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[forgetyourusedtobe]

Who: Elena Gilbert and YOOUUU!!!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Starstruck if you wanna??
When: rite meow!!!

I just want to say that I really appreciate everyone's who's answered my questions about this place, but now that I've had a little time to get settled, [and stop silently panicking] I'm curious about what home is like for everyone.

And since you've been here, have you seen anything like home?

[And since she doesn't really expect to be able to ask and not give an answer herself,]

My world's nothing all that special probably in comparison to some of yours. It's 2012, Earth, with modern-day technology that's nowhere near as advanced as all of this. I live in Mystic Falls, Virginia in a country called the United States.

We do have magic, but I can't do any of it. I only know about it because my best friend was a witch. [And it's invaded every part of her life for the past couple of years, but ssshhh.] Magic where I come from has a balance, it's rooted in nature and spirits of ancestors. So the further down the line of witches you are, the more power you can have. But you have to maintain the balance of nature or the spirits of your ancestors will cut you off.

There are other kinds of magic, but they're bad news and not something you want to mess with. It has some really bad consequences for the user since it ignores maintaining the balance.

[And she leaves it there. She's not willing to out herself as a vampire or acknowledge the existence of other supernatural beings beyond witches and spirits.]

Comments

[forgetyourusedtobe]

Could it kill them if they don't get away from it in time?

[Not eating makes it seem like it would, but there's a difference between starving to death and dying from an allergy or disease.]

[justamobster]

Guess it could. Dunno for sure. Considerin' the rest of the world don't know 'bout it, pretty sure they'd get marked down as dyin' from some disease. Who knows which really got some bad bug and which were just reactin' to somethin' they don't know exists?

[forgetyourusedtobe]

That's true. [She nods a little.] So how do you guys manage it? Keeping magic away from the people who are allergic to it and out of sight?

[justamobster]

Helps that there ain't that many of us, at least in comparison to the folks that can't use magic. There's a standin' rule of no usin' it in public places, but if it happens... We got ways of keepin' it under wraps. Helps that we got some clout in criminal rings. [ The answer is murder. Lots of murder. ]

As for the allergic folks, we tend to just hope they leave for their own sake.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

[She doesn't jump straight to murder, but shady? Oh yeah. She can feel the shady, so her chin lifts a little in silent wondering.]

That seems like a kinda difficult way to live though, hiding what you can do and who you are all the time.

[Not that she wouldn't know anything about that, of course. Nope.]

[justamobster]

Ain't easy. But you do what you gotta do to survive, yeah? Livin' in exile ain't what it's cracked up to be. Between hidin' and starvin', I'll take hidin'.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

So can you do a lot of magic?

[justamobster]

Couple different types. Lightnin' magic for one, glyphomancy for the other. Ain't used much here, don't wanna go shortin' nothin' important and havin' the ships drop outta space or somethin'.

[ That's not how space works, Ladon. ]

[forgetyourusedtobe]

[That's definitely not how space works, but she won't correct him. She just tries not to smile too much at his expense.]

That's probably a really good idea.