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here's my card ([personal profile] manofmyword) wrote2013-04-04 10:50 pm
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welcome to my

The deck of Jokers keeps on enchanting. It takes a few days. The ones with various sweethearts get various visits.

Slowly, everybody's aura builds up.

They're not just less powerful than the Bells'; they're different. Joker auras don't tell you they're attached to magic and power; it's not 'look at me, I'm important' or 'look at me, I'm magical' but 'look at me', the end.

Except that that is not the end at all.

Their auras track emotions, like the Bells', but far more responsively. They can be whimsical one second and terrifying the next; they can laugh while their auras cry and cry while their auras laugh. It's all in how you play it.

The initial differences are subtle. Beast's aura can make him seem more human, or more beastly, whichever form he's in. The others of variable species don't seem to do anything similar, at least not to nearly the same degree. Ghosty's is the most interesting, because she can show her aura without manifesting physically; suddenly she has a presence even when she technically doesn't.

Micaiah's aura is the first one to manifest an obviously unique feature, although 'unique' isn't quite accurate, because after a few more hours of spellcasting they all have one:

A soundtrack.

Pretty soon, they're all cuddled up in one of the guest rooms and the music is going strong. With the whole pile of them together, somebody's aura will start playing a song and the rest will either pick it up or add embellishments. It's tremendous fun.
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[personal profile] pythbox 2013-04-07 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm a yellow star!" says Alpha Centauri.
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[personal profile] lifes_sake 2013-04-07 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Ayep.

Port. "Hi, Betelgeuse."
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[personal profile] pythbox 2013-04-07 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm a red star!"
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[personal profile] lifes_sake 2013-04-07 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course. Jellybean, I'm going to head home, you coming or staying?"
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[personal profile] pythbox 2013-04-07 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Staying," he says, rolling his eyes, "some of us don't have our auras yet."

He kisses Cam again.

"Love you. See you later. Give Tilly a hug for me."
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[personal profile] lifes_sake 2013-04-07 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Will do." Another kiss for the road, and, [...Jane?] and he's gone.
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[personal profile] pythbox 2013-04-07 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Jellybean returns to the Jokerpile and solicits an enchanting buddy.