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[pantyraid]

Ooh, I think I got it to work!  The little light's blinking. That's like the universal sign for 'working', isn't it? [ the young girl, clad in a quite.. quirky outfit peers at the camera on the device quizzically. ] That means I'm being recorded, right? Well, a magician has to keep up appearances, so! Hello, Citizens of Exsilium! My name's Trucy Wright, Ace Magician! Maybe you've heard of me! Or maybe you've heard of daddy, that usually seems to be the case. [ she bounces on her heels a bit. ] I don't really know what's going on, but while I'm stuck here, let's have some fun, okay?

Let's start with an icebreaker! [ Trucy holds up a deck of redbacked playing cards. She then spreads all 52 out in her hand. ] Pick a card, any card!

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[fortissimos]

[ ... What even. ]

Magic tricks? Seriously? [ It just seems... inappropriate somehow. Sayaka's curiosity gets the better of her before long, though. ] Uhhh, what about that one?

[ Second from the left, go! ]

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[pantyraid]

Seriously! It's my thing. [ she continues to bounce. ] Hm, good choice! Now watch.

[ she condenses the deck, then shuffles it. When she spreads then again, Sayaka may notice the slot where the card was previously is empty now. ]

Oops! I wonder what happened to it?

[ it's on Sayaka's head, of course. Let's see how long before she notices. ]

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[fortissimos]

[ >Sayaka
>Notice things
Hahahahaha. ]

Eh? It really vanished? [ Inspecting the feed now just to make sure... ] Ahhh, that's so cool! It's like the start of a real magic show or something!

[ Yes, Trucy, you've entered a new realm of dumb with this one. ]

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[pantyraid]

[ a giggle. ]

That's because I'm a real magician! [ geez Sayaka didn't you get that. ] Why don't you look on the top of your head?

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[fortissimos]

My head? [ Reaching up... and pulling the card down with a surprised look on her face. ] W, wait, how did you do that? You're not even here!

[ She knows how a few of the more basic card tricks work, but those at least have the other person in the same room. ]

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[pantyraid]

That's why it's magic!

[ duh, sayaka, geez. ]

Actually, to be honest, I'm not sure how it works! I'm not one for revealing my secrets, but I think there's something special about this deck. [ She holds up her hand and the card poofs back in her hand again. ] See? Not that I'm complaining!

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[fortissimos]

[ Get used to the stupidity, it's not going anywhere. ]

That's kinda weird. [ Wait, Sayaka's actually having a brainwave here... ] Did you choose that as your weapon or something? They said you could choose anything, but I didn't think that meant stuff like cards too.

[ It wouldn't be too surprising - she's seen some odd weapon choices already, though none quite so strange. ]

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[pantyraid]

I think that's what it's supposed to be, yeah. They had a lot of things, so I thought I might as well pick something I already know how to use!

[ not in a combative way, but. What can you do. ]

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[fortissimos]

Yeah, that's what I did too. [ Granted, a sword somehow seems more practical than cards. ] Hopefully they don't expect you to fight with something like that, though.

[ Unless impressing them with magic tricks leads to surrender. It could happen. ]

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[pantyraid]

If I have to fight, I will! [ She's looking really determined now! ] ... But I think I'd be better as backup. I play more of a support role, you know?