exsilium | First Curse

[Currently, the netbook is upside down when it's finally turned on, so there's a weird angle on the young woman's face as she leans into super close to the screen. Seriously, she spent about twenty minutes pressing buttons and commanding the mirror to turn on. Anyone paying attention to the network probably saw a lot of keysmashing and hearing her say some crap like "Mirror Mirror". :| It's pretty embarrassing.] This is a piece of junk. Is this like one of the magic mirrors I've heard about? Because it's no wonder only witches have them.

[Her cheeks puff out a bit as she moves back, and while the video is still upside down, you can make out that while the girl is pretty, her dark hair is messy and full of leaves, her clothes are slightly dirty, and she's scowling pretty intensely.] I am sick of magic. And also people holding me against my will. [The girl taps at the screen, hard.] Or people using me for their own means. [Basically? There's a long list of things that Belle is sick of.]

Send me home. I will make any deal you want, give you anything you ask for.

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[What can I say, I have to have stupid things in my OC worlds.]

Keebler elves? If they're little creatures that make cookies, then I suppose so.

[ perfect things I want some cookie-making elves in my world ]

... yes. [ right now scott's seriously wondering if she comes from the world of tv commercials, but that seems like a bit of a stretch, even for this place. time to dig deeper. ] What else do you have there? Like, magical things.

[ikr, best thing ever]

There are witches, as I mentioned. [Man this is so weird for her. Because it's not like she ever met anyone who came from a different world.] Only women are born as witches. Then we have the fairies, who find it funny to play tricks on humans when said humans don't live up to their standards. Dragons, of course. They find all the creatures of magic to be beneath them. [Her lips purse as she thinks.] There are dwarves as well, and there are plenty of magical objects.

[ ......... whoaaaaaa. scott is very clearly impressed with this list, mostly the dragons. ]

Man, I thought Beacon Hills had some crazy things going on. [ he stops, idly wondering if jackson sort of counts as a dragon. scales and a tail, but no wings (that he knew of, anyway). instead of commenting on that he goes back to the witch thing, because what's that about anyway. ]

So wait, guys can't do magic there? The one uh... "witch" I know, he's a dude. [ man, dr. deaton would probably give him the most intense eyebrow arch for calling him a witch. ]

Is Beacon Hills the land you come from then? [It's hard to be angry all the time when you're naturally curious, and if she's not going to be able to get home... Well, she'd like to learn what she can.]

No. [A shake of her head.] Human magic is a trait fostered in females. If there was a man with magic, it was either stolen, gifted, or he's nothing but a myth.

[ he can't help grinning at her choice of words, eyebrows rising in amusement. ]

Yeah, that's the land I come from.

[ but then it's back into the magic talk, and he's unabashedly curious about the whole thing. his expression is intent and somewhat serious as he mulls the information over, then presses for more. ]

I think... it's different where I'm from, but we don't have a lot of magic anyway. At least I don't think we do... I could be really, really wrong about that. [ he'd been wrong about a lot of things this year. speaking of which... he seems indecisive for a second, but sounds casual enough when he continues. ] Do you have shapeshifters?

[She has this strange feeling he's still laughing at her...]

I can't say you're missing much, without much magic. [That comes out pretty bitter.] The witches went to war with the six kingdoms long ago. The damage is hard to repair in the minds of the people. [When he asks that question, she stills visibly, staring at him.] I... have heard of men who could turn into wolves and other beasts, but it's... A curse. Not natural. [And it's totally not something that happens to her, nope.]

[ Nope, totally not laughing at her. Probably closer to crapping his pants. There's nothing casual in this tone now, though it's not remotely hostile; just somber, focused. He doesn't answer right away, chews on the information for a while. ]

... it sounds like one. Do people hunt them? [ The question's pointed, but it sounds more pitying than anything; aside from his curiosity, there's no obvious personal investment in it. ]

[She remembers a mob, during her early days when she wasn't really able to control herself. Kill the beast, kill the beast. The memory still terrifies her, makes her bitter, even though they were just trying to protect themselves.]

Sometimes. Cursed people are that way for a reason: they're supposed to learn a lesson. [She runs her fingers through her hair; or at least, she attempts to, getting them stuck in the strands and shaking a few leaves loose.] Being hunted usually means they've hurt others and need to be put down.

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wow I didn't realize how pointed this question was for belle til after I typed it SORRY BELLE

LMAO HER LIFE she just wants to crawl into a ditch

TAGS FROM THE GRAVE sorryyyyy!!!!!!!

HDUUUUUU