Tricksters of a sort

[tigs]

"Convinced, I'm convinced!" The outburst came in a strange glee from a very slender magician, balancing her top hat as she ran, tapping a wand against the ground rhythmically that created sparks in the air. She'd gotten good at a few other tricks, slightly less with the sparkle and more with the... brutal gutting of insides.

"I'm not." This from a rather sultry female with strange markings decorating her body, a certain set looking shinier than the rest. New, Dasebianca had not too long ago stolen a desire from a de-lightful male! Oh what a time she had had. Her wounds had healed nicely, surprisingly, and she was as sparkling and pristine as ever. How deceiving. She had managed to deceive that fairytale fanatic of a male Bira always dragged around... he was so... royal and bright. Ick.

As if reading her thoughts, Rakaeja smirked in her direction, raising his head to look down the side of his nose at her. She hated when he did that, some sort of strange feminine pride or something. It was unfortunate she didn't take to him as most did, Birakaecia found him all too entertaining, but then again, in a way they were kindred spirits. Meant to fly through the skies of imagination together.

Bickering continued between both the girls as he shot out a few of his more interesting, or so he felt, philosophies on how he and his men would take over the persian empire. Rebellious, they all said he was sooooo rebellious, and at around that time they would swoon for him, the gypsy king. Yes, that was how it worked out. His thoughts were dispelled by the scent of sizzling fur, just in time for him to turn and see Bira smirking gleefully at a rather rage-filled Bianca. Obviously he'd missed something.

Dasebianca: 14
Rakaeja: 6
Birakaecia: 7

[Jenn]

Six colorful forms charged through the park, playing their own unique hybrid of hide-and-go-seek, tag, and wrestling. They were currently on the ‘see who can jump on someone else’s disturbling the hardest’ segment of the game and their squishy plush companions were less than thrilled at the prospect, Babs’s miniature Di in particular was trying its hardest to run away from the horde of lapines currently chasing it. Berri and Jaun liked jumping on it the best because they could cover it with their entire bodies, even if they were small for Euclide. Babs, meanwhile, stalked Berri’s pretty winged cherished, which was hiding in a tree. Jaun’s just ran along for the fun of it.

Their mad dash led them directly across the paths of the other three younglings, none of which were familiar to them, and they tried their hardest to put on the breaks before they slammed straight into the others. Their big feet, ideal for high jumps and fancy hops, acted as terrible breaks and send them rolling end-over-end in a heap aimed right at one of the strangers.

Babs watched the mess as if in slow motion, her siblings and two Di barreling straight at an unsuspecting (or maybe not, considering how loud the lot of them were) group of young Euclides.

[tigs]

"It's not the timing really so much as your opponents lack of preparation." Said matter-of-factly, the statement came off sounding true enough to get an excited wiggle from the adolescent magician. Wand waving in the air, she pranced about, oblivious to the little ball that came bouncing towards her. A flash directed her attention to a rather silly looking lapine, whose feet were almost triple the size of its body!

"Ahh-h! What did you Do?" The feathery-tailed femme looked on in disbelief, having taken a step back to hide from the bunny onslaught. She had been paying attention where the other had not and had seen the before... and the after... this didn't look good. Oh well, at least they were only lapines, they could have just accidentally transformed some big nasty artifact child into a rhino. Optimism was good at this point.

"A passive offence, they never saw it coming!" A cheer from the brightly coloured male was broken when he saw the distraught look of Bianca, and the fact that Bira had not assaulted the enemy, but rather a young lapine. Now, that just wouldn't do at all. "I wouldn't suppose dear mistress of magic that you could undo that?" He watched her face carefully, noting the uneasy twitch of an ear. Oh dear, this could be a long day.

"I uh... hello. Sorry about your feet. Did I do anything else?" Might as well bide time until she figured out what the heck to do... at least she didn't trap the poor thing in a hat or something.

[FlyingPanther]

The growing group was soon joined by another group, though smaller compared to the two others. Instead, this group was a duo. They seemed so different at first glance that one wondered why they were even traveling together. The female, a Blood/Murder mix, walked with her head high, though not in a pompus sort of way, more...just proper posture more then anything. Her chain and box necklace chanked loudly as she walked. The other paler colored male was a pure Blood, and seemed to have a much more inviting look. He had a smirk, and a small bounce in his step, while the female very much had a look about her that said 'just stay away from me and we will be fine.'

It was hard for the duo not to notice the chaos that was occuring no more then a couple of feet from them. Lapines running a muck and Felines being extremely confused. Or at least one of them was. They both looked at the group, having stopped their stroll a little. The mix female looked at thr group without a word, almost as if waiting for the blood to just move on so she could continue the walk. The male, however, looked over to her, his smirk growing and a chuckle escaping his lips. "I wonder whats going on over there." "Nothing that is our business." said the female matter of factly. She was not afraid of what was going on...far from it. No, she was more annoyed...and wanting to move on then anything else.

The male rolled his eyes a little. "Ok sour puss, but this walk is getting boring. I want to at least check out what is going on." He headed for the group, and the female sighed quietly following reluctantly. Why did she choose such a child as her companion? Why did she even HAVE a companion? She snorted at herself.

Jarhodanthkae: 1 / 15
Maritudoribkae: 3 / 15

[Jenn]

Landing in a heap next to the young magician, four sets of eyes blinked dazedly from the brilliant flash as Babs and the winged disturbling rushed over from the nearby tree. They had seen something happen to the others in their group and had absolutely no idea what, just that the little blue Magician did it and they'd better hurry. The Di involved in the mess were the first to recover and slowly rolled off of the groaning lapines.

Another moment of lying flat, enough time for their sister to reach their side and just stare, found Berri shaking herself and hopping back to her feet. Jaun tried to follow suit, but would up flat on his back again, staring in confusion at the gigantic monoliths that were now his feet that stuck up tall and proud into the sky. Experimentally, he wiggled one toe and watched in fascination as a digit the size of a breakfast sausage moved instead. "Mom was right about eating the old ones," he muttered in awe. "It does help you grow!"

Berri, having spotted the guilty, panicked look on the Magician's face and heard the question, quickly rolled her eyes and gave him a whack on the head. "No, you idiot, it was her!"

"Oh." Jaun looked thoughtful, then turned to stare at the blue feline, not seeming as distressed as his sisters. "Can you do anything else?" Absently he reached out his arms for his Di, which was sniffing at his feet.

The miniature Di, less interested in the proceedings of the lapines, instead turned her attention to the pair now approaching. She gave a squeak at the fangs on one of them and jumped back to Babs, hopping on her back until she got looked in the right direction.

[tigs]

Blinkblink. Well, at least the young lapines hadn't all ganged up and mass rabit-beaten her to death. This pleased Bira. She had to admit, the new look was rather comical, and in a way she was pleased with herself. Obviously it would be a useful defensive reflex for the future, who knew what might happen next? Toaster heads and noodle legs could appear at a sudden flick of her wand!

But being so absent-minded with her power was dangerous, something a particular sapphire patterned femme made obvious with her half glare. "Well, got any ideas on the presto of restoration?" Her sigh was heavy and obviously irritated, sometimes the director could be just so... so... childish! When would she ever grow up? Shouldn't she know her capabilities by now and how to avoid Killing someone randomly? "I'd rather not be around for you to suddenly explode." The words came out of her lips isntead of roaming in her head, and she felt slightly embarassed. However, instead of dealing with the mess, she decided she was bored and turned tail to wander off.

Glancing over his shoulder with a smirk, his shoulders visibly relaxed when Bianca started to fade from sight. No shining princess there, she was quite a hardass when she wanted to be. Now, back to his magical kitten. "Though it appears our friend isn't upset, it would be best to take advantage of this good mood and help out. An ally is better than an enemy, no matter how small." He nodded to his own words of advice and then bowed magestically towards the three in front of them.

"Greetings! I am Rakaeja, this is my dear friend Birakaecia, and the one departing is Dasebianca... you wouldn't have liked her anyway." The last was mumbled under his breath with a small wink, charming casual smile ever in place.

[Jenn]

"Berri, Jaun, Babs," Berri, the leader of the little group, said as if it were rote, which it probably was considering how active and into everything the trio always was. She continued to examine her brother's enlarged feet with interest, poking at them as they continued to wriggle. How neat...if only they could do the opposite and shrink their mama when they wanted to get out and she wouldn't let them! Almost as an afterthought, she added, "Abi's at home, little 'fraidy cat. So busy counting at night that she sleeps in when the rest of us aren't tired. Bleh."

Less interested in her brother's feet than in the pair responsible for the transformation, Babs left her little disturbling to its chirping and walked closer. "Kaej and Kaeci. I can remember that. 'Miss Wizard' might suit you better, though. Your friend's gone, so she doesn't matter as much as you right now, since you're not. I just have three questions for you. How did you do that, can you undo it...and can you do it again?" Her muzzle twitched in a small smirk, thoughts not too far from where her older sister's lurked.

Of course, if they couldn't undo it, that would bring up a whole new slew of question. Jaun was theirs, Berri's and hers, so if they couldn't fix him, there'd be trouble.

[tigs]

"Nice, short, simple, convenient. I like my nickname as well!" She seemed genuinely pleased, tapping her top hat as she gave a bow. Rakaeja had many nicknames he would have preferred more, mostly referring to his roguish nature and fantasy daydreams. Not that he didn't have potential for such greatness, he certainly would grow up to be a looker with his father's mane, but with a mind in the clouds like his... maybe the childish nickname suited him more than she initially thought.

She stifled a giggle while looking over at the male, only to rouse his attention as one brow was raised. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she took in each question and nodded, full of confidence. "I erm... good defense mechanism, yes, and well... maybe not Exactly that, but maybe.. hmmm... yes!" She chirped proudly, jutting out her chest and bringing her wand up in front of her face, studying it and then her target.

With an audible gulp, she flicked the small black object and presto! His tail turned into a marshmallow. Blinking twice again, she sighed and shifted uncomfortably as Rakaeja's smirk grew into outright laughter. He pranced forward closer and put a paw on the wand.

"Stop looking so nervous, and aim properly this time."

Right, yes, aim, think...

Rakaeja: 9
Birakaecia: 10

[FlyingPanther]

[OOC: Hey you guys ^^; Since you guys are going so far ahead, I think I might just bow out ^^;. Since if you guys keep going with sparce replies from me I'm really not going to be a part of the rp anyway ^^;. So yeah >.>; Just...say Mari got annoyed and left and my boy followed or something >.>;;;]

[tigs]

[Sorry about that XD Jenn and I seem to be on a roll with this one <3 although I should be doing my huge final art project... >_> if you had of given us something to reply to we probably could have waited, but seeing as your babies were just... off in the distance not interacting it didn't seem like it would be a big deal to carry on until they decided to come over and get in on things XDD]

[Jenn]

((Apologies, FP, I hadn't thought it would be a problem to go on since they hadn't actually approached yet, since they could have just jumped in wherever and normal posting order would have started. ^^))

The sisters waited in eager anticipation as their new magical friend prepared her next trick, and they both 'oohed' and 'ahhed' as Kaeci gave Jaun a new butt. So to speak.

"Marshmallow tail!" Berri crowed in delight, hopping from one foot to the other and clapping. "That's just great! Is it edible?" She gave her brother a hungry stare, intent enough that he clapped his paws over his rear and shook his head violently, expression slightly panicked. There was no doubt in his mind that, if he got too close, she would take a bite. Because she would. He knew it.

Just to see how it tasted.

Babs giggled, but the sound was slightly nervous. "Did you, um...mean to do that?" she asked in a more hesitant tone. "Cause if you didn't, I'm not sure I want you waving that thing around anymore. You might get rid of his ears next, and then we'd prolly have to hurt you. 'Cause, y'know. The ears. Yeah."

[tigs]

Snorting behind a paw, Rakaeja nudged her shoulder, mumbling something to the effect of "Leave it that way, I want to see them chase him around." as the sisters eyes went wide as saucepans in obvious interest, and, probably, hunger. Shaking her head and sighing, Bira pushed the male off and stepped forward, puffing out her chest.

"Alright, fun time's over..." "Yes it's edible, but I wouldn't suggest eating it, I might not be able to conjure up a new tail out of nothing!" Her eyes widened just a touch at the thought, but she soon calmed enough to wave her wand in the air as she prepared her concentration for another magical experiment. However, a question managed to stop her suddenly, worry and discomfort registering in her head, though her outward display was pure confidence.

"I ah... have a bit of a strange sense of humor. But yes, I'll change it all back now." She let the hurting comment go, no use pointing out that the big bad magician could probably turn them all into toadstools before they could say 'charge!', better to just be polite after almost turning their brother into a mutant marshmallow monster.

Tipping the wand into the air, she looked down the length, muttered something under her breath, and presto! The feet were back to normal. Taking in a deep breath, she gave smiles all around, mostly just to reassure herself that the second try would be as good as the first, and then, presto! The tail was indeed returned to its former glory. Though it could be said a few hairs were missing if one had memorized it from before. Melty marshmallows were dangerous business.

[Jenn]

Berri and Babs both clapped eagerly at the Magician's display, thoroughly impressed by her magic. It was as if their brother's dilemma had never occurred, so quickly did their moods turn chipper. No harm done, after all, and everything looked okay from their end. Street performers had always fascinated them and they often watched shows in the seedier parts of the city while their mother worked at separating gullible humans from their hard-earned money. Occasionally they caught a magic act, sweaty rabbits and poorly concealed coins and all, but those weren't even worth mentioning compared to the kinds of things this young feline could evidently pull out of her...wand.

"You're quite the performer," Jaun said once he had double-checked his extremities, running his paws along his feet and patting his rear to make sure everything was as it should be. The fur on his rump was maybe a little sparse, but the loss wasn't dramatic enough to concern him, so long as it grew in as soft and plush as ever. The lapines prided themselves on being as soft as snuggly, cuddly bunnies. That wanted to eat you. Rawr.

The eldest sister nodded her head eagerly, completely in agreement. "That was fantastic! You should show our mama sometime. She could probably use an act like yours to get even more money out of the stupid humans. I mean, if you distract 'em all while we fleece the crowd, that would be some pretty mean teamwork! But yeah, good job and all that. Butt restored."

Babs giggled and grabbed her disturbling like a child would a favored stuffed animal or cat, dragging it along as she sat down next to the blue male. "Did you know she could do it, or were you just waiting to see something lit on fire?" the appaloosa-butted lapine asked him in a stage whisper, paw cupping her mouth and everything.

[tigs]

Smirking in pride, she took a deep bow, elaborate swirling of paw downwards as she did so. The compliments earned a tip of her hat and a cocky grin, moving the wand up to her lips to blow it. The male inspecting his tail made her bite her lip momentarily, but he didn't seem too worried by the skimming of hair, it would grow back, probably at an accelerated rate. Magic had that nice effect now and then, and then sometimes there were nasty after-effects... but it had never happened to her before.

The proposition earned an eyeraise from the lithe magician... she Did like money after all, and her day was only a good day if someone else's misfortune was her causing... She could earn money for playing tricks and getting in a good laugh for the day. "I should meet your mother then, she sounds like a very... business-wise female..." Her grin spread from ear to ear, tail tapping the ground in rhyhmic excitement. She was too caught up in the compliments to see Rakaeja being approached by one of the sisters.

A colourful eye raised to the curious question presented to him, and in his dramatic fashion he leaned forward, a small smirk already forming. To tell the truth, or perhaps a little white lie? Oh, might as well be honest, she was a sweet little thing. "Sometimes it's more fun to see what Bira might do, as opposed to what I know she can do... there have been some.. ahem, rather interesting mishaps. Nothing fatal though! Not by accident, anyways.." His laughter was muffled as he observed his preening companion, sending a wink to the lapine in front of him.

[Jenn]

Berri nodded her head and smirked, little paws clasping in a most delighted and predatory way. She adored her mother and, though tormenting the lapine female was fun on occasion, she could rarely get away with much under Mama's jaded watch. That didn't stop her from trying, though. Her pose caught Jaun's attention and he leaned in close, curious about any planning that might go on.

"I think you and Mama would get along just fine," she agreed with a greedy little glitter in her eye. "She has a neat little gambling racket and loan business going, which means we might get dinner without hunting if some idiot doesn't pay her back her money. We like to help out by picking pockets, but sometimes the crowd's too jumpy and catches on too quick. Some kind of distraction, like a street performer...especially one of your caliber...that would keep 'em all busy while we snatched their purses." She bobbed her head in thought, already seeing how the little scenario might play out. Mama would be pleased at her plotting.

Babs nodded her head and giggled slightly at the implied threat. Whether it was directed at her or at nameless victims, it was still rather cute. "It must be neat to have somebody so powerful as a friend," she commented. "We know the Lady, but I don't think she does any magic. Her boy-toy doesn't either, so far as I've been able to tell, an' the ol'man just drags himself around everywhere. Hmm. Do you think giant telepathic maggots are magical?" Thoughts of the strange chiroptae came to her mind and she made a face, not particularly liking him or his wiggly companions.