audio | un: captainkenway

[jackdawvision]

WHO: Edward Kenway and the network
WHERE: Fire escape!
WHEN: Just after this absolutely spectacular failure.
WHAT: Whoopsie.
WARNINGS: none in the post itself, but canon-typical mentions of violence and murder possible in the threads.

[A throat-clearing cough. Then:] So hypothetically. Let’s say someone may have, ah, been cursed in the course of trying to finish a job. How would one go about getting rid of that curse?

Also, in an unrelated matter, I’ve come into possession of a chameleon. Does anyone here want one? I’ve no room in this apartment for one, and I’m willing to give it away.

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voice; un: shadeshift

[sunforging]

Judgin' by how things seem to go 'round here: might be proper fucked if it don't wear off. How bad is it?

video; private

[jackdawvision]

[Edward takes a minute to toggle on private, less because of any ineptitude with technology—he’d figured out how to a while ago—and more because he is very high up, he’s cursed to have things slip through his grasp at the most inconvenient moments, and he would like to keep his phone, thanks.

When he does flip the video on and carefully positioned the phone on the fire escape, he pushes his hood back to expose a very cute and adorable set of cat ears.]

This bad.

video; private

[sunforging]

[Scintilla flicked one of her own catlike ears in response after stumbling her way through similarly turning the video on.]

...Ain't seein' the crisis, mate.

[...she was mostly joking, but.]

[jackdawvision]

[A groan, as he scrubs his hand over his face.]

That’s just bloody fantastic. [This he mutters to himself. To Scintilla, though:] I got these because I well and truly buggered up a job. [Arno was the voice of reason for a lot of it, and Edward is not about to throw him under the bus for the terrible decisions made in the course of things.] I’d like to move on past it as soon as possible.

video; un: blade

[unreachableside]

[Dryly, with his fluffy triangular dog ears and sharp fangs in full view of the camera:]

You don't.

video, private

[jackdawvision]

[With his hood down and the cute adorable cat tail agitatedly flicking about behind him as he just groans into his hand:] There has to be something. I cocked up a job and this steaming pile of shite landed on me and someone else I know, “you don’t” isn’t an answer I can stomach.

private forever;

[unreachableside]

[Blade takes in this sight with a blank expression. And then he just. Laughs. It's a bit of a deranged laugh, all things considered.]

But they look so precious.

[Karma's a bitch, Ed!]

[jackdawvision]

[Judging from the wince, he knows karma's a bitch.]

Fine, they are. [In a few months he'll look back on this and laugh. Right now, with his ego bruised, he's not seeing the funny side.] How long has yours lasted now?

UN: Shroud | voice

[whiteshroud]

[Hey remember that holy knight? He sure is speaking in a modulated voice]

Most likely you're stuck with it.

[jackdawvision]

What, no way to break it? You’d think with all this magic flying about there would be something that could break a curse.

[whiteshroud]

There's ways to break some curses, but it depends on what cursed you. Do you remember anything about the one who cursed you? Were they human or something else?

[jackdawvision]

Not really, no. Last night was a torrent of chaos, and by the time I’d made my way back home it was already in effect.

[A pause.]

I’m certain it must’ve been that costumed idiot, though. Little shite started a fight with us.

voice: un: ♡☮STAMPEDE

[doubledollar]

As someone who's been cursed a dozen times...

You either wait for it to wear off--some do wear off!!!

...Or you're stuck with it until the forseeable future...

Which, if you got a curse, I uh.
Hope it's a liveable one, buddy.

[jackdawvision]

[He got two curses.]

It had better wear off. I’m not climbing anywhere if I can’t hold on to anything. [This is the less embarrassing curse to admit to.] Is there really no way to break it early?

[doubledollar]

Sadly... none that I know, so far. The idea of not being able to hold onto anything... terrifying.

Someone might know better than me, but. I've been here for a real long time and I've had to wait out every curse I've dealt with.

[jackdawvision]

If you find the idea terrifying, imagine how I'm feeling living it.

[A tired groan.] Well, I'm not waiting this one out. Might be I can track down that Barney fellow again, see if he's the one who did this. [No he's not.]

un: fullbloom | voice

[joies]

Either it wears off eventually, say about a week, or you're stuck with it. So unfortunately it is just a case of "wait and see."

[ She is at least... trying to word it gently. ]

And a... chameleon? Where did you get that?

[jackdawvision]

And if it doesn’t wear off after a week, is there some way to break it?

[A beat.]

Best not to ask questions you might not like the answers to, lass. [He Stole A Chameleon.] D’you want one?

[joies]

Usually by going to the source of the curse, typically to convince them to remove it. Unless whatever cast the curse is unable to be negotiated with.

And dear, any nefarious tale you may have will hardly be the most shocking thing I've heard. [ She is over a millennia old, she has seen and heard Some Things. ]

But... If you need the poor thing off your hands, I can take it.

voice | un: empyrean

[lightofkshahrewar]

What sort of curse have you run afoul of?

[ From what he's come to understand, there's all sorts of curses and plenty of ways one might end up cursed. The specifics might be important. ]

voice

[jackdawvision]

Can’t seem to hold on to anything for long, which makes climbing much trickier than it really ought to be.

[The cat ears he has already gotten razzed about, so he’s not going to expose his already wounded pride to even more blows.]

[lightofkshahrewar]

Oh dear. That does sound incredibly inconvenient.

[ Kaveh isn't really the type to make fun of other people unprompted, fortunately for Edward. ]

I can't help with your climbing problem, but if you need any assistance with day-to-day essentials, I happen to own a flying robotic companion I could lend you for the time being. It should be capable of holding small objects for you.

[ Not Mehrak, he won't ever give up Mehrak, but he has a Pod Edward could borrow. ]

video: UN: trienemybest

[droptheious]

My friend back home had a pet chameleon - you're missing out on a great companion! Pascal could get into all sorts of nooks and crannies to help out.

[He fails to realise Pascal is a Disney Princess Companion and as such more intelligent than a bog standard chameleon but here they are. ]

What curse did you get? They usually either go away on their own or...uh, not at all.

voice;

[jackdawvision]

[Yeah he's not putting himself on blast here.]

Can't hold on to anything for long. Most things seem to end up slipping right through my fingers. [It's not the only curse, but he's already told one too many people and his ego's too bruised to take more.] And aye, so I've been told. But I need to be able to hold on to things while I'm moving around on the city's rooftops, otherwise I'll slip and fall and break my neck. So: is there any way to remove a curse? Besides going to the source of it.

[As for the chameleon...]

I already have a pet rat, and I've little room in this flat for all the equipment you'd need to keep a chameleon comfortable. [Also he stole the chameleon and he's waiting for the heat to die down at the pet stores a bit.] It's for the best if he goes to someone else.

voice;

[droptheious]

[Smart move!]

Oh wow, that's a troublesome one- not heard of that one yet. You might wanna avoid the rooftops until it wears off. If it doesn't? I don't know - my dad was cursed once and he managed to get rid of it? I don't know what he did, but he might be able to help?

[Awww, Edward, you're already fast on YOUR way to being a Disney Princess.]

Right. The...chef rat. I guess that makes sense. I'm sure someone will take it off your hands.