Second Floor Common Room, Saturday Midday

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan had gotten bored of cooking upstairs, so when he thought he'd make some lunch for people on Saturday, he handwavily called Peter and asked him to meet him down in the second floor common room. Of course, then Ronan had needed to explain why he was carrying a long wooden staff not dirty, and they hadn't yet gotten around to cooking.

"One of my friends sent it to me this morning," he explained. "I think I may have mentioned Filif at some point? The one who looks like a Christmas tree."

[OOC: First thread locked to Ronan, Peter, and a third person, but then open like a common room after that!]

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[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Please tell me that's not actually a piece of him," Peter said. Because he honestly couldn't rule that out.

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan shook his head -- but he'd been concerned about that himself when he first received it. "No, it's from one of the non-sentient trees on his planet. ... As much as any trees are non-sentient. The ones in question are more like our trees, though, not a 'dominant' life form like humans or cats. Good for helping out, but no wizards of their own."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Uh huh," Peter said, nodding like that had made any kind of sense to him.

[not_in_the_book]

"Aaaanyway," Ronan said, drawing out the word, even as he hefted the staff a bit. "Filif sent the staff to me because it needs to be in the possession of an Earth wizard for a day or so. He didn't really explain why."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Are you sure this wasn't a practical joke?" Peter teased. "Like next week he'll send you a half-eaten candy bar and swear it also needs to be in the possession of an Earth wizard?"

[makescherries.livejournal.com]

Cimorene had been meaning to bring her room to the level of clean she typically liked, so she was in kitchen, filling up a bucket with and adding soap. Her hunt for a lemon meant that she hadn't noticed Peter's and Ronan's entrance, but she had heard one particular word at the tail end of the conversation and noticed the staff. "Oh bother." And that would be why a bucketful of soapy, lemony water was flying at Ronan.

[not_in_the_book]

"... No, I'm not sure," Ronan said, after a moment, "but it would sur-"

Ronan words were cut off by soapy, lemony water striking him right in the face. "What the hell was that for?"

[makescherries.livejournal.com]

"Why aren't you melting?" Cimorene demanded, ignoring the question.

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"I'd say the better question is why did you just hit him with water?" Peter asked.

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan sputtered, wiping the water from his face with his free hand, still holding onto the staff with the other. "Melting? Why would water melt me? I'm human!"

[makescherries.livejournal.com]

"Wizards melt." Cimorene offered as an explanation.

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Trust me," Peter said. "Water doesn't make Ronan do that."

[not_in_the_book]

"It definitely doesn't," Ronan said. "... What kind of wizards do you know? Where are you from, anyway?" He looked down at himself. "... Lemon?"

[makescherries.livejournal.com]

"Nasty ones who absorb magic into their staffs." She looked pointedly at Ronan's staff. Not dirty.

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Ronan's not evil," Peter said. Then, a thought occuring to him, he added, "Nathan didn't put you up to this, did he?"

[not_in_the_book]

"... The staff's from a friend," Ronan clarified. He didn't even want to think about Nathan putting someone up to this. "... Perhaps we got off on the wrong foot," he added, holding out his (slightly dripping) hand. "I'm Ronan Nolan, wizard. Who doesn't usually carry a staff, and definitely doesn't go around absorbing magic. Or melting."

[makescherries.livejournal.com]

Cimorene's hands remained crossed on her chest. "Hmmph! I've never met a wizard who didn't make a nuisance of himself."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Nobody's saying he's not occasionally a pain in the neck," Peter said, flashing a quick grin at Ronan. "He's just not evil."

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan stuck his tongue out at Peter. "Definitely not evil! No matter what his brother says. I've helped save the world! More than once!" He frowned. "I get the impression that wizards where I come from and wizards where you come from are probably really different. Do they use the Speech?"

[makescherries.livejournal.com]

Cimorene was still frowning, but it was a different frown now. "No." She said, a bit reluctantly. "They mostly use Latin. I suppose you could be from a different world, like Isabel said."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Plenty of us are," Peter said.

[not_in_the_book]

"I'm going to go clean up and dry off," Ronan said. "Perhaps next time we meet, you'll introduce yourself perhaps a bit more... cordially." He turned to Peter. "Shall we?"

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

Wet, soapy boyfriend? "Well if I have to," Peter said, pretending to be put-upon as he and Ronan headed out.

[makescherries.livejournal.com]

Cimorene was still frowning as they left, though she did go to get a mop to clean up the water that got spilled against Ronan.

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack moped through and just stared at the water.

"See? This is why we can't have nice things," he said to himself.