He's scrambled up, both to see a little better and to, well, not feel quite so intimidated by the animal. He fishes his glasses out of an inside pocket and fumbles them on, like putting on glasses would make this less impressive.
Wrong. It's more impressive. And he can see what it's doing to Credence, and he feels like he's finally done something right. Even if it's just putting in a lousy request with the Admiral.
He won't speak just yet; he's a little hesitant to interrupt the reunion.
Eventually, Credence looks over his shoulder at Ray, his fingertips still
lightly stroking Rune's side like he's afraid he might melt away
otherwise. His eyes are red-rimmed.
"And repairing things is something he's good at. I remember that now,"
Credence murmurs. "The first magic I did here was what he taught me from
his world."
Rune makes a pleased noise and continues mutual scritching.
"It was - "
He doesn't think he remembers the name, or at least not confidently enough
to state it now, but the muscle memory is still there. His hands move, he
feels something indescribable catch on - and rainbow colour starts to flow
from his fingertips, like he's painting in midair.
Honestly, he hadn't expected him to actually do it. His scratching finger stops in mid-air as he looks at what Credence is doing, as the rainbow sprouts from his fingertips. He's transfixed. It's probably the coolest thing he's ever seen, and it might be because it's Credence doing it.
"That's awesome," he says, once his surprised has morphed into glee.
"It doesn't really do anything," he says, as the rainbow starts to fade
into the air. "The first time I did it, it kind of...exploded. My room
got really, uh, colorful."
Ray hadn't gone so far as to assume he did this all by hand, no. He clears his throat but doesn't glance around meaningfully like he really, really wants to do.
"It's still a cool trick. You wanna show me more of that, you know where to find me, right?"
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Date: 2019-01-28 09:55 am (UTC)Wrong. It's more impressive. And he can see what it's doing to Credence, and he feels like he's finally done something right. Even if it's just putting in a lousy request with the Admiral.
He won't speak just yet; he's a little hesitant to interrupt the reunion.
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Date: 2019-01-28 09:58 am (UTC)Eventually, Credence looks over his shoulder at Ray, his fingertips still lightly stroking Rune's side like he's afraid he might melt away otherwise. His eyes are red-rimmed.
"...Thank you," he says, quietly.
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Date: 2019-01-28 10:10 am (UTC)"No problem, buddy. You deserve to have something nice from home."
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Date: 2019-01-28 10:19 am (UTC)"This is Ray," he says quietly, to the phoenix. "He's safe. Ray, this is Rune. It's a German word, it means 'secret'."
He doesn't know how smart phoenixes are, but he's erring on the side of caution.
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Date: 2019-01-28 10:28 am (UTC)"It's, uh-- nice to meetcha."
How does one talk to a giant, beautiful bird that might be smart enough to understand him?
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Date: 2019-01-28 10:33 am (UTC)Rune croons, cocking his head, then swoops over to land surprisingly lightly on Ray's shoulder. Credence smiles, almost unnoticeably.
"I - I think I should get my room fixed. I could ask Quentin."
It's a useful pretext on which to hang a conversation, if nothing else.
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Date: 2019-01-28 10:39 am (UTC)He raises a finger to pet Rune's neck, just a little, like he'd seen Credence do.
"Yeah," he says, carefully. "Think he'd be glad to help. And if he's a dick about it, you let me know. I'll come help."
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Date: 2019-01-28 10:47 am (UTC)Rune makes another quietly approving noise and grooms Ray's hair lightly with his beak.
"...I don't think he will. He's still my friend."
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Date: 2019-01-28 11:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-28 11:21 am (UTC)"And repairing things is something he's good at. I remember that now," Credence murmurs. "The first magic I did here was what he taught me from his world."
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Date: 2019-01-28 11:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-28 11:28 am (UTC)Rune makes a pleased noise and continues mutual scritching.
"It was - "
He doesn't think he remembers the name, or at least not confidently enough to state it now, but the muscle memory is still there. His hands move, he feels something indescribable catch on - and rainbow colour starts to flow from his fingertips, like he's painting in midair.
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Date: 2019-01-28 11:33 am (UTC)"That's awesome," he says, once his surprised has morphed into glee.
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Date: 2019-01-28 11:36 am (UTC)"It doesn't really do anything," he says, as the rainbow starts to fade into the air. "The first time I did it, it kind of...exploded. My room got really, uh, colorful."
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Date: 2019-01-28 11:39 am (UTC)"No kiddin'? Maybe you can do it again, on purpose this time."
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Date: 2019-01-28 11:41 am (UTC)"I'm not sure. I think it just happened then because I'd never done magic before and had a lot bottled up."
As if the splinters of his room aren't testament to the fact that it's all still there.
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Date: 2019-01-28 11:44 am (UTC)"It's still a cool trick. You wanna show me more of that, you know where to find me, right?"
Magic! He's still not over it.
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Date: 2019-01-28 11:47 am (UTC)Credence nods.
"There was a lot from my world that I was learning, but I don't have my wand any more."
As he learned back then - as he learned again, with Grindelwald - he needs that point of focus to keep his magic targeted..
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Date: 2019-01-28 11:51 am (UTC)He asked for a phoenix and here it is, pecking at Ray's ear. Surely they can manage a wand?
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Date: 2019-01-28 11:52 am (UTC)"You should be able to. One of my other wardens did."
He isn't even really sure why he came back here without it.
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Date: 2019-01-28 12:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-28 12:20 pm (UTC)"Thank you. Again."
Rune gives Ray a final nuzzle and then practically floats from his shoulder to Credence's.
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Date: 2019-01-28 12:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-28 12:28 pm (UTC)Credence nods, although the cultural reference is lost on him and he simply assumes that 'big bird' is a similar nickname to 'tigers'.
"Yes. I'll meet you in the dining room."