anita_hero | Second Spell // Written

[Anita debates what form her post should take for a long moment, but in the end, the answer is obvious: she's a little nervous at the prospect of hosting her first St. John's Eve party, something that constitutes a big responsibility in her world, so a written post will seem most confident and allow her to edit as she goes.

With that in mind, she opens her journal to a fresh page and picks up a pen:]

Hey, everyone. As some of you may know, St. John's Eve is coming up on the 23rd of this month. What you may not know is that where I grew up in the Louisiana bayou, we liked to celebrate with a big bonfire, lots of food, and all our friends and family.

Of course, I won't be able to make it back to the bayou this year, so in the interest of sharing culture and having a good time, I thought I'd host my own celebration here in Luceti. There'll be a bonfire, I'll set up some music - if anyone's interested in providing live music for fun or for compensation, please let me know ASAP so we can work something out - and we'll have a whole lot of traditional Creole food, which, if you haven't tried it, allow me to assure you is delicious.

Most St. John's Eve celebrations in the Vodoun style involve religious ceremonies, the cleansing of bad spirits and sacrificial chickens and stuff, but because I doubt there are many other vodouists in the community (and due to a similar lack of live chickens), we'll probably skip most of that. I think the gods will forgive me on the grounds that I'm currently not on the right planet. However, if anyone's interested in what goes on at a traditional celebration, drop me a line! I'm happy to answer any and all questions.

So, this party will take place outdoors near Community Housing Building 4 (you'll be able to see it by the fire) on the evening of June 23rd, say, starting around 6pm. Dress code is casual, food will be provided, and it's BYOB, although alcoholic and non-alcoholic punch will be provided. If anyone's interested in something like this, let me know here or just stop by on the night of the party. All I ask is that if you do plan to show up, please let me know about any dietary restrictions or food allergies, because I'll be doing most of the cooking.

Bònn jounen, everyone!

[Satisfied, she closes the journal and heads out to the Battle Dome to practice some moves.]

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[ Helios chuckles a little on his end at the endearing response. It must be quite exciting for her to talk about her people. Helios isn't a Voudoun himself, no, but he has tried his hand at it before. He might know a person or two who knows how to do it as well. It's amazing what kinds of people you meet here, really. ] I've tried my hand at it before. I, frankly, wasn't very good at it. I believe it requires a very strict study at least. But I have known a good few people who practiced it in my own world. It's a fascinating culture actually. I was sad to have to cut my stay short when I went to Louisiana on business.

It does require a lot of concentration; I imagine it helps to have grown up with it.

What kind of business do you do?

A very steady hand and a good knowledge of the exact procedure to take too. That sort of magic always has a set pattern, really, or at least the spells and type I was shown. I think I have some spells written in my compendium actually. [ He'll have to double check but he has all sorts of spells and oddities written down in that book of his. ]

I'm a headmaster of a school in Romania.

Yeah, you really can't slack off or substitute. Trust me; I tried, once, and it didn't end well. Hey, if you keep spells written down - if you don't mind, that is - I'd be interested in seeing them sometime.

Really? Wow, that sounds pretty prestigious.

Oh no certainly not. Substituting things for rituals like the ones done for voodoo is a very risky business. I just hope you weren't hurt doing so. [ Given what you mentioned and having previous experiences with it. But Helios knows what happens when a ritual or spell goes wrong and sometimes...people where so lucky. ]

I wouldn't mind showing you at all! Perhaps you could even give me some tips and pointers. [ A laugh on his end. ] But I'd like that.

Well, there was...sort of a fire. Luckily, I'm immune, but I did lose one of my favorite tops. [She laughs briefly.]

Sounds fun! I'd be glad to help with anything you want to know.

You're immune to fire. [ Helios' writing stops for a moment and on his end he looks amused though at first worried. ] Well it's a very good thing you weren't hurt then. And I'd be more than grateful for that. I admittedly have only cursory knowledge on the subject. So whatever else you would want to discuss I'd love to talk about it in more detail.

Okay; sounds good. And yeah, immunity to fire is one of my superpowers.

Super powers...that's rather fascinating. [ oh wait. He's heard of this before. His students talked about superheros before. ]

Does everyone in your world have them then, or is it something only certain people have?

Only certain people. Some people are born metahumans, having naturally occurring superpowers, and some people get their powers through other means. I'm the latter.

Through other means? Such as...magic, and perhaps artifacts, things like that you mean?

Yeah, exactly. When I was in the womb, my grandmère performed a ritual to make the goddess Oya my gros bon ange, or "big guardian angel", so I have certain powers associated with that. I also have a piece of something called the Anti-Life Equation in my head, which grants me the ability to perform limited mind control.

That's...that's fascinating Anita. I've heard similar stories occurring in my own world. Do you notice anything different when you use your powers or when your guardian angel intervenes?

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