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WHO: Angus and YOU
WHERE: around Maurtia Falls
WHEN: December!
WHAT: It's a catch-all! There's one prompt for backdated nanite shenanigans, and then some more general stuff.
WARNINGS: Maybe some minor swearing? Nothing too bad!

a) SORRY, SORRY, SORRY - backdated to the nanite nonsense earlier in the month!

[ If you're in Maurtia Falls this week - especially if you're in or around Maurtia Falls #3, aka Adventurehaus - you're probably going to be hearing a lot of panicked apologies. Like, a lot. You know how everyone's powers are going a bit screwy? In Angus's case, he suddenly has access to Taako's ridiculously expansive magical skillset, but none of the experience needed to control the spells, and no access to the cantrips and level 1 spells that he actually knows how to use. He finds this out one day when he tries to cast Prestidigitation to clean up a spill in the kitchen, and Acid Arrow comes out instead, melting a sizable chunk of the kitchen counter. His panicked screech can probably be heard from several houses away.

Later on, he can be found in secluded areas of the neighbourhood, carefully trying to get his magic back under control. It isn't working one bit. You might run into him in an alley, facing down a spectral pony wearing a deerstalker hat as he casts Phantom Steed instead of Mage Hand, or maybe he just straight up Blinks out of existence for a few seconds, reappearing several feet down the sidewalk and looking like he just saw into infinity. At one point, sitting alone on a park bench, he tries to cast Prestidigitation again, and Enlarges the hot chocolate (generously spiked with espresso) that he's carrying to the size of a garbage can.

It's gonna be a long two weeks. ]

b) At the police station

[ Angus practically has to stand on his tiptoes to make eye contact with the guy behind the front desk. He's pushing a stack of looseleaf towards him, pages full of tight, impeccably neat cursive, and the policemen just looks like he really, really wants to be on his lunch break. ]

I don't have any official documents with me, obviously, but I really do have lots of work experience! This is a record of my case files. One of my previous employers is actually here in town, I'm sure she'd be able to give you a good reference. I was the World's Greatest Detective back home, that's not even a brag, I can help with your investigations if you'd just overlook--

[ The policeman sighs, and cuts in with a lecture about child labour laws, the legal status of minors, and the ethical ramifications of letting a child anywhere near a crime scene, even if that child is an import. From the droning tone of his voice, and the way Angus huffs and just barely stops himself from rolling his eyes, it's obvious that this is a conversation they've had many times before. Later on, he can be found sulking on the front steps of the police station, going through his handmade paperwork and grumbling to himself. ]

c) Around the Library!

[ Watch out, there's a stack of books walking towards you! Oh god, the walking stack is on a collision course! It's happening! The sentient stack of books has bumped into you, and the books have scattered to the ground to reveal a small human boy! ]

Ohmygosh! I'm sorry sir/ma'am, are you okay?!

[ Angus keeps going between gathering his books up - they're all either high school science textbooks, or grisly true crime novels - and checking to make sure that whoever he bumped into isn't concussed or injured! ]

d) WILDCARD, hit me up at sonopants if you have any questions or would like a prompt!

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[Tina's in her bedroom doing homework when she hears a screech come from the kitchen; she immediately drops what she's doing and runs to the rescue, with the first thing that came to hand as a weapon- which turns out to be a ruler. Swinging it, she bravely comes to the rescue, only to stop and groan when she sees the destruction.]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

[ Angus gives a guilty start and whirls away from the dripping remains of the counter. From the wide-eyed panic in his face, you'd think he was on the run from the cops, and a helicopter had just shone a spotlight on him. ]

I-I-I didn't mean to! I don't even know that spell! It just happened!

Ahhhh! [Tina places both hands on the side of her face as she surveys the damage.] When is this going to end?! I knew learning magic was a bad idea!

[ Oh jeez, Tina is panicking, Angus is panicking, THEY'RE BOTH PANICKING, THIS IS A PANIC SPIRAL ]

No! Tina! This is an outlier, this isn't supposed to happen, you didn't melt anything, you're good!

I know, but melting things still isn't good! Uhhh, is there a way to fix this? Some spell that can just... un... melt it?

I don't know, there isn't just a... an 'undo' spell! I think that was Acid Arrow, but I don't know how to do that one!

... M-maybe I could try Mend? I don't know that one either, but maybe...

[ Angus aims his wand and tries casting Mend... and freezes the counter into a solid chunk of ice instead. At least it's stopped dripping? ]

OHMYGOD.

Ah! Why aren't our powers working right? Maybe... we should... call someone...

Wait, yours aren't working either? What's wrong?

... Incidentally, do you know any, um... hardware stores? Places that can replace kitchen countertops?

I don't have much control over them. I've not done any spells I haven't learned already, but I keep making ice patches everywhere and I'm pretty sure I turned the charm up all the way at school the other day because I suddenly had a huge crowd wanting to sit with me at lunch. Things like that.

Uhm, uhm, let me get the phone book. I'm sure the stores in this world deal with this kind of thing all the time, right...? We should probably let the others know too...

I know, I know, I will! It's not as if I could hide this, anyway. I want to make sure I can fix it first, though! I have money saved up!

... Oh, that would suck to have to empty your savings, though. It's not like you could help it.

[Andrew is just walking down the street, minding his own business, and cursing his lack of properly functioning powers, when a kid suddenly poofs into existence right where he's trying to walk. Now, Andrew is a large, muscular man unintentionally slamming into a (probably) much shorter and smaller young man. But the bright side is he has good reflexes and is able to catch his own balance before he can get knocked over. The same might not be said for poor Angus.]

Kid? Are you okay? Where did you even come from?

[ The same can definitely not be said for Angus, who is 11 years old and barely scratches five feet! He stumbles backward and lands on his butt with a yelp, and starts waving his hands around as soon as he catches sight of Andrew. ]

Oh gosh! Sorry! Um... The ethereal plane, I think? That was an accident!

[Did he just say the ethereal plane? Yeah, he definitely heard that right. Not that it explains much but...he's seen some pretty weird powers in his time so appearing out of nowhere rates pretty lowly on the impossible scales.

Andrew offers a hand to help him up.]

Let me guess...you're having some trouble controlling your abilities?

[ Angus hauls himself to his feet with Andrew's help, and dusts himself off, straightening the lapels of his coat and tucking his wand back underneath his sweatervest (it's hanging from a lanyard around his neck, because that's just the kind of nerdy kid Angus is). ]

Y-yessir. They seem to have gone a little bit haywire. I keep trying to do spells I actually know, but other ones keep coming out instead.

[He nods, a frown growing on his lips.]

There seems to be a lot of that going on. Malfunctioning powers, not mixed up magic spells. But clearly there's that going on too.

[For his own part, his ability to fly is extremely shaky and the sunlight that provides him life energy has been harmful to his body off and on for the past couple of days.]

[ Maurita Falls was never her first choice for a daytrip, but it did boast one of the larger libraries. Perhaps not nicest but certainly one of the largest.

Days she wasn't working the cafe she liked to spend hours sitting on the floor. A bottle of water the librarians begrudgingly allowed between her crossed legs and a book on her knee from the small tower beside her she was steadily accumulating.

Oblivious until an avalanche of true crime and chemistry come crashing down over her. Chise yelps, more in surprise than pain. ]

It's okay! [ She said once she stopped seeing stars swimming in her corneas. Picking up a copy of A Pinch of Salt and Battery: Cooking in Law School Chise proffered it to the boy who somehow looked more rattled than her. Not an easy feat. ]

Are you alright?

... What, me?

[ Angus gave her an incredulous look, and carefully placed the offered book on top of the stack forming in his arms. After a moment he crouched down and placed the stack on the floor next to him (losing control of the Leaning Tower of Hardcovers and braining Chise a second time would be extra rude), reaching for another true crime book called LAWN AND ORDER, which seemed to feature some serious gardening crime, and had landed in an open-faced sprawl by Chise's foot. ]

Ma'am, with all due respect, I didn't take a pile of books to the head, I'm fine! Some of those were hardcovers!

[ Chise founds her footing as she picked up a copy of vindictive true crime with the embossed title Mary Sued. Adding it to the pile as something she deeming important to Angust and not really a threat to her head.

There definitely was a goose egg forming on her brow, but she could live with that.]

It's really no big deal. [ She stressed, waving him off. ] Did you find what you were looking for?

[ If there's one way to get Angus to stop worrying, it's to get him talking about his books! Chise gets one more worried look before he launches off into enthusiastic nerd-rambling. ]

Oh, more than that! I had a few books on hold, and they just came in this morning. There were also some new True Crime books that I hadn't seen before, by some very good authors!

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