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]

[ visions within the flames. divination, it sounds like. but drinking wildfire . . . lily has heard of some legends in her world about something similar-sounding, and she can't imagine drinking anything so . . . ugh. ]

So magic in your world is treated like a myth, with some small few believers?

[ to make sure she understands, asking for clarification, quietly. ]

-- dragons exist in my world, but they tend to stay away from people. They're rare, and protected by laws, now. We keep away from them, for the most part.

[bruxisms]

Not entirely. Old Valyria knew much about magic, but they faced their Doom four hundred years ago. The scarce few remaining dragons died some two centuries after that, and with it, most traces of magic. Even then, there were tales of magic from the far east, but few of our realm had ever witnessed such sights.

Be that as it may, the Valyrians left many artifacts behind.

[ ...but as for the subject of dragons... ]

Have you seen a dragon yourself? I only ever saw bones or statues. To have the chance to see a true dragon...

[ and for a moment, he feels incredibly foolish. Especially when talking to a young woman. ]

...Forgive me. Centuries ago, some of my ancestors rode dragons into battle.

[cwiclac]

[ magic dying out is such a foreign concept to her, though with the advent and rise of voldemort, lily has definitely seen what absurd power and magical ability can do to a man. and she's about to comment on that when stannis continues, about the dragons, which are ... clearly important to him.

she offers him a faint smile. ]

Magical creatures were used in the war. And the Ministry used dragons, to some extent, though rarely. They're difficult to control unless you have a particular gift. I've never touched a dragon, and I'll be content if I never do.

[ she pauses ]

I've seen them, from a distance. Briefly. They're awe-inspiring creatures, and deserve the pride and respect that they get.