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[sanguinespell]

Is that how--yeah, okay.

[It's close to sunset and Nico is chilling in a graveyard in De Chima. Why? Because she's living her best life, that's why. And it's not that far off her usual route home.]

This thing isn't that different from the WizPhones, but muscle memory-- [She rolls her eyes.]

Whatever. Hi? I'm Nico, I'm new in town, and I've got this thing. [She holds up an intricate silver device with a gold ring at the top, hissing slightly as she activates it. Light crackles in the ring, and a four foot pole telescopes from the end of the grip. The extra length seems to be solid piece with no seams, from the looks of it. Weird.]

I had it back home, too, but I didn't know its name. Apparently, it's called the Staff of One. [If the dossier she read when she arrived is to be believed. She turns the Staff over in her hand, idly.]

Anybody handy with magic? I could use a hand figuring out what it can do.

[She's used it for some things, and seen it used for some others, but she hasn't exactly had extensive practice with the thing. Her mom would insist the Staff isn't magic, but whatever. She's kind of past caring what her mom says.]

If you don't have that--please tell me somebody in this world has taste and goth is still a thing. My wardrobe is looking pretty pathetic right now. [She twists her mouth to one side for a moment, thinking, before going on. May as well try it.] One more thing. Karolina, Gert, Alex, Molly, Chase--if you guys are here and seeing this, speak up.

[Yeah that'll work. Probably not.]

video; about half a day before Dooku's Big Moment

[secondplacescrow]

[ After all day of hearing this blasted noise, Edd finally had enough. He turned to the comm to complain. ]

So recently the Porter gave me a new power. It gave me a raven that can tell the future within a day, and it tells it by making noises that will be made in the future. Sometimes quoting someone. But ever since this morning it's been making this noise -

[ And then the camera switches from Edd to the raven that's currently on a dining room chair, making a very familiar noise. ]

Whoever knows what it is, please don't be making it in the future. It's driving me mad right now, and the raven won't shut up.

[ And then like that, the raven stopped and asked, "Hello?" Edd let out a sound of relief and tossed some bread at the raven. ] Finally, thank you.

[ After the raven gobbled up the piece of bread it was quiet for only three seconds before making the prophetic noises again. Edd let out an anguish cry, and the video ends. ]

03 ▸ VIDEO.

[bragnificent]

[ The scene: sunny(-ish) Heropa, Florida. The subject: Reggie Mantle, sporting his Riverdale High letterman jacket rather than the leather one he's usually been wearing here and sitting on the hood of his stylish new(-ish) car, his back against the windshield and one leg folded over the other. The car radio is playing, Riley Mae Vyrus's hit "Breaking Walls" audible through the glass even from where he's sitting. ]

Yo, what the hell gives? Here we are a whole week into February and hardly any of you've brought up Valentine's Day yet. Did everyone just finally figure out how to look up human Earth holidays on Google, or are you all that afraid of sounding desperate?

Either way, I guess it's a good thing I'm here, cuz this is probably a conversation worth having, y'know? After all it is a brave new world out there, and since we're all stuck here with each other 'til god only knows when, eventually we'll all end up banging somebody. Or... I dunno-- [ With an exaggerated eyeroll and air-quotes: ] "Catching feelings." Whatever.

[ Such as the case may be with children, prudes, virgins... robots?... that's about where Reggie's mental list of exceptions stops. By now the first song's ended and the classic favorite "Not What It Looked Like, I Swear" has begun playing. Radio or a playlist? Who knows. ]

So hey, then why not get some kinda dialogue going, right? Like, hooking up on Valentine's Day: better or worse than hooking up the night before Valentine's Day? Don't forget to show your work. Or how about this one: would you rather try and find love in this hopeless place, or just wait out your time here since we all know it's temporary anyway? Would you rather do it with someone you knew already from home, or someone you didn't from a different universe? What about if someone you're with back home shows up-- you think you'd wanna still be together, or maybe try something new as long as you're here? C'mon, make some noise. Floor's open!

Hell, non-hypothetically, who all here still bothers using condoms? Cuz like, do we even need to...? [ He glances at his wrist to indicate the nanites. ] I mean come to think of it, I don't think I've ever actually heard of anyone here getting knocked up... what's up with that?

[ Reggie's brows knit slightly in thought as he considers that last one, but then he smirks and inclines his shoulders in a casual, careless shrug before swiveling his communicator so that the camera offers a better view of his car. ]

Most importantly, what's everyone think of my car? Pretty hot, right? I call her "Stacy's Mom."