A softly-lit occult store owned by a rumoured psychic Wiccan. Come here with questions, problems, and the intent of purchasing magical goods that may aid your quest in the World.

::Chadwick walks into the shop admiring its rare and beautiful items::

(Wow this place is really neat)

"Hello?"

::He calls for the owner or a worker seeking guidence and help::

::Wiccan steps out from behind a beaded curtain, concealing presumably a doorway into some office or storage place of some sort.::

"Merry meet, Chadwick. How may I guide you on this eve?"

::Smiling at Wiccan::

"Hi, wait how did you know my name?"

(She must have a gift too)

"Anyway I was wondering if you have anything that will help me concentrate a certain gift?"

::Chadwick asks hoping not to reveal too much::

"Practice, my child. Practice makes perfect. People nowadays are too quick to give up on things that only need honed through practice and no other means. Don't be one of those people."

::The wiccan slowly drags her hand over the wick of a candle and ignites it with the mere touch of her hand. Looking up, she gives Chadwick a knowing glance, as if she's just proved her point.::

::Smiling back at the Wiccan he realizes her meaning::

"Thanks."

(Well practice, hmmm, I better practice)

::Looking at the newly ignited flame he concentrates creating a big enough gust to blow it out before he heads to the forest::

::Chadwick runs back into the shop, hoping to find the Wiccan::

(Where is she?)

"Hello?! Hurry somebody! Theres a pa..pan...panther!"

"Magic shop! Let's go see if there's anything of use in there."

::He opens the door and gets out, before walking into the shop, not waiting for Luke. Vince ignores the person screaming about Panthers and walks around, looking for anything that might help him::

"Oh Christ Luke, you are a pathetic vessel, aren't you?"

::Jumping out of his other half's body, the clone mosies on into the Magic Shop and starts nosing around.::

"Vincey-Vincey Vincerson. Where have you brought me? Look at this delightfully shabby little shop filled with its delicate intricacies and madmen!"

::Picking up an athame, he slides it into the belt of his jeans and admires it, before promptly forgetting it's there.::

::Vince tries not to smile at the clone but can't help it::

"It's a magic shop. I'm going to guess that it sells magic. And keep it down with the shabby comments, we don't want the owner, wherever he or she is, to get pissy."

::He walks up to a pile of crystals and picks up a smooth blue one. He holds it up to the light and then looks at Clone through it::

"What do you think this one does?"

::Petunius casually makes his way into the magic shop and notices that it's quite busy. He sees the stranger from the apartment complex from before, along with a weird looking dude examing some crystals. He then turns his attention to the panicked ramblings of another guy, who keeps talking about a pan playing panther. Or whatnot. ::

(So occult stores are where the in-crowds hang out these days...)

::He spots a section with books of spells, charms, incantations and the like, so he meanders over to them, picks one up and looks through a list of spells::

(A spell to glamour one's home...a spell to harmonise one's garden, a spell for hearing others thoughts. Which one to choose to begin with? Don't wanna over-exert myself. Ah, here we go. A spell to turn small objects into doves. Shouldn't be too difficult)

::He concentrates on a nearby potted plant and says the following, in a hushed tone::

"Spirits of air from high on above,
I beseech thee to transform the intended into a dove
Forces of magic, higher than me
I ask you now to hear my plea"

(Wow, that really sucked.)

::Petunius glances up towards the ceiling, in anticipation of some kind of response::

::Seeing the newly arrived guests Chadwick tells them about Marc and the Panther::

"You guys have to help me, theres a guy being mauled by a panther. He's bleeding!"

(Somebody please answer me)

"He'll die!"

::With that a small cyclone forms around Chadwick and flies around the room, aimed at the guests::

::Luke looks at the Magic Shop through the convertible window. He suddenly felt this loss of energy, which could have hinted that Lenin finally answered his summoning, though at the most unfortunate of times. There was also the fact that Lenin was, well, in the store with Vince to begin with. He raises his bruised arm to pull down the vanity mirror to examine his face.::

(Great. So much for picking up a woman. My face is so bruised, my own mother wouldn't recognize me.)

::He taps his fingers on the dashboard, waiting for them to get out. After a couple of minutes, he opens the door, placing one foot out at the time. After a couple of steps, Luke Morgenstern passes out, his vision blurring, then fading as he looked at the Magic Shop door.::

[There's a gentle shuddering as the plant Petunius charmed begins to tremble. As the... interesting... spell overcomes it, the leaves turn into feathers, and the pot becomes the body of a... pigeon. Well, it was good enough! The plump bird coos a few times, leaps into the air, attempts to fly, but is too heavy. It waddles towards the door and squeezes out, pausing at Luke's side to peck at his face.]

::Luke lies on the sidewalk, motionless due to his current unconscious state. He allows the pigeon to peck on his face simply because he cannot ask it to fly away.::

::Right as the small cyclone is about smash into the nearby customers, Chadwick feels weak and the cyclone flies in a different direction smashing a table covered in magick supplies::

(What the.....why do I feel so dizzy?)

"Fine! Ignore me!"

::Chadwick see's an athame and grabs it knowing that Marcs life could be in danger, he leaves the Magic Shop and runs to the door headed to the Forest::

"I'll pay you back!"

::Petunius follows the overweight pigeon to the shop's door and watches as it pecks at Luke's face before waddling off into the distance::

(Okay, not exactly what I was aiming for but here's a big yay for my spell actually working. Sort of. I'm thinking I should lay off the rhyming from now on.)

::He takes a closer look at Luke's face, does a double take, before realising that his twin is in the shop nonchalantly admiring shiny stones along with that other grumpy dude from the apartment complex. Petunius goes back into the shop and addresses the Clone::

"Yo, buddy. There's a body out there with your face tatooed on it. What gives?"

"Oh he's fine. It's just mon frere having a little resty-poos. If he doesn't have a nap in the afternoon, he gets awfully moody, you see?"

::Steps outside the shop and lifts Luke back into the car.::

"Actually..."

::Hoists Luke over his shoulder and carries him into the shop. He then gently flops him over the counter and smiles tightly at Vince.::

"Maybe we can try some spellcraft healy-deely on him. Or play operation with all these knives and junk."

"O-kaay..."

(And the gaping wounds on his face are there because...?)

"Wait a second there, did you say spell craft? You two--

::Notices Luke's unconscious body slumped over the counter::


three are witches too? Only I saw this penthouse at an aparment complex. Totally trashed-o-rama. Had some cheap mahogany knockoff for a door barely hanging off its hinges. I thought some kind of big bad had paid a visit or something".

::Looks at Vince::

"I saw you bitching at the landlord earlier. Is the place yours?"

::Paz enters the wiccan shop and is surprised to see four guys stood near the counter...two apparently being twins, one of them lying on the counter seemingly unconcious and beaten, badly::

(whoa! What the heck is going on here! This is one freaky ass neighbourhood! Just look at the books and stuff, they'll just carry on and leave in a while and you can talk to the person who owns this joint)

::Walking along one of the walls Paz glances at the old, dusty books clad in tattered material and paper. Looking toward the counter and the array of abnormal and unusual items he sees that one of the guys standing there looks like a guy he'd seen in the apartment complex::

(Is it that same bloke? Ah well, whatever, just keep looking until it dies down)

::Vince wonders at the cooincedence of running into another witch for a second before remembering they were in a magic shop::

"Yes, my place. The Landlord is an arse, hence the bitching. And what? Healing spells? Do they even do them?"

::He picks up a book and flips through it::

"Spell to change your eye colour, spell to banish bad smells, spell to enlarge your p... ok then! Enough of that spell. Spell to banish spirits, spell of restoration, spell of articho- wait, restoration? That's like healing, right? It's worth a shot."

::Vince rests the book on his palm and traces his finger under the words as he speaks, making sure he gets them out properly::

"The object of this spell is faulty,
Broken and abused and not healthy,
With the words of this rhyme,
And the reversal of time,
Let the wounds disipate,
Return to a perfect state."

::He stares uncertainly at Luke and waits for some kind of reaction::

::Petunius nods in agreement with said arseness of the Landlord and watches on, with morbid fascination as to what wacky hijinks might arise as a result of this particular spell::

(This should be fun...)

[Luke disappears in a cluster of orbs, to reappear in the hallway of CW Apartments.]

::The clone stops short and stares at where Luke was lying only moments before.::

"Why am I never consulted on this?"

::He disappears, in the style of a demonic blink, returning to Luke's body.::

::Paz watches with an open mouth as the dead looking person on the counter dissapears in a bunch of twinkling lights, then his twin also goes bye bye. Paz turns to face the guys at the counter::

"What the hell did you just do? Was that some kinda film stunt?"

::Paz looks around for cameras and film equipment then realising something faces the two men still standing at the counter of the magic shop::

"You got magic powers don't you? Oh my god! I was begining to think I was the only one! Hey, i'm Paz"

::Paz extends his arm and presents it, innorder to inniciate a handshake::

(Good to know i'm not some kind of freak!)

(Hello. This one's a bit eager. Could he be a demon? Guess there's only one way to find out...)

::Petunius returns the handshake and nods as way of greeting::

"S'up, Paz. The name's Petunius. Not my first choice for a name, mind you. The folks expected a girl and stupidly changed "Petunia" into a mutated male version. Anyway, you've got magical powers too you say? Cool. What's your speciality then?"

::Vince throws the book down and runs to where Luke was lying::

"Did I do that? I couldn't have done that. The spell was to heal him, not... magic him away!"

::He pushes past Paz and Petunius and goes towards the door, where he looks outside for Luke::

"Sorry to be rude, but, he just disapeared. I really should go and find him."

(I'll backtrack from the Penthouse and see if I can find him that way)

::Vince runs to the car and gets in. Within a couple of seconds he's started the car and is speeding back to the apartments, hoping to find Luke there::

::Petunius glances over at Paz::

"Think he might need our help?"

"I'm the prince of light"

::Paz holds his hands in a model pose then laughs stupidly::

"Nah! All I can manage so far is when i'm scared I kinda send out a flash that blinds people, or lights stuff up...it's kinda cool, but I wish I could get it to work without me being scared, do you have powers? What are they?"

::Paz glances at the door::

"Maybe we should go, if you think we should follow"

(I don't know what i'd do if he said yes, i'd kinda feel like an intruder...mind you, I could do with a bit of action, and maybe getting a magical ally would be really helpfull.)

"Yeah I think we should. I dunno, my instincts are telling me that something's afoot and judging by the state of that penthouse earlier on, that's the place where something's most likely to happen. So if we were to be accused of butting in, we'd be butting in with good reason. It's a win, win situation."

::Petunius moves towards the door, then stops for a moment and looks back::

"Oh, cool sounding power. Hopefully I'll get to use mine as well. I'm a human shield. Literally".

::Without wanting to waste any more time, Petunius heads outside, hotwires a nearby parked car and calls out to Paz so that they can head to the CW Aparments::

"A human shield? You'll come in handy!"

::Paz follows Petunius outside, not wanting to miss any of the action, then watches in disbelief as he hotwires a car::

"Should you be doing that?"

(Ah screw it! Live a little! If we gat caught I can blind them and run! heh!)

::Paz hops into the car and heads to The CW Apartments with Petunius::

:: After asking around and spoke to a few confused locals, Windy finally made his way to the local magic shop. ::

(This should be what I'm trying to find... I hope.)

:: Windy walks into the door of the Magic Shop and began looking around and also decides to ignore the others that are within the shop. ::

(Hmm... I need some information... books maybe...)

:: Seeing shelves of books, he began scanning the titles. ::

(Demonology, How to Vanquish your Inner Demon, The Ways of Natural Magic...)

:: Windy continues to go through the book titles. ::

::Phoebe enters the Magic Shop and smiles at the Wiccan.::

"Hey, how are you?"

::She begins to browse various gemstones in small plastic compartments, looking for something specific.::

(Tiger's eye and moonstone... tiger's eye and... oh-)

::Locating a small, rounded moonstone, Phoebe picks it up and squeezes it softly in her fist, concentrating on finding the second gem.::

:: Windy finished looking at the books and finding nothing tooo interesting, he goes off to see another part of the shop. ::

:: Walking over to the Charms and Amulet section, Windy began to look at all the amazing things the shop has to offer. ::

(These are all very beautiful... I wonder what some of these does...)

:: Picking up some gems and stones, Windy studied them in his hands. Many types of gems and stones can be seen as Windy looked at them all. ::

::Phoebe glances up at Windy, taking in his features, before looking at the contents of his hands.::

"Oh! You found it!"

::She points at one of the gemstones in his hand.::

"The tiger's eye, where did you find it, I've been looking but, I don't know, can't see them anywhere, which is strange because they're so beautiful."

:: Windy startled by Phoebe and he flickered abit as if to become invisible but stopped as Windy regained his balance and turned to Phoebe fully. ::

"You were looking for these? Sorry, I just found them here and... Here, you wanted it right. I'm not buying, just looking. I'm not sure what I'm looking for."

:: Windy laughs abit before handing Phoebe the gems in his hands. ::

"Sorry about that, here. Since you're looking for them, you should have them. They are very beautiful indeed. They way they shine and sparkle... Tiger's eye you say? THey way they... stare into you... like it's looking into your soul. Like a tiger looking at a prey."

:: Shaking his head, Windy smiled. ::

"There I go again, being silly."

::Phoebe laughs, finding Windy's stuttering over his words endearing and sweet.::

"Thank you, very much."

::She glances down at the stones in her hands.::

"Yeah, these things are gorgeous. I suppose it's why they're so sought after in jewelry and things. I prefer them more, natural, though."

(What am I even talking about?)

::She smiles shyly up at him.::

"So what're you doing in a place like this?"

:: Windy smiled his best at Phoebe. ::

"I- Well, I am looking for something that could give me a hand with something..."

(Should I tell her about my power? This is a magic shop afterall... Don't be stupid, your power inside you might scare her aay or she might get mad if she knows I have a power... I don't know what to think...)

"Just something to help me with the... something." Windy tilts his head slightly down looking at his head as he play with his fingers nervously.

::Paz rushes into the store and heads straight for the desk, looking for the owner who was standing there on his last visit::

(Books, I need books. Ah!)

:Seeing the wall filled with books he brushes past the two people standing near the counter and procedes to look at every book, mumbling intensley to himself::

(Ok, anything..witches, demons, spells, curses,)

::He walks down the store wall picking up numerous books and adding them to the extensive pile already building in his arms::

"Dummies guide to magic?"

::Looking rather puzzled as to who the hell would write a book like that he shrugs and grabs it anyways, then turns to the counter and stacks them up. Then turns to the strangers::

"Any idea what some of these things do?"

::Paz gestures to the extensive range of trinkets, stones, bottles and plants::

(Like I care, just pick it up and head back to the apartment)

::Piling more objects on the counter Paz again turns to the male and female by the stones::

"Seen the owner? I need to buy these and get the hell out of here."

::Paz stares at the curtain, attempting to see through, waiting for the owner to turn up::

::Chloe opens the door to the magic shop, looking as if she's trying not to intrude. She slips in and carefully closes the door behind her. She looks around the fragrant room, spotting Paz. She slips by the two other customers and up to him.::

"So, what did you find?"

::Before he can answer, a glimmer catches her eye. Hanging on a little hook of an stand is a beautiful pendent of a whitish stone, set in silver. It looks ancient and hangs on a bit of leather. Chloe gently lifts the necklace, examining it closely.::

"Mmm... It's so..."

::She cannot find the words to describe it.::