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[inkedspell]

[It's disgustingly hot and humid and even with most of her hair pulled up and twisted back away from her face, she's got curly tendrils hanging down and a light sheen on her forehead. Ugh. But at least she's back to finding things to keep herself busy.]

My chair is open at Ursula's again, if anyone is looking for regular tattoos or some runework. Want anything more intricate let's talk and we'll see what I need and what deal works for you.

[Best way to act like nothing is wrong is to go right back to what she was doing before, right? Right.]

Catching up on the insane shit y'all love to get up to, but what little changes, a lot stays the same, doesn't it? Like how I still don't know who most of you asses are. Keeping track of the coming and goings ain't easy. Anyone keeping a list?

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[inkedspell]

Would depend on the kind of ink, but it could take me a week to get a good batch sometimes. Making ink by hand is messy but fun.

[That could lead to 50 hours without sleep while you mix everything precisely and still manage to only make enough for a 5 ounce inkwell. Fun.]

[inkedspell]

[It is rare that someone flirts back. Saeri usually does it for fun and to see just how flustered cute girls get, to the point it's just reflex. But having someone flirt back? That's a kind of rush on its own. Especially when she's hot.]

How early do you want me to pencil you in? I just got back into town so I have a lot of free time on my hands. And then maybe we can work something out about you seeing my other work.

[She doesn't tend to show off all of her own tattoos in public, but a fellow ink enthusiast? She's willing to work something out.]

[inkedspell]

Oh that kind of "more." [Well, she certainly gets the Crazy Stuff Happens part.]

Why are rich families the craziest? They either are super strict, manipulative, secretive, or all of the above. Adding magic just makes it worse.

[faceblocks]

Hit me with whatever you've got. I'm an early riser. [prison will do that.] And I'm mostly made of free time.

[g r i n]

What you said before about keeping a list? It's a good idea, and I'm surprised no one's done it.

[romancekiller]

Is that what you meant by finding the right things for it— that you're essentially making different kinds of ink?

That does sound very time consuming.

[tealeafs]

.. emotional labor?

[ Either Chizuru hasn't heard something yet, or maybe she's not fully catching on to what's being said here.

It's probably the latter, really. All this talk of magic, even just blood magic, feels like it's going way over her head whenever it's brought up.

But Sarona seems very knowledgeable about it, so Chizuru sure doesn't mind listening to her. ]

[imaglyphwitch]

[Luz couldn't help it: she was VERY enamored with her girlfriend and had mostly kept her existence to herself, since she'd been in the house for the last month. Did she want to shout to the heavens she found a girl just as nerdy as her, but also sweet and pretty? Of course. But she also knew she would run the risk of being THAT couple, so she was trying to be respectful about it.

To an extent].

Sure! What did you have in mind? I'll help you with whatever you need!

[inkedspell]

Tomorrow morning then. 8 o'clock. Give me plenty of time to show what you have to look forward to.

[Because Saeri definitely intends to impress tomorrow.]

And I'm sure someone did it before. There used to be a whole log on details and events that happened. I need to look around to see if anything like that is still active. People come and go so fast around here.

[inkedspell]

Yeah, it can be. It's magic. Do it right or get ready for the consequences.

[Saeri sure knows that by now, no matter how often it feels like she keeps falling into old bad habits.]

I take it you're not from a world where you're used to magic?

[inkedspell]

[She for a second wonders if she doesn't know what those words mean. Saeri rarely every brings them out. Terms and language from the years back when she actually when to therapy. Not that it did much good besides teaching her how to talk around her issues in a way that people would think she's fine and she could throw them at others to insist they needed to be taking better care of themselves.]

Telepathy, empathy, all those months when it seemed like palebloods were the calming force around here. That's a lot of pressure.

[inkedspell]

[Saeri grabs her liner sock, puts it on her left stub and then picks up her prosthetic and attaches it. She can feel as it sticks into place with the runes she etched inside to make it harder to remove. She moves the fingers around to calibrate them, making sure they react properly.]

More like what do you have in mind. It's your girlfriend and your gift. Tell me what you think she needs and what you want the gift to mean.

[imaglyphwitch]

[Luz watched her, fascinated. It reminded her of Varian of course, as he was missing his leg, and that was something of a calming feeling she hadn't expected. It was still cool to watch, but once she answered back, it left Luz thinking quite a lot].

Well, she's opening a book shop, and I want it to be great. It would be awesome if I got her something pertaining to that, that let her know I want nothing but good things to happen once it opens and we have all of our stuff together.

[Luz knew she could curse, she just didn't want to].

[snakesdonthavelegs]

...Yours too, huh?

Anyway, yeah, it's taken some getting used to. Maybe it's easier for you, since magic is normal to you?

[romancekiller]

Yeah, it's not much of a thing back home. I've learned more about during my time here.

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[chickenchoicejudy]

Oh, hey! I remember you! You were into drums, right? S'up?

[Obviously the most memorable part for Ryan, since he's a musician himself.]

I'm Ryan, by the way. You knew Wu and Mako, right? They went back to the ocean, and now me and my boyfriend Min-Gi are running the Raccoon Room for them. You should swing by sometime!

[virtuosital]

[MA'AM STOP SHE MAY ACTUALLY TURN INTO A TOMATO. There's a funny little squeak of sound and Sumire covers her face with both her hands.]

Well, that can certainly be arranged.

[inkedspell]

[She starts looking through the basket of crystals as Luz speaks, looking at the different colors and shapes and gradients.]

Something for or about her shop that encourages bounty and prosperity... So a good luck charm. I could carve one of the crystals into a bracelet or necklace charm. What would you want it to look like?

[inkedspell]

[Then she's doing things right.]

How lucky for me. I currently have a very open schedule, so whenever you have the time, we can call it a date.

[inkedspell]

I've run into a few people from worlds like that since I got here. This place isn't like what I know back home, but I guess it's a lot closer for me than it is for you.

You got someone working with you about it?

[inkedspell]

Magic was part of the problem with that hot mess of a genetic petri dish.

[She lets out a little huff.]

But I guess it would have been the same if they were obsessed with everyone being a doctor instead of a runist.

[inkedspell]

Hey, yeah, I remember you. I didn't know Wu or Mako that well. Mostly only in regards to the Raccoon Room. Sorry that they aren't around.

[More people who she maybe could have known only for them to be gone. But she doesn't want to dwell on that.]

Good to know someone is keeping it going. Are you still doing amateur night?

[romancekiller]

No, I don't. I've been trying to figure it out and learn on my own for the most part. [which isn't to say she's opposed to it but she hasn't really known who to ask specifically]

[imaglyphwitch]

[Luz looked with her, curious if Saeri already had a bead on what she's want].

That sounds perfect! Now that...that is a good question.

[She thought about this a moment, then smiled].

Can you do an otter holding hands with a hedgehog?

[inkedspell]

[Saeri has to actually think about that for a moment.]

Oh. You know...that would be a challenge. [She smirks a bit.] I like it. I haven't carved something like that in years. And I know exactly what runes to put on it.

[She pushes the basket back toward Luz.]

Pick a crystal. A big one. Gives me more room to cut.

[inkedspell]

Ah...trial and error can be fun if you enjoy the discovery phase, but it takes so long. What kind of blood do you have? If ya don't mind me asking.