accidental video: (morning: day 69)

[charring]

[It's obvious this is accidental video. The angle is sideways and shaky and the owner of said device isn't in view. Whoever it is, they're at the park and they're setting something up on a picnic table, one that's slightly a ways off from the others.

There's a brief view of Charlie, the girl clearly oblivious to the fact that it's recording, and then there is a view of a row of cans set up in a line. Some of them are dented, some look like they've been burned in spots.

Charlie moves away from the table, standing a couple yards away from the table. Her device shows part of the table, again at that awkward angle from before.

Nothing happens at first but then, there's a hissing sound and a bright flash of orange-yellow light. A small ball of fire (yes, fire) flies at the first can in a row, knocking it off the table. This happens over and over until all of the cans have been knocked away and then Charlie moves to set them up again.

It's when she bends to pick up the first can that Charlie notices the device is on. She sighs, rolling her eyes and her shoulders slump in mild defeat. She offers a half-smile, one that doesn't have a lick of amusement in it, before she turns the device off without saying a single word.]

[ooc: open to action, too! because charlie needs the stress in her life.]

Comments

Action

[recognize_an_opportunity]

[He's learned that you can see a lot of interesting things if you just wander around the town for awhile -- interesting like what he's just seen this girl do, although he can't quite tell how she did it. As he gets closer, he realizes that she's the girl who'd also been stuck as a vampire during that unfortunate week. Might as well greet her, now that they're back to normal...]

Impressive.

Action

[charring]

[Even if Charlie was expecting to be seen out in the open eventually and even after the device turned on her (traitorous piece of shit), she still jumps when Meyer speaks. The ball of fire she'd been controlling simply vanishes when she pulls her focus away to look at the man, recognizing him instantly.]

Hey, it's the rice guy. Glad to see you're you again.

[She'll just be ignoring the current situation for a moment.]

Re: Action

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Hey, it's the vampire girl. Glad to see you're not stealing my rice again.

[That had been a strange week -- he's glad it's over. Still, he's fascinated by what she was doing, and can't help stepping a little closer, intrigued.]

So. You like lighting things on fire.

Action

[charring]

Charlie. But, yes. That was me. Sorry about that. I don't usually steal stuff.

[...that she doesn't actually need. At his next question, her nose wrinkles and she shakes her head.]

Not at all. It's just target practice. Out of sheer boredom.

[hung_garian]

That must come in handy. Do you rent out your powers for barbecues?

[charring]

It has it's uses. Haven't considered renting it out, though. I have used it to cook a few times.


[And she's smiling a little bit. His comment had been somewhat amusing.]

[hung_garian]

Well, so long as you remember to use it for marshmallows every now and then. Otherwise you'd just be wasting your talents.

[charring]

What? Marshmallows? That's not even challenging. Fun, but not a challenge.

private video

[nedofpies]

(OOC: DUE WARNING I WILL BE SLOW AS HELL TAGGING THIS UNTIL SATURDAY BECAUSE I AM IN FINALS HELL. Also what day is this set on?)

Charlie?

[ There's a note of fear in his voice that has nothing to do with the display of pyrotechnics well okay maybe a little bit. It's possible that she meant to just do a demonstration for everyone, following in Charles' footsteps, but it really looks like it was an accident. He remembers how she'd been pretty clear about not wanting anyone to know, before. ]

You, um. You know that just broadcast out to everybody, right? [ He seems agitated and nervous, on her behalf ]

Re: private video

[charring]

[Yeah. Charlie knows. There's another mildly defeated sigh from her and a pause of about fifteen seconds before she turns the device towards herself. There's no smile on her face. Just an attempt at a blank look when, honestly? She's kind of annoyed.]

Hi, Ned. Yeah. I know. I saw it and was hoping no one caught anything. Apparently not.

[Another pause and, with a touch of anger in her voice;] These stupid...devices or whatever are worthless pieces of shit.


[ooc: good luck with finals! also, appropriate day edited into the post's title. thank you for reminding me.]

[nedofpies]

[ He can't blame her for blaming the communicator, but he is still quite concerned ] Are people giving you any grief about it?

[ He'd been surprised by the level of acceptance that he'd received when his own secret power had been revealed against his will, but that was a bit different. Ned realizes that, on the whole, Charlie's power seems dangerous, whereas his doesn't, necessarily ]

[charring]

There's one guy showing way too much excitement. That counts.

[Because of reasons she will one day tell Ned. She's clearly uncomfortable with that right now. Her nose has wrinkled and there's a definite amount of stress in her posture.]

[burnburnburn]

How did you do that?!

[His eyes are shining with wonder and his expression is disturbingly eager]

[charring]

[Hence her mildly sarcastic response. You, sir, are as eager as the Shop was to learn about her ability and this is doing you no favors.]

I keep a flame-thrower in my sleeve.

[burnburnburn]

[Normally he'd snap at someone when he heard the sarcasm, but the circumstances have won him over]

None of the flamethrowers I've used ever made a fire like that. You can show me how you did that in person.

[Even with the circumstances he's not of a mind to ask actual permission. He's moving already, heading off to find where she might be.]

[charring]

What if I don't want to?


[She doesn't perform on command, not in situations like this. And she's trying to leave the park now but in all likelihood, they'll run into eachother anyway.]

action

[servingmichael]

[ He slides though space time, stopping near Charlie's park bench. He's still invisible, just watching for several minutes. Then he stretches his wings, beating them softly as he steps into view. ]

Impressive.

Re: action

[charring]

[She pauses at the faint sound of flapping, a ball of fire still in her hands. It's extinguished just before Raphael speaks. She glances at him for a moment, shrugging slightly.]

Thanks.

action

[servingmichael]

My brothers and I are the only ones who make that sound.

[ So when she hears it...it's one of them. Even if Anna is a sister. ]

You're welcome. Are you practicing or trying something new?

[plaidsamurai]

Didn't know you had powers, kid. I mean, I ain't exactly surprised, what with everyone else around here... you ever needa talk, you know where to find me. [He gives her a wink through his own device.]

[charring]

[He gets a grin. A shy, slightly sheepish one.] It's not something I advertise.

[She switches to PRIVATE.]

The downside is, the wrong people back home know about it. Hence the nightmares from a while back.

[plaidsamurai]

[He smiles softly, knowingly.]

Yea, I know how that can be.

I guess that might be the one upside to being here? A bit of a break from all that, not to mention you're kinda surrounded by other freaks of nature. [Wink.]

So you can light shit on fire basically?

voice;

[hexappeal]

My, my, my. [Amused and thankfully not at all confrontational (or is it!).]

Re: voice;

[charring]

Your, your, your what?

[She can be not confrontational, too! She can also misinterpret shit, so...have fun.]

[hexappeal]

Curiouser and curiouser, that's all.