Magic tricks

[lord_wizard]

Who: Felix Harrowgate and OPEN
What: A little April Foolery from the wizard
When: What do you think?
Where: Anywhere around the castle
Rating: PG-13

Felix was not usually one for the absurd and the frivolous, although he had learned to tolerate it more over the years after repeated exposure to things like fairies and talking animals and waking up in a dress. Usually he didn't actually involve himself unless he had no choice, but today.

Today was different. Today, without really thinking about it, Felix found himself wandering the halls and towers of the castle. Every so often, with little pattern or reason, he pauses in front of a door and ghosts his fingers over the handle, mumbling a few words under his breath - almost like a blessing.

He couldn't use magic directly on people, strictly speaking, but as it turned out, simple lock spells were a rather effective way to have a little fun without anybody getting hurt. He couldn't guarantee any late sleepers wouldn't get stuck in their room for the day, but that was a just a little harmless collateral damage.

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[the_effect_she_has]

After eating a chocolate onion, getting pudding in her shoes, getting a bucket of water on her head and THEN not having gravity when she was in the lobby? Katniss has had enough of this nonsense. She is going to hide in her room, thank you.

Until, of course, she realizes that her door is locked and she can't get in.

Cursing? Why yes, she thinks she will.

[lord_wizard]

The wizard had reached the stairs by the time he heard the tirade in the hallway behind him. Getting out of the area could have been an option, but so was sticking around to see the fallout. Pranks you could see play out were far more fun, right?

Pausing near the landing, he said back to her in a loud voice, "that's some awfully colorful language for a young lady."

[the_effect_she_has]

Congratulations, Felix, you've come in time to see Katniss literally kicking on the door, still cursing. She does take the time to correct you.

"I. Am Not. A. LADY." And proves it by kicking the door again in frustration, while cursing still.

[lord_wizard]

"Oh really? What would you prefer to be called, then?" he replied, leaning against the wall a little to watch the spectacle that was her reaction.

[the_effect_she_has]

"Katniss. It's my name, it's good enough." She growled, before she sighs, and turned, thudding herself back against the door before she slid into a seated position.

"... I really hate today."

[lord_wizard]

"I'm sure you've had much worse here," he said, being fairly certain he's seen her around before. He's not about to admit guilt for the door, though. Not after that little show of temper.

[the_effect_she_has]

"Yes, and I've really hated those days too." She sighed looking at the ceiling. "I just ... really hate surprises." Because where she was from, surprises usually meant traps. Deadly ones.

[lord_wizard]

"That's something you have to get used to here. There's a surprise around the corner at least once a month."

Not that he was terribly happy about said surprises either.

[the_effect_she_has]

Yeah, that doesn't make it easier. Just makes it ... more ... annoying. She made another face. "Well, at least it's never - actually I wish for boredom. Actual boredom. And not tense boredom, waiting for something to happen."

[lord_wizard]

Crossing his arms, he wandered a little closer to Katniss. "With that attitude, boredom is an impossible dream. The only thing you can do is find something else in which to lose your thoughts."

[the_effect_she_has]

"I could always try kicking down the door again. That was fun for everyone." She stated with a wry smirk, sighing at the ceiling.

[lord_wizard]

"I suspect that would result in nothing more than a sore foot," he said, smirking. Of course, the lock spell wouldn't actually hold if the door was destroyed, but the amount of effort that would take was considerable.

"Perhaps you should find alternative accommodations for the night."

[the_effect_she_has]

"I suppose I could go and sleep ... " Well if her rooms were locked, and downstairs was complete madness...

"...out in the gardens."

[lord_wizard]

"There are plenty of open rooms, you know. Having spent a few days there, I can personally attest to the fact that the new parlor is especially nice," he told her with a trace of irony.

[the_effect_she_has]

"Open rooms?" She looked at him with surprise, and some silent relief. "Where?" She pushed herself to her feet, dusting off her pants.

[lord_wizard]

He chuckled a little at her eager response.

"Anything without a nameplate, I would wager, assuming the castle lets you in. And any of the towers with the exception of Satis." Just because Chimera was isolated in there did not mean he wanted people wandering about outside. Even if it was, strictly speaking, his fault.

[the_effect_she_has]

She let out a sigh of relief, before she looked around. All she had with her was her bow and arrows ... "Will it be safe to stay in until tomorrow?"

[lord_wizard]

"Your guess is as good as mine, my dear," he answered with a wry smirk.

[the_effect_she_has]

"Well, then I better get started in looking, then. Thank you, Felix. I appreciate it." She stated, as she started down the hallway.

[tylendel]

It was one thing to get locked in a room with a bed and other luxuries. It was quite another to get locked in a bathroom. Tylendel had only a towel around his waist as he pounded on the door.

"Hey, let me out!" he shook his soaked curls out of his eyes and stormed across the room to grab a chair. Maybe with a little leverage...

But no. It wasn't meant to be. After two failed attempts, he realized that the door was sealed by more than a lock. Magic had to be involved.

Well, so be it.

"Van, you better not be on the other side of this door..." he gritted his teeth and sent out a burst of energy, knocking the door off of its hinges. If anyone had been on the other side, they probably would have been knocked unconscious.

[lord_wizard]

Felix hadn't lingered in the room once he'd cast the lock spell - that would have been unseemly for any number of reasons - getting caught quite high among them. He increased the speed of his escape once the pounding started so that he was rather safely in the hallway by the time the door rather dramatically crashed inward.

It did provide him the perfect opening to peek his head back in and effect what he hoped was a perfectly mild look of concern. The slight shock was at least genuine.

"Oh my...what happened in here?"