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witchofthechalk) wrote2011-07-24 12:19 am
witchofthechalk) wrote2011-07-24 12:19 am
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Post Thirty Three: Sorting Things Out
[Tiffany is tired. No, worse. She's not tired, at least not properly tired. Properly tired was spending two days on your feet without sleep. It was helping a new mother give birth to twins. It was when you spent your time on something that made the sheer exhaustion feel like an accomplishment rather then a weakness. No she wasn't tired. Not really.
But she was worried. And she dreams of eyeless things, angry music and gingerbread houses in the woods. And she decides since she's a witch she's going to have to do something about all this. Or a few things.
A. Housemates: Tiffany is sitting on the living room floor while she goes through the small wooden box of her small things from home.
B. Tiffany is walking down the street with a broomstick floating in the air behind her. She's holding onto it by a string as she walks along.
C. Susan, people at Susan's house. There is a witch knocking on the door.
But she was worried. And she dreams of eyeless things, angry music and gingerbread houses in the woods. And she decides since she's a witch she's going to have to do something about all this. Or a few things.
A. Housemates: Tiffany is sitting on the living room floor while she goes through the small wooden box of her small things from home.
B. Tiffany is walking down the street with a broomstick floating in the air behind her. She's holding onto it by a string as she walks along.
C. Susan, people at Susan's house. There is a witch knocking on the door.
D. There is a girl and a broom on a hill. While that might be a little odd, the strange thing is that she's flying. Rather low to the ground but still flying. It helps her think.
ooc: Tiffany is now able to hear spill words.]
ooc: Tiffany is now able to hear spill words.]
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Oh, Tiffany. There you are.
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Hello England.
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What are all those? [kneeling beside her]
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[She picks up a piece of chalk with a fossil in it.]
...I shouldn't be away from my land for this long.
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What suddenly brought this on?
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[Not a witch. They weren't "real" witches. With their "magic wands" and turning people into animals.../her thoughts point out this is just what they were saying about. Be careful. You're on a fine edge.]
And it got me thinking about the witches on the Disc.
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[There's a bit of a pause as she tries to think of how to explain it.]
...You see. On the Disc....there's a proper "way" to do things. How to be a witch. We learn really early on that all that 'turning people into frogs' and stories about witches and magic are just stories. And that only wizards use showy magic.
Being a witch is hard work, common sense, and solving the problems that no one wants too. All that other stuff is for silly little girls who think if they wave a stick in the air, they can avoid doing their chores or make someone fall in love with them. Or some other stupid thing.
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But you sound like a very sensible witch. Frustrated with all the other magic-users hanging around?
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Yes. Somewhat. I'm trying not to be. I just think they're making all witches look bad by running around waving wands in the air.
Which isn't really true because they're not witches from the Discworld so that shouldn't affect me.