Room 322, Tuesday Morning

[not_every_mage]

Anders was a man of many talents, and ranking high among them was a talent for self-pity. After the disastrous encounter with Nathan the day before, he'd gone back to his room to mope around for the rest of the day. Lachlan was better company than people, anyhow. At least when Lachlan avoided him it wasn't personal -- it was just part of being a cat.

He'd always known Nathan kept parts of himself shut away; he even understood why, or thought he did. But to be flatly told to go away after being together so long -- it hurt. It hurt deeper than Anders would have guessed it would. And he was determined not to go chasing after Nathan to give him a chance to say the same thing again, at least not yet.

Without class or work to keep him busy, Anders felt his foul mood continuing after he woke up. Determined not to let it ruin a second day, he pulled out one of the spellbooks he'd cadged from the magic shop and opened it to a chapter on the use of Entropy. If he wasn't ready to seek anyone out -- and he didn't think he was -- at least he could distract himself.

[OOC: Cracked door, open post even though he's not in the best mood.]

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[spin_kick_snap]

"Tomorrow night?" Kathy suggested. "And yes. I think you should absolutely get a costume, a mask, and a superhero name."

If for no other reason that it would be an excellent distraction!

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"Tomorrow night," Anders agreed. "Hopefully by then I'll have the first idea about the costume or the name."

The mask seemed easy.

[spin_kick_snap]

"Make sure your costume is something that's easy to move around in," Kathy said. "Nothing that's going to trip you up and slow you down. Most people would say to wear something inconspicuous, but I'm probably the last person to try to tell you that."

She wore blinding white and rainbows. Inconspicuous wasn't really her thing.

"Hmm, a cool name though. Like...Magicker? Frostbite? Tempest?"

[not_every_mage]

"I like Tempest," Anders said, perking up. "It's nice and destructive. And I'll stick to something simple for the costume, I think. I can always get fancy later if we end up doing this a lot."

[spin_kick_snap]

"See, and now I'm picturing you striding out of a dark alley with lightning wreathing your hands and that's just awesome," Kathy declared. "I'm going to have to step up my game if I want to be noticed with you around!"

[not_every_mage]

Anders laughed proudly at the mental image. "Am I supposed to disagree?"

[spin_kick_snap]

"It would be nice," Kathy said, sticking her tongue out at him. "Or, at least, polite."

[not_every_mage]

Anders widened his eyes in mock sincerity. "Sorry. You're the terror of the night. Best I can ever do is be your sidekick."

[spin_kick_snap]

"That's right," Kathy sniffed. "I don't have to focus on showmanship because I'm too busy kicking ass."

Or, you know, because she didn't have flashy powers. One of those.