𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕸𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖈 𝕮𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖗

Xio Arcana wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:15

Aster Gillespie wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:14

Xio Arcana wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:11

Ohohohoho!!

*she looked immensely pleased*

No payment necessary, the reaction is payment enough!

*she leaned her elbows onto the bar and rested her face on her hands as she watched Aster*

I wonder what wi--

*Aster's head, or more like her hair itself, shimmers into starlight*

OOOOOooooo preeettyyyyy!!

“THAT’S AWESOME!!!” Aster runs her hands through her glowing hair. “I need, like, 100 of these! I demand to know your supplier.”

*literally makes the potions herself and doesn't measure or notate anything, she just knows they aren't poison*

uh....about that....would you instead like A MAGIC TRICK???

*she digs in the bar drawer and pulls out an actual pack of playing cards, not snap-cards, just plain playing cards*

Aster's eyes widen.

"I haven't seen one of those in ages! I'll trade you..."

She rummages in her bag, then triumphantly pulls out a slightly battered quill.

"My luckiest quill for your magic trick!"

Aster Gillespie wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:21

Xio Arcana wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:15

Aster Gillespie wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:14

“THAT’S AWESOME!!!” Aster runs her hands through her glowing hair. “I need, like, 100 of these! I demand to know your supplier.”

*literally makes the potions herself and doesn't measure or notate anything, she just knows they aren't poison*

uh....about that....would you instead like A MAGIC TRICK???

*she digs in the bar drawer and pulls out an actual pack of playing cards, not snap-cards, just plain playing cards*

Aster's eyes widen.

"I haven't seen one of those in ages! I'll trade you..."

She rummages in her bag, then triumphantly pulls out a slightly battered quill.

"My luckiest quill for your magic trick!"

Ooohh tempting offer! BUT! Luckily for you, first trick is on the house!

Here! Here! Pick a card, any card!

*spreads the cards out onto the bar after shuffling them, all of them are faced down*

*Aster actually tell me what card you picked*

Xio Arcana wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:25

Aster Gillespie wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:21

Xio Arcana wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:15

*literally makes the potions herself and doesn't measure or notate anything, she just knows they aren't poison*

uh....about that....would you instead like A MAGIC TRICK???

*she digs in the bar drawer and pulls out an actual pack of playing cards, not snap-cards, just plain playing cards*

Aster's eyes widen.

"I haven't seen one of those in ages! I'll trade you..."

She rummages in her bag, then triumphantly pulls out a slightly battered quill.

"My luckiest quill for your magic trick!"

Ooohh tempting offer! BUT! Luckily for you, first trick is on the house!

Here! Here! Pick a card, any card!

*spreads the cards out onto the bar after shuffling them, all of them are faced down*

*Aster actually tell me what card you picked*

I close my eyes (unnecessary, but Aster hasn’t seen a Muggle magic trick in a loooooong time and doesn’t really remember what to do) and pull out… the 8 of spades.

Aster Gillespie wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:28

Xio Arcana wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:25

Aster Gillespie wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:21

Aster's eyes widen.

"I haven't seen one of those in ages! I'll trade you..."

She rummages in her bag, then triumphantly pulls out a slightly battered quill.

"My luckiest quill for your magic trick!"

Ooohh tempting offer! BUT! Luckily for you, first trick is on the house!

Here! Here! Pick a card, any card!

*spreads the cards out onto the bar after shuffling them, all of them are faced down*

*Aster actually tell me what card you picked*

I close my eyes (unnecessary, but Aster hasn’t seen a Muggle magic trick in a loooooong time and doesn’t really remember what to do) and pull out… the 8 of spades.

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕸𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖈 𝕮𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖗 REACTS to the 8 օʄ ֆքǟɖɛֆ

*A gush of wind sweeps through the space while ghostly wails fill the room, the candles flicker and even some blow out*

NOT THE GHOSTSSS AAHHH!!!

*what felt like forever, the wind and ghostly wails stopped, the candles lit back up and the room seemed to return to normal, except on the painting that hanged behind the bar wrote*

Ạ̶̾͌͊̿͆S̵̼̪̪̠̲͚̋̚͜͠͝T̵̢̰̼̯͈̫̬̀͊̈́̈́̀Ë̸̫̪͙̓͋̐Ṙ̵̛̤̳̻͍̞̬͍̦̙͑͑͊͐̀͜ ̷̢̧̢̡̢͖̤͖̟̽͊͐̓̇͗͗͐͐W̶̡̡͓͉̹͎̤̰̹̖͐͂͗̎̽A̷̢̘̩͇̫͚̻͇̳̎̍̓̂̈́͐̚S̶̫̺̮̜̬͐̂ ̶̝̏̉̂̔̏͑͜͝H̷̨̛̬͇͍̙̳̞̏̉͐́͑̚͘ͅͅͅẼ̵̠̼̼͍̣̦͕̙̻̏̋̕͜R̴̨͎̥͖̔͒̚̕͝E̷̡̙̺̱̹̙̤͈̘̭̍͆̑͆́́̎

*Xio tried to wipe it with her robe sleeve and it firmly stuck to the painting*

Well...we can just call it an improvement!

Xio Arcana wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:39

Aster Gillespie wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:28

Xio Arcana wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:25

Ooohh tempting offer! BUT! Luckily for you, first trick is on the house!

Here! Here! Pick a card, any card!

*spreads the cards out onto the bar after shuffling them, all of them are faced down*

*Aster actually tell me what card you picked*

I close my eyes (unnecessary, but Aster hasn’t seen a Muggle magic trick in a loooooong time and doesn’t really remember what to do) and pull out… the 8 of spades.

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕸𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖈 𝕮𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖗 REACTS to the 8 օʄ ֆքǟɖɛֆ

*A gush of wind sweeps through the space while ghostly wails fill the room, the candles flicker and even some blow out*

NOT THE GHOSTSSS AAHHH!!!

*what felt like forever, the wind and ghostly wails stopped, the candles lit back up and the room seemed to return to normal, except on the painting that hanged behind the bar wrote*

Ạ̶̾͌͊̿͆S̵̼̪̪̠̲͚̋̚͜͠͝T̵̢̰̼̯͈̫̬̀͊̈́̈́̀Ë̸̫̪͙̓͋̐Ṙ̵̛̤̳̻͍̞̬͍̦̙͑͑͊͐̀͜ ̷̢̧̢̡̢͖̤͖̟̽͊͐̓̇͗͗͐͐W̶̡̡͓͉̹͎̤̰̹̖͐͂͗̎̽A̷̢̘̩͇̫͚̻͇̳̎̍̓̂̈́͐̚S̶̫̺̮̜̬͐̂ ̶̝̏̉̂̔̏͑͜͝H̷̨̛̬͇͍̙̳̞̏̉͐́͑̚͘ͅͅͅẼ̵̠̼̼͍̣̦͕̙̻̏̋̕͜R̴̨͎̥͖̔͒̚̕͝E̷̡̙̺̱̹̙̤͈̘̭̍͆̑͆́́̎

*Xio tried to wipe it with her robe sleeve and it firmly stuck to the painting*

Well...we can just call it an improvement!

Aster's eyes go wide.

"I thought I needed to be dead to be a ghost. I hope I don't haunt myself!"

She leans back, admiring the new artwork behind the bar. "I like what you've done with the place. It adds ambience" She chuckles. Oh, well. If Xio didn't want new artwork on her walls, she should be more careful with her magic tricks.

She drains the rest of her tea and pushes back from the bar. "Thanks for the tea, the potion, and the magic trick! It was a pleasure. I'll stop by here when I have time! By the way, do you have any idea how long the star-hair will last?"

Aster Gillespie wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:59

Xio Arcana wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:39

Aster Gillespie wrote: 20 Sep 2026, 23:28

I close my eyes (unnecessary, but Aster hasn’t seen a Muggle magic trick in a loooooong time and doesn’t really remember what to do) and pull out… the 8 of spades.

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕸𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖈 𝕮𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖗 REACTS to the 8 օʄ ֆքǟɖɛֆ

*A gush of wind sweeps through the space while ghostly wails fill the room, the candles flicker and even some blow out*

NOT THE GHOSTSSS AAHHH!!!

*what felt like forever, the wind and ghostly wails stopped, the candles lit back up and the room seemed to return to normal, except on the painting that hanged behind the bar wrote*

Ạ̶̾͌͊̿͆S̵̼̪̪̠̲͚̋̚͜͠͝T̵̢̰̼̯͈̫̬̀͊̈́̈́̀Ë̸̫̪͙̓͋̐Ṙ̵̛̤̳̻͍̞̬͍̦̙͑͑͊͐̀͜ ̷̢̧̢̡̢͖̤͖̟̽͊͐̓̇͗͗͐͐W̶̡̡͓͉̹͎̤̰̹̖͐͂͗̎̽A̷̢̘̩͇̫͚̻͇̳̎̍̓̂̈́͐̚S̶̫̺̮̜̬͐̂ ̶̝̏̉̂̔̏͑͜͝H̷̨̛̬͇͍̙̳̞̏̉͐́͑̚͘ͅͅͅẼ̵̠̼̼͍̣̦͕̙̻̏̋̕͜R̴̨͎̥͖̔͒̚̕͝E̷̡̙̺̱̹̙̤͈̘̭̍͆̑͆́́̎

*Xio tried to wipe it with her robe sleeve and it firmly stuck to the painting*

Well...we can just call it an improvement!

Aster's eyes go wide.

"I thought I needed to be dead to be a ghost. I hope I don't haunt myself!"

She leans back, admiring the new artwork behind the bar. "I like what you've done with the place. It adds ambience" She chuckles. Oh, well. If Xio didn't want new artwork on her walls, she should be more careful with her magic tricks.

She drains the rest of her tea and pushes back from the bar. "Thanks for the tea, the potion, and the magic trick! It was a pleasure. I'll stop by here when I have time! By the way, do you have any idea how long the star-hair will last?"

Once you find out, let me know! Always happy to have a satisfied customer! Come on by whenever you like!

*she said as she pulled together the playing card deck and tucked it back into the bar drawer, then she adjusted the remaining 3 potions that remained in the bar and waited for the next customer(s)/employee(s)*

I won't be here to serve till 7 hours..

*eyes widening*
Umm...what just happened?

*completely bewildered*
ooh, @Xio Arcana, you should drink of the potions yourself!

Bella Light wrote: 21 Sep 2026, 02:44 *eyes widening*
Umm...what just happened?

*completely bewildered*
ooh, @Xio Arcana, you should drink of the potions yourself!

Ah, silly Bella, a SMART potion maker never drinks their own creations! It ruins the magic! By the way, your voice seems to be getting higher? How is that possible?

*stops to think, eyes widening*

*gasps*

xiooooo!!
Your potion!!!
Wait, why did I choose the voice-high-and-squeaky one and not the rainbow skin or starlight hair one?

*groans*
Do you have an antidote?

Xio Arcana wrote: 21 Sep 2026, 02:50

Bella Light wrote: 21 Sep 2026, 02:44 *eyes widening*
Umm...what just happened?

*completely bewildered*
ooh, @Xio Arcana, you should drink of the potions yourself!

Ah, silly Bella, a SMART potion maker never drinks their own creations! It ruins the magic! By the way, your voice seems to be getting higher? How is that possible?