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[feorge]

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[The faces of the passerby's to the device's lens seem to be reflecting a range from distinct lack of interest to mild amusement to extreme confusion. They also appear to be shielding their heads from something, but from the device's position, it isn't quite clear what.

That is, until the throng clears enough for the device to get a good shot of the fountain - and what appears to be an aquatic apparition thrashing about in the center of it all. Wrapped in one of its many tendrils can be seen a man in slightly tattered clothes, though his most distinct feature is the flaming red hair that might be somewhat familiar to select residents of the City. He is also screaming and flailing against the monster theatrically.]

No! No! Somebody, stop this beast! This is no way for a man to go! No!

[As the creature lifts him to its mouth(?), he confines himself to his fate and shouts to whatever observers have stuck around to watch the events unfold.]

Tell my family - I love them!

[But it's too late for him. The monster slips him into its translucent mouth and he can be seen sliding through the watery entrails - and then sliding right back out through the stomach, depositing him just close enough to get a better view of him. His concentration broken, the monster collapses back to its original position in the fountain, thoroughly soaking the man and the other observers in the process. They look annoyed. He looks...disappointed.]

Bugger. Another flop. [He turns to the device with something of a smile, putting his abundant freckles and soft brown eyes into view.] The stomach's supposed to be more akin to jelly, see? The idea was suspension, not lubrication.

[He sighs and gets to his feet, brushing himself off despite his dripping wet state.]

All in due time. Let's go it again. Come on, Georgie.

[He addresses another, though he is quite noticeably alone, and it's only in this that his voice takes a slightly less chipper tone. All that can be seen is his back and the strange, ethereal movement of the water as he walks back over to the fountain and the device shuts off.]

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[ooc; Fred is officially in the City! :D He hasn't quite figured out the device yet, though he played with it for a good while beforehand because that was curious minds do! Feel free to say your character was an unfortunate observer or just happened to pass him by or whatever, really. As a side note, I'm going to be disappearing around 1pm-ish today, so tags may come slow after that, but backtagging is love and I will reply as quickly as possible! Go crazy, you silly kids! ♥]

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[adamantined]

I've been thinking of holding a tutorial. I'd be willing to offer a special family discount if you promise to pay attention and don't pass notes during class. [She looks down, trying to hide a grin, then looks back up once that has failed.] It's really not that complicated, like most of the stuff in this place. There's your fair share of magic but everything kind of plays to Muggle standards, but you catch on faster than expected.

[There is a pause, and then Claire shrugs.]

Good looks are one thing, but you probably have some idea of how ladies feel about scars.

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[feorge]

[Fred smiles at that anyway, because there honestly can be no greater joy than having a twin. He doesn't understand how single children live with themselves.]

Only the properly ambition use their magic for good, mate. [Definitely implying that canary-Transfiguration is the best use of his skills. The idea that other worlds have magic too is new to him, as is the idea of other worlds in general.] No offense intended, though. Muggle's just our term for non-magic folk. What sorts of abilities have you got back home?

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[feorge]

I'm always up for a good challenge. [The challenge being refraining from bewitching things behind Claire's back as she attempts to make sense of this rubbish. This wink is totally not a mischievous wink.]

Precisely our argument. Mum still gets a bit faint and weepy at times, but I reckon he'll be bringing home the ladyfolk in abundance before soon.

[He's joking and there's certainly a smile, but then it seems as though a thought strikes him and scratches the back of his head to cover it up.]

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[adamantined]

[Working in a bar, the winks she's used to usually have a skeevier - or at least a drunker - edge, but there's none of that behind Fred's. He might be obnoxious - and really, she was warned about this, has had a crash course in all the Weasleys - but he's also charming in his own way. It's hard to want to berate him or even scoff the way she might with other people, especially as she doesn't miss that faint fidget: she's too familiar with those kinds of actions not to recognize them in others. So she smooths over it.]

If you're always up for a good challenge, then you'll probably find it in this place, in spades. I expect Ginny's probably coming to get you. Has anyone given you any kind of a crash course? A guide or anything?

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[enterpainment]

Right, I will keep that in mind. [ All the sarcasm. Jamie pauses at Fred's question, though. ] Uh... there's lots of different kinds of people who can do magic, it gets a bit complicated. But there are magicians, too—actual magicians, not the kind that pull rabbits out of hats. They can do things like levitation, flashy sorts of things.

[ ... and worse things but that's awkward to talk about, so Jamie won't mention it. MOVING ON. ] So, can everyone where you're from do things like that—with the water? If they're not Mugwhatsits?

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[feorge]

[Gin's not particularly known for being a fantastic judge of character, but Claire's already pretty much golden in Fred's book, especially for not pressing a point that Ron or Hermione would otherwise have driven into the ground. His lips quirk very faintly in the beginnings of what would've been an appreciative smile in anyone else, but they are Weasleys and none would be so direct. Except maybe Percy. Prat.]

I've done a fair bit of crashing, as far as this fountain goes, but that's about it a far as familiarity with this place. A little fairy told me it's a convergence of worlds or some such. Sounds a bit barmy to me.

he's there for you when he shouldn't be but he stays all the same;

[7thborn.livejournal.com]

[Ginny finds herself being immensely grateful for the fountain water and how she's absolutely drenched in it from head to toe; if she starts crying, it'll be virtually invisible (unless she starts turning blotchy and she'd never let herself get that far gone when her brother can see it). There's a tightness in her chest and throat, the way her heart is beating too fast as if to make up for the fact that she can't feel his at all. She can't feel his heartbeat at all. Kneeling in the water and clinging tight to Fred like the City will pull him away from her too soon, just like the war did, Ginny is utterly at a loss for words. How can she begin to explain any of this when all she wants to do is sit here and make sure she's got her brother back? Her hands are curled into the back of his clothes, her face is buried in his shoulder, and she is trying so hard to hold herself together but she can feel herself trembling too.

She is doing such a shite job of pretending everything is okay.]

Shut up. [The words are choked out in a whisper and a laugh, and she finally pulls back to look at him, hands on his shoulders and blinking the water - it's just water - out of her eyes.] Merlin, Fred. It's so good to see you. I've missed you so bloody much, you can't imagine how long it's been since I...

[She drags in a breath, shaking her head, and she throws her arms around him again in another hug. Don't be concerned at this explosive display of affection, Fred Weasley, because nothing is wrong. Nothing is wrong at all. This is more than she could have wished for, on her birthday no less, so let's not focus on why this is so painfully impossible because this is a happy occasion. It is.]

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[adamantined]

It takes a little bit of time, but eventually the realization that what that fairy told you is true will get less and less barmy.

[Maybe it says something that she's not stopping to ask whether or not it was actually a fairy who told him what this place is.]

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[feorge]

[Fred actually stays attentive while he's talking, because their form of magic sounds interesting enough. Bit more like specialized abilities than his world, but this is less os an explanation and more of a skim over the top, which leaves him to believe there's more to it. Best to let it alone, for now. He shrugs at the question.]

S'pose that depends. That's a fancy bit of charms work, what I did there, but there're loads of other things if you've got the skill to do 'em. Some folk are just lousy at it all, like Squibs or Neville.

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[enterpainment]

[ And Jamie listens attentively in turn! Then again, he's always curious about magic, especially the kinds from other worlds.

So he says, a little wistfully: ] It sounds like a lot of fun. The charms stuff, anyway, not being a Squib or a... Neville? [ He totally just assumed that was a term like Muggle or Squib, yes. ]

... Oh, and I'm Jamie, by the way. I think I forgot to mention that earlier.

he's there for you when he shouldn't be but he stays all the same;

[feorge]

[Fred's overly aware of the thrumming of her heart and the slight shakling of her frame, as though someone's holding an enormous sign flashing 'something is wrong' in vibrant lettering despite the fervent denial of such. But doesn't that just go without saying? Plenty of things are wrong, with the world as a whole and this sticky situation they've got themselves neck deep in. But at least now he's one hundred percent certain Ginny's alive and...well, not well, as far as he can see - but alive and in one piece, more or less. He can be grateful at that, in the very least, else there would've been less grinning in spite of her bleary state and more gunning for answers.

But there's no time for words, apparently, only clinging bordering on the desperate. He doesn't know how long it's been, and he can't begin to guess how this is even possible, let alone what she's had to endure in the time he's missed. Though if the tight hugs are anything to go by, he has a very vague idea, and that comes as no reassurance whatsoever.

Regardless, Fred will let her stay just like this as long as she so pleases. He keeps his arms wrapped tight about her, his left hand coming up to the back of her head and keep her close as the right snakes out his wand. With a silent flick, the water starts to pull away from them and reform as his monster from earlier, the tendrils wrapping about them in a bone drenching hug. Congratulations, Ginny. You can officially say you've been hugged by an aquatic apparition.]

Happy birthday, Gin.

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[feorge]

[It says enough, and he actually laughs, a bit incredulous but also in wonder.]

Blimey. S'pose next I'll be looking for nargles like Luna. Some afterlife this is.

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[adamantined]

[Knowing what she does of Ginny's brother, she's not sure whether it says something about how funny she is that she got one of them to laugh, but she'll take it with a note of pride and accomplishment, even as her expression softens.]

Luna was here, once, a long time ago. She's a sweet girl. [Pause.] So why are you assuming this is the afterlife?

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[feorge]

[Fred damn near howls with laughter at the assumption, even going so far as to wipe a fake tear from his eyes.]

Being a Neville isn't too awful, I s'pose. He's a good enough bloke, if not a bit daft at times. [Still with a small fit of chuckles.] I'd be a Fred, and being me isn't too terrible either.

he's there for you when he shouldn't be but he stays all the same;

[7thborn.livejournal.com]

[Pull yourself together, Ginny. Pull yourself together now. She never hugs anyone like this, not this tightly for so long, not unless there's an underlying fear and desperation born out of less-than-wonderful reasons, not unless you think this isn't real or that something will end it before you're ready to let go again. Her brothers know her better than anyone in the world, and she has always been close to the twins - she knows Fred has rarely seen her in this state. Truth be told, no one really has. So Ginny sucks in another breath, squeezes her eyes shut, and tries to gather herself before the cracks show any more than they already are.

It really is a testament to Gryffindor willpower when Ginny finds it in herself to laugh, loud and bright, when Fred's latest invention envelops her in a waterfall. She pulls back from her brother far enough to smack his shoulder indignantly, but that familiar Weasley twinkle is back in her eyes - though something else is flickering behind it, ignore it, it's being buried as we speak - and she's beaming at him. See how she's alright, Freddie? She's perfectly fine. There will be time to dwell later.]

Oi, just when I thought I was starting to dry off! [She tips her head back to look up at the watery creature, pleased and impressed and proud. Only her brothers would be so brilliant, and maybe she's biased, but she doesn't care at all.] Thanks, Fred. Can't say I've ever been hugged by a water troll before.

[And she looks back to him, smile and voice taking on a far more sincere and heartfelt tone.]

I reckon this is the best birthday I've had in a long while.

[She isn't talking about the fountain creature.]

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[feorge]

Sweet enough, sure, but she's also the very definition of--

[--'spacey,' he would've said, but the questions bears answering and he grins.]

Surrounded by gorgeous women and Muggle devices, the likes of which my father would go spare over? It's got to be Heaven, hasn't it?

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[is-was-willbe.livejournal.com]

Oh, if you'd like. But I haven't got to breathe; I'm dead.

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[adamantined]

[Both of her eyebrows raise, eyes wide with skepticism.]

Maybe if you think toasters and microwaves are in any way a part of Heaven. There might be good looking people here, but there are just as many average and bad looking people, too. This isn't Heaven, it's just another world. I'm not sure if that's easier to swallow.

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[designedtoparty]

[:( Sorry, Fred. Nathan seems oblivious.]

Can't say I blame him. It's usually pretty shit here, even when there are curses.

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[badhairlifetime.livejournal.com]

So, you wanted to float in a monster's bowels? Admittedly a unique hobby.

Do you need help finding dry clothes?

Because I apparently couldn't decide who to tag you with.

[sitaronthewater.livejournal.com]

Woah, can you do stuff with water too?

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[feorge]

Haven't got to-?

[He blinks, surprised. He noticed the lack of heartbeat, but he'd kept breathing, though now he realizes it's probably only out of habit. 'Don't need to breath;' bloody Hell. Fred'll just go ahead and cover his astonishment with a contemplative smile of sorts.]

Blimey. This just got loads simpler. Guess that's all there is to it, then! Ready?

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[feorge]

[He was joking, for the most part; despite his initial impression of the place, Fred was begging Merlin not to let this actually be the afterlife. Certainly not on account of Ginny's residence though. Certainly nothing so selfless. He sighs an exaggerated breathe of relief.]

Well there's a load off my chest. My dreams of early white clouds and endless Filibuster's lives another day.

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[feorge]

Unique hobbies for a unique man. You won't be finding another quite like me.

[He winks, but it's half hearted. These jokes don't work without George to back them up. :(]

Much obliged, but not to worry. I've got it covered.

[And he points his wand to himself, hot steam billowing from the tip and drying his clothes.]

ahaha it's all good /hordes your CR

[feorge]

That, I can. Though this particular spell took me awhile to conjure up.