2 ♔ pranks exist, prove me wrong

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

[ Hey, see that on the ground? It's two tickets to that thing you love-- no, wait. It is that thing you love. Or that precious thing you thought went missing a month ago. Or something really valuable that you like or want, like money, or if you're a sensible islander, like soap. Let's just say it's something your character may really want.

WHATEVER IT IS, it moves slightly out of reach when you go to grab it.

And again.

And again.

What do you do? ]

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[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

[It's...it's a Holmes book. WANTS. So much.]

...

[But it's always out of reach. Damn it. It's bad enough he can't reach things because of HEIGHT.

But...if it's moving.]

All right, come out, whoever you are.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

[ She will be revealing herself with that butterfly trick she loves so much. Oh, and of course her cackle. Also will be picking up that book by levitating it! ]

But I wanted to see you chase it some more! Show some more April First spirit, won't you?

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

Come up with a better trick and maybe I'd be fooled.

[Looks so not impressed.]

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

Oh, I could definitely do better tricks for a holiday like this! I have a feeling you wouldn't enjoy them, though.

[ But let's get down to business. ] I hope I haven't kept you waiting too long.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

No, probably not.

[Shrugs.] I'm not so far along in all the mysteries of this place I'd get bored while waiting for you.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

Then we'll begin the first game. No objections?

... but starting it all the way out here would be a pain. Come, I'll lead us somewhere more suitable.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

None from me.

Lead the way. [Will follow!]

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

[ In that case, she is walking back to the mansion that's right across from Loki's. It used to be very pink, but Beato... redecorated, and now comes complete with a full red rose garden. She'll be leading him to a gazebo right in the middle of it-- complete with a table already laid out with a tea set and all that good stuff. And she'll be setting down the Holmes book on the table before taking a seat. ]

Much better.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

...

[Reminding himself there are houses that just take assembly. Or even be transported. So...just gonna accept that someone could get one here that quick, yep.

And sit at the table, trying to keep from glancing at the homes book. He was a fanatic, so it was a bit hard not too.]

So, do I get to hear the actual rules of the game?

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

[ Taking note of that-- ] If you do exceptionally well, I'll let you have it. As a token of the holiday.

Certainly. It won't hurt to state them again.

Your objective is to explain my magic with human methods. If you can do it in a way I can't deny the possibility of, you'll win that particular game. If you can't explain it with anything but magic, it's my victory. As a rule you put in place, I can't kill as a method of proving myself as a witch in this particular game, or it'll be my immediate loss. Once I run out of magic to show you, or you resign, or you can come up with a theory that explains all I can do, this set of games will end, and one of us will be the victor. Also, if you resign from the game, you need to proclaim it officially, so don't worry about slipping up and calling me a witch on a whim. I won't take cheap victories like that.

As for prizes for victory... well, I've already told you I would share pieces of Rokkenjima with you each time you win. Resignation is enough of a reward for me, so I won't ask for more than that on my end.

One more thing.

Is that all clear? Speak now if you have any questions about these rules, because you can't change them once the game begins.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

[And that's another reason to win.

Thinks over the rules.]

So...I don't have to actually prove how you did it, just a theory that's possible for a human to do? [Well, it did make things a bit easier since some magic tricks, he'd need a confession for there to be an absolute proof she did it that way. Not to mention there were several ways to do a magic trick.]

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

That's all. After all, you have the Devil's Proof on your side.

But don't think this'll make it easier on you. I still have the red truth, so I'll be expecting plenty from you.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

I suppose I do.

And I'd hate to disappoint. I understand the rules.

So, the butterfly trick this time, correct?

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

Right. Then let us begin, it's your move.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

[Nods.]

Then first, you do know of the practice of Dove Magic, correct, Beatrice-obaasan?

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

I do. Common among magicians, isn't it?

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

That's correct. All of them are a series of magic tricks involving doves. A great many of them, making the Dove appear.

Even out of thin air. And, of course, for those quick enough, how to get that dove to disappear again. All of them sleigh of hand work for the most part. The tricky part is making sure the doves are still until they're out in the open, either by putting them in a harness of some sort to keep still. Or perhaps some magicians just train them that well.

The exact details of the trick can differ from magician to magician, after all.

Some details could be the type of animal. Even a bug can be trained with enough patience. Or perhaps using something that emits certain sonic frequencies that will make the butterflies act in a certain way. The fact they glow is a wonderful distraction as well that it'd be easy for people to miss any movement from elsewhere to appear where they converged.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

But you saw me clearly as I disappeared, didn't you? I'm sure you would've noticed if I ran when those butterflies swarmed me! Furthermore, a sly escape wouldn't work in a gown like this!

Let's make this harder. Your counter?

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

You weren't necessarily in the same outfit. Even the most ornate of outfits could have an easy remove method or just throwing on a black cloak. Or both. The only problem would be the skirt for running anyway. Pull that off and it's be perfectly easy to make a sly escape. Someone in white could even run through a crowd of people if he were to suddenly switch to black. [He should know. It happened in his world.] A black cloak in all that light the butterflies gave off and even if I tried to spot something like that, my eyes would take a few seconds to catch up with that thought and by then, you'd be long gone.

Scents. The right perfumes and they'll go where you want to go. Especially if they're trained.

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

An effective Devil's Proof. You can't prove that I wasn't concealing fabric that could camouflage me. Very well! That part of the argument I'll hand over to you, but I'll ask one more question and counter with one more red regarding the butterflies.

Let's not forget to mention they came out of nowhere. Explain this and I'll hand over the first game to you: Where did the butterflies come from with my appearance, and where did they go after I vanished? They disappeared with me, remember?

[ ... Yet she's tastefully omitting the fact that the butterflies were scattered all around when they first met. ]

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

Where they came from when you appeared is easy enough, since they were everywhere when I first arrived. As for where they disappeared...

[He closes his eyes, picturing the scene in his mind's eye.]

You didn't deny scent, so you could manipulate them with that. They aren't trained pets, but it could be you either don't classify them as pets or just not trained. Don't necessarily have to train to just know how they'll respond to certain actions. Butterflies are sensitive to scents and wind, things a person may never notice if it were to change.

The question is...how does that glow occur. You could be gone before them and then it becomes how do they stop glowing to achieve the sort of trick to the eyes. If they're like fireflies, to glow to attract a mate, then it's likely they can stop their glow. In which case, it's just introducing another scent or some other form of stimulation where they stop glowing and would make them flee from the area. They were already going up, so they could have flown over my head before my eyes adjusted to the darkness their glow left.

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[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

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[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

Kuhihi... kuhihihahahahahyakyahahaha! [ Just... erupting into completely graceless laughter ]

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

I like iiiiit! That argument is music to my ears! I thought you were going to go with a hallucinogenic angle, or even rely on holograms once more, but you surprised me by going even further! Firefly butterflies? That kind of calculation is just pleasant! I can't even state it in red that such a bug doesn't exist here because of the nature of the game board!

done!

[bitchcrafts.livejournal.com]

Well done! As promised, I'll hand over the first game to you! I'm glad I didn't doubt you, but I can swear it'll only get harder from here on out!