And while you are sitting indoors
waiting for the storm to pass
I will be outside dancing in the rain
waiting for the storm to pass
I will be outside dancing in the rain
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It was a totally normal day in Oahu, the underwater city in which the Golden Phoenix guild resided. Mages of the guild went back and through the many portals scattered throughout the city in search of their newest missions. The aquatic life closed off from said city swam past the clear glass majestically, either in schools of the same breed or just by themselves. And one particular guild master... Was currently standing on top of her brother's shoulders trying to get into a upper floor window...
Well, it was at least normal for this guild...
Small hands reached upwards, trying to grab onto the window sill which stuck out from the wall just enough so she would be able to pull herself up onto it. That is, if she was taller. Even while standing on the tips of her toes Astrid could not seem to even scrape the bottom, being just a few inches too short, even with the combined height of her brother's gigantic size. "I'm... Almost there." Astrid whispered down to the dark haired mage through gritted teeth, trying to stretch both her body and arm with all of her might in hoping she would be able to make herself a few inches taller. Even so, it seemed to be doing no good. Seeing this, the silvernette relaxed herself, and placed her hands against the bricks to make sure she wouldn't wobble and fall off. It was no use, the further she tried to stretch herself, the more she was feeling as though she would slip off Lucius' shoulders, and she just wasn't tall enough to do it on her own. Curse her short body. Couldn't Erika have given her a bigger one? Well, the woman did say she would give her whatever kind of body she wanted... So why didn't she give herself a taller one instead of one that looked closest to her original body? Ugh, she was an idiot...
One might ask why Astrid was currently on the big brute's shoulders, trying so hard to sneak into Erika's house. Well it was simple. She wanted some of the cool fire from the last time they did a job together. The slayer had only been able to get a taste in before the thread mage decided to pack up her stuff and leave, leaving the guild master only with a hunger for more. It has been driving the elf girl crazy ever since. It was sweet, but also spicy at the same time. It was warm, and weirdly savory. Hard to describe in full, but addictive nonetheless. At least for her, a light slayer.
But she knew just going up to Erika and asking nicely wouldn't work. No, that's not how the woman worked at all. It wouldn't be that easy. So what she was planning to do might you ask? well obviously she wanted to sneak into her house and scare her. Yes, she wanted to scare the woman so much that she accidentally unleashed her flames. She did it all the time when she was afraid, and so did Sirius that one time she sneaked up and hugged him... Which then earned her a smack on the dead. It was a sudden dip in concentration, and that's usually when powers were let out by mistake as a mage of such a power level as them both usually had to try and hold them back. it was either going to be that, or Erika would start to fight her with fire. Either way, it would work. Because Astrid was as scary as a hedgehog covered in a fluffy blanket.
Silver eyebrows furrowed, stroking a finger curiously across her chin in thought, until suddenly it was as though she realized something. Bending down, she would then jump and reach out, using her magic to cover her nails with small light-made claws. With this boost she was able to dig her nails easily into the soft wood. By now she was dangling by one hand, as she was still too short to touch the sill from Lucius' shoulders. But at least she had managed to grip onto the ledge somehow. A grin covered her determined expression.
She was about to pull herself up the rest of the way, reaching out her other arm, but before she could do that a buzz came from her pocket, along with an ear-piercing alarm.
"WARNING. WARNING. EMERGENCY MAGIC COUNCIL REQUEST. RESPOND IMMEDIATELY."
The sound scared the slayer half to death, and she almost lost her grip, but managed to catch herself before she could. Even so, she could feel herself slowly slipping out of the weak wood now due to the fright.
The alarm continued, and if Lucius had his ILac it too would be ringing. But she couldn't exactly answer it now, not while she was hanging by a hand. "Chut! Stop! Silence!" she commanded the device pleadingly, not wanting the woman to find where she was right now.
She began to inch down the wood, leaving small markings where the wood was being damaged.
Astrid used her strength to insert her other fingers into the wood, now holding herself up by two hands with all her might.
Basically, she was stuck. She could either let go and risk falling, or continue to stay there and face Erika's warth.
Either way she in for a world of pain.
Well, it was at least normal for this guild...
Small hands reached upwards, trying to grab onto the window sill which stuck out from the wall just enough so she would be able to pull herself up onto it. That is, if she was taller. Even while standing on the tips of her toes Astrid could not seem to even scrape the bottom, being just a few inches too short, even with the combined height of her brother's gigantic size. "I'm... Almost there." Astrid whispered down to the dark haired mage through gritted teeth, trying to stretch both her body and arm with all of her might in hoping she would be able to make herself a few inches taller. Even so, it seemed to be doing no good. Seeing this, the silvernette relaxed herself, and placed her hands against the bricks to make sure she wouldn't wobble and fall off. It was no use, the further she tried to stretch herself, the more she was feeling as though she would slip off Lucius' shoulders, and she just wasn't tall enough to do it on her own. Curse her short body. Couldn't Erika have given her a bigger one? Well, the woman did say she would give her whatever kind of body she wanted... So why didn't she give herself a taller one instead of one that looked closest to her original body? Ugh, she was an idiot...
One might ask why Astrid was currently on the big brute's shoulders, trying so hard to sneak into Erika's house. Well it was simple. She wanted some of the cool fire from the last time they did a job together. The slayer had only been able to get a taste in before the thread mage decided to pack up her stuff and leave, leaving the guild master only with a hunger for more. It has been driving the elf girl crazy ever since. It was sweet, but also spicy at the same time. It was warm, and weirdly savory. Hard to describe in full, but addictive nonetheless. At least for her, a light slayer.
But she knew just going up to Erika and asking nicely wouldn't work. No, that's not how the woman worked at all. It wouldn't be that easy. So what she was planning to do might you ask? well obviously she wanted to sneak into her house and scare her. Yes, she wanted to scare the woman so much that she accidentally unleashed her flames. She did it all the time when she was afraid, and so did Sirius that one time she sneaked up and hugged him... Which then earned her a smack on the dead. It was a sudden dip in concentration, and that's usually when powers were let out by mistake as a mage of such a power level as them both usually had to try and hold them back. it was either going to be that, or Erika would start to fight her with fire. Either way, it would work. Because Astrid was as scary as a hedgehog covered in a fluffy blanket.
Silver eyebrows furrowed, stroking a finger curiously across her chin in thought, until suddenly it was as though she realized something. Bending down, she would then jump and reach out, using her magic to cover her nails with small light-made claws. With this boost she was able to dig her nails easily into the soft wood. By now she was dangling by one hand, as she was still too short to touch the sill from Lucius' shoulders. But at least she had managed to grip onto the ledge somehow. A grin covered her determined expression.
She was about to pull herself up the rest of the way, reaching out her other arm, but before she could do that a buzz came from her pocket, along with an ear-piercing alarm.
"WARNING. WARNING. EMERGENCY MAGIC COUNCIL REQUEST. RESPOND IMMEDIATELY."
The sound scared the slayer half to death, and she almost lost her grip, but managed to catch herself before she could. Even so, she could feel herself slowly slipping out of the weak wood now due to the fright.
The alarm continued, and if Lucius had his ILac it too would be ringing. But she couldn't exactly answer it now, not while she was hanging by a hand. "Chut! Stop! Silence!" she commanded the device pleadingly, not wanting the woman to find where she was right now.
She began to inch down the wood, leaving small markings where the wood was being damaged.
Astrid used her strength to insert her other fingers into the wood, now holding herself up by two hands with all her might.
Basically, she was stuck. She could either let go and risk falling, or continue to stay there and face Erika's warth.
Either way she in for a world of pain.
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