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Posted in Visions of the Future Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"You're welcome, sweetie." Hal responded as he returned the hug and held her close.

---

"Yeah, no problem." Cain replied as he took a drink.

"I have the cash, and I'm not doing too much with it right now, anyway." he reasoned, before raising his eyebrow at her last statement.

"Oh?" he asked.

"And... what is it I should properly know...?" he asked her, a little on the confused side now.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in Visions of the Future Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"It will automatically leave." Hal replied.

"You have a finite amount of power within you." he told her. "Like a battery that drains with use." he continued.

"So you'll go back to being you when you've used all your power." he said, before pausing.

"Or until a week passes. Whichever comes first." he added.

"So be careful with your new abilities."

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in Visions of the Future Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal just sighed.

"I'll excuse the language. THIS TIME." he told her.

"As for limitations, you are bound by the rules of the djinn." he then said.

"No killing, no raising the dead, pretty much no messing with the natural order." he explained. "You're also considered to be a 'freed' djinn, but a much weaker one." he continued.

"I'd say you have about... 40% of the power an average freed djinn has." he continued.

"You won't be able to do whatever you wish with your mana, though you CAN choose to grant wishes." he then said. "And you'll know what wishes you can and cannot grant." he went on.

"Oh, and you'll be able to use your mana to teleport about." he added.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in Visions of the Future Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal just smiled softly.

"Well, then." he said.

He then took one of his hands off her shoulders.

"Granted." he told her, snapping his fingers.

At that point, Lunet suddenly felt a surge of power enter her, and she felt her very being start to become almost... strange and ethereal, but solid at the same time.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in Visions of the Future Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"......................." Hal was silent for a moment, before quickly firing a text off to Hollie.

I think I will. Just wanted you to weigh in on this. he sent.

He then got closer to Lunet, and placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Sweetie, don't listen to the kids." he told her. "You're not useless, and you've never had anything handed to you. You've endured a lot to get where you are now." he said further.

"I know it's hard, but you need to ignore the assholes that inevitably populate schools." he went on.

"...but do you really wish that could know what it's like to be me, even if for a little while?" he then asked her.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in Visions of the Future Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal paused for a moment when she said that.

"Ah..." he stammered.

"Why do you ask, sweetie?" he asked her.

As he asked that, he sent a text to Hollie.

I told Lunet I was a djinn, as she asked, and she just absently wished she could know what life was like for me. Should I do it? he sent her.

"Is there any reason you're pondering this?" he asked further.

'I have a little wiggle room with time, but not too much...' he then thought, waiting for a response from Hollie.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in OVER at 30K! Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

@amber lynne: Yup.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in OVER at 30K! Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

@amber lynne:
Piffle and feh,
Though there IS that something about Kiwi's art, I admit.
Regardless, we'll talk details about the piece later.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in Light and Darkness [FIN] Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"She told me she's working on that." Ryker responded. "But she'll slip up from time to time, and you just need to remind her of it." he told him further.

"But at least she's working on it, yeah?" he reasoned.

"And you might only be 16, but damn if you haven't matured a lot over the time we've known each other." he then added with a small smile... letting it fade slowly.

"Yeah... yeah it IS crap." he agreed.

"Crap that none of us needs in our lives." he continued.

"Crap that we just need to flush once and for all."

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in OVER at 30K! Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

@amber lynne: My mother, of course.

Naw, but ever since I had to bow out in Kiwi's auction, I was considering jumping in on this one. Then I forgot until about 5 or 6 minutes ago, and decided to try and get a bid in before time ran out.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in OVER at 30K! Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

@amber lynne:

-saunters into auction-

-coughs-

30k.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in Visions of the Future Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"....eh?" Hal muttered.

"What's it like being a djinn?" he asked.

"That's... well... hm." he mumbled, thinking about it.

"That's a very good question." he admitted. "I'm not sure how to explain it." he went on.

"I have immense power, but it's often restricted to situational use." he continued.

"...that's a real whopper of an inquiry there, sweetie."

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in Visions of the Future Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal was stunned for a moment, before he suddenly roared with hearty laughter.

"Oh! Oh, all right, all right." he said.

"Firstly, yes, a not-so-nice genie." he told her. "We djinn tend to be more vindictive, malicious, and such, than a genie." he confirmed.

"But not ALL of us are like that." he assured her.

"Secondly, I'm a freed djinn." he told her. "I am no longer bound to a container, nor a master, but my power levels have decreased a bit since being freed." he went on.

"...." he was then silent for a moment, chuckling slightly.

"So no, I don't belong to your mother." he told her.

"...well... not like THAT, anyway..." he muttered with a wry smile.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?
Posted in Visions of the Future Posted 5 years ago
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal was certainly surprised by her question, but the more he thought about it, the more he realised that... he really shouldn't be. So he just sighed in response.

"...that... is a fair question." he said.

"And it's probably clear that I am at least not a human." he went on. "You're my daughter, after all. You'd notice various things and the like." he reasoned.

He was then silent, before inhaling quietly, and exhaling slowly.

"I am a djinn." he revealed.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?