The Traveling Wizard

Morgan le Fay (no relation), specialist in bullshit, illusions, and universe-hopping. Pleasure to meet ya.

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((Let's try this all again, shall we?))

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((Mun has returned.))

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((We're aware that there's only, like, two of you, but we figure it's still an important courtesy to let you know that mun is going on vacation for the next week.))

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Morgan groaned. For such an interesting-looking town, Moonhaven was surprisingly devoid of anything, well, interesting. Sure, it had been nice to explore, and the booze was excellent, but nothing seemed really able to catch her eye.

Except, of course, for one certain Leafman…

It was easy enough to find him with a quick spell; it looked like he’d just finished a training session. To her delight, he was alone; perfect for her purposes.

“Nod, m’boy!” she exclaimed brightly, popping out of her hiding spot in an attempt to startle him.

[nodtheepic]

“Woah!” Nod almost grabbed his sword back out.  ”Morgan!  What the heck, man?!  Don’t do that!”

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

Morgan grinned. “Just a little test.” She slung an arm over his shoulders. “You failed, by the way. Didn’t hear me coming at all. That’s not good. Could get you seriously hurt some day. You on break now? I’m bored.”

[nodtheepic]

“I don’t think anyone else here is a wizard!” Nod said.  ”And yeah…but what do you have in mind? Cause that last time you were ‘bored’ I was nearly eaten!”

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

Morgan snorted. "Okay, you have a point about me being a wizard, but do not blame that chipmunk thing on me. That was entirely your own fault."

"As for what I have in mind..." she trailed off thoughtfully. "Well, there's something I've been itching to look into for a while..."

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

Morgan groaned. For such an interesting-looking town, Moonhaven was surprisingly devoid of anything, well, interesting. Sure, it had been nice to explore, and the booze was excellent, but nothing seemed really able to catch her eye.

Except, of course, for one certain Leafman…

It was easy enough to find him with a quick spell; it looked like he’d just finished a training session. To her delight, he was alone; perfect for her purposes.

“Nod, m’boy!” she exclaimed brightly, popping out of her hiding spot in an attempt to startle him.

[nodtheepic]

“Woah!” Nod almost grabbed his sword back out.  ”Morgan!  What the heck, man?!  Don’t do that!”

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

Morgan grinned. "Just a little test." She slung an arm over his shoulders. "You failed, by the way. Didn't hear me coming at all. That's not good. Could get you seriously hurt some day. You on break now? I'm bored."

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

Morgan groaned. For such an interesting-looking town, Moonhaven was surprisingly devoid of anything, well, interesting. Sure, it had been nice to explore, and the booze was excellent, but nothing seemed really able to catch her eye.

Except, of course, for one certain Leafman...

It was easy enough to find him with a quick spell; it looked like he'd just finished a training session. To her delight, he was alone; perfect for her purposes.

"Nod, m'boy!" she exclaimed brightly, popping out of her hiding spot in an attempt to startle him.

[queenmarykatherine]

“Oh, so now there’s a Boris involved too?” M.K said angrily. “How many bets did you take!? WHY did you take a bet!? Ugh!” she growled, pulling at her hair.

[nodtheepic]

“No!” Nod put his…

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“At least one of you is thinking clearly,” M.K grumbled, looking over at Morgan thankfully.

When she looked at Nod, she sighed. “Seeing as you just got chased around a ring for who knows how long by the Jinn equivalent of a bear, I think that’s enough yelling,” she said, pinching the bridge of her nose. “Just, no more bookies and no more betting, no matter how much you think you can win. Otherwise you’re gonna end up as chipmunk chow, and when I pull your ass out of the grave, I’m going to do something significantly less pleasant to you.”

[nodtheepic]

“Bears are fine, they’re also really warm in the winter.” Nod shrugged.  ”Chipmunks are the violent ones.”

“Alright!” he held his hands up at her threat.  ”No more!”  He may have said it, but he couldn’t necessarily guarantee it.

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"Not when you're bigger," Morgan cut in. "Chipmunks run away from something so 'scary', and bears feel threatened and maul you."

She rolled her eyes at Nod's surrender, but didn't comment.

[queenmarykatherine]

“Oh, so now there’s a Boris involved too?” M.K said angrily.  “How many bets did you take!? WHY did you take a bet!? Ugh!” she growled, pulling at her hair. 

[nodtheepic]

“No!” Nod put his hands on her arms, trying to calm her down.  ”Calm down!  I swear, I thought I was gonna win, then they cheated.  I’ve been working it off!  This was supposed to be my last gig before Bufo cleared me.”

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“Last gig?” Morgan repeated. “So you’ve been doing stuff like this for a while? Oh, wait, wrong thing to say.” She looked at Nod apologetically. “Wow, I’m not helping at all, am I?”

[queenmarykatherine]

M.K crossed her arms, tapping her foot as she looked at Nod. “You are aware your best friend is the Queen, right? We could have had this taken care of ages ago! Ugh, you’re so dense sometimes!” She pushed his forehead, scowling. “Ask for help next- No, there better not be a next time.”

[nodtheepic]

“Oh come on!  I can’t just ask you for help whenever I get in trouble!” Nod exclaimed.  ”I have taken care of stuff like this before!”

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

Morgan patted Nod on the shoulder. "Kid, I think telling her about how often you're menaced by bookies and hired thugs is just gonna dig you a deeper hole."

[queenmarykatherine]

“Still owe him a- WHY DO YOU OWE A BOOKIE MONEY!?” M.K shrieked, banging on his back with her fists. “I am this close to throwing you back in that arena with Bufo and the chipmunk, you fucking idiot!”

[nodtheepic]

“Jeez, MK!” Nod turned around and tried to block her flying fists of fury.  ”I lost a bet a while ago!  That’s all!” Man, he had only rarely seen her this mad.  And it was never a good thing if her anger was directed at him.

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“In his defense,” Morgan interjected, “people like that can play the system pretty well. They fudge the odds so, you make one bad bet, you’re up to your ears in debt and guys with names like Boris.”

[queenmarykatherine]

“Oh, so now there’s a Boris involved too?” M.K said angrilly. “How many bets did you take!? WHY did you take a bet!? Ugh!” she growled, pulling at her hair. 

[nodtheepic]

“No!” Nod put his hands on her arms, trying to calm her down.  ”Calm down!  I swear, I thought I was gonna win, then they cheated.  I’ve been working it off!  This was supposed to be my last gig before Bufo cleared me.”

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"Last gig?" Morgan repeated. "So you've been doing stuff like this for a while? Oh, wait, wrong thing to say." She looked at Nod apologetically. "Wow, I'm not helping at all, am I?"

[queenmarykatherine]

“I’m a queen, class is my thing,” M.K said jokingly, waving for them to follow her out of the area. Once they were a safe distance away, she turned to Nod and smiled at him calmly.

“Now,” she said sweetly, before reaching out and slapping him hard upside the back of his head. “What the hell is wrong with you!” she snapped, snarling at him. “I thought you had learned your lesson about working with Bufo ages ago!”

[nodtheepic]

“Ow!” Nod said, rubbing the back of his head.  ”I’m sorry, alright?  I wasn’t working with him, exactly.”  he shrugged.  ”He just thought I couldn’t handle a chipmunk and kept bugging me about it!  I had to do something!  Plus, I uh-” he averted his eyes and mumbled, “I may or may not still owe him a little.”

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

Morgan’s shoulders were shaking with silent laughter as she watched the show play out in front of her. Oh yes, she was definitely going to enjoy her stay here.

[queenmarykatherine]

“Still owe him a- WHY DO YOU OWE A BOOKIE MONEY!?” M.K shrieked, banging on his back with her fists. “I am this close to throwing you back in that arena with Bufo and the chipmunk, you fucking idiot!”

[nodtheepic]

“Jeez, MK!” Nod turned around and tried to block her flying fists of fury.  ”I lost a bet a while ago!  That’s all!” Man, he had only rarely seen her this mad.  And it was never a good thing if her anger was directed at him.

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"In his defense," Morgan interjected, "people like that can play the system pretty well. They fudge the odds so, you make one bad bet, you're up to your ears in debt and guys with names like Boris."

[queenmarykatherine]

“Only if you’re inviting me,” M.K said to Nod teasingly before turning to Morgan. “You can ask questions later. I just wanna get out of here.” She shuddered. “That chipmunk gives me the creeps.”

She started to walk back away from the arena before stopping. “Oh! One more thing!” Making a fist with her right hand, M.K mimed the trick Nod always did to pop his sword out of its sheath. Her elbow hit her hip instead, and behind her, there was a sound of panicked croaking as a frog in a fancy blue coat was pushed into the air by a vine. His trajectory landed him right in the center of the ring with the chipmunk, and the crowd cheered loudly.

“Okay,” M.K said with a satisfied smirk, “Now we can go.”

[nodtheepic]

Nod laughed, wanting to pick MK up right there and spin her around.  ”You’re such a badass!” he grinned.  Remembering Morgan’s question, he said,

“Well, not all the time- just mostly when I’m tricked into making bets…or get into a little trouble with Bufo.” 

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“I give you ten out of ten for execution,” Morgan agreed. “Very classy.”

At Nod’s answer, she hmmed sympathetically. “Bookies are a tough crowd.”

[queenmarykatherine]

“I’m a queen, class is my thing,” M.K said jokingly, waving for them to follow her out of the area. Once they were a safe distance away, she turned to Nod and smiled at him calmly.

“Now,” she said sweetly, before reaching out and slapping him hard upside the back of his head. “What the hell is wrong with you!” she snapped, snarling at him. “I thought you had learned your lesson about working with Bufo ages ago!”

[nodtheepic]

“Ow!” Nod said, rubbing the back of his head.  ”I’m sorry, alright?  I wasn’t working with him, exactly.”  he shrugged.  ”He just thought I couldn’t handle a chipmunk and kept bugging me about it!  I had to do something!  Plus, I uh-” he averted his eyes and mumbled, “I may or may not still owe him a little.”

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

Morgan's shoulders were shaking with silent laughter as she watched the show play out in front of her. Oh yes, she was definitely going to enjoy her stay here.

[queenmarykatherine]

“Let me,” M.K said, smirking. “I’ve always wanted to do this,” she whispered to Morgan, turning and facing the creatures that were coming towards them. “Your Queen orders you to halt!” she yelled, her voice full of authority and her back straight. The men stopped for a moment, but kept coming closer.

“Oh, so we’re gonna do it this way then,” she grumbled, dropping back down to the ground. With a flick of her wrist, snap dragons burst from the ground, rushing towards the creatures.

[nodtheepic]

Nod grinned.  ”That…is awesome.” he said.  ”Can I bring you to all my races?”

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“Cool,” Morgan breathed, her grin matching Nod’s, as the snap dragons easily pinned the thugs to the ground. “I am gonna have so many questions about that magic later.”

She shot Nod a look. “You’re regularly cornered by people twice your size at races?”

[queenmarykatherine]

“Only if you’re inviting me,” M.K said to Nod teasingly before turning to Morgan. “You can ask questions later. I just wanna get out of here.” She shuddered. “That chipmunk gives me the creeps.”

She started to walk back away from the arena before stopping. “Oh! One more thing!” Making a fist with her right hand, M.K mimed the trick Nod always did to pop his sword out of its sheath. Her elbow hit her hip instead, and behind her, there was a sound of panicked croaking as a frog in a fancy blue coat was pushed into the air by a vine. His trajectory landed him right in the center of the ring with the chipmunk, and the crowd cheered loudly.

“Okay,” M.K said with a satisfied smirk, “Now we can go.”

[nodtheepic]

Nod laughed, wanting to pick MK up right there and spin her around.  ”You’re such a badass!” he grinned.  Remembering Morgan’s question, he said,

“Well, not all the time- just mostly when I’m tricked into making bets…or get into a little trouble with Bufo.” 

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"I give you ten out of ten for execution," Morgan agreed. "Very classy."

At Nod's answer, she hmmed sympathetically. "Bookies are a tough crowd."

[queenmarykatherine]

M.K grabbed his hand as soon as he was close enough, pulling his the rest of the way up. “I’d say he’s normally not this stupid, but I’d be lying,” she told Morgan. Looking back at Nod, she sighed.

“Yeah you are, lucky for you. Otherwise I would have ditched your sorry ass forever ago,” she told him, though her smile spoke volumes about how relieved she was that he was okay.

[nodtheepic]

Nod chuckled sheepishly, brushing off the front of his clothes.  He turned to Morgan.  ”Always a pleasure, Morgan.” he smiled. “How’d you know I was down here?” He asked MK. 

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

Morgan coughed awkwardly. “Not to interrupt the moment or anything, but there’s a few particularly angry-looking gentlemen making their way over here. Should we be having this conversation on the move?”

[queenmarykatherine]

“Let me,” M.K said, smirking. “I’ve always wanted to do this,” she whispered to Morgan, turning and facing the creatures that were coming towards them. “Your Queen orders you to halt!” she yelled, her voice full of authority and her back straight. The men stopped for a moment, but kept coming closer.

“Oh, so we’re gonna do it this way then,” she grumbled, dropping back down to the ground. With a flick of her wrist, snap dragons burst from the ground, rushing towards the creatures.

[nodtheepic]

Nod grinned.  ”That…is awesome.” he said.  ”Can I bring you to all my races?”

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

"Cool," Morgan breathed, her grin matching Nod's, as the snap dragons easily pinned the thugs to the ground. "I am gonna have so many questions about that magic later."

She shot Nod a look. "You're regularly cornered by people twice your size at races?"

[nodtheepic]

“Woaah!” Nod yelled, sprinting away from the chipmunk. It started out as just a bet! Just a little money from Bufo! But there was always a catch. Always a catch with that toad.

Nod scrambled around the…

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M.K grabbed his hand as soon as he was close enough, pulling his the rest of the way up. “I’d say he’s normally not this stupid, but I’d be lying,” she told Morgan. Looking back at Nod, she sighed.

“Yeah you are, lucky for you. Otherwise I would have ditched your sorry ass forever ago,” she told him, though her smile spoke volumes about how relieved she was that he was okay.

[nodtheepic]

Nod chuckled sheepishly, brushing off the front of his clothes.  He turned to Morgan.  ”Always a pleasure, Morgan.” he smiled. “How’d you know I was down here?” He asked MK. 

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

Morgan coughed awkwardly. "Not to interrupt the moment or anything, but there's a few particularly angry-looking gentlemen making their way over here. Should we be having this conversation on the move?"

[nodtheepic]

“Woaah!”  Nod yelled, sprinting away from the chipmunk.  It started out as just a bet!  Just a little money from Bufo!  But there was always a catch.  Always a catch with that toad. 

Nod scrambled around the ring, the chipmunk snapping at his heels.  ”Bufo! Bufo! This wasn’t part of- Oof!” he slipped, the crowd roaring in excitement as the rodent advanced slowly.  ”Eheh,” Nod held up his hands.  ”Ni-nice chipmunk.  No-no munchies!” he held his breath as the chipmunk sniffed at him, then raised up on its hind legs.  Nod closed his eyes, waiting for the swipe of the paw. 

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

“I think that’s my cue,” Morgan said, flicking her wrist so that a bright light flashed in front of the chipmunk’s eyes, temporarily blinding the creature. “Move it, Deathwish, your lady friend’s getting nervous!”

[queenmarykatherine]

M.K rolled her eyes at Morgan’s quip, throwing the vine that was wrapped around her arm down to Nod. It wrapped around his forearm tightly, and M.K started to curl it back around her arm, the vine and her magic doing most of the work to pull Nod up. “You’re an idiot, you know that right?” she yelled down at Nod.

[nodtheepic]

Nod looked around, hearing the familiar voice call out.  ”Morg-ahhhHH!” Something tightened around Nod’s forearm, and pulled him away just as the chipmunk fell down at the spot where Nod had just been.  Looking up, he saw MK and Morgan standing on top of a flower and MK was controlling the vine.  He grinned.  

“But I’m your favorite idiot, right?” he called back.  The crowd began to boo and jeer, and Nod knew he was in for a beating if Bufo’s men ever caught him.  

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

"Pipe down, I'm sure there'll be another moron in line to get mauled shortly," Morgan shouted as the crowd picked up in volume. To Nod, she added, "I really hope this isn't a regular thing with you, kid."

[queenmarykatherine]

M.K gave her a weird look, finally landing on the ground and heading towards the sound of cheering and squeaking. “Remind me to never come to one of your parties,” she teased, smirking.

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

“Hey, in my defense, it was not my fault,” Morgan said, holding up her hands and smiling. “I just have really weird friends. Speaking of which, let’s go find yours.”

[queenmarykatherine]

M.K nodded, and it wasn’t too long until they walked into the clearing filled with Jinn and bugs of all different sizes. There was a ring in the center with high walls, and the sound of familiar screaming and roar-squeaks came from behind the wall. The young queen frowned, her expression stormy as she strode closer to the wall, trusting that Morgan was following behind. 

The spectators all noticed her right away, most scrambling out of her way and some vanishing completely. Once they reached the base of the wall, M.K made a daisy burst into bloom, stepping onto the flower and offering Morgan a hand to help her up before she made the flower grow upwards. They were able to see over the wall easily now, and M.K sighed. “Yup, that would be mine,” she said exasperatedly, pointing at the brunette Leafman running in circles from the enraged creature chasing him. 

[nodtheepic]

“Woaah!”  Nod yelled, sprinting away from the chipmunk.  It started out as just a bet!  Just a little money from Bufo!  But there was always a catch.  Always a catch with that toad. 

Nod scrambled around the ring, the chipmunk snapping at his heels.  ”Bufo! Bufo! This wasn’t part of- Oof!” he slipped, the crowd roaring in excitement as the rodent advanced slowly.  ”Eheh,” Nod held up his hands.  ”Ni-nice chipmunk.  No-no munchies!” he held his breath as the chipmunk sniffed at him, then raised up on its hind legs.  Nod closed his eyes, waiting for the swipe of the paw. 

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

"I think that's my cue," Morgan said, flicking her wrist so that a bright light flashed in front of the chipmunk's eyes, temporarily blinding the creature. "Move it, Deathwish, your lady friend's getting nervous!"

[queenmarykatherine]

“Illegal activities, a bunch of idiots, and giant man-eating chipmunks,” she said, making fang motions in front of her mouth. “I think my friend got drunk and somehow ended up signing himself up to wrestle one of the said man-eating beasties.”

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

“Sounds like my last birthday party,” Morgan commented, grinning. “Except, you know, less chipmunks. Although there was definitely a man-eating something. I don’t think we ever figured out what it was.”

[queenmarykatherine]

M.K gave her a weird look, finally landing on the ground and heading towards the sound of cheering and squeaking. “Remind me to never come to one of your parties,” she teased, smirking.

[chatty-bugger-aint-i]

"Hey, in my defense, it was not my fault," Morgan said, holding up her hands and smiling. "I just have really weird friends. Speaking of which, let's go find yours."