zerotohiro | I'll be the watcher of the eternal flame [Eachdraidh IC Contact]

[Hiro would be walking through one of the larger courtyards in the castle when he'd here that familiar giggle, but echoy and a bit distant. Maybe above him?]

[A few moments after that, before he can actually leave the courtyard, there'd be the sound of hands clapping together.]

Heeeeeeey Hero, what's goin' on?

[But there's no actual sign of Lumina anywhere...]

[Everything was fine and he was lost in his own thoughts when he heard Lumina. He immediately stops, turning his head to see if he could spot her but there's nothing. His imagination's powerful, he knows that, but...this is absurd. He continues to walk but then he hears her speak and he stops again, narrowing his eyes as he looks over his shoulder.]

Lumina...that better be you and not someone who's learned to imitate you. [Where are you, dude. Seriously. He's even going as far as turning in a circle to look for her.]

...That could be fun. [Her voice said thoughtfully. It was definitely above him. Maybe on one of the pillars?]

I bet I could teach the imps to copy me.

Man, don't even. I think some of Loki's imps learned how to sing and that's gonna make things weird enough. [He's still busy craning his head back toward the sky to see where she's at. This is So Not Cool.]

Besides, how can the imps learn to copy you if the imps can't even find you?

You don't want to hear my wonderful voice everywhere you go? [Her voice scoffs.]

I mean, you're already hearing me when I'm clearly not here.

[He pauses, suddenly stopping to dig into his pocket for the candy tin he's been using for his off-locket communicator and eyeing it suspiciously.]

If you somehow hacked into my network I'm going to be really, really mad, you know. [He's shaking the tin, frowning as he pries it open to take a look at it. Good job, Lumina, you've caught him at a time where he's genuinely puzzled.]

Seriously, where are you?

Hey, you're the tech nerd, not me. [Another giggle and...is she in a different spot now?]

Maybe you've just gone craaaazy, Hiro. Maybe you're hearing me now in your mind.

[Her voice is definitely moving from post to post...]

I have not gone crazy. [Though there's really no proof of that since he keeps hearing her and he can't see her. So instead, he starts to follow the sound of her voice and deviate from his original path.]

Seriously, Lumina, this isn't funny!

I don't knoooooow. Hearing voices is pretty crazy. They lock people up for that kind of crazy, even.

[Another giggle, and then from behind him there's a soft 'huff' that he might recognize from when she jumps off things and lands...and then two hands give him a light shove.]

[But there's nothing there when he turns around...]

I'm not crazy! [Well you sure do sound a little crazy yelling at nothing, Hiro. When he feels something shove his back though he suddenly swings, fist flying out to the air and missing her just by principle of not being able to see her.

When this is over, he'll admit that this is an amazing trick. Right now though, he's just starting to get really, really mad.]

Whatever, I'm leaving. I don't know what's going on, but this is ridiculous.

[He'll hit nothing, because nothing is there. But when he's done shouting his reward s a huff from behind him. Lumina is standing there, hands on her hips, rolling her eyes.]

You are no fun, Hiro.

[He pauses then, just staring at her. She wasn't there five seconds ago. He knows that. But there she is and he's blinking in surprise before shaking his head.]

Dude. What did you just do?

Well I was goooooonna tell you. [She shrugged, along with an exaggerated arm gesture.]

But if you're gonna be so grumpy...

Like you wouldn't be mad if I did the same thing to you. [Don't even try it, Lumina. Now that he can see her, he's more curious than he is angry.] So...what is it?

[She manages to look annoyed for about four more seconds before the facade cracks and she grins, holding up her hand to show where she has a hairpin pinched between two fingers.]

This.

[And then she reaches up and clips it to her hair...and disappears with a giggle.]

[He almost reaches for the pin before she takes it out of his reach and slips it into her hair...and promptly disappears. Well excuuuse him.]

Whoa...[Does he sound impressed? A little bit.] Dude. Where did you even get that?

[After a few seconds she reappears, pulling the hairclip back off. She's grinning so widely.]

I got it as a boon! It wasn't exactly what I asked for but isn't it awesome?

Uh, yes? [He motions with his hand for her to pass it off so he can examine it.] So with this...you can be invisible for as long as you want? [That's even better than the rune he's been working on. He might be a tiny bit envious.]

[After a second she hands the hairpin over.]

The imps said it'll last six hours a day. I haven't really tried testing it though. So I mean, it could just be...six hours from whenever I first use it, or six hours of actual use or...man. I don't know.

I get kind of bored of being invisible after like, three.

[It was more fun when she could see herself being sneaky.]

[He rotates it in his fingers, eyeing it carefully and opening and closing it to see if he can see any physical signs of enchantment while Lumina explains.]

That's just because you haven't had a chance to really think of how to use it. Be creative with it. [There's a devious grin forming.] We should start testing this out and see what it can really do.

[Yes. "We."]

'We?' [Lumina smirks, but doesn't explictly object.]

It does what it does, Hiro. Turns me invisible. ...Why? What else were you thinking?

Everything can be upgradable if you figure out how it works. [He's still letting the clip roll between his fingers.] I bet we could figure out a way to make it last longer than six hours...and we should make sure it doesn't have any boundaries, like it'll wear off and not work in certain parts of the Drabwurld.

[Testing, Lumina. This is what he lives for.]

Hmm. [She was looking at the hairclip thoughtfully now, tapping her fingers against her side. Finally she grinned.]

Well, first thing to do is see if it works for anybody but me, right? Put it on.

[One would think that Hiro would be a giant baby about sticking girly things in his hair. But instead he's busy plucking the clip out of her fingers, holding it up to his eyes to stare at it again before shrugging and prying it open to clip his bangs out of his face.]

So...what's the verdict? [He...doesn't feel invisible, but maybe he's missing something here.]

[Her eyes go a tad wide when he puts it on, and after a second she laughs.]

That is weird to see...

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