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Zatanna ([personal profile] zee_zatara) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2017-03-09 08:17 pm

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WHO: Zatanna & You (maybe? Please?)
WHERE: Everywhere! Anywhere!
WHEN: Throughout March.
WHAT: Introductory & Catch-all Post
WARNINGS: Probably her dead dad at some point which may include some spontaneous ghostly combustion. Possible/Probable Constantine. Puppets and anxiety attacks.



De Chima, Option A- De Kima Kool Kidz Klub

Zee had nothing against small venues, or performing for children. She honestly enjoyed getting the chance to visit schools and children's hospitals back home, so her ego didn't take too much of a puncturing from the job assignment. She could do this until she got herself either out of here entirely, or put together a crew and found some venues for some real magic shows.

Right now, she was doing her own twist on the classics- card tricks, cold reading, and a healthy dose of illusion magic. Once she got her rabbit hutch set up and found the right little critters, she'd hopefully find one with the temperament for stage work- until then, totally illusionary bunny rabbit, which worked since she could make it talk in a cute little voice and wear a bow tie that matched her own.

Everything went well, until she finished the act, and saw who was on next.

A ventriloquist act.

Nope. Nope. Nope. Time for her break, time for that break right now, she was so, so not up to dealing with puppets right now. Maybe if she was at home, at full power, but- no. No. Puppets. She was sure she wasn't the first person to throw up in the bushes behind the building. Not with the amount of grease they cooked into those pizzas.

De Chima Option B: Father's Daughter

"I was wondering when you'd show up, Dad." It wasn't the first time she'd seen him here, but it was the first time he was lingering. Up until now, it had just been brief flashes- he'd appear, holding her hand, then burst into flames, re-enacting his death. She knew he'd never choose to haunt her- he'd died to save her, and she'd had many conversations with his spirit since then.

This guilt-drawn impression of him was all the more heartbreaking, because she knew it was her own mind's doing. Chances are it wasn't even really him, not his soul, anyway. An impression he'd left on her and on the spirit plane. Still, the compulsion to talk to him was irresistible. She felt so much guilt for failing him, for maybe not being who he'd wanted her to be. But more than all that, she missed him. She missed him so much.

She was at a bar in De Chima when he'd sat across from her. "I finally learned to like that wine you always loved. The winery doesn't exist here, so I'm trying to find something close."

Anywhere, Option C - Wildcard

Have an idea? Have at it.
purple_reign: (Same December)

A

[personal profile] purple_reign 2017-03-10 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
To be perfectly honest, she probably wasn't the first person to make use of those bushes, but she was the first one Inanna had seen do it. They'd been cutting through the alley behind the building for a shortcut when they spotted her finishing up and grimaced in sympathy. "Are you alright over there?"
taraincognita: (huh? she talkin n think n all)

A

[personal profile] taraincognita 2017-03-10 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
[it was a little bit of a hassle to get to de chima, but tara was bored, and she needed to get the fuck out of town, a little bit. after the whole fiasco with her job, she really didn't need any more attention drawn to herself, and why not take a vacation? transport was free, anyway, at least until she was officially unregistered.

and, of course, she sees a magician throwing up in the bushes. naturally. she can never be normal.]


Uh, lady. You okay?
divaricate: starcandies @ dw (age of ultron ● 016)

@ b

[personal profile] divaricate 2017-03-10 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanda works in De Chima (she works in a bakery that she owns), and being followed around by an impression of her brother -- who died just over a year ago, in terms of how much time has passed for her in her universe so far -- is something that's bittersweet at best. She's not really ever stopped feeling guilty for his death, because she should have been there to protect him -- it's not as if she couldn't have tossed that jet right out of the sky.

So, here she was at a bar after a day at work, before heading back home to Nonah. If she was going to be surrounded by a lot of feelings of guilt and sadness both in herself and from others (yay for both telepathy and just being able to pick up people's emotions), she was going to do it with drinks after work. Still being followed by her brother, she ordered a glass of red wine to start with and saw a seat near where Zatanna was sitting (the one not occupied by Zatanna's mirage). "Is this seat free?" Wanda asked her. Her tone was friendly, but somewhat tired. It has been A Day.
heckblazer: (lol @ u)

Wildcard bitcheeeeeees

[personal profile] heckblazer 2017-03-10 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
If Zee feels up to venturing outside of De Chima - it's a city of too much tech and modernity for most magical (or just old-fashioned) folk to feel at home, anyway - she may or may not find a certain old headache if she decides to nip into Maurtia Falls. It's a decidedly seedier town, which suits John perfectly fine.

Its a few hours after the guilt-shaped mirages have vanished, courtesy of one Dorian Gray stabbing his own portrait to get rid of the things. Not that any of John's guilt is actually alleviated, in that one of his best mates just offed himself before John's very eyes. Hence, he's barhopping in all the places he and the stupid Dodo liked to haunt with the express purpose of getting stupidly, black-out, fall-down, piss drunk.

"Lon-DON CALLIN', TO TH' UNDERWORLD--"

At the moment he's stumbling down an alley, fitting in just a little too well with the other blokes who call the street home, roaring out some song from his wasted youth at the top of his lungs. And considering his former status as a bona fide punk, damned if his voice isn't carrying a few blocks.
taraincognita: (hhhah no thanks....)

[personal profile] taraincognita 2017-03-11 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
"Just your regular citizen. Watching out for our magician population."

Yeah, Tara. Totally smooth, totally normal. She glances at the woman a little bit more, wrinkling her nose when she stops the vomit. Oh, well. She's seen way worse. Tara edges just a little bit closer, brushing her hair back behind her ear with one gloved hand.

"So, uh, I shouldn't try to eat here? I'm looking for places that are really cheap, and this kinda seemed to fit the bill," she says, glancing at Zatanna again. Something about her seems. Kind of familiar?
taraincognita: (Default)

[personal profile] taraincognita 2017-03-11 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
"I haven't needed adult supervision in years," Tara says, grinning a little to herself. It's not exactly a happy grin, but, well. At least she's in on her own joke. She notices the woman do magic--cool! She's fought Mumbo, before, but this lady seems way more like the real deal.

"So, like, how much money is it, roundabout? For, like, a coffee and a breakfast sandwich."

That should keep her good for the day.
heckblazer: (grimdark dude)

[personal profile] heckblazer 2017-03-11 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
And with that, the boisterous airs he put on to try ringing out his own grief slipped away, replaced again with crushing sorrow.

It only made sense that she be the next one to haunt him, really. After Cheryl, Gemma, and Astra it seemed obvious that the little guilt-trip curse plaguing people would find more women in John's life that he'd failed utterly.

Had everyone he'd ever failed swarmed him all at once, it would be too easy to tune out the noise as he always did. Whatever magic that was making these things appear clearly wanted it to be personal, to twist the proverbial fuckin' knife.

If he realized even for a moment she was real, he might collapse into her in horrible sobs. But after the weekend he's had, Zee's not so lucky.

He screws up his face blearily as if looking past her and grumbles,

"Awfuck, now they're jus' bein' mean."
Edited 2017-03-11 05:14 (UTC)
heckblazer: (walking path alone etc etc)

[personal profile] heckblazer 2017-03-11 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, he realizes.

"Oh." He says with his usual silver tongue.

That tingling on his skin can't be his imagination. The sound of her voice, backwards no less, is ringing too clearly for it to be in his head. And if that spell wasn’t real then he would probably be puking on her shoes by now - which a constructed ghost of her fueled by guilt wouldn’t be able to cuss him out for.

He leans against the wall - solid, rough and real brick - taking another look at her.

"Jesus. They got you too?"
purple_reign: (Curious Child)

[personal profile] purple_reign 2017-03-11 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"The job of...entertaining kids?" Inanna weren't very sure how kids led to vomiting in an alley. Maybe one of them had done something gross, they supposed.

"Do you want some water to rinse your mouth? I could go get a bottle for you."
purple_reign: (Same December)

[personal profile] purple_reign 2017-03-12 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah, a new arrival. It can be pretty rough the first couple of weeks."

Inanna takes a few steps closer and pause, tilting their head curiously. Now that they can get a better look at her, she does look strangely familiar. "Do I...?" —Ah. A sudden look of recognition crosses their face. "Ah—sorry. It's just that you look familiar."
purple_reign: (Same December)

[personal profile] purple_reign 2017-03-12 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
"It was...actually something I saw in someone else's memory." They look nearly apologetic while they explain. It wasn't the best memory to have someone else see. Hopefully she wouldn't ask them about it, but there was one thing Inanna was sure she'd want to know about.

"John Constantine, actually."
taraincognita: (huh? she talkin n think n all)

[personal profile] taraincognita 2017-03-12 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Why the hell not? It might be useful to get to know people around this place, anyway. Worst comes to worst, at least she gets breakfast out of it.

"Yeah, sure," she says, after a beat. Tara keeps her face as friendly and neutral as possible. She's just any other ImPort kid, or something like that. No tragic past mistakes here. "So, uh, what's your story?"
purple_reign: (Raspberry Beret)

[personal profile] purple_reign 2017-03-12 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
They pause, blink, and finally let out an incredulous little chuckle. This was the furthest from any of the reactions they'd expected. "No. No, I promise you had all your clothes on. There's no need to apologize for anything."

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