Magic Reserves, Wednesday Afternoon, Preserve Near The Cabins

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There was even more food piled on the tables than usual today. Karla had taken the term 'comfort food' to new and interesting heights--specifically the tower of cupcakes from J,Gob. There was also a new beverage joining the ranks of coffee, tea, and juice: mulled cider, kept warm by little tongues of witchfire. There wasn't the traditional alcohol in there yet, but after the meeting broke up, if there was any left, odds were pretty good she'd be adding some.

"Hey everyone," she said, trying to sound friendly and enthusiastic and falling rather flat. "Good to see you. Uhhh..."

Having quickly run out of words, she looked to Tony or Merlin to take up the conversation.

Merlin stepped forward, smiling in hopes of distracting people with his ears bit of the speech.

...alright, and his ears.

"We'll be learning from you today, those who volunteered last week will be sharing a little bit about their abilities. Won't that be
fun?" He asked, sounding a bit like an overly excited pre-school teacher.

"Or at least useful, we hope," Tony said. "... okay, I feel like we should have an animated logo and jingle here. 'The More You Know!' But think about ways these guys' abilities could work with yours, or see if you can come up with an unusual way for them to use their powers."

Karla was confused by the reference, but wasn't particularly concerned. "In that case, I'd like to welcome Raven and Leda to come up and share. Also, you guys totally get first dibs on the cupcakes for being brave."

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Jono toyed with the bandages at the back of his neck, awkwardly. He hadn't intended to traumatize the boy before even telling him what he was talking about, here.

//Tryin' to make a difference in a world that hates and fears yer?//

It was a bit of a step away from the conversation at hand, but Jonothon figured that when you stepped onto common ground with somebody straight out of legend, it would be a terrible shame to shunt it aside.

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Merlin shook that off, very strongly craving a strong cup of tea at that moment. "Something like that," He replied with a faint smile.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

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Tea, dammit. That would help with so very much, indeed.

Jono projected a bit of a sigh, and then he glanced around, to be sure that nobody else was looking.

//There's a reason I ask, mate. I mean, about all of it. See, sometimes, powers have this funny way of going very, very bloody wrong.// He hesitated for a moment, and then he was toying with the bandages over his face. Not pulling them down yet, really. Just... Thinking it over, a little. //And what yer left with is somethin' that nobody wants to see.//

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Merlin nodded. "Would you rather wait for somewhere more private?"

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//Rather than run about in front of everybody here with my bandages off?// That was a silly question, really. //If at all possible, yes. I would rather.//

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"Stick around after?" Merlin asked. "I'll probably be cleaning up anyway."

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//After,// Jono agreed with a thankful little nod. //I'll help yer pick up, even.//