Video - Seelie/Unseelie (Post dated to after the feast)

[curser]

[Have a curiously peering fairy, Drabwurld. It's a close up of one oddly colored green eye before it's drawn away and the rest of the face comes into focus, along with the horns and large wings as a backdrop.]

Is this some form of scrying stone? How curious. And I'm to talk into this?

[She turns to look at a pixie, one who's hovering near her head and giving her directions on how to use the locket.]

And one can address everyone this way? Marvelous.

[The pixie tells her that it's on and that currently everyone can see her and she eyes the locket again, wondering at how this particular bit of magic works.]

Greetings. To those that do not know me, my name is Maleficent. I'm curious to see if a girl has wound up here as well. Golden hair, blue eyes, and quite likely charming those around her. Her name is Aurora and if anyone has seen her, I'd very much appreciate being informed of this.

[She looks to be about to turn the locket off, but there's a small twitch of her lips as she begins talking again.]

I suppose I'd also like to be informed if anyone finds a raven who is not a raven. He's incredibly cheeky, but he's also mine.

[And that would be the end of her speech. No need for pleases and thank yous. Someone's clearly used to being obeyed.]

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[baseborne]

[This seems like a riddle. Jon never was much good at riddles.]

What's a raven like, if it's not a raven?

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[curser]

[That question has quite a lot of possible answers depending on Maleficent's mood, dear boy. Fortunately for all parties involved, she's in a good one.]

Well, I suppose he could be a man. Though, I'd be quite amused to see him as a wolf again, even though he despises it.

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[notyetlegend]

[Oh! Those are beautiful wings. Merida seems a bit hypnotized by them for a minute or so before she shakes herself out of it. Is this a faerie? It certainly seems like it, but she saves those questions for later. The riddle has her curious, and it shows in her Scottish brogue.]

A raven not a raven? What does that mean? [Was the raven like her mother? A man transformed into a corvid? Then again, this was the girl who had yet to solve the riddle the witch had given her with the two sunrises deadline.] I can't say I've heard of an Aurora, but I'll keep a look out.

[curser]

[Ah, another human, though she was just as surprised by the riot of red curls as the girl seemed to be with her wings. She hadn't ever seen anything quite so... voluminous. It was fascinating. The brogue, however, is closely familiar to the speech of Stefan and those of the kingdom filled with humans. This is something she is not surprised by.]

Well, I suppose it means he could be in the form of a man arriving here, though I can't be sure.

[The offer to keep an eye out for Aurora is met with a smile and a nod.]

That would be helpful. I believe she's around your age.

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[vrykolakas]

[The Brucolac responds after dusk, his voice dry and scratchy.] Try asking the birds. They've been garrulous lately. Might want something in return, though.

(Maintaining video because the pixie hasn't told her how to switch it)

[curser]

Have they? Well, I'll certainly put the inquiry to them if they're deigning to be helpful in some way or another.

[Birds were always very chatty creatures, she'd found, though the idea of humans chatting to them made her wonder if they were at all like the birds she was familiar with back home. Ah, if Diaval could talk with a beak, she'd never get any rest.]

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[bird_brain]

[It might not be immediately clear that Aubri is a gryphon -- the locket's "camera," as it were, is a bit close-in.]

I do not know anyone called Aurora, though I will keep my eyes open -- nor have I seen a raven, but I have seen plenty of not-ravens.

[Aubri's a little cheeky himself. Maybe it's a bird thing?]

[curser]

[She does not know a gryphon to gauge him by, the creatures not existing where she comes from, but she does see a familiarity in feathers and beak and the pinwheel eyes.

The cheek, however, is entirely avian and very familiar. She gives him a sly smile and nods.]

It would be most helpful. Now, what sort of not-ravens have you seen? I expect quite a few, but I'm more searching for a bird who might be a man at the moment, if you desire a bit of clarity.

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[caditquaestio]

You've tried calling him with treat of boiled egg and cheese? Your bird.

[curser]

No. Why in all the worlds would I do that?

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[mildly]

Are you expecting a message? The lockets can serve the same purposes as a raven here.

[curser]

Not unless someone has seen either of the persons I've mentioned.

[Because Diaval had indeed become a person over almost twenty years of being with her.]

What would that have to do with looking for a raven?

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[chromosomes]

Haven't seen either, but I'll keep my eyes open.

[ He's got very good eyesight. ]

Ravens all look mostly alike -- is there a way to tell yours apart?

[curser]

Well, I suppose he wouldn't be as flighty around humans as your average raven. And he might be particularly nosy. It's a specialty of his. If he's not a raven, I'm sure he'll make his complaints well known.

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[eagerforlife]

[ Before she speaks, Vanille regards the horns and the wings with curiosity. She's never seen people with them before, so she has to wonder how Maleficent came about them. Must be a different world thing? ]

A raven that's not a raven? Sounds more like a puzzle than anything else.

[curser]

He can be. He can also be many other things.

[Like a pain in her rear. Or a dragon.]

He'd likely be either a raven or a man. I'm not certain how the magic of this place would affect him on its own.

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[enjoymyatelier]

[Well, this is new.

Not that he hasn't seen plenty of strange things in his time, but horns and wings are... unexpected. Then again, this is all a bit unexpected to begin with, but...]

Well, I can't say I've encountered this girl of yours, but the raven... would he be a familiar of some sort? Not that I've encountered one yet, mind. Simply that it would give me a sense of what to keep an eye out for.

[curser]

He is familiar to me, yes.

[She misunderstood what he was meaning. There were no witches within her kingdom or the next, so familiars weren't something she was familiar (hah) with.]

If he's here, he'd either be as a raven looking for me or as a man. I'm not certain how he'd arrive here.

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[showmeyourwreath]

Your wings are very beautiful.

[Focusing on the important things, here.

So is the rest of her, honestly.]

But I hope you find your friend. Is he a familiar of sorts? Perhaps he'll find his way to you somehow, if he's here.

[curser]

Yes, they are.

[What is modesty?]

Yes, he's familiar. I've known him for all of two decades.

[Sorry, Flora, but there were no witches in Maleficent's land and she had no notion of what a familiar was.]

I'm sure he'll make himself known soon enough if he is here.

[Staying quiet was not Diaval's forte.]

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[disfavored]

Unfortunately, the people you're hoping to see most aren't usually the ones who end up here.

[curser]

Oh? And who would end up here for me to meet?

[Hopefully not that trio of pixie twits. Save her from that.]

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[gwynbleidd]

[How many more yellow-haired girls whose names begin with A is he going to have to look out for? He's starting to suspect that those kinds of ladies aren't worth spiriting away.]

If the raven is a familiar and he is here, you may be able to summon him.

[curser]

[She'd been told what a familiar was, so the word didn't confuse her as much this time.]

He is and he is not. Not the same way as I've been told one thinks of a familiar, for I am not a witch and he is not magical.

[She had sent out a call via the trees to whisper through the leaves. If Diaval was here, he'd hear from them as well. Aurora's message was through the flowers, since Maleficent knew she'd pay more mind to them than to leaves.]

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[gandere]

[ Of course everyone can be addressed through this, but shouldn't it be reserved for things that are important? Talk of missing people and questionable birds should be kept to those who are willing to work with her, not complete strangers. Then again, there's nothing quite like the pity from those willing to help. ]

Maleficent? [ What does that name even mean? Rin's at a loss of words to say, so when she forces herself to speak again, it doesn't come out as polite as the look on her face. ]

What are you?

[curser]

[The girl looked to be young, which would be the only reason Maleficent kept her tongue from speaking the irritation she felt at the implication to not only her name, but her form.]

I am a fairy. What are you?

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[winterwork]

Those are some wings you've got there. [And those horns. Somehow they look like they might hurt.]

You some sort of spirit?

[curser]

They are.

[They were some and they were magnificent. And she was happy to have them again.

His question had her giving him and odd look.]

Do I look deceased to you?

[digophelia]

[ hello, you're very pretty and your wings are also pretty. Alice is done awing at her when she speaks. Polite, but only because she's curious.

Some things never change. ]

Hello, Miss Maleficent! I am not sure about your raven simply because the birds are truly not behaving like, well. Birds. I apologize. But this girl you speak of -- am I free to assume she's young?

[curser]

She's recently turned sixteen, yes.

[Though that was hardly the age of a child where Maleficent came from. She'd already received two kisses and had her eye on a prince for her own. Ah, how quickly children grew.]

The birds are upset about the loss of their king, yes?

[She'd heard from another about that and found it quite odd that birds had monarchs in the first place.]