The Witches' Road: Clea and Topaz
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xp_logsClea and Topaz are working at the X-Force office when they realize someone is watching them from the street.
Clea was helping Topaz categorize some magical inventory and was thumbing through one of the spellbooks. She was about to ask Topaz if she could check the book out when she heard Cata hiss and then jump away from the window where she was lounging in the sun. Closing the book and walked over to see a female, dressed in all black, looking in their direction. Clea closed the window blinds that looked out to the street below. "I bloody swear I am going crazy about all these animals just randomly showing up. And now there I am starting to see a human dressed in black just standing and watching. It's an omen, it has to be." Turning her head over to Topaz.
Topaz peeked out as well, raising an eyebrow. "No, I think it's just a person." She couldn't discern much from her - whoever it was, she were very calm. Eerily so. It was definitely a bit disconcerting.
"Are you sure?" Taking a pick between the blinds. "I'm down for goths on the rise, but this is borderline creepy." She took a step back from the window. "And for those animals just showing up. I just feel like something is up." It was a feeling that Clea couldn't shake and it made her feel uncomfortable.
"Oh I'm sure there's something going on," Topaz said, probing her mind a bit further. There was a faint curiosity, along with... amusement? "But they're definitely a real person spying on us, not just an omen."
She sounded amazingly calm about it, all things considered. Between this, the animals, the invitations from the Winding Way... yes, something was absolutely going on. There was no doubt about that.
"The question is... what does she want?"
"A person can be an omen." Clea walked away from the window, chills went down her spine. "Do we owe anyone money? Should we check in with our magical connections?" She put a finger to her lips. "I didn't miss a Sabbath did I?"
Topaz looked out the window again, frowning. "First we let the team know someone is watching the building. This might not be about us specifically." It probably was, but plenty of people in the building had enemies that would eerily stalk them. The magic users weren't special in that regard. "Maybe Doug can pull security footage. Then we let the rest of the mansion magic users know there might be a person following us around now as well. Then yes, we reach out to our networks and see if anyone else is having this problem or if it's just us. If this is something to do with the Winding Way - and it probably is - then we can't be the only ones refusing to pick a side."
"You are always so cool and calm." Clea picked up a folder from the stack on the desk to file away, "Can you teach me your ways? Because seriously I am low-key freaking out right now." This wasn't like a mission, this felt more personal. "If it is part of the Winding Way, I'll have a talk with the Ancient One and see what is going on."
"Always remember you have people to rely on. Makes it easier not to freak out over every single thing."
Clea was helping Topaz categorize some magical inventory and was thumbing through one of the spellbooks. She was about to ask Topaz if she could check the book out when she heard Cata hiss and then jump away from the window where she was lounging in the sun. Closing the book and walked over to see a female, dressed in all black, looking in their direction. Clea closed the window blinds that looked out to the street below. "I bloody swear I am going crazy about all these animals just randomly showing up. And now there I am starting to see a human dressed in black just standing and watching. It's an omen, it has to be." Turning her head over to Topaz.
Topaz peeked out as well, raising an eyebrow. "No, I think it's just a person." She couldn't discern much from her - whoever it was, she were very calm. Eerily so. It was definitely a bit disconcerting.
"Are you sure?" Taking a pick between the blinds. "I'm down for goths on the rise, but this is borderline creepy." She took a step back from the window. "And for those animals just showing up. I just feel like something is up." It was a feeling that Clea couldn't shake and it made her feel uncomfortable.
"Oh I'm sure there's something going on," Topaz said, probing her mind a bit further. There was a faint curiosity, along with... amusement? "But they're definitely a real person spying on us, not just an omen."
She sounded amazingly calm about it, all things considered. Between this, the animals, the invitations from the Winding Way... yes, something was absolutely going on. There was no doubt about that.
"The question is... what does she want?"
"A person can be an omen." Clea walked away from the window, chills went down her spine. "Do we owe anyone money? Should we check in with our magical connections?" She put a finger to her lips. "I didn't miss a Sabbath did I?"
Topaz looked out the window again, frowning. "First we let the team know someone is watching the building. This might not be about us specifically." It probably was, but plenty of people in the building had enemies that would eerily stalk them. The magic users weren't special in that regard. "Maybe Doug can pull security footage. Then we let the rest of the mansion magic users know there might be a person following us around now as well. Then yes, we reach out to our networks and see if anyone else is having this problem or if it's just us. If this is something to do with the Winding Way - and it probably is - then we can't be the only ones refusing to pick a side."
"You are always so cool and calm." Clea picked up a folder from the stack on the desk to file away, "Can you teach me your ways? Because seriously I am low-key freaking out right now." This wasn't like a mission, this felt more personal. "If it is part of the Winding Way, I'll have a talk with the Ancient One and see what is going on."
"Always remember you have people to rely on. Makes it easier not to freak out over every single thing."
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Date: 2025-10-21 07:55 pm (UTC)I mean the 90's are back :)
Seriously this was lovely and I like Clea looking at Topaz as a mentor for a minute there. Give Topaz a little "oh right, I am actually very good at my job"