Rebirth Height 7 - Orb 2

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

I... need some help.

[ Dark's face is bruised and grumpy. Clearly he isn't happy about needing to ask for help. ]

This isn't like anything I've seen before, and my powers aren't what they usually are.

[ That actually bothers him about as much as random women throwing things at him. ]

Do any of you guys have experience with curses?

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[give_kitty_cake]

[Koma has actually seen several curses in her time so this is something she finds rather interesting. ]

What kind of curse?

[When she notices the bruises on Dark's face... ]

Did you hurt yourself?

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

I'm not sure. Like I said, it's not something I've seen before.

[ He bristles. ]

Not exactly.

[give_kitty_cake]

Then what happened?

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

I was in town, and all these women started throwing things at me for no reason!

[give_kitty_cake]

No reason?

[Forgive the smirk here but... ]

Did you say something to them?

[Koma thinks it a high possibility that they might just have been offended. ]

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

All I had time for was "hello"!

[ What an outrageous accusation. ]

[give_kitty_cake]

Maybe that was enough.

[His reputation might be spreading. ]

What makes you think that was a curse?

[goldeneyeball]

Curses? Having them cast on you or having them removed? Because I'm only experienced in one of those.

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

Having them removed. Normally I wouldn't have any problem with it, but this one's being stubborn.

[goldeneyeball]

Hnnn.

_{[He scratches the base of one of his antlers. Curses were messy, always.]}

That's not the one I'm too experienced in. What'cha got? Bad luck? Spontaneous shape-shifting? Hemeroids?

Or d'you just mean your magic bein' wonky? Because if that's it, I don't think there's a thing you can do about it. This whole place is fucked up.

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

I know what's wrong with my magic. [ Or at least he's got theories. Shut up. ]

It's this stupid rock I got stuck with. It's like it's making me a target, or something.

[goldeneyeball]

Rock? What kinda rock?

_{[JW wonders if he means the Orb but isn't sure.]}

Tried breaking it?

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

Last time a gem like this was broken, something worse came out. [ The witch who gave him this curse. >:| ]

I'm not doing anything to it until I know what exactly is going on.

[sorcerous]

As it happens, I have a great deal of experience.

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

You wanna take this rock off my hands?

[sorcerous]

No.

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

You-!!

Why don't you go bother someone else then?

[sorcerous]

Pardon me; I had thought you wanted an answer to your question.

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

I wanted help, you jackass!

[whatmuttiforgot]

What kind of curse is it?

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

The kind that's making people throw things at me for no reason.

[whatmuttiforgot]

Are you sure you just didn't offend them?

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

I can usually tell when I've offended someone!

[whatmuttiforgot]

Some people can't. How am I supposed to know if you're one of those people?

[ex_apaintingdarkly917]

You could take my word for it!