primrosella | Quest 093

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All right, let me see if I can find the right button here. I think, if I just find--is it this one?

Aha! It is, it's the one on the left. And now I've written it down, so I won't forget it in the future.

I think it makes for a rather pretty necklace, really. It's a lovely stone, and I think the jeweler did a very nice job setting it. It's just the way I asked for it--with only the front exposed, so there isn't much chance I'll rub it by accident, once it's enchanted. Wouldn't that be a problem, if I did? I'd never be able to wear it anywhere, for fear of disappearing and reappearing somewhere else, without meaning to! But that's the risk one takes when they make a magic stone of teleportation, I suppose. And it's fortunate that it is such a pretty stone, since once it's enchanted, I doubt anyone will be able to tell that it's magic at all. It might look strange, wearing a plain gray rock on a chain, but a pretty one in hues of blue and green is a natural piece to use for jewelry.

That means all that's left is to cast the spell, and I have all the ingredients for that. But I can't do things the way I did with the sleeping spell--oh, remember how that turned out? And too many important things are coming up soon, anyway. So I'll have to go about it a little differently. I've read the spell plenty of times, and I think I understand the whole process now, rather than just the steps. That should help.

Mm. I'll certainly feel much better once it's done, though. It's far from a perfect solution--I'll still have to make sure I keep it around my neck, after all--but if it all works the way it ought, having it will make me much safer than before.

And I think...there's a way, somehow, to use this device to make a little movie that I could watch again later. If I can set it up to do that while I cast the spell, then I can watch it over again before I try using the stone, to double-check. That way, if I did something wrong, I'll be able to notice it and avoid the problem I had last time. That's certainly careful, isn't it?

...It's strange to think how far I've come with all this. Mikaela was writing yesterday about forgiving a loved one for making a mistake, one that changes your life for the worse...and that's rather what's happened with Alexander, isn't it? His mistake was that he didn't do away with his wizard as completely as he ought to have, and now we're all facing certain doom at the hands of that wizard's brother, sometime in the future. If that's not a change for the worse, I don't know what is! But...that's what led to my learning magic, isn't it? Or at least, to my serious pursuit of it. The affair with my rope was out of jealousy, to be honest, because I wanted to prove I was just as good of a magician as Alexander was. But...I learned the sleeping spell to save my family, and now I'm learning from that again as I try to save myself.

If someone I cared about were to change my life for the worse...

Well. Good things do sometimes come from bad things, don't they?

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My goodness, what a weekend! It's not the first time I've been cursed to be a child, I'm afraid, and I know I was a rather insufferable little tyrant of a girl when I was younger, so I'm grateful to everyone who was patient and understanding with me for the duration. But it seems that a quite a lot of people found themselves as children that weekend, didn't they? I'm sure the few adults that remained themselves must've kept very busy, chasing around after all of us.

~~I hope that boy was all right, in the end...~~

Also, the play is in less than a week! Goodness, I'm nervous all of a sudden, even though I know there's really no reason to be. We've been practicing lines for months now and I really don't think I'll forget any of them when the time comes, but--well, I'm nervous and excited and hopeful all at once. I've never been in a real play before, after all. Sam, Mikaela, you'll come to see the performance, won't you? I know neither of you are much for Shakespeare, but I'd like it very much if you did.

Oh, and the dance competition is only a few days away, too! I think we're as ready as we're ever going to be, Neil, and no matter how things turn out, it's been a pleasure having you for a partner all these weeks. I'm sure we'll have a lovely time! ~~But I still want to win.~~ I hope plenty of people turn out to dance, too; for anyone who doesn't know, it's Friday night at six o'clock at the Blue Light, and once the competition is over there'll still be plenty of dancing and good music, so please do come if you're interested!

And, er, speaking of music...

...Well, er, could anyone recommend some? I know plenty of ballads and jigs and things like that, and I've heard swing music and hard rock music, but I think there are lots of other kinds as well, aren't there? I'd like to try listening to something new.

[OOC: Play people, I'm assuming the date of the play is still set for the 21st, right? If not someone punt me and I'll change it.]

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You won't see me at all. I'll be hidden behind the scenery, waiting for my turn on stage again at the end of the play, to make sure everything is set as it should be and everyone is marrying the person they ought to be.

You know my thoughts on magic, Rosella.

Yes, but now I'm going to know you're there the whole time, and it's going to make me laugh anyway. And then I'll completely ruin the play and blame it all on you.

I certainly do, and that's why I'm mentioning it to try and annoy you.

I think I'm beginning to feel almost guilty for something I've not even done yet. How remarkable.

Well done there.

As I said, I've only mostly grown out of my childish, tyrannical ways.

Thank you, I thought it served its purpose quite admirably.

Yes, do I think I still see a little of that girl who stamped her foot and had to remember to say 'please'.

Now that I'm certain I've grown out of. And I really do appreciate your patience with me the other day, you know. I'm sure I was quite bothersome to put up with.

I was very nearly the same age as you, I think. I'm sure I was no more pleasant to endure either.

Perhaps not, but at least you were quieter.

I suppose I was, yes.

~~And very attached to your father, besides.~~

Were you always so quiet as a child?

~~The servants were told to ignore me, my pets were taken away--Who was there for me to talk to until Riff came along?--~~

Sometimes I was. It rather depended on who I was around.

Were you always that loud as a child?

Edited 2009-06-18 00:45 (UTC)

I was an only child--or at least, I thought I was, up until I was almost eighteen. I suppose I rather liked to run and yell and draw attention to myself, and there were always plenty of people around to give it to me when I wanted it.

An only child and a princess--well, not it does all make sense.

At least I knew better than to act that way when my parents were around. Still, I do recall several times when I employed the use of the phrase, "Because I'm the princess, that's why", when they weren't.