Dead by Winter

Giselle Ramos, Teacher's Aide at Beacon Hills High School & Chaotic Neutral Amelia's Coven Member "they lose their minds for us and how it plays out, now we’re in the ring and we’re coming for blood."

[deadfreakingpool-blog]

"I’ve used that several times with my mentors — it’s especially useful on a full moon" Amelia stated before eating a french fry that had been served to their table. "Why are you summoning animals in the first place?"

[thegiselleramos]

"I haven't summoned anything yet, I guess I was just wondering where you got some of these items? I mean--" She frowns a little. "Like this 'Pitcher's Thistle' listed under a different spell? It was common a few hundred years ago, but it's pretty scarce now. Is there a witch store you buy these at?"

[deadfreakingpool-blog]

"Nicely done, Giselle. Which spell is it?"

[thegiselleramos]

"Okay, do you know the spell that's supposed to summon animals? Have you tried it?"

[deadfreakingpool-blog]

"I expect it by the end of this week. If you don’t have it by then — well we’re going to need to take some drastic measures and I don’t want to do that. So, what spells have you been practicing lately?"

[thegiselleramos]

"Um, a fireball spell, a spell that's supposed to make things hover--having some trouble with that, and a spell that blocks attacks. But I have a question, about a certain spell, I was hoping you could help me with it?"

[deadfreakingpool-blog]

"Great. Now find and get me a copy of that spell. I’d like to know just how powerful she is— the last thing I need is another Luca." Amelia looked around the diner just then, watching for any shifting eyes or proof that some bystander had been attempting to listen in. But there was none. "Just get me a physical grimoire or family tree. If you can’t find one — try a locator spell. It might work. Can you do that?”

[thegiselleramos]

"Yeah, I've been practicing a few good spells. I should be able to find it."

[isabelle-ainsley-deactivated201]

"I’m more worried about the seventies. Bell bottoms and big hair? All the technicolor?"

"Truly awful." Isabelle giggled a bit. "Though I do miss other things besides clothing. Chivalry was always nice."

[thegiselleramos]

She rolls her eyes. "Chivalry was fine, but I'm liking the recent movements thing going on. I like it better than a bunch of guys asking me when I'm going to marry them to bear their child." She laughs a little. "I don't mind the bell-bottoms so much though. I look pretty good in them." After a second thought, she adds: "The big hair thing can stay in the seventies."

[thegiselleramos]

Crown the Queen || Giselle & Isabelle

[isabelle-ainsley-deactivated201]

"About two hundred and a half." Isabelle shrugged, still not intimidated by the hundred years the other witch had on her. "I’ve never met another, actually. Who else have you seen? I thought there were only a handful of us…?" The two witches arrived upon her shop, Isabelle pulling out a key to unlock the front door. When the chains were dropped, she opened the door for Giselle, stepping aside to let her in. She kept a close eye on her and what she was looking at or touching. It could maybe give her a better understanding of her elder witch and what she liked or what she was here for.

"In New Orleans? Since 1692." The blonde shut and locked the door behind them. Not to keep Giselle in, but to keep the rest of the world out. "My family fled Salem when the witch trials died down a bit. I was fifteen. Been here ever since." She leaned up against the counter and quirked her head in interest. "And yourself? Giselle isn’t your given name, is it? Mine isn’t Isabelle. And I haven’t heard of any other immortals named Giselle."

[thegiselleramos]

"I haven't met any other immortal witches. You know," She muses. "you'd think there would be more of us around--" She goes to go on, but loses what she's going to say when Isabelle opens up her shop. The rows and rows of various items reaches her eyes, and there was only one other time in her life when she'd seen anything similar. She steps in, curiously looking at a few plants she doesn't recognize. Her eyes linger for a few seconds on the Cerbera manghas plant sitting near the back. (She can remember her mother pointing at one. "Don't eat that, don't even touch it. It will kill you" and a moment of shock when she learned how her father used it for hunting. The first time someone showed it to her in the New World, they'd called it a sea mango.) It seems to be in the process of growing fruits, and she admires the flowers for a few seconds before turning back to Isabelle.

"Giselle isn't my real name, no. It seems a little stupid to keep your old one, doesn't it?" She'd gone by many names here in the Americas. Some are far more famous than others, depending on which circle one finds themselves in. She can't even remember which ones those are anymore, she's been through so many. Giselle was one of her less known ones, one she used as a teacher to witches. Not many of those witches were alive anymore to even remember it.

[jessica-carver]

Jessica leaned back in her seat quirking a brow as she stared quietly up at Giselle waiting to find out what is was she wanted.

[thegiselleramos]

She opens her mouth to speak, looking like she's about to say something serious. Then she shakes her head, thinking better of it and smiles. "I was just wondering how things are going for you?"

[bloodisguiltarchive]

—Okay then.

[bloodisguiltarchive]

[thegiselleramos]

"Everything alright?"

[jessica-carver]

Jessica would tilt her head as she quirked a brow. Looking down at her notebook which clearly didn’t have her assignment written she tapped her pen against the page once before glancing back up with a short nod and a sweet smile. “Of course.”

[thegiselleramos]

She nods and goes to help other students. When the bell rings and the other people start filing out of the room, Giselle makes her way back over to Jessica's desk.

[deadfreakingpool-blog]

"Interesting, but I need more — background information, family ties, things like that. I know she’s an immortal witch I want to know how that happened" Amelia stated, leaning in closer towards the other her voice lowering regardless of the silencing spell she put around the booth. "Do you have any of that for me?" 

[thegiselleramos]

She nods. "I found a historical record with her name in it, it goes as far back as the Salem witch trials. That's the last thing I could find on her, so I think she was born in Salem. If she were around for the witch trials, I can see why she left and set up shop somewhere else. I'm not sure how she came by immortality, but she must have recorded the spell somewhere, or kept a copy. It seems stupid not to."

[trisbdumont]

Because you know how evil villains always come up with these obscure ways of killing people? Like the trap door that leads to the shark tank? I was just wondering, like is that actually even successful. It is apparently, everyone is telling me it takes ten minutes.

[thegiselleramos]

She nods. "Yeah, that sounds about right. They'd set on fire before they finish sinking." She shakes her head. "But how would you manage to keep lava around without it setting your house on fire?"

[knoxmiranda-deactivated20140911]

"I am not very fond of the way she’s been treating a few of the vampires in town. Division among the non-humans isn’t something we need right now. It doesn’t seem that she’s caused any of the recent deaths so, she’s alright for now."

[thegiselleramos]

She nods. "I think division at all is something we don't need."

[stilesgnarlynski-blog]

“I took her out, it was a Friday night. I wore cologne to get the feeling ri— What the…”

[thegiselleramos]

Her eyebrows shoot up and she looks over her shoulder. "What?"

[adelinaenternio-deactivated2014]

I wasn’t aware it was such a small town, then again, I really don”t know much about this place to began with. {Adelina looked the girl over, and gave her a nod and small smile. She needed to work on her social skills.} Thank you. Are you the welcoming committee? 

[thegiselleramos]

She laughs and shakes her head. "God, I hope not. I only got here a few months ago, I couldn't tell anyone anything they wanted to know."

[isabelle-ainsley-deactivated201]

"Trends recycle throughout the years, honestly. Take Ray Bans, midriffs, skinny jeans, combat boots, and winged eyeliner, for example. I get fifties and sixties flashbacks every time I walk down the street. And the whole bohemian movement…"

"I’m just waiting for the petticoats and coifs from the 1600s to return, aren’t you?"

[thegiselleramos]

She nods. "One thing I won't ever miss is corsets." She pulls a face of disgust. "They looked great, but I couldn't barely breathe in them."

[knoxmiranda-deactivated20140911]

"A few things my mom recommended." She exhaled, rubbing at her temple. "Have you heard about the new guest in town? Isabelle something or other. Immortal witch — insert various other things I can’t remember right now here."

[thegiselleramos]

"It's hard not to hear about her these days. What do you think of her?"

[trisbdumont]

Do you ever stop and wonder how long it would take for your body to melt in lava…?

[thegiselleramos]

She purses her lips. "Um, no I can't say I have. Why?"