oo1: video. un: lilies.

[cwiclac]

[ lily potter has had something of a jarring entrance into el nysa, and has remained relatively quiet since her arrival. she's spent most of the time with her ragtag family in some sort of attempt to parse through everything that had happened. and, honestly -- lily hasn't managed to do that. she isn't entirely sure whether or not she could ever do that.

but sitting around and doing nothing is also definitely not her style. she needs to be proactive, to find her spot in this new world. get information, learn how to adapt and survive, and try to get through everything that has happened.

even in times of peace, war is still the predominating factor in how she tries to analyze what in the actual hell has happened.

so lily (a young twenty-something-year-old with a huge amount of red hair and green eyes) presents as tired, but with color in her cheeks and a brightness in her eyes. she's noticed some people have been asking for jobs, and lily knows that she needs to do that eventually, too -- but to introduce herself to her new community of ... well, refugees, lily figured something a little less to-the-point was more appropriate.

information is needed. and in this world, there are so many different people, people who are living openly, that it doesn't seem that magic is so taboo here as it is in the muggle world back home. it's almost refreshing, really, but it also leads lily to a question: ]

This entire world is miraculous, isn't it?

[ literally. figuratively. metaphorically. she's breathing, isn't she? ]

I'm new, here -- I'm sure a lot of other people are going to say the same thing in the coming weeks, and I know people who have been here for longer than I have are probably tired of the questions. [ tough shit is what she wants to say, but ah well. ] My name is Lily, and I come from a world where there are a lot of different types of people, too. I'm not sure how many skills or talents I have that will be useful to any of you, but I do want to know -- how many of you believe in, or practice, magic?

[ that's it. that's her question. but after figuring that that blunt question might lead the suspicious to not really want to answer, she continues. it's a risk, and it feels odd saying it -- but after seeing so many different people, and watching the network closely, she figures it's a risk that could probably pay off in spades: ]

I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

[ lily potter will make ice sculptures out of rain puddles all day if it means someone will give her something to do, thanks. ]

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[cwiclac]

It can be not beautiful in mine, too, but that's more the wizard's fault, not the magic itself.

[ she pauses. ]

What does magic do in your world, if you don't mind me asking? I've just arrived here and the more we all know about each other, the easier it'll be to work together.

[ or something. ]

[triplerose]

I've - Never seen it in person. [ He seems reluctant to admit it, but he doesn't want to be dishonest. He still stands by his opinions. ]

I've only known instances of others using it to earn their favour. It always seems to bear ill.

[cwiclac]

[ she pauses for a moment before she turns on her video feed -- and lily, in all of her redheaded glory, appears to be sitting cross legged on her bed. the device she is using is floating -- her hands are in her lap, and her wand is held in her right hand.

she offers a faint smile before she raises her wand, and, just like that, a glass of water on her bedside table is transformed into a vase of roses. ]

Sometimes it does bear ill, but it's all about your intention. Power can be abused if it's not in the right hands, right? This is a part of me, and I've had to learn how to control it. And I try to always use it for good.

But it doesn't have to be ugly if you don't want it to be.

[triplerose]

[ Her display is meant to be calming, maybe, but it doesn't ease Loras' worries. If anything, seeing it happen inspires new caution in him. He doesn't think anyone should be able to wield power like that. ]

Your good intentions may not be someone else's.

[cwiclac]

[ which is probably a fair opinion to have, considering what happened in her world. ]

No, they aren't. We're in the middle of a war, at home, because of people who have power they shouldn't have.

But you're born with what you're born with, I suppose. It just depends on what you choose to do with it.

[triplerose]

[ Well. He can't fault her for that. And it's possible that magic in her world is kinder than magic in his own, where kindness is lacking in everything. ]

I'm sorry you come from a time of war.

[cwiclac]

I am, too. But we won.

[ so. there is that. ]

Or, at least, that's what I've been told. I came here before it was officially ended.

[ aka: she's dead. but she doesn't want to air that out on the network ]

[triplerose]

That isn't so bad.

[ That's the goal of war, isn't it? To win. Well done. ] It must be satisfying, to know you fought for the prevailing cause.

[cwiclac]

[ satisfying, perhaps not. but: ]

It's nice to know that the world will be a better place now that the enemy is gone.

[ so: yes. it is satisfying, in the end. even if she, personally, lost so much. ]