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[molecules]

[ piper's communicator clicks on with a scream. ]

— Yeah. I'm going to need a little help over here.

[ frozen — literally — in the air is a thick book piper had accidentally knocked off the table in her room. the book and a good portion of table have been affected by her power. it's ice, crystallised, and is smoking a little as ice would do. ]

Those guys who attacked the party — I got the memo that they could stop powers from working, but can they turn you evil? Because … Eh. [ she's panicking. ] This is bad. This is very, very bad.

[ she is very, very confused, and very, very concerned. the last time she had this power it was very, very bad. ]

I can't help when I'm like this!

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[hyanaimne]

Dark magic?

[she almost says "all kinds of magic can be the 'really, really bad kind', but bites her tongue. This wasn't time to be a smartass, Tempest]

I do not think I know of any dark magic that causes ice spells . . . I could try to dispel it, maybe. The spell, at least.

[molecules]

[ she narrows her eyes in thought. how was it that that priestess she literally unarmed turned prue to the dark side? it had to have been a spell. prue had all ten fingers, toes, and that stubborn, obsessive, and completely bossy attitude she was so well-loved for after they had turned the light back on in themselves. ] You think those party crashers put a spell on me?

[ it's really just her weapon, but considering piper doesn't know she picked all the molecular manipulation powers in the packet as her weapon, well … she's an idiot. a big, fat, charming idiot. ]

[hyanaimne]

I was referring to the spell turning everything to ice, but it is possible, yes. I honestly could not say, without being there and seeing if the magic has any effect on me. [ie: being a guinea pig, but she won't mention that part]

Do you feel any different? If you are capable of magic, you would be able to at least tell that much, yes?

[molecules]

[ tempest, you do not want to be a guinea pig. ]

Spell? It's my power gone haywire. I can freeze time, but never this literally.

[ and as a side, which really shouldn't be treated as such, but tempest has gotten her attention with the former statement rather than the latter question: ] But I'm feeling annoyed, but I'm always annoyed. [ truth. ]

[hyanaimne]

[she tilts her head, a bit confused]

Oh, you hadn't mentioned that . . . [she could, at least, understand being annoyed all the time] . . . where is your flat?

[molecules]

704. I'd stay away — If Exsilium wanted an ice palace, there's a good chance they'll be getting one at the end of the day.

[hyanaimne]

Fire magic is my specialty; if anything, I can at least melt it.

[molecules]

[ fire magic. huh. she'd been hoping someone with that ability would come along. ]

You've got experience with this kind of crap? Defrosting the frosted.

[hyanaimne]

[she's used it for boiling water for tea, for cooking food, for setting people on fire . . . I guess all that was close enough]

Not this specifically, but it should not be too hard to handle.

[molecules]

Is that why you said what you did earlier? About seeing if it has any affect on you?

[ it'd make sense, if tempest is running very, very hot. but piper's never really come into contact with a pyro who felt anything but normal. cole was capable of fire balls — he was a quarter, if not a small slice, of a pyro. ]

I'm taking a wild guess in thinking that you'd just thaw yourself out quicker than most.

[hyanaimne]

[that . . . she looks utterly confused for a moment, then just. Bursts out laughing; the kind of laugh that sounds like she may have needed it]

No, no—I was referring to if it was dark magic or not. There is a word I came across that describes it . . . [she thinks for a moment] I am - allergic? It is poisonous to me.

[molecules]

Allergic to dark magic? Huh. Seems like something we could use. [ she does crack a smile. since the halliwells seem to turn evil all day every day, but, i digress. ]

Tell me if I'm stepping on any toes, but are you a witch?

[hyanaimne]

It has come in handy a few times. [she won't mention how she found out the hard way. She grins back, then shakes her head]

You aren't, and I am, yes.

[molecules]

As of right now, we seem to be polar opposites. [ fire and ice. ha ha ha … piper, no. ] Is fire your special power? My sisters have something different to me … Guess it makes the whole being a trio work better since we're not stepping on any toes.

[hyanaimne]

[she tilts her head, curious, but answers the question first]

Fire is my specialty and my preferred group of spells, but I am capable of others. Ice, lightning, healing. [she shrugs]

Though . . . are you only capable of one spell?

[molecules]

One — [ right, piper's slowly getting it. tempest's magic is worded under different terms. piper will try to not be so confusing — or less so. she won't say her power is based on molecules, then. baby steps, yes? ] I can blow things up, too. Freeze them — not literally like this — and blow them to hell.

[hyanaimne]

[you will blow her mind. No pun intended]

I see . . . ah—let me come up there to help you, before I go into a million questions.

[molecules]

Yeah. Sure. Try not to burn the apartment down. [ she says it with a slight curve to her lips. ]

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[hyanaimne]

I will do my best.

[she cuts the video feed and tucks the tablet into her jacket. The seventh floor isn't too bad of a walk, so she takes the stairs (the elevators scare the crap out of her, to be honest).

It isn't much of a wait, though - ten or so minutes later, there's a knock on Piper's door]

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[molecules]

[ she'll be a little honest … after jesse came and saved the day, telling her she's not evil, piper's gone and done something stupid and frozen the damn table again. the leg is solid ice. she's trying to unfreeze it, but piper can't quite manage it at all. she's surprised she hasn't blown the thing to smithereens.the knock on her door comes at the best of times. she moves towards it, opening it, and recognises the face. she doesn't quite know her name just yet, but she's someone piper's not quite sure she could forget, not with the information overload on either of their ends. ]

Hi. My table is going to be very happy to see you.

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[hyanaimne]

Hello.

[she still hasn't quite mastered the tablet or the mousing over things to know what people's names are, so there's that awkward moment where a name should be said, or an introduction should be made . . . until she sees the table.

And looks entirely amused]

Yes, I would think so. Did it get worse, dear?

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[molecules]

Lets just say someone came to my rescue and I thought I'd teach the table another lesson. [ piper sighs, her shoulders sagging. her arms hang uselessly by her sides, fingers curling slightly. she's worried about pulling her other power — the more explosive one — out of her pocket, but she knows how to control it, if barely, and is comfortable enough that the table will still be standing, if a little thawed out, by the end of this. ] I can freeze the crap out of it, but I can't make it go away.

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[hyanaimne]

[she can't quite hide her snicker; she'd do the same thing, to be honest] My, someone beat me? And here I wished to be the hero for once.

[she eyes the table again, her head tilting slowly, almost as if she's amazed at the extent of the "damage"] It is not frozen to the floor, is it?

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[molecules]

Hey, I'm all for doubling up on heroes. My table could definitely use a few.

[ she glances to it. it looks like it's frozen to the floor, doesn't it? piper wrings her hands together, pulling a face. ] I certainly hope not.

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[hyanaimne]

[Tempest approaches the table and kneels down, eyeing the extent of the magic] It looks as though it is, but that is fine.