A Congregation of Witches (And a Siren) [Val, Riley, Lara, Les, Tristan(??)]

[bewitchinghaze]

 Val let out a heavy sigh of relief as she and Les finally approached the cottage. "You may as well come in and rest for awhile," she offered, getting out her key and unlocking the door. A few odd twists lowered the basic wards she kept active whenever she and Riley were out and she headed in.

"Riley? Lara? I'm home. I brought company..." she called into the house.

The familiar feeling of her personal collection of greenery and the magic she'd put into them quickly calmed her nerves and she began to collect the things she'd need to set up a good strong set of wards to keep out the curse. This house would be the safest goddamn place in town, if she had anything to say about it.

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[lesparker]

Les managed to make himself useful long enough to help Val charm the entire house with protection spells. He even put up a barrier around the entire property line just in case. If anyone was going to get through, they would need a hell of an armory. Once satisfied he heads back inside, and he realizes that an entire horde of other townsfolk have arrived to discuss the potential threat. He figures he isn't going to be much use, and maybe even hopes they have it all covered. So he wanders into the kitchen to track down some breakfast and maybe some coffee.

[jiyunnies]

After cleaning herself up and catching up with Val, Riley notices another body in the house, but she doesn't recognize the man from behind. He's in a nice suit. She automatically assumes he's one of Lara's employees until she realizes the man is Les Parker.


"What the hell are you wearing?"

[lesparker]

Les backs himself out of the fridge from where he'd been trying to reach this hidden jar of pickles. They look homemade, and judging the awesome vegetable garden he had seen out back, he guesses probably delicious. He opens the jar only to realize someone else has found him.

"Oh hey," Les says to her, missing the shock on her face due to being too distracted by food. "Any chance you have some peanut butter? "

[jiyunnies]

"Um, yeahhh, in the pantry," she says, studying him. "How did you get into my home?"

[lesparker]

"Score!" Les wanders off around the corner towards the pantry and a few seconds later he returns with a jar of peanut butter. He opens it and the pickles. It takes some doing to fish out the biggest pickle in the jar, but he manages. He dips it into the peanut butter and takes a bite before answering her. "I dunno. Front door," he says, swallowing.

[jiyunnies]

Riley takes the jar of pickles and peanut butter away from him, smacking his hand. "Hey! Use utensils." She hands him a plate and a fork, but holds the food hostage. "No food until you tell me what happened."

[lesparker]

Les takes the fork, making a really confused face. Why would he need a fork to eat a pickle? He sighs when he realizes she isn't giving him the pickles back. They were perfect. "I came with Val. She was walking home by herself," Les tells her. "I'm not sure where she went..."

[jiyunnies]

She takes the fork from him and uses it to pull a pickle out of the jar. "Use the fork, not your hands." Riley hands him the jar and peanut butter. "Oh. Thank you. She's with Lara."

[lesparker]

"Fine. Sorry," Les says, feeling bad. But he happily accepts by the pickles and peanut butter. He bites into another, and it's equally as delicious. "Lara's here? That's probably good. Guess that means I'm not late to work..." He muses to himself, but then he has another more pressing thought. "Does your sister like make these? Or...? The pickles I mean."

[jiyunnies]

"She is. I doubt you really have to worry about work today. What with the whole dark spell thing going down and all," she says, hopping up on the counter. 'Mmhmm. She grows everything herself. Her magic is gardening-based."

[lesparker]

Les eyes widen. "Shut up," he says. "She grows magic pickles. Oh god, where is she? I'm marrying her." He wanders out of the kitchen with his pickles.

[jiyunnies]

"Hey!" she fusses, grabbing his arm. "What did I tell you about messing with my sister?"

[lesparker]

"You didn't tell me she was a magical vegetable grower," Les accuses.

[asharpertongue]

Lara walks over and hands Les one of Val's teas. "You should drink this. And then we have to go out. Do you know how to do protection spells?"

[lesparker]

Les looks at the tea Lara brings him, shrugging. He drinks most of it in one go, and he hates the taste of it. "Blergh!" he says. "I thought you were bringing me a drink. What the hell was that?"

[asharpertongue]

Chuckling Lara takes the cup and puts it aside. "It's one of her special teas. It'll give you energy. Today's going to be a long day I think."

[lesparker]

Les licks his tongue against the roof of his mouth a couple of times, making a sour face. Her pickles had been delicious, but whatever was in that tea tasted like grass. He sighs after a second. "Protection spells, huh?" He asks, raising an eyebrow.

[asharpertongue]

"Yes. Any good at them?"

[lesparker]

Les smirks. "What kind of witch would I be if I couldn't perform a simple protection spell?"

[asharpertongue]

Lara raised an eyebrow. "One that doesn't actually practice all that much witchcraft?"

[lesparker]

"I am naturally gifted," Les scoffs offended. He points a finger at her. "Would you like me to turn you into a toad, boss?"

[asharpertongue]

Lara smiled sweetly and let her teeth and nails grow pointed and her scales spring up around her eyes. "Would you like me to turn you into sushi?"

[lesparker]

"Hey. I didn't say I wouldn't do the protection spell. Might zap most of my energy though. As you said, I am outta practice, " Les says, smirking at her raised claws.

[asharpertongue]

Lara grinned as she put her claws away, scales sliding away. She appreciated someone who wasn't easily intimidated. "I'm sure you'll do fine."

[lesparker]

"It's why you hired me right?" Les tilts his head at her with a smile. "So what is the plan with these spells then..."