video; @fromTV

[spellslots]

[Oh hey, it's Taako, wearing Taako clothes and a pointy hat. Obviously it's Taako.]

I, the great Taako Taaco desire to learn new and exciting languages because I have a need to show everyone how smart I am behind this undeniably gorgeous face. You should teach me all your strange languages, as nothing is beyond my immensely powerful abilities.

[He's grinning, faux fanning himself like he's just too hot for this feed.]

Since I have all of your undivided attention, you must know that all my stunning good looks and amazing magical powers all come from the fact that I have a really small dick.

[And oh hey, it’s Taako again, except this time it’s just his voice off-screen:]

Hey dingus, have you seen my pho... ne..?

[It’s a very telltale trailing off, the way someone who has caught their shitty sister in the act of Pretending To Be Them™ in front of the entire fucking network.]

Gimme it, now.

[There’s a surprised shout and then a lot of cackling as the phone is pulled up and Taako #1 is running off to the other side of the room to get as far away from Taako #2 as possible.]

OH NO, AN IMPOSTOR! Save me! I’m too beautiful and sexy to die!

[Luckily, at least one member of this family remembers they’re a wizard, and the phone is mysteriously plucked from Taako #1’s hand and returned to the real Taako, who turns the phone to face him so everyone can see how done he is.]

What’s up, chucklefucks, I’d like to introduce you to my complete asshole of a sister who I hate more than anything in this world.

[From behind the phone, now;]

RUDE.

Don’t start shit you can’t finish. [He sticks his tongue out in her general direction, then turns his attention back the camera.] I’m for real about the languages thing, I’m bored and wanna learn new shit, she just jacked my idea before I could come ask. Do not believe her about the dick thing, though, that's fake as hell.

[With the alarming sound of encroaching footsteps, Taako quickly shuts off the feed.]

[ooc: Lup = red, Taako = purple. They're both the worst]

Comments

video, @chronicler

[scholiast]

You know, one day the pair of you are going to land yourselves in a situation in which you actually need the spell slots.

(She's grinning though, fond. She had heard the whole thing, albeit muffled, from down the hallway.)

video @lightemup

[umbrastaff]

Hey, I'm not the one wasting them!

[Mostly because hers are a lot more destructive.]

[scholiast]

Yeah, only because nothing needs to be on fire in this moment.

[umbrastaff]

Hey, I know.... some other spells.

[scholiast]

Any that can be used in such a small space without damaging anything?

Cantrips don't count.

[umbrastaff]

Yeah! I use a lot of conjuration and transmutation, too! I have Charm Person!

[...and she starts ratting off her non-evocation spells.]

Plus I use a lot of Locate Object to find where Taako hides his favorite clothes.

[scholiast]

I... genuinely don't think I've ever seen you cast spells like that before.

(To be fair, at her current point in the cycles she spends quite a lot of her time hanging back on the ship; if Lup is ever casting spells in her vicinity, it's usually to fight things.)

But, I concede the point.

[umbrastaff]

Well, they're kinda boring.

[That's the whole reason, yup.]

[scholiast]

Well, yeah. I don't think you're entirely aware of your potential.

[umbrastaff]

I explode stuff, Luce.

[scholiast]

Sure, but– you could do so much more! Aren't you curious about other types of magic?

[umbrastaff]

Well, yeah. We had a pretty well-rounded experience in the academy, but blowing shit up and all the other amazing things you can do with Evocation was just my thing, you know?

Doesn't mean I don't know how to cast other shit. Transmutation is pretty cool and Taako and I used to cast eachothers favorites for training. I like conjuration, too.

[...and technically dabbling in necromancy.]

[scholiast]

(More like dabbing in necromancy am i right????????)

I suppose...

(With the current set of magical skills of the people on board the Starblaster, it does make sense that Lup would pick what she was good at and stick to it. No point learning to heal, or to cast illusions when they have specific people for that.

Still, she wishes they'd all at least attempt to learn a good array of healing spells. Might save them a bit of heartache in the future.)

video; @fromTV

[spellslots]

It was a cantrip! I'm being careful, mom.

[That's rude.]

[scholiast]

(She's too old for this.)

Yeah, well. Good. I've got my eye on you.

[spellslots]

You want me to send you hourly updates on how many spell slots I got left?

[He'll do it.]

[scholiast]

Maybe it would put my mind at ease.

(Your move.)

[spellslots]

[There is the distinct sound of someone typing something into their phone.]

That's an hourly alarm set, you wanna know levels, too, or is just the amount fine?

[scholiast]

Oh, I want to know everything. I'm going to keep a log.

(Well in return there is the distinct sound of Lucretia opening her journal!!)

[spellslots]

I'm gonna text you every single time I cast prestidigitation, just for this.

[scholiast]

Good, I'm really looking forward to it.

(Lucretia's very aware right now that she's fucked up but she's seeing this bit through to the end no matter what.)

[spellslots]

[The first text comes immediately, because he's casting prestidigitation to make sparkles around his cheeks as he grins at her.]

So how long into this are you gonna last?

[scholiast]

(Lucretia stares at the text for a long time, wondering if there's an option to, like... block somebody's number.)

I don't know what you're talking about. This is fantastic.

[spellslots]

Mmhmm, sure.

[He sends another text, because apparently he just cast find familiar for no other reason than wanting an excuse to annoy Lucretia.]

You know what, I really wish we'd had phones on the Stablaster, it would've been great.

[scholiast]

(She's putting her phone on silent :-) )

Right? Even just for chronicling purposes alone having these would be a real time saver.

Do... do you think we could just take them back?