genessia | [Video] Day 1

[Guess who's never used a phone or a recording device before? This pirate. So when it first turns on it's cock-eyed and he draws his head back some, brows furrowed as he tries to get the thing working right. Once the view turns to where he's viewed upright there's a pause before a charming smile spreads over his face.]

I take it this curious thing is working and all of you can see me then? How do I look mates? [A slight curve of a brow and a hooded look to go with that debonair grin. Yes, yes Hook, we know you're devilishly handsome.]

Not bad for being asleep in a coffin for who knows how long, ey?

Now, to whom do I owe the pleasure of such a sleeping curse? I can think of a few Evil Queens and a certain Crocodile with that sort of magic up their sleeve but then that raises the question of who do I thank for the kiss that awoke me?

[Raising his necklace into view on his hook. The prominent stones appear to be green.] Or for these gifts for that matter? A bit gaudy don't you think, love? I suppose it suits my eyes. But what pirate doesn't like treasure?

[And away goes the necklace as he puts on a slightly more serious expression.]

Where are my manners... my name is Killian Jones, but I'm better known by my colorful moniker, [Gesturing with his Hook in view.] Captain Hook. Perhaps you've heard of me?

Can someone point me in the direction of a tavern perhaps? I'm starved.

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[He escorts her to a seat at the bar, keeping her safe from the rowdy boys in the tavern and their wandering gazes. He'll flag the tender and order some rum for himself and water for the lady while he listens to her story.]

Afraid not pet.

Magic and guilds I understand at least, so I think I have an idea. You're a mage or a wizard or something?

[She didn't seem like the sorcerer or witch type....]

[ She appreciated the consideration, Killian. And so would her fellow guildies were they here right now. Settling into a seat as he flagged down drinks for them both, she nodded at the question. ]

So there're guilds and magic where you're from? It seems that so many places other people are from it doesn't even exist anymore - that's... incredibly unsettling to me. But you're right. I'm a Celestial Wizard, actually. My guild is full of people who specialize in different types of magic. Solid Script, or Dragon Slayer magic, or Requip magic to name a few.

Indeed, perhaps not a guild of mages, but I'm familiar with both.

[He gets his drink and continues to listen, filing those names away in his memory.]

Dragon slayer magic? Requip? Now you've lost me.

Oh - like..a guild of thieves or something?

As for the Dragon Slayer and Requip magic, you're probably better off talking to the people themselves. Natsu and Erza are both specialists in it - but Dragon Slayers were created to defeat dragons. Erza's requip magic lets her summon weapons and armor when she's fighting.

Aye, or a guild of craftsmen. We also have fairies and all that. [Or pirates, it's hard to say, he doesn't look military but he does carry himself a little like a soldier. He used to be one, but he's long since adapted more to the life of a pirate. Swagger and all. ]

Sounds useful. I wouldn't mind seeing such magics in action, that is, so long as it's not against me. Wouldn't be much of a fair fight I'd wager.

[ Fairies? Lucy...was tempted to ask, but she didn't want to know - besides, it wouldn't matter since it wasn't the same fairy from ones back home. ]

A guild of craftsman must be pretty - [ Don't say handy. Don't say handy. ] Useful. [ She finishes, a bit sheepishly. ]

Hehee, I don't think Erza or Natsu would mind demonstrating their magic at all. [ Both had pride in their abilities, so they might show off a little. She couldn't blame either of them for wanting them to do so. ]

If you haven't any magic, a fight against you would be pretty unfair - but you shouldn't have to worry about something like that. As long as you're not here to cause trouble or something, I mean.

If I meet them I'll be sure to ask.

[It's alright Lucy, he won't get upset by the term 'handy' if you accidentally let it slip.]

Nope, I'm just your run-of-the-mill human, nothing really magical about me unless you count the fact I'm well over 300 years old. After all, one doesn't age in Neverland.

[Not really saying he's NOT going to stir up SOME trouble. He IS a pirate after all and seeing as he was stolen and dropped here well... he may end up liberating items he needs rather than use money earned. A small price to pay for keeping him here.]

[ Natsu was probably going to find the hook hand cool. He liked things that were different that way. ]

Over three hundred? That's incredible - is it magic that keeps people from aging, or something else...? [ Wait, he might not even know. Still, she couldn't imagine living for that long. Maybe if she had her friends with her - or just one specific friend but.. even then.

[ Darn it Killian. Well they're not likely to go after ya if you 'liberate' things here and there. Her idea of 'trouble' is something a little more serious than petty larceny. ]

A very powerful kind of magic, you can do and create almost anything with your imagination alone. Of course, for an adult like me it's a little more difficult. You need pixie dust for most things and even then it's limited. However a child is practically a god in that world.

It took me 300 years to find a way out and back to me own world. [Which came at a price.]

That .. sounds like someone would try to take advantage of a child in a place like that - if they could do anything they wanted, just with their imagination..!

[ That's a very dangerous situation. Then again if a kid is practically a god there, it's not like they can be -forced- to do something. ]

How did you finally find a way back?

Well, thing is, most everyone in that world ARE children. It was they who are dangerous to us. We were only a handful of men on a ship and the main island was unpredictable at best.

[He looked into his mug of rum, thumb tracing the flaggon's surface.]

I had to make a deal with the boy who commanded the world. Only he could let me leave.

[He took a long swig.]

So then, as a wizard are you born with the ability or do you learn it from someone?

[Changing the subject... It was a great price he had to pay and he's not willing to speak of it.]

I... see.

[ She was observant enough to know to avoid a topic when someone felt it uncomfortable. After all, she hardly knew Killian well enough to press the matter. ]

We're born with the ability to use magic, but we still need to be trained - although many of us might be considered self taught, from experimentation and independent study.

Ah, I see. So can anyone in your world use magic, so long as they are taught?

[ Lucy shakes her head. ]

No, only people who are born with the ability can use magic learned by a mentor or on their own.

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