eswareinmal | Oh oh it's magic you knoooow

Characters: Helios and anyone else
Open? Sure is!
Where: Town Square
When: RD 12, around the late afternoon
What: After everything that's happened the last few days Helios decides that lightening the mood is the least he can do. So without further ado have a magic show!
Warnings: Sawing of people in half. Except not.

[ Ladies and gentleman children of all ages! Today there is going to be some fantastical and fearsome creatures traipsing about the town square. But there’s no need to worry because they’re hardly real. Actually they’re more along the lines of being made of light but in fact they look incredibly real for something like that. What is the source of all these creatures you ask? Should you follow them to the small little gathering you'll find out that it's none other than Helios. He will be on a center wooden stage with his lovely assistant Ginia, looking out to the small, ever growing crowd of people. He’ll be wearing his traditional wizarding garb that he woke up with upon his arrival here, and he’ll even have an old gnarled branch for a wand. Helios will proceed to take off his hat and wave his wand around in a slightly exuberant fashion as he pulls out a snow white bunny from his hat. The crowd will cheer and clap offering up some coins and money for the stellar act. There's more tricks to be offered too. Such as making Ginia disappear or a card appear in someone's hand in the crowd. Whatever else anyone would want to offer up for him to do. He normally would never do this, especially because he’s not used to doing magic in front of so many people, but the little odd jobs and things he’s gotten over the course of the weeks being here have helped. Besides he had Ginia and Giles with him so that always helped.

Still Helios looks decidedly uncomfortable, tentative, and overall anxious even if he is managing a smile throughout the show. It's only when the crowd goes silent that a long wooden box is brought on to the makeshift stage. People unaccustomed to magic shows in general might not find the box all too exciting. But sawing someone in half is a bit…tricky even for Helios. And here he’ll give Ginia a shaky smile with a slight nod. Maybe after everything Ginia has been through this wasn’t the best course of action. Maybe, hopefully, someone else would stand up to take her place. ] And-and this last ending t-trick will require a volunteer. If-if anyone would like to offer themselves up. Otherwise I might have to use my assistant. B-But no need to worry! Everything is completely safe!

[ It ruins the suspense a little but, well, Helios doesn’t want to alarm anyone especially the guards or law enforcement of the city.

Once the magic show is over and most of the crowd is cleared away Helios will be up to talking to anyone who saw it over the orb or even stopped by in the town to see it in person. ]

((ooc; anyone can participate in this. Timelines do not apply! Also have your doods shout out random magic tricks for Helios to do. He is taking all offers!))

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She thought for a moment, then snapped her fingers as an idea came to her. There's a lovely restaurant a short way from here! I'm not sure what sort of food it is, but it's good." And they had good tea.

"I've haven't been to so many of these places yet. It sounds lovely though!" Even if the food in this time and era wasn't something he was quite so used to Helios has been building up...a strange liking to certain dishes. Tuckery legs, stew, roasted duck and whatever else. Helios was never too shy about trying new foods at least and this certainly has given him more than the experience in that category.

He'll motion for Tatra to lead way and he'll follow behind her. "Lady's first."

She curtseyed before walking off in the direction of the restaurant.

"I know the woman who owns it," she explained as she walked, "she's quite friendly." And she used just the right amount of spice for Tatra's taste, a pleasantly rare quality in this town it seemed.

"Ah you do? The towns people here are rather comfortable with us now it seems." Aside from a few or so people he's encountered. Helios will nod and smile at the few people they pass, some from the show just now, others just being friendly.

"What's your favorite dish that they serve there?"

"They're quite used to me by now," she agreed cheerfully. She made it a habit of walking through the town and making idle conversation with nearly everyone she passed.

"They have a delightful chili!"

"It's...getting them used to to you that's the hard part." Helios laughs lightly as he looks around at the bustling, busy, street around them. He'll quirk his brow at the mentioning of chili. Not the first item on the menu that he would thought they would make in a medieval town.

"Chili really? That sounds delicious. I've always been a fan of that, homemade really is the best."

"To be sure," she agreed. It had taken plenty of work to get them to like her as much as they did, and they were still fairly apathetic if she ever found herself in trouble.

"I've never heard of it before! But I rather like the spices."

"Yes it can be quite hot depending on the person making it. Cumin, chilli powder, red peppers and things like that. Can certainly pack a punch." Helios laughs and then looks over at Tatra.

"So you enjoy spicy foods then? You'd like...Indian food, or Thai. Both those cultures in my world tend to make rather spicy things. Perhaps one day I could make you something. I do love having people try different foods." Helios also loves cooking for people so this isn't something he'd readily protest.

"I've never heard of those places, either," she noted cheerily. She took just about everything in stride and with a smile.

"I'd like that very much, if it wouldn't be too much trouble!"

"Places. Oh! They're actually spices. From my world. Earth. They're all very spicy too. I wonder if anyone around here sells them." Hm. It would be intriguing to look for them

"Oh heavens no! I do love cooking for people. And, well, it can be sort of thank you for all of this."

"Oh!" she exclaimed, obviously quite surprised. The people here weren't very big on explaining the ways of their world.

"Well in that case, I would be honored to taste your cooking."

"There's also these plants called chili's which are, um, rather hot. I suspect they probably use some of them in chili here. I think one of the hottest types in my own world is called the 'ghost chili'. It packs quite a bit of heat from what I've heard." Helios smiles and shakes his head remembering his first encounter with the mentioned ingredient. Quite a bit is a big understatement.

"I think that sounds lovely, Tatra. Perhaps we can set up a time for you to stop by. I-I don't think Ginia or Giles would mind in the least." His housemates were pretty open in terms of meeting new people. But still he'd like to make sure at least.

"That must be why it's so good," Tatra noted with enthusiasm. Food in Schwanheim was a bit of a mystery to her. They had none of the same foods sh was familiar with back home, though it did bear some resemblance to the meals they had in Cephiro. Even the tea was different, though she was far more familiar with the teas here than the foods.

"I will be a model guest," she promised most seriously. If they let her she would even prepare tea for them. If not, of course a housewarming gift was only polite.

"The are some rather good chefs in this area I'll have to admit." A bright smile as Helios looks around at the passing scenery. A bakery here, another inn there. It was a nice quaint little town and those were really some of the best places to get the most authentic food. Helios looks over at Tatra when she says that. She reminded him of Grune in a lot of ways. A sad smile at the thought of his friend who wasn't here.

"Oh I have no doubts about that. But there's no need for concern. It'll just be a nice evening." Nothing fancy or too strict. Helios was never really one for those types of things, only when the time called for it, he rather liked having something more easy going and natural.

"To be certain," she agreed enthusiastically. "I think most of the others see the villagers as little more than an impediment, but they lead good lives here."

Helios smiles and nods, "yes they certainly do. I-I mean making do with, with what they have and w-with the thorns so near...they certainly don't seem to be too bad off."

A smile as they continue to walk before approaching the tea shop in the distance.

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