GP - Wild Magic 2: Chaotic Evil Boogaloo

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London was a magic epicenter of sorts. Between doors to The Otherside, dormant and active portals, and an active wizarding community, it was a hub of energy, more so now than it had been for quite some time. The city was experiencing a magical renaissance of sorts- Which sounded lovely and made it a prime place to be for those exploring and studying magical energies, but wasn't so wonderful for London's more 'normal' sorts.

Magic didn't care if you were a dark lord or a banker, if it liked you, it liked you- And it was impossible to guess who it would like.

Today magic energy was at an all time high. Another blip in the usually somewhat steady stream of power that flowed through the streets. As a result, odd things were afoot- From mischievous inconveniences, to darker disruptions. Unlike the portals, these bothers were a touch more subtle, creeping up unseen on the unsuspecting.

Last time around the magic had seemed lighthearted and playful- And some of it still was, but... There was an intensity to some of it this time, harking back to the troubles that seemed to roll around every Halloween now. Something wicked was caught in the current, and while it wasn't out to harm everyone, it did seem keen to target a few.

(OTA. Just like the last time, the magic can affect your pup however you see fit. Unlike last time, however, some of the magic has taken a darker turn. It doesn't have to do something wicked to your pup, of course, but the option is there now. This post will be open from 7/18-7/28 or longer if needed. Tag in, tag others, and check back often.)

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[wispofathing]

Curnen laughed. "I wasn't born yet, then. But I've heard more'n a few 'Back in my day' from elders in my community."

[pecked_by_birds]

"Your community, would that be in America or The Other Side?" Prometheus asked, leaning back in his seat and crossing his legs nonchalantly as he sipped his tea.

[wispofathing]

"Wasn't America when we arrived there," was Curnen's mostly on point answer. "Wasn't even Cherokee land yet."

[pecked_by_birds]

"Oh? I confess I didn't spend much time in America before the Anglo's claimed it. Pity, it was probably nicer then," he chuckled.

[wispofathing]

"They did kinda fuck up everything," Curnen agreed, wrinkling her nose. She sipped her tea. "But yeah, you get a couple different kinds of 'good old days' depending on who you talk to."

[pecked_by_birds]

"Mmm, and the good old days weren't always good," he replied thoughtfully. "Though I spent a good portion of them chained to a rock getting my insides ripped out, so my opinion might be slightly tainted."

[wispofathing]

"Might be," Curnen agreed, a touch uncertain. But God she couldn't help asking, "How long...?"

[pecked_by_birds]

"Too long. ...Long enough that my mind has erased what it could, and was eroded slightly by the waves crashing over me, year after year," the titan replied, shrugging one shoulder.

[wispofathing]

"Yeah," Curnen sighed, horrified by the idea, yes, but beneath that was more than a little empathy. After all, hadn't she lost herself in the woods for those decades? Hadn't her own mind erased what it could?

[pecked_by_birds]

"It's not a happy topic," He admitted with a small shrug. "All that matters is I'm free now, and quite sane at the moment."

[wispofathing]

"D'you ever wonder if you're not all the way back?" The question came out in something of a rush, but quiet, like she both wanted to get it out and deny that she'd asked at all in one go.

[pecked_by_birds]

"I'm certain I'm not," Prometheus laughed. "At the moment I'm sane, but I've lost decades to the madness here and there. It comes and goes. ...Why do you ask, petal?"

[wispofathing]

Well, she'd already asked. "I was cursed a while back. I came out of it about two years ago, but..." Curnen shrugged.

[pecked_by_birds]

"It lingers in your mind," the titan continued for her, assuming that's where this conversation was headed. "I wish I could tell you it'll fade, but there's no telling if it will or not. I've been free from my punishment for some time now- Since before the birth of many nations, and wars. I was saved, but the agony and scars remain. They wake me in the night, they paralyse my thoughts and lead me to dark, dark places. All you can do, sweet starling, is fight through it all."

[wispofathing]

Curnen drank her tea, letting those words sink in. "I don't remember very much. I was barely there toward the end. But there's just... inertia. Sometimes when I get agitated, I forget how to talk. Sometimes I'll start walking, even running, on all fours, and it feels like what I'm supposed to be doing. I still have to walk myself through thinking, 'I'm not hungry. I don't need to eat that. I'm not going to starve.'"

[pecked_by_birds]

"Your curse involved some sort of animalistic thing, hmm? A classic," the titan hummed. "Having your nature changed can be deeply scarring."

[wispofathing]

Shaking her head, Curnen corrected the perception. "No, it was... a side-effect, really. I was supposed to fade. To be a wisp, a ghost without even dying. But he did take talking from me. And then as people started forgetting me, I started forgetting myself... or maybe it was the other way 'round." She stared into the depths of her tea, wondering if she'd be able to read anything in the dregs when she was done. "And sooner or later the only place for me was in the woods with the coyotes and the sin eater."

[pecked_by_birds]

"Sounds like you made someone very cross, petal," he said softly.

[wispofathing]

"Cross as a bear with a sore ass," Curnen muttered in agreement.

[pecked_by_birds]

"I'll have to just assume that's very cross indeed. I've never met a bear with a bad bum. ...nor do I hope to," the titan snorted.

[wispofathing]

"I bet you've got enough imagination to come up with something," Curnen assured him, her eyes bright with a suppressed giggle.

[pecked_by_birds]

The titan smiled at that, sipping his tea, then speaking again. "So, are their many bum troubled bears where you come from?"

[wispofathing]

"Well, I was in those woods for an awful long time..." Curnen said enigmatically, her shoulders lifting in a slow shrug.

[pecked_by_birds]

"Oh, in the woods with those bears? I do hope you weren't the cause of any bum related distress. Fae can be so wicked sometimes..." the titan purred.

[wispofathing]

"Dunno. I did steal things out of people's trash, though." Curnen thought she said that rather nonchalantly given she'd never admitted that to anyone here before. "Pretty sure Mrs. Goins threatened to shoot me a time or two."