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10th Transmission: Fading Moonlight [Action/Voice/Written]

[Action, Town Clinic]

[Luke had intended on doing something nice for Ami that evening, since she was stuck at the clinic on her shift until late in the evening. He'd spent most of the afternoon preparing a meal for the two of them to share, but when he arrived at the clinic he'd found something that turned his blood to ice. Signs of a struggle, papers strewn about, and a hastily scrawled note in familiar handwriting. She'd been abducted. Luke took a moment to take stock of the situation before his anger got the better of him and he slammed his cybernetic fist into the wall, leaving a solid dent. Apparently, Catherine's promise to Luke had meant little to nothing, if she had been taken. That stung. A lot.

Inside he was seething, but outside Luke began cleaning up the mess the kidnappers had left, the food forgotten and responsibility taking over. He could keep the tears out of his eyes, for having failed to protect her, the guilt setting in as it had for Lupin and Adele.

Anyone around the clinic, feel free to poke at him. He later sends a few written messages and a broadcast after he's regained control of his voice and his emotions. He needs to talk, otherwise the anger will take hold again, so...]

[Written, Private to Trafalgar Law]

Law, its Luke. The Malnosso have abducted Doctor Mizuno. In her absence, I will take over her shifts. I feel like I should do something to help out, so that things can keep going smoothly.

[Written, Private to Adele Leblanc]

Adele, I may need your help at the Clinic. Ami's been kidnapped, and I'm going to take over her shifts at the Clinic. If something comes up that I can't deal with, I hope I can rely on you. I feel I should help, so that service isn't interrupted.

[Voice]
Good evening everyone, this is Luke Skywalker. I've got a few things to talk about, so I'd like to say.

First, I'd like to welcome all of the New Feathers, or returning residents. I'm a little late in doing so, and for that I apologize. If you should require help with anything, please don't hesitate to send me a message or come by House 46. I would be glad to offer any assistance I can. The same, of course, applies to any residents, not just New Feathers.

Second, I'd like to extend an offer to anyone who is interested in working with what limited resources we have available to further improve quality of life in the village. I've had some success with Mister Stark and R2D2, as well as Doctor Eggman, in creating some basic technological implements, But technology isn't entirely what I had in mind. I recently became aware that we have a large section of land that is, or was, farmland. I'm wondering if anyone still works with them, and if not would anyone be interested in helping to get them operational again? In light of recent events I am of the opinion that providing food for ourselves when we can would never be an unwise decision. Would anyone be willing to help with this?

Finally, I have a philosophical musing for anyone keen to such things. If one already possesses great power, is it strange to desire more? Down the same vein, what does power mean to you? Is it something you crave for yourself, or for others? And...what good is having power if you cannot use it?

Please, share your thoughts, and take care.

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We could use the basement. There's chalk in the drawer by the door.

[He raises an eyebrow, curious]

What...something extra?

[He waves his chalk--all ready three steps ahead of you on this, Luke. Lupin chuckles, halfway up to putting on a show.]

Basement it is then~ [He starts on his way, his confidence outshining his unsteady movements. A walk across the house was something he could manage.]

All you need otherwise is a little faith--and a little physical means to reinforce that.

Alright, then lets go.

[He opens the basement door and heads down ahead of Lupin, ready to catch him if he falls]

[There was a wall for him to use as a guide; he had it under control.]

We will be wanting a place that's a little out of the way if we're doing it down here...

[He heads off to the far corner of the training room and settles himself on the ground.] All right, now watch closely. It's a trick anyone can learn, and it's pretty cool.

Alright, I'm ready. What am I looking for?

[He raises an eyebrow and crosses his arms.]

[Smiling, he takes his glasses off and sets them on the ground.] Just watch.

What we're doing is drawing out a circle with the chalk, that's all. What it will do is protect anything inside it from magical energies, but you have to believe in it for that to be true.

[He performs the actions as he narrates, to save on time. Once the ring of chalk is in place, he leans back once more and pulls a penknife from his pocket.]

Magic being magic, however, you have to give something of yours to make it work. In this case, it's just a drop of blood.

[He pricks his finger with the sharp tip of the blade and lets a drop fall onto the line exactly as he saw Harry do in his apartment on that night a month or so back.]

So long as nothing comes by to physically disturb the circle, anything inside of it will be safe.

Edited 2012-07-30 05:10 (UTC)

[Luke actually does watch, his eyebrow raising hire as Lupin pricks himself. He commits the ritual to memory, however, wondering if it would, in fact work. Was it something Lupin had learned from Harry?]

Physically disturb how?

Edited 2012-07-30 05:17 (UTC)

Simply? You mess up the circle. It also won't stand up to anything physical. Bullets, for one. Rain, for another. It only works on magic.

[He looks up at Luke, curious about what the man was going to do.]

I saw it work once, but I haven't been able to try it on my own to test how much it can take. You're looking for a chance to practice your lightning, right?

Hm. I wonder how it will stand up to the Force.

[Luke shrugs]

I suppose its worth experimenting with. You ready?

I was wondering about that myself, actually...

[A quick grin. Lupin scrambles to his feet.]

Just let me get out of the way.

[Luke stretches out with the spirit, calling forth a short shocking burst that darts from his fingers, ricocheting off an invisible shield and striking the ground]

Wow. Interesting.

Edited 2012-07-30 06:05 (UTC)

[Very interesting. Lupin watches the show, grinning like a fool.]

It works just as well as it did before!

Does it now? Why...don't we try the Force then.

[Luke waves his hand and projects a telekinetic wave of energy, pushing at the barrier. This time, it goes through. gently moving the glasses at the center of the circle.]

Oh-ho~ So it doesn't work on the Force!

[He's grinning regardless--it was data!]

It appears not. Is there anything else we could try?

If you can think of something--go for it. I'm out of ideas for now.

...though, if you want to practice with Tsinku, I'm curious about the upper limits of this thing. It's not pressing, but could you give me the data if you do end up trying?

Lets try this.

[Luke pulls out his blaster and snaps off a shot, it cleanly passes through the circle and burns a hole in the wall]

I guess blasters count as physical too.

[He watches, but wasn't terribly surprised.]

It's not magic. Bullets don't work on it either.

--before you try, I think the same will happen with your saber.

I'd guessed as much. Figured it was worth a shot.

Who taught you this? Harry?

Oh, it was! [Data.]

Yea, Harry taught me a few months back. The Commander, the first time he was out, played a joke on Jack and stole Harry's all ready stolen jacket. He came knocking on my door, said he was the Avon lady, and offered to trade me something for it.

...I should have taken him up on his offer of a bullet-proof jacket, but this came up and seemed pretty cool.

Avon lady?

Oh, right. [He laughed. It was so easy to forget that he needed to explain his world to Luke sometimes.]

Avon is an expensive brand of makeup, and it's usually sold by middle aged ladies at parties to other middle aged ladies. It's a crazy, complicated thing, but it was popular among the upper middle class about ten or so years back.

...even for costumes, I never bothered with it. There are less expensive brands that have the same effect.

That seems rather strange, and oddly...stupid in a way. Why would anyone choose to spend extra money for a brand name of makeup?

Hell if I know. Fujiko insists on using her Chanel No. 5, but perfume is a little different. So are jewels from Tiffany's.

I just don't get the makeup part. [Then again, considering the amount of latex he also uses in his disguises, that figures.]

Nobody at home really uses that sort of thing. Jewels yes, but perfume and makeup? I...think Ami does sometimes, but rarely.

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