain puddle. Good thing she’s wearing rain boots, although one is red and one is yellow.

c)

[Anything else! Just make up your own set-up if that doesn’t work for you!]

Comments

a.

[gunsling]

Now Jake is fairly confident with his own shooting skills, despite hurtful remarks other people have made in the past about him only being decent, but his hand to hand abilities aren't as up to snuff as a man who prides himself on his ability to wrestle would like! He's at the gym trying to set up a good solid training regiment for himself, but with all the people with crazy abilities around him it's so easy to get distracted.

Like that girl over there floating a weight in the air with a stick! That's pretty awesome! He's sitting here watching her in awe.

"I say! How are you managing that?"

[a_bit_odd]

Luna sets the weight down carefully, then looks over with a smile at the stranger.

"I'm a witch. Magic, to put it simply."

It was so strange to be doing magic in front of non-magic users. She rarely had to explain anything, and she's certainly never had to tell anyone what magic was. But she doesn't mind.

[gunsling]

Jake looks absolutely stunned by what she's just said. It's not like he hasn't heard or even seen magic before this point, but all the magic users he'd run into had been things like dragons and plant people! ... Which honestly should have been more surprising to him than a witch was. But thanks to his grandma, witches have a special place in his heart.

"No joke? A real life witch in the flesh?"

Jake jogs over to her so he can have a real conversation with her.

[a_bit_odd]

She smiles at that. It's kind of fun to share her magic with other people.

"Yes. I go to school at Hogwarts. Do you know it?"

[gunsling]

Well if she's interested in sharing it with other people, Jake's not about to complain. This sort of thing is a blast to see in action and not just on the silver screen. Or the computer screen in his room since he's never actually been to a movie theater proper. It's sort of a shame when he thinks about it.

Speaking of thinking, despite the immediate answer being no, he has to stop and think about that for a moment. Hogwarts... Hogwarts... now that sounds familiar. "Well I can safely say I've never been there before."

((OOC. Yes or no to fourth walling? I'm fine going either way so no pressure from me!)) ]

[a_bit_odd]

Well, that's odd. Most of the wizarding world knew about Hogwarts.

"How do you know witches, then? Are they common where you're from?"

((OOC: Hm... maybe it sounds familiar to a fictional place, or no fourth walling, I think. Just no outright 'You're from JK's books!', if that's okay? I just don't want to upset her. :x ))

[gunsling]

Unfortunately for him, Jake isn't part of the wizarding world. Wouldn't that be nifty it he was though? And boy would Roxy be jealous then! He'd have to take her on wizard adventures in that case.

... It's a shame she's not here anymore. She'd be pretty jazzed to learn there were witches here.

"I wouldn't say common! But they've certainly collected their fair share of legends over the years."

((OOC. Got it! :D))

A

[strategic_guile]

Blaine had a little bit of experience with random pieces of wood being waved around thanks to Cedric. He can't be sure if they do the same kind of magic or if she's just making things up. She looks young, but who could really tell how old she was. She could be a thousand.

Then the weight rises into the air and he watches from a few feet in front of her to the side so as not to be in the way. "Do the words matter to make the magic work?"

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She concentrates on putting the weight down carefully, then looks over at Blaine.

"Oh, yes. They're spells. 'Wingardium Leviosa' causes objects to float in midair. 'Alohomora' unlocks locks. 'Stupefy' puts the person into an unconscious state. And so on and so forth. Although, you can cast a spell without speaking aloud."

[strategic_guile]

"So you can't just make up your own words for spells?" Not that it mattered for him, since he had no powers. He looked at the weight laying on the floor then back at her.

"Weight lifting doesn't make your spells stronger, does it?" but he asks with a grin.

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"No. You can make up your own spells and experiment of course, but it's very dangerous."

The thought of that knocks the happiness out of her, bringing forth sad memories. She gives him a half-hearted smile. "No. That's quite a silly joke."

[strategic_guile]

"Huh. You can make up your own spells." He was going to ask how that worked, but the way her happiness fades dims his own smile.

"Did I remind you of something sad?"

[a_bit_odd]

"Oh. Well, it's just that my mother died when experimenting magically. It was years ago, though. Death doesn't eat at me like it used to. I know we'll see each other again."

[strategic_guile]

"I'm sorry to remind you. Death isn't easy to cope with."

Blaine stepped over and picked up the weight.

b

[andagain]

Armed with an umbrella and his dog, Keith is out for a walk in the usually dreary weather. That didn't really put a dent in his cheeriness at all though. Instead he remained upbeat and laughed a little at seeing a girl play in the puddles like a little kid.

"Having fun, miss?" He may offer his umbrella, if she doesn't have anything to shield herself from the rain.

[a_bit_odd]

Luna's wearing a raincoat at least. And she doesn't mind her hair getting wet. She laughs a little.

"Yes! Would you like to join me?"

[andagain]

"Maybe a little." It looks his dog is more eager to, splashing in the puddles to get to Luna and then shaking off his coat to dry.

"Wait-John! I'm sorry about that, and sorry again. He can't help himself sometimes." He apologizes for getting her wet.. when she's already wet. Somehow it makes sense.

[a_bit_odd]

She giggles and reaches down to pet him. "It's okay. I was already wet. John is his name?"

[andagain]

"That's correct. I'm Keith Goodman by the way." John happily accepts any affection Luna gives and may try to lick her hand.

[a_bit_odd]

She laughs as John licks her hand. "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Goodman. I'm Luna Lovegood."

[andagain]

"That's a nice name, did your parents love the moon or something?" He chuckled, and splashed some water by stomping his feet.

b

[postpones]

Surprisingly for somebody Luna's size, the jump kicks up quite a large splash, catching Kirika as she passes, the question about to leave her lips turning into something else entirely.

"Hey, watch it." The astonishment outweighs what crossness she might have had, meaningless as it may be with the state of weather (no different from any other day, but the principle stands).

[a_bit_odd]

Luna stops, standing in the middle of the puddle and gazing at Kirika with her big eyes.

"Oh, I'm sorry. It is terribly hard to stay dry here; I just gave up a long time ago."

[postpones]

There isn't really anything she can say to argue against that, even if she was inclined to. Besides, other people catching colds only affects her inasmuch that it might get passed on, and such a thing won't be for far later yet.

"Looks like you've went beyond giving up and done one better." A laugh. The soaking is easy to brush off when she'll be back in her apartment soon enough.

[a_bit_odd]

"I suppose I have." She laughs with her. "I really am very sorry. It was just a celebration of sorts. It's good to be alive and well, and with friends. Perhaps we could be friends!"

Luna's never really been good at social interactions. It worked with Donny, why couldn't it work with this stranger?

[postpones]

Because Donny.

"Sure." Such optimism, over such simple things. It was refreshing; a departure from the excess of solemnity and seriousness which had met her so often over the network and out in the city, at least until recent days. "Those are perfectly valid reasons to celebrate, I'll give you that."

She holds out one hand, the other following as well soon after so that the umbrella in it covers them both. "Kirika. Nice meeting you."

[inafadingcrown]

Galadriel was returning from the clinic when she passed Luna. She might not have noticed the girl at all if she hadn't been passing at just the right time. As it is, she ends up splashed with water from Luna's puddle jumping.

Fortunately, she's in a good mood. She's startled silent for a moment, but then she bursts into laughter.

"You seem to be in good humor, my young friend."

[a_bit_odd]

She stops jumping, startled by the very tall lady's presence. "Oh, yes. I was celebrating having a friend. But I got you wet, didn't I? I'm so sorry."

[inafadingcrown]

"A little water will do me no harm; it is quite alright."