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[astralling]

Hi.

[Prue looks less than stellar- eyes slightly rimmed with red, makeup just barely smudged enough to indicate that she was probably crying a while ago, or came close recently. She's frustrated and has a small smear of ash on one cheek.]

Does anyone have any experience with their magic or- or powers from home not working right here?

I can't make any spell work. I've tried everything I can, and almost nothing I've done since I came here has done anything but almost destroy my ceiling.

[She makes an almost painfully frustrated noise in her throat, teeth on edge and eyes watering angrily.]

This is ridiculous, I'm stronger than this.

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[astralling]

It doesn't matter. It didn't work.

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[hulkbusted]

Did you get any help from someone more magical than your local physicist?

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[astralling]

Yeah- [And for the record, her fake smiles aren't that convincing. :|] The issue was with the spell I was trying to cast. I'm reaching a little above my own level here.

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[hulkbusted]

[He kind of noticed.] Do you do that a lot?

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[astralling]

Well, yeah- [A half-cocky, half frustrated smirk.] -but usually it works.

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[hulkbusted]

You probably won't take any advice I'd have on overreaching, but from personal experience, that can go badly.

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[astralling]

It's not overreaching if we're destined to do it. I've never run into something unbeatable before, and I don't intend to now.

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[hulkbusted]

I believe in choice over destiny, but we've already ascertained things are different where you're from. The question is, if things are different here, is your destiny different here?

[astralling]

[Her cocky expression flickers.]

...I don't know. I'm still not convinced that this place is so different. My job is to be a force for good and I don't see why being stranded in another plane should change that.

[hulkbusted]

You just called it a job.

[astralling]

It's more like a calling.

[hulkbusted]

Who calls you to it?

[astralling]

Now there's the million-dollar question- we have no idea.

[hulkbusted]

Do you want to tell me more details or do I get another 16 questions out of 20?

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[astralling]

-No, you can have details.

[But she locks it anyway.]

We were foretold by a prophecy as a force of good destined to fight evil. I realize how ridiculous that sounds, but it's true. And honestly, now that I've been doing it for a year and a half I don't see how I can just go back. I'm somewhere different now, but I still have a responsibility to protect the innocent.

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[hulkbusted]

[Ohhhkaaay.]

My alter ego beat up a Norse god. Should we have a battle of ridiculousness?

It sounds like a lot of pressure to be a prophesied power for good, but how is trying out magic that's above your pay grade going to help the innocent?

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[astralling]

...It isn't.

I was trying to summon my sisters.

private

[hulkbusted]

Did you consider that you might, oh, I don't know, rip open the space time continuum trying things like that if you don't actually know what you're doing?

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[astralling]

I'm not that powerful.

private

[hulkbusted]

You can't have it both ways. If you have enough juice to bring them here, you have enough juice to do that damage.

private

[astralling]

Obviously I'm not, or they'd be here already. Besides, if by myself I could bring them here and cause some kind of damage, then the three of us together would be strong enough to fix it.

[The logic is not strong with this one right now. :|]

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[hulkbusted]

Can you take a step back and imagine that someone else just said that to you? Would that be about the time that you would wonder if they'd had a recent head injury?

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[astralling]

[. . . This would be Prue. Sighing deeply and dragging her hands over her face. It's super rude when you're right, Bruce.]

Yeah, probably.

private

[hulkbusted]

I'm glad we can agree about that. These days I'm in the mood to stay alive.

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[astralling]

And I'm in the mood to not be stranded without any backup.