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cнarlιe мaхwell ([personal profile] animated) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2015-12-05 03:01 pm

VIDEO ✎ do you believe in magic?

[ Hello network! The feed clicks on to reveal Nonah's resident wizard- he's apparently in the kitchen at Nonah 005, and offers the camera a bright smile. ]

Hey fellow imPorts, my name is Charlie. I've been here for- Jesus, a couple months shy of a year now? That's way longer than I thought I would be. I'm still slogging away at the job they assigned me and I realized that here more than anywhere I'm in the position to actually do what I really want to do for a living, which is working with magic.

In my world I'm what's called an Animator- that basically means I'm a wizard who can enchant and otherwise manipulate inanimate objects. I figure I may as well offer to draft up enchantments for anyone who wants one.

For example- [ He leans over to reveal the kitchen counter behind him, on which sits a small stack of dinner plates. A nearby dishrag picks itself up as the first plate lifts from the pile. The rag wipes the plate off, and the plate settles itself into a separate stack. The next plate picks itself up and the process repeats.

After a moment, Charlie leans back into frame. ]


I'm not limited to just household objects, of course- as long at it's not alive in some way, I can usually enchant it. I will say if you want something like a weapon then we're going to have to talk about it. I don't hand that kind of spellwork out to just anybody.

Fair warning, I can't just wave a magic wand and suddenly make brooms start carrying buckets of water across the room. For me, writing an enchantment is more like working out a complex equation- all the pieces have to fit together just right in order to get the desired result. The more complicated the enchantment, the longer it's going to take to draft up. I have been at this a long time, so there's a lot of stuff I already have the framework for.

I'm willing to negotiate cost based on what you want and how long it will take me. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have, and if you'd like to see more examples of my work, I can gladly provide some.

(( OOC: Enchanted weapons require a power slot and a power update to be submitted with the mods. Mundane items are fair game, so long as they won't affect a large amount of people or cause damage. Additional details can be found here. You can drop a comment on that post to ask about enchantments as well! ))
kanadian: (Like a new disease)

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[personal profile] kanadian 2015-12-05 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
So, uh -- If I...built something, could you do that?

I mean I'd pay you of course, but I was thinking about a christmas gift for someone. [ His dog.

It's literally for the dog.
]
kanadian: (Concerned)

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[personal profile] kanadian 2015-12-05 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it has. You been doing alright? [ A beat. ] Feel like the last time we saw each other was one of those parties.

Anyway, I was thinking, uh... hold on.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2015-12-05 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ On the other end of the feed is Renoir, Kasumi's adorable, fluffy, enchanted stuffed teddy bear named for the Impressionist artist. Which is why the bear is also dressed up as an artist shut up she totally didn't go and get a little artist costume for a bear shhh.

Anyway, it's waving at the camera. Kasumi herself is nowhere to be found.

You are welcome for the advertisement. ]
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2015-12-05 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
... It's for the dog, isn't it.
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2015-12-05 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, so what if you enchanted a broom using your light-up air writing symbol dealy, and what if I decided, "You know, this broom is way too effective at its bucket carrying job," and I took an axe to it.

Two brooms equally as good at their jobs?
kanadian: (Like a new disease)

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[personal profile] kanadian 2015-12-05 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He pulls back from the camera, after setting it to private.

There we go. Anyway, I wanted to, uh, maybe get the dog something -- to keep her company when Shepard and I aren't around, since we work so much, you know? Keep her active.

So I was thinking about maybe making a little... it's something we have back home, but if it could move around, so she could chase it...
kanadian: (I'm Really worried)

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[personal profile] kanadian 2015-12-05 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ HOW RUDE MA'AM LOOK HOW INDIGNANT THIS FACE IS!!! ]

Or, it could be for Shepard? Christmas is coming up.

[ He's so bad at lying. ]
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2015-12-05 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The bear just gives a tilt of its head, because Charlie is right. It is not that smart. In time, the video feed switches to show Kasumi's hooded face instead, a small smile across her lips. ]

Yeah, she's around. That's what he wanted to say.
kanadian: (What I really need...)

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[personal profile] kanadian 2015-12-05 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ HE'S EMBARRASSED OK... ]

Yeah, it's... pretty similar? Just... a tank? A really hard to drive one. We named Mako after it.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2015-12-05 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She just has the most unimpressed look. ]

So it's for the dog.

[ Let's all be real here: getting Mako a gift basically means getting Shepard one, too. ]
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[personal profile] nostalgiabomb 2015-12-05 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
But you're so compact, and your voice is so squeaky.

[ no it's not peter ]
kanadian: (Is just what I'm going through)

[personal profile] kanadian 2015-12-05 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
It's --

[ And he deflates. Slightly. And looks a little put out. ]

I thought it would be good. To get her something that moves around so she doesn't sit at home all day sleeping. Get her some exercise.
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[personal profile] stealwithit 2015-12-06 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ please don't with the puppy dog look Kaidan it's her weakness ]

She did gain some weight... I think it's a good idea, you know. And Charlie's really great at what he does.
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[personal profile] resipiscent 2015-12-06 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Hi Kaneda's other dad.]

You know, Mickey's not nearly so irresponsible in person.

[Riku often just says things without considering how other people are going to take them, and once it's out of his mouth he frowns to himself -- he always forgets that the King is a sort of celebrity here.]
kanadian: (I don't know if I can do this)

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[personal profile] kanadian 2015-12-06 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I figured he'd be the best to go to. It's just...

I had her losing weight, until Shepard came back. He likes to...feed her scraps. [ Look how annoyed he is. She can't even keep up with him running anymore. ]
rideme: (grab it by the horns)

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[personal profile] rideme 2015-12-06 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
... So.

Anything in the house is game?
resipiscent: (uh what)

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[personal profile] resipiscent 2015-12-06 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
... Yeah.

[He lets out a little sigh.]

He's a real person in the universe I came from. I think I get that reaction every time, honestly.

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