III [Accidental Video; Backdated a few days]

[wilder]

[The feed opens after this scene, as Zelos sets down his bag and accidentally causes the locket attached to open. They look to be in some area of the Station and Zelos is accompanied by what looks like grouchy black cat with a red scarf (who is no other than Mako who accidentally got turned into a cat by a feather). Also there's a baby dragon.]

Jeez- fine, Mako! I'll try! Stop giving me that look!

[Zelos sighs and tries to think how to do this. He's never actually tried to undo a curse or enchantment with magic before - he usually left that up to Raine. Just how was he supposed to do this? But he had to try something, so he makes a thinking noise for a moment before he snaps his fingers]

Okay, got an idea! Just hold still, okay? This takes concentration.

[He makes sure to be standing up so he can concentrate properly. Then, he starts channeling magic. Glowing light and glyphs appear around him. As he does so, water comes up from the ground, clean and sparkling with magic. The water starts to spin around the cat, until it forms a very large spinning bubble around him without getting him wet. Zelos meanwhile, looks like he's trying really hard to keep up concentration as he tries to recite the incantation he heard Raine say a lot]

Root of all creation...grant us the breath of- shit! Wait! That's the wrong one!

[And with that mess up, his concentration is broken. The glowing glyphs immediately dissipates and the sparkly water bubble? Well it immediately loses it's form and the water SPLASHES down on the cat. ]

MRRROOOOW!! [The cat freaks out, sneezing out a fireball in the process]

Whoa-! [Zelos jumps back away from the splashing water and FIRE, looking very startled]

...Oops?

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[sangilak]

[ SORRY THERE'S NO REAL REPLY FROM KORRA, JUST HER LAUGHING ]

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[wilder]

[WHAT A PAL KORRA]

[He glances around, hearing that laughter. Did Korra sneak up on them while this happened? What an embarrassment--] Huh?

[WAIT. WHERE IS SHE? WHERE IS THAT VOICE COMING FROM]

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[sangilak]

[ she'll save zelos the embarrassment of finding out that this was posted to the network by coming up behind the little group, hands grasping some clothes she picked up inside the station. ]

Nice waterbending, Zelos.

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[jaywalks]

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[wilder]

[Oh he hears her coming up from behind. That's weird, he thought her voice was- nevermind. He frowns, trying to ignore the deathglare from the cat]

Hey c'mooooon. I'd just never done that spell before!

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[scinlae]

Mako?

[ either someone has named their cat after the person she is thinking of or─ wait, did it just sneeze out a fireball?

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it starts small a giggle ( or something close to it ), then it grows into a laugh, a bright and clearly amused laugh ( sound that hardly leaves morgana pendragon these days ). it's an early samhain miracle!!! ]

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[wilder]

[Now that's a woman's voice he never heard before! Normally he'd love to chat and enjoy such a lovely laugh, but right now he's more concerned with the fact of WHY he can hear voices when it's just him and Mako around.]

Where's that coming fr-

[And he finally has the wisdom to glance down at his bag, where his locket sits- open and filming]

...Oh! Great.

[Mako really is going to set him on fire.]

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[jaywalks]

[ mako sits on the ground, dripping, fuming, and leaking smoke from his mouth as the little dragon in question peeps at him worriedly, trying to lick the water out of his face... but doing it in the wrong direction so his fur poofs up all uncomfortably. ]

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[scinlae]

[ give her a second, she hasn't laughed like this for years okay it is a little hard to recompose herself. mako you are the cutest little kitten ever hahahaha. ]

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[gordianknots]

[That was funny and a little ridiculous to watch. But Waver does like to make himself useful in these types of situations.]

Was your friend there in contact with any feathers recently?

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[wilder]

[His response is delayed until after he figures out that the amulet is on. But eventually-!]

Feathers?

[gordianknots]

There's been a bunch of them around lately, and they've been having various effects on people - mostly turning into other things.

[wilder]

Oh-

[an awkward pause]

I dunno. I didn't see any. And...right now I'm pretty sure if I step near him, he'll claw the hell out of me. Ha...

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[rues]

[ okay, clarisse knows that stupid scarf anywhere, which can only mean... well, it means a lot of snorting is coming from her. ]

Lookin' good Mako! [ which is really the only thing she manages to say before she bursts into laughter. fuck, this is hilarious. sorry, zelos, she doesn't seem to care about you at all. ]

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[sangilak]

[ she laughs to match clarisse, crossing her arms and seemingly forgetting about their little argument from forever ago. ]

That's what I told him!

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[rues]

[ clarisse is mostly over it, anyway, especially considering it was something she just needed to get out of her system and korra just happened to be there to take it out on. but they're cool now, right?

korra will also notice clarisse is sporting a brand new mohawk. because, yeah, she's cool like that. ]

Who the hell did he piss off that turned him into a cat?

[ she clearly hasn't been paying attention to this feather business, despite the fact that elincia got herself turned into a swan. she just figured that was a thing... she could already do. ]

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[sangilak]

[ they're totally cool, brosis! korra's not holding any grudges and it doesn't look like clarisse is either so, onward!

but no she really digs your mohawk gurl, it looks good on you. ]

No idea! But stuff like this has been happening a lot recently, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was just his luck.

[ he has a feather stuck in his scarf and guess who's not helping mako get it out. this chick. ]

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[bolincredible]

[ zELOS NO ]

Uhhhh, Mako? Paws up if you didn't drown to death, okay, bro?

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[wilder]

He's fine, just a little...drenched!

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[jaywalks]

[ LOUD AGGRIVATED MEOW ]

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[bolincredible]

Phew. Good. Okay. Just wanted to check! Because, you know, it would kind of be the worst thing ever if someone accidentally drowned my brother who happens to also. Be a cat. At the moment. Did not take you for a water guy, though, Zelos.

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[showmeyourwreath]

Oh no, that poor cat!

[That apparently fire-breathing cat? It couldn't be, could it...?

At any rate, that little shower can't have been fun, but what was it for is the important question.]

What were you trying to do? It looked difficult.

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[wilder]

[He rubs his head, semi-embarrassed. Of course the locket caught his fail]

I was trying to turn him back to human.

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[showmeyourwreath]

[Points for trying, Zelos!!]

How did he get changed into a cat in the first place? He's not a wizard, is he?

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[wilder]

No, he's a firebender. Which he insists isn't magic.

[Tho it looks like magic to him]

And he doesn't seem to know how. At least, I think that's what he meant. I don't speak cat, you know?