[VIDEO | un: inkmetal]

[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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[imaglyphwitch]

SAERI!!!

YOU'RE BACK!

[inkedspell]

[Ow, Luz, that is kind of loud. Right in the ear huh.]

Guess you could say that. Squid life wasn't doing it for me.

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[imaglyphwitch]

[Sorry, sorry! She was just so excited]!

I'm so glad you're back! I thought you'd gone for good!

Can I come by and see you? I want to catch you up on things!

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[inkedspell]

[There's a pang in her chest. Luz is just too good for her own good. She chuckles at her.]

Sure, Luzi. Still hanging around Willful Machine.

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[virtuosital]

I've wondered the same about a list for a long time..., I sort of keep to myself, but it's so hard trying to keep track!

[inkedspell]

[She huffs a little in half-amusement.]

Too many show up and leave everything month to know everyone. It's like trying to know every student in a school of 2000. Who has time for that?

[virtuosital]

That seems like such an incomprehensible number, but I'm sure my high school probably had that many... Not in just one class, at least.

[inkedspell]

Boarding schools be like that. Turning themselves into mini-towns of their own. [She gives a bit of a shrug.]

My name's Saeri. Don't think I remember you from around before, either.

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[tealeafs]

[ M-Most of you.. asses...?

That does make Chizuru pause for a moment, as polite as she is, but she manages to shake it off. Her curiosity is too strong to not at least try to ask something else that grabbed her interest, regardless of that part. ]

Um. Please forgive me if this is a dumb question. [ After all, Chizuru isn't too sure what's common knowledge to people and what isn't, especially when her own world seems to differ so much from most others.. ] But what exactly is 'runework'..?

[inkedspell]

Nah, that's not a dumb question. Most people around here have never heard of it. [She doesn't recognize her from before, so she assumes she's newer or they never ran into each other.]

Runework is magic using written language and symbols instead of verbal spells or potions. I also provide rune tattoos if people want them instead.

[tealeafs]

Oh, I really didn't know there were so many different kinds of magic..

[ She sounds very genuine about that. Heck, Chizuru didn't even know magic existed whatsoever until she arrived in this place. So all of this is basically just new information to her. ]

Is it more powerful when you use magic that way? Or.. is it just a different way of doing the same thing..? [ Hey, Sarona is indulging her so far, so Chizuru figures - or hopes, maybe - that the other won't find these odd questions either. ]

[inkedspell]

Yeah, there's whole branches of study in different forms of magic where I'm from.

Some work better in certain situations, but runework has a lot of benefits. Sometimes you can't speak verbally, or you need something more concrete.

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[romancekiller]

Is there a difference between the tattoos and runework? [she knows what the former is but not so much the latter but she's curious]

[inkedspell]

Only if you want there to be. [She adjusts the video, setting her device so its propped up instead of in her hand. She hasn't put on her left hand yet, so she's only working with one. She holds up her right are, showing the long runework tattoo going from her wrist to close to the elbow. A thick, pink scar cuts through it jaggedly, but the tattoo has been touched up over it.]

This is runework. And a tattoo, obviously. But all my tattoos don't have to be magic. You want a cute cartoon bird or one of those trendy hearts-and-arrows things, I got you.

[romancekiller]

Oh— so that's the difference, one is magic while the other isn't.

Is that part of an ability you got here?

[inkedspell]

Pretty much. And no, I learned runework back home and just brought it here. The fancy blood just makes it easier.

[Being able to turn her blood into ink without having to reprocess it is pretty awesome, despite so much else being a massive Suck.]

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[faceblocks]

[wait there's a tattoo parlor here? okay, so, it's not that strange a thing, but ...it's a welcome development.]

I'm up for some new ink. [Especially if someone else is going to do it for her. How does one pay here? Blood? Something else?]

[also:]

Are there any empty chairs that need filling?

[inkedspell]

[Saeri adjusts her glasses with a little half-smirk.]

Then hello, future pleased customer. Any particular ideas you already have for what you want or will we be freestyling it? And Ursula's is always open for new talent. You just need to show a portfolio of your skill or concepts.

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[faceblocks]

I might have something in mind, but I'll look at all of it.

[genuine. excitement. happening.]

I'm guessing it's a plus if my whole portfolio's on my skin? [that has to count for something. oh, look, another clever username. she's briefly regretting just going with 'vi' but one more moment and she's over it.]

So who do I ask for?

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[snakesdonthavelegs]

Ah, a list would be pretty helpful, huh?

I'm Jessica Ushiromiya. Just a local musician. What's runework? [ It sounds like something her cousin Maria would have talked about. ]

[inkedspell]

Runework is scripted magic. Written spells.

[She's got that confident smile on her face that she always gets when she talks runes. But that name does catch her attention.]

Nice to meet you, Jessica. Always great to meet a fellow music lover. Ushiromiya...are you related to Ange?

[snakesdonthavelegs]

Ohh. I um, wasn't familiar with anything like that before I came here. Spells and magic and stuff.

[ She hadn't even known it was real. Maybe it wasn't. ]

Yup! She's my cousin. [ Their relationship is in a bit a snag right now, though. ]

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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!

[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?

[chickenchoicejudy]

[To be honest, Ryan doesn't want to dwell on it either. The urge to skip ahead to the part where it hurts less is really strong.]

Yeah, of course! We're closed this week while we figure out how running a business works, but once we reopen it's gonna be business as usual - except with me and Min behind the wheel.