[This is her friend. Her roommate. He knows that they've been trying to be more "normal" friends, but if Lizzie's going to be involved, it's possible this could land on Alice's doorstep too.]
I think it ended - ( She leans over Danny and checks her phone. ) I suspect she's sexiling herself because she thinks this was more chill than Netflix. I should message her and tell her to come back early?
( Get it out out of the way? But, she asks to make sure. She just knows if they leave her out of it somehow she'll be pulled in. Lizzie just knows. )
[He could make a comment about how they could just do what she thinks they're doing and they can discuss in the morning but he also knows that the mood has been ruined, so:]
Yeah, we should probably loop her in sooner rather than later.
( The scene is much less cozy than it was twenty minutes ago. Lizzie's top blanket is folded on the edge of the bed as she sits at her desk and combs her hair out of anxiousness. She didn't do it today so now's the time. She has music playing low in the background since they couldn't concentrate. )
[Danny is sitting on the bed, scrolling through his phone, but he looks up when Alice lets herself in. She glances from him, to the look on Lizzie's face, and then she takes a step back.]
Oh, no. You guys didn't break up, did you? Because like ... Danny, you're a nice guy, but Lizzie gets me in the divorce.
If we'd broken up, we wouldn't confront you together. We're not influencers.
( The opposite. He's technically in hiding. Danny Bennett.
And, he'd be out. Off the island completely. Maybe invited back in a few weeks time when things could be platonic, or if everyone ended up in danger. With their track record, Lizzie and Danny would be thrown back together quickly unless he skipped town. )
It's about his magic, it's not about us. He's taking it back, Alice.
[Alice nods slowly as she closes the door, not entirely connecting the dots at first, but when the synapses finally connect, her eyes widen and her jaw drops.]
Oh wait. Like the big legacy power thing? Damn.
[That's a lot. She looks over at Danny and frowns.]
Are you sure you're ready?
["Don't really have much of a choice. It's pretty much now or never." So ready or not, this is happening.]
Okay. So why are we having a big sit down to talk about it?
[So this is a strategy talk. Alice isn't a witch, so she can't help with the casting or any of that. But if they need someone to watch their backs, that she can handle.]
So what's the plan?
[Danny slides his phone to the side as he takes a deep breath. "Bonnie is coming in to town to help, but we'll need a secure place to perform the ritual where we won't be disturbed. I'm not sure how much you've dealt with stuff like this..."]
I grew up in Purgatory. You learn the ropes.
[Alice makes her way to the trunk under her bed and twists it open to reveal the armory inside.]
But depending on where this happens, you'll probably need more than just me.
["Bonnie's probably bringing her ... wolf." Is Isaac her boyfriend? A question Danny can't answer. "But we should find somewhere to set up with minimal entrances."]
Maybe. We would definitely have all the ingredients we need. I'll talk to Alyssa about it, and see if she's alright with us doing magic after hours.
[If not, they'll find somewhere else. Alice nods. "Once we decide where, we can put a plan together. Maybe my mom or my aunt could help. They're still in town."]
("You're going to ask for permission to accept your family's legacy," Lizzie asks. She'd break in and apologize later. "What're you going to tell her?"
Outside their dorm room, the spatial surroundings shift and Sierra drops down from the ceiling. Everyone can make a perception check to see if they notice the otherworldly light around the edges of the front door before she straightens up and knocks.
Lizzie straightens up as she looks over to the door (13).
When the door is opened, Danny sees Talia, the girl he met at Wiki-Pedia, but the girls see Sierra. Lizzie finds her familiar (8) - but not why. This is what happens when months go by. She's used to weeks of drama in one fell swoop.
Despite killing the spell, the magic targeting Danny will dissipate with the setting of the moon. It's a big Glory is Ben, Ben is Glory moment for all. Enjoy. )
[Danny (6) and Alice (5) don't notice anything before the knock on the door. Alice also hasn't met Sierra before, so she wouldn't know her to recognize her. But she will however, pull one of her knives out of the trunk and squint.
"Uh, guys? Why are we not being wigged out by the weirdo adult? Sorry lady, but I think you have the wrong room."
Danny squints at her before shaking her head.]
What are you talking about? It's my friend, Talia. She's our age.
[He glances back to "Talia" before shaking his head.]
Sorry, it's been a weird night.
[Alice's brow furrows, before looking over at Lizzie. "Are you seeing the full, grown-ass adult or am I losing my mind?"]
("Grown adult," Lizzie says, squinting. She gets up from the bed to join Danny in the middle of the room, stepping next to him. "Talia?")
It's Sierra, actually. We crossed paths in Prague. I don't know her. ( Alice. ) Danny is seeing me at eighteen years old because of a spell I cast. Back when I was targeting him and his coven's mantle. ( She adds. ) Which, I no longer am.
[Danny takes a step back, feeling that sinking sensation of betrayal yet again. It's bad enough that he helped her and gave her so much in Prague that he shouldn't have, but that he was about to do it all over again.
He makes a face, frustrated at the illusion, and lifts his hand to use his own abilities to slices through it, so that he can see the real person underneath (20).]
[Danny doesn't know how to trust her, given everything (3). It's been too much and too many conflicting stories. He doesn't know why she would just give up, given what's coming. Given what she'll be asked to try and survive.
So he does cast the truth spell (10), though his hands are shaking and it's not his best, he assumes that if she's really here to help him she won't try to fight him.]
David's looking for you. He told me about the Gauntlet. Is that why you're here?
( She wasn't trying to convince him before, but now she is, because she doesn't need anything else in her way or on her ass. For persuasion she gots a nat 20 (conviction from learning what's happened with their parents and how she feels about Jaq makes a woman sincere) )
Partly. But, I'm not going to waste your time talking about our family politics.
( (8) Lizzie believes what she's saying, but not why. Her distrust doesn't settle and her sass isn't going anywhere.
"Maybe, you should try saying what you mean. Just this once can the morally ambiguous not talk in circles?")
Fine. I tried to take your coven's source of magic, I was wrong. And I did it wrong. Which is why I'm here. Taking it back, taking it all - you need to. You don't have a choice and not because of the Gauntlet which we're doing everything to stop. So, while you accept what's yours, me and my friends are going to end this once and for all.
( Or, plan to and then try. )
You will still be you. Don't be afraid of what's behind that door. It was always yours - just - a few years too early. And now for my parting gift.
("When the exposition dump ends and the scene jumps forward?")
She's cute.
( Sierra brings a hand up and with a flare of her fingers the green Celtic energy of the moon and of Danny's coven bursts forth. )
This is yours. Not mine. Ibi.
( The light extends, her (19) repurposing the energy she'd harnessed to mix with Danny's existing strength. )
Even without it, you are powerful. But, with this, you won't miss. Not like I did.
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( Although. )
Are we including Alice in this?
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[This is her friend. Her roommate. He knows that they've been trying to be more "normal" friends, but if Lizzie's going to be involved, it's possible this could land on Alice's doorstep too.]
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( But, she doesn't want to put her in danger either. )
Leave it up to her?
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When's she due back from her study group?
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( Get it out out of the way? But, she asks to make sure. She just knows if they leave her out of it somehow she'll be pulled in. Lizzie just knows. )
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Yeah, we should probably loop her in sooner rather than later.
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( She pulls up Alice's contact information and sends a message that she should come back to the room, they have to talk about something. )
- we loop her in. Everything.
( Because if they don't, Lizzie just knows she'll stumble into it. Or, worse, get roped in in a different way. )
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... She is Wynonna Earp's daughter so her mind goes crazy places. Thankfully, she is restrained enough to send Lizzie gets this text back:]
Talk about what, exactly?
[Please do not say a threesome. Not that her friends aren't hot but she is so not ready for that.]
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( Gross, Alice. Not, like, that there's anything wrong with threesomes. But, she is not that Saltzman. )
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Cool. On my way.
[Then a beat as she stares at her phone.]
Cool? I'm an idiot.
[But she is on her way back to her dorm.]
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Oh, no. You guys didn't break up, did you? Because like ... Danny, you're a nice guy, but Lizzie gets me in the divorce.
[She's mostly kidding but she's also not?]
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( The opposite. He's technically in hiding. Danny Bennett.
And, he'd be out. Off the island completely. Maybe invited back in a few weeks time when things could be platonic, or if everyone ended up in danger. With their track record, Lizzie and Danny would be thrown back together quickly unless he skipped town. )
It's about his magic, it's not about us. He's taking it back, Alice.
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Oh wait. Like the big legacy power thing? Damn.
[That's a lot. She looks over at Danny and frowns.]
Are you sure you're ready?
["Don't really have much of a choice. It's pretty much now or never." So ready or not, this is happening.]
Okay. So why are we having a big sit down to talk about it?
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( As she's explained to her boyfriend. This is the best way for Alice not to stumble onto everything unprepared. )
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So what's the plan?
[Danny slides his phone to the side as he takes a deep breath. "Bonnie is coming in to town to help, but we'll need a secure place to perform the ritual where we won't be disturbed. I'm not sure how much you've dealt with stuff like this..."]
I grew up in Purgatory. You learn the ropes.
[Alice makes her way to the trunk under her bed and twists it open to reveal the armory inside.]
But depending on where this happens, you'll probably need more than just me.
["Bonnie's probably bringing her ... wolf." Is Isaac her boyfriend? A question Danny can't answer. "But we should find somewhere to set up with minimal entrances."]
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( But, Lizzie's not sure what Isaac is to Bonnie, either. A question for her sister. )
We have options. But, what about Wicca-Pedia. Aren't there only two entrances? Is there anything in the back room, could we do it there?
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[If not, they'll find somewhere else. Alice nods. "Once we decide where, we can put a plan together. Maybe my mom or my aunt could help. They're still in town."]
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Outside their dorm room, the spatial surroundings shift and Sierra drops down from the ceiling. Everyone can make a perception check to see if they notice the otherworldly light around the edges of the front door before she straightens up and knocks.
Lizzie straightens up as she looks over to the door (13).
When the door is opened, Danny sees Talia, the girl he met at Wiki-Pedia, but the girls see Sierra. Lizzie finds her familiar (8) - but not why. This is what happens when months go by. She's used to weeks of drama in one fell swoop.
Despite killing the spell, the magic targeting Danny will dissipate with the setting of the moon. It's a big Glory is Ben, Ben is Glory moment for all. Enjoy. )
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"Uh, guys? Why are we not being wigged out by the weirdo adult? Sorry lady, but I think you have the wrong room."
Danny squints at her before shaking her head.]
What are you talking about? It's my friend, Talia. She's our age.
[He glances back to "Talia" before shaking his head.]
Sorry, it's been a weird night.
[Alice's brow furrows, before looking over at Lizzie. "Are you seeing the full, grown-ass adult or am I losing my mind?"]
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It's Sierra, actually. We crossed paths in Prague. I don't know her. ( Alice. ) Danny is seeing me at eighteen years old because of a spell I cast. Back when I was targeting him and his coven's mantle. ( She adds. ) Which, I no longer am.
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He makes a face, frustrated at the illusion, and lifts his hand to use his own abilities to slices through it, so that he can see the real person underneath (20).]
Why should I believe that?
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( But, she doesn't blame you. )
Cast whatever you want. I know a great lie detector spell.
( "You were in New Orleans," Lizzie says, straightening up. )
I was.
( "Was that about Danny, too?" )
If I say yes, will you hold it against me? ( She still has her bite. ) I'm here to give you a message. And then, you never have to see me again.
( Barring their covens don't broker trust. )
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So he does cast the truth spell (10), though his hands are shaking and it's not his best, he assumes that if she's really here to help him she won't try to fight him.]
David's looking for you. He told me about the Gauntlet. Is that why you're here?
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Partly. But, I'm not going to waste your time talking about our family politics.
( (8) Lizzie believes what she's saying, but not why. Her distrust doesn't settle and her sass isn't going anywhere.
"Maybe, you should try saying what you mean. Just this once can the morally ambiguous not talk in circles?" )
Fine. I tried to take your coven's source of magic, I was wrong. And I did it wrong. Which is why I'm here. Taking it back, taking it all - you need to. You don't have a choice and not because of the Gauntlet which we're doing everything to stop. So, while you accept what's yours, me and my friends are going to end this once and for all.
( Or, plan to and then try. )
You will still be you. Don't be afraid of what's behind that door. It was always yours - just - a few years too early. And now for my parting gift.
( "When the exposition dump ends and the scene jumps forward?" )
She's cute.
( Sierra brings a hand up and with a flare of her fingers the green Celtic energy of the moon and of Danny's coven bursts forth. )
This is yours. Not mine. Ibi.
( The light extends, her (19) repurposing the energy she'd harnessed to mix with Danny's existing strength. )
Even without it, you are powerful. But, with this, you won't miss. Not like I did.
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