[hr][hr] [center][h1][color=BurlyWood]Jack Woodard[/color], [color=f9ad81]Jamie O'Soloven[/color], [color=DarkBlue]Annelise Brie[/color], [color=deepskyblue]Eliza Brie[/color] and [color=Tomato]Jimmy Hawke[/color][/h1] [img]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/Malfoys_one_and_only_girl/Signatures/Jack.gif[/img][img]http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad11/myandrallene/Character%20Gifs/Jamie_zpsd0rdtvwd.gif[/img][img]http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad11/myandrallene/Character%20Gifs/Annelise_zpsfuzkauop.gif[/img] [img]http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad11/myandrallene/Character%20Gifs/Eliza_zpsx1rujigs.gif[/img][img]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/Malfoys_one_and_only_girl/Signatures/ezgif.com-crop_2.gif[/img] [h2]♦ Brie's Cabin - Lake Tahoe, Earth ♦[/h2] [b]Interacting With:[/b] Each other. ⚜⚜⚜[/center] [hr][hr] Anna looked towards Jamie for a moment and shook her head slightly. She had never seen the magician here before, and he seemed to be drawing in quite the crowd. [color=DarkBlue]"Nope. I haven't seen him before."[/color] Anna answered Jamie as she leaned herself up against the wall and watched him with a little bit of interest. Even though she didn't believe in anything like magic, it was always interesting, though confusing, on how it all worked. The group in the lobby had visibly doubled since Jamie and Anna had arrived, each and every onlooker seeming noticeably interested now in the man in the center of the room instead of steeling glances every now and then. The elaborate display of magic, [i]good[/i] magic, had their full attention. One viewer even went as far as to mention "Vegas" but Jack pretended to not be able to hear. It took years of practice - years of living like crap and being treated by society as such to get where he was today. But every moment was worth it, especially when he was able to nick a few things from his volunteers that caught his eye. Having just finished a trick with a "broken" piece of string that he had made whole again, the girl who had been helping Jack with the trick was still laughing, unbelieving of what she had just seen as she handed the string back to him, but Jack just shook his head no. [color=burlywood]"Keep it. I've got enough random crap filling my pockets anyway."[/color] Gods... she, and everyone else there, wouldn't ever realize how true that was. Between his magic trick props and various nicked nick-knacks, he'd be glad to never get that piece of string back. He gave the girl a smile and she, in turn, flushed a brilliant shade of pink as she shyly recessed herself back into the crowd to join back with her friends. Anna ran a hand through her hair as she witnessed the piece of string mysteriously being put back together in one piece, her eyes following the girl who had been assisting him with the trick as she went back to her group of friends. Jamie watched the trick as well, finding it interesting, and smiled as she heard the magician say something about cluttered pockets. She imagined that was so, and wondered how he kept everything organized. Would that hinder a trick? Like Anna, she watched the girl go back to her friends, wondering briefly what booger girl was doing, before looking back at the magician. Taking that half of a moment between tricks to run his fingers through his long, brown hair, Jack looked over the doubled-in-sized crowd by habit, seeing if he had yet to draw securities attention or that other guardian that seemed insistent on talking to him, but instead his gaze landed on two girls towards the back that had their eyes trained on him with interest. [color=burlywood][i]Now... just how many licks would it take to get to the center of[/i] their [i]tootsie-pop?[/i][/color] Jack thought to himself, his smile somewhat betraying his thoughts as he motioned them over. With his free hand, he reached into one of his many pockets and pulled out a deck of cards he had been using for various other tricks that afternoon. [color=burlywood]"Hey, don't be shy! You lovely ladies want to see a magic trick?"[/color] Anna looked towards Jamie for a moment as Jack addressed the both of them. Smiling softly, she shrugged. A little detour from the skiing lessons wouldn't hurt that much. [color=darkblue]"Sure. Why the hell not?"[/color] she said as she stood up straight and looked over her shoulder and motioned for Jamie to join. His look seemed slightly more than just calling them over to watch a trick, but it seemed harmless enough, and would more than likely make the crowd of girls a little bit jealous as well. [color=f9ad81]"Sure. I can stand to be amused. And maybe figure out how it's done."[/color] Jamie gave a wink to Jack, and smiled, waiting for the trick as she played with her necklace. Jack's blue eyes flickered between the two, beautiful (and hopefully legal) women as they approached him, pleased at how easy it was for him to get their attention and cooperation in the next trick he had in mind. And Gods, did he have a good one. Handing over the deck of cards to Jamie first, he began to explain as he pulled out a black sharpie from one of his pockets, handing it over to her as soon as he managed to find it. [color=burlywood]"Take the marker and pick any card, any card you want; doesn't matter. It doesn't even matter if I see it. Just write your phone number on the card and then hand the deck back to me, but keep your card. Then, I'll pick my own card, write down my number, and do the same as I've instructed you. Make sense?"[/color] Jamie took the sharpie, listening to the instructions even as she took a card. Even before Jack was halfway through explaining what the trick was, she started to laugh a pleasant laugh that was full of merriment. [color=f9ad81]"Cute trick."[/color] she said once she had composed herself, still holding the sharpie and card she had taken, amusement in her voice. She wondered how many times he had used that, and how many times it was successful, [color=f9ad81]"A unique way of trying to get girls' numbers. Has it ever actually worked before?"[/color] Jack replied simply by giving her a light chuckle. Anna looked towards Jack as he turned his attention towards Jamie and couldn't help but smirk slightly to herself - getting a guys number through a magic trick was new. Still, he was cute, and Jamie could stand to have a little fun. She took the lid off the sharpie, and shifted the card to write her number on the back. [color=f9ad81]"I guess I just answered my own question, huh?"[/color] The amusement was still there, as she held out both the card and the sharpie to him, smiling. Anna leaned slightly closer towards Jamie as she started to write down her number. [color=darkblue]"Well this should be interesting."[/color] Anna said with a soft smile nudging Jamie slightly as she turned her attention towards Jack as he explained the trick. After Jamie returned the deck to his possession, Jack thumbed through the remaining cards and pulled out the Jack of clubs, briefly showing the intrigued crowd the card he had chosen. Taking back the sharpie, he made sure to brush his fingers against hers for a fraction longer than what was necessary. Winking over at Anna, he turned his attention back to his card and wrote down his own cel phone number on it. [color=burlywood]"Okay fold your card up, and I'm going to do the same. Go ahead and put it in your mouth-"[/color] He was immediately drowned out by the onlooking girls who were giggling at the absurd request. [color=burlywood]"No I'm serious! Fold it up, put it in your mouth and I'm going to do the same."[/color] Intrigued herself, Jamie raised an eyebrow at the odd instruction, but she nevertheless folded the card in quarters, wondering where he was going with this. She glanced over at the giggling girls, rolling her eyes at their behavior, before putting the card in her mouth, holding it between her teeth. At least doing a trick, she couldn't seem foolish, no matter the strange request. [color=f9ad81]"Okay..."[/color] She couldn't, for the life of her, figure out where he was going with this. She waited to see what would happen next, glancing to Anna to see if she had any idea, before looking back to Jack. Anna looked towards Jamie as she glanced to her and gave a slight shrug towards Jamie, she wasn't sure what Jack had up his sleeve. Anna watched as the girls all either giggled or gave Jamie a glare, she ran a hand through her hair gently. Anna still didn't believe in magic - it was always rigged. [color=darkblue]"Alright, so you want her to swallow the card or something?"[/color] Anna said sarcastically and laughed slightly to herself. Jack chuckled at the two of them, though said nothing as he folded his own card, keeping his eyes now on Jamie. [color=burlywood]"Well, actually..."[/color] he smirked. [color=burlywood]"Alright, so you know how they say that true loves kiss is the best kind of magic?"[/color] He looked between the two girls before going on. [color=burlywood]"Lets see what kind of magic this will do."[/color] He raised his folded up card, as if to show Jamie that he still had his, and opened up his mouth, his eyes never leaving hers as though he were challenging her to back out of the trick. Popping the card into his mouth, he closed his lips around it, and attempted a cheeky-sort of smile. He took a few steps closer to Jamie, his look once more daring her to back down before he bent his neck forward and gave her a quick kiss on the lips, causing the girls around them to practically scream in their giggling. Pulling back just as quick as it had happened, Jack opened up his mouth and began to remove the card, motioning for Jamie to do the same, though waited for her to reveal hers before revealing his. Ever one for a challenge, and never one to back down from a little adventure, Jamie met Jack's eyes indefinitely, daring him to go ahead and do what he was going to do. She stayed where she was as Jack drew closer to her, merriment dancing in her eyes. She let him kiss her, and just as quick as he approached, he was gone. She had to admit, there was a slight disappointment that, that was all. Rolling her eyes again at the giggling girls, Jamie gave a small laugh as she removed the card from her own mouth, unfolding it, she held it out, wondering just what the quick kiss had meant to do. Perhaps it was all just a move. But then, what would be the fun in that? [color=f9ad81]"Well?"[/color] She asked, her tone cheerful, glancing down at the card, about to ask what it had meant to do, seeing that her card had changed to the Jack of clubs with his phone number written on it. She stood, feeling baffled. Just how did that happen? [color=f9ad81]"Wha-?"[/color] She looked up, frowning slightly as she tried to figure it out, but failing, [color=f9ad81]"How did you do that?"[/color] It did not seem possible, and yet her she was, holding the card. Slowly unfolding the card he had in his mouth, finding her face card with her phone number on it, Jack simply looked up and smiled at Jamie as she tried to figure out what had just happened and gave her a quick wink. [color=burlywood]"Hey... if you're interested in the second part of the trick... you've got my number."[/color] It seemed impossible that it could happen, and Jamie looked down at the card, sure something else had happened. She looked back up, and quickly composed herself. [color=f9ad81]"Well now, I might just be. If only to get the answer to how the heck you did that!"[/color] Jack pretended to ignore the onslaught of noise he was getting from the other girls around them, offering themselves up for the next trick, but Jack's eyes were now on Anna. [color=burlywood]"And you? You wanna try your hand at it, see if we got something special going on here?"[/color] he asked with a sly smirk. Anna looked towards Jack and blushed softly for a moment as she rubbed the back of her neck and looked towards the other girls that were around them and then nodded slightly. She had watched Jamie do the trick with him and noticed the group of girls around them cheering and giggling when he actually kissed her, but the trick happened rather quick. Trying to think about it, she hadn't seen him use tongue and the kiss itself was too quick or him to just force the cards and switch them. [color=darkblue]"Sure. Why not?"[/color] Anna said with a soft smile. Jamie stepped back to allow Anna to have a turn, and still perplexed, she put the card in the pocket of her jeans, more then ready to watch closely to see if she could see what had happened. [color=deepskyblue]“..I think not.”[/color] Anna turned around jumping slightly as she heard Eliza's voice as she stood there in front of her biting her bottom lip for a moment. Clenching her jaw in annoyance, Eliza shot an apologetic glance over her shoulder at Jimmy before she let her attention turn back over to the scene going on in front of her very eyes, her arms lifting up to fold over her chest as she slowly made her way forward, the crowd not even needing a warning and instead parting on their own to let her through as they fell into a silence- she couldn’t believe what she was seeing… not only were these people falling for this guys scam; her own sister was being stupid enough to be pulled in by his bullshitting… [color=deepskyblue]“Anna- don’t you have work to get done..? If I remember rightly, you have a class to get ready for; not to mention you have set up duty in the ballroom later for tomorrow’s event opening.”[/color] Pausing for but a brief moment as she came to a stop beside the three seeming to demand the attention of everyone else in the room, Eliza quirked her brow, a look of disgust crossing over her features as she looked the guy who had been playing little sister and her friend, not even bothering to hide the fact that she was indeed looking him over, [color=deepskyblue]“..besides, you should know better. How many times have I told you not to waste your time on guys like [i]this[/i]..?”[/color] [color=darkblue]"I was about to go do that; I wasn't going to fall for his tricks or anything."[/color] Anna said awkwardly. She was hoping that Eliza didn't overhear her. Turning her attention back over to her younger sister, Eliza slipped herself in between the two girls and the guy biding for their attention, being sure to block his path but not bothering to lower her voice as she continued to speak her mind on the subject, [color=deepskyblue]“..he’s a player and a scam artist… he shouldn’t even be here; and you deserve way better anyway. Now go on; your students are gunna get pissed if you keep them waiting again.”[/color] Jamie looked over as a woman that she soon figured out was Anna's sister, stalked over, appearing angry. Yet it was more of a cool, controlled one. [color=f9ad81]"A bit of a poor scam artist, he didn't even ask for money."[/color] she said, the laughter echoing in her voice. The crowd seemed intimidated by Anna's sister, but Jamie had always been one to test the boundaries, and to take risks. [color=f9ad81]"As for being a player..."[/color] She looked around Anna's sister, and gave Jack an almost wicked grin, [color=f9ad81]"Mayhaps I'm one too."[/color] With that she looked to Anna, her smile more friendly now and said [color=f9ad81]"Is that the class I'm meant to be taking? Well, gear seems rather important for that, shall we continue? You can blame me if we're late."[/color] she said, [color=f9ad81]"Although as long as it fits, I'll be happy."[/color] Anna turned her attention towards Jamie and gave her a soft smile. [color=darkblue]"I was just about to get this one here, fitted for some gear."[/color] Anna told Eliza as she looked towards Jamie. [color=darkblue]"I'm teaching skiing today, and don't worry about it."[/color] She looked back towards Eliza seeing her sister checking him out as well. [color=darkblue]"Well, don't fall for this scammer's tricks then."[/color] Anna said as she gave Eliza a gentle nudge. [color=darkblue]"I'll get to work on the ballroom as well."[/color] Jack shifted awkwardly. One moment, he was being swarmed by women, begging to get a kiss from him as well as his number, and the next, some blonde that was acting like she owned the place was spoiling their fun. The darker-skinned girl seemed to stick up for him enough - at least he had her number to call her up later for a bit of... [i]magic[/i]. But the red-head he had taken an interest in, she seemed to go with whatever this blonde girl had to say. Nevertheless, the blonde was... [i]quite[/i] attractive... in her own little, bossy way. There [i]had[/i] to be a way to get her to see things his way... and by his way... he simply just wanted into her pants. Shaking his head, he waved off the blonde and returned his attention to Anna, extending out his hand that had the deck of card exposed for her, ready to take. [color=burlywood]"Practice is important, I get it, but one magic trick won't hurt. Just a couple seconds. I promise you won't be disappointed."[/color] [color=deepskyblue]“It’s not practice- it’s an actual job that she’s employed to do.”[/color] Frowning heavily at not just her sister’s response, but also that of the other girl, Eliza turned back around so that she was instead facing the man that was the cause of all this commotion in the first place, her hand reaching out to take hold of the deck he was offering, being sure to gather all of the cards up before she let her bright ice-blue eyes trail up the length of his body, eventually slowing to a stop once she had met with his gaze. [color=deepskyblue]“..but then again; that’s not something you would know anything about, is it..?”[/color] Neatening the cards into a single stack within her hand, she lifted them up, shoving them roughly into the center of his chest, her head tilting lightly to the side as her brow quirked, showing that she was in no mood for his bullshit like all the others seemed to be, [color=deepskyblue]“Stay away from my sister, and stop trying to scam the guests… or next time, I might just go ahead and have you thrown out of my father’s lodge.”[/color] Anna was about to take one of the cards from Jack when Eliza took them and roughly shoved them into Jack's chest causing her to chuckle slightly. She wasn't scared of her sister that much, she just wanted to make sure that she was doing her job. [color=darkblue]"Right, I'll get to work now."[/color] Anna said as she looked towards Jamie and gave her a soft smile. [color=f9ad81]"If you need some help with this ballroom thing, I'm happy to do so. I don't really have anything planned, except trying to skii"[/color] Jamie said, quite happy to help a new friend. Besides, Anna seemed like a nice girl, albeit one that seemed a little intimidated by her sister. Jamie decided if there was one thing she'd do on this trip, it would be to try and give Anna a little bit more confidence around her sister. A challenge, Jamie decided, but Jamie rarely backed down from one. [color=f9ad81]"Okay, so what gear do I need?"[/color] She asked, [color=f9ad81]"I know the skis, and I assume boots...and those stick things?"[/color] [color=darkblue]"Well first we get you fitted with some skis, and they are called ski poles."[/color] Anna said as she took Jamie's hand and started to lead her over towards the rental area of the lodge. [color=burlywood]"Wow."[/color] Jack watched the darker-skinned girl and the red-head leave, blinking a few times as he still wasn't entirely sure what had just happened. Folding his cards back up, he forced his gaze from the two girls to the angry blonde (supposedly the owner's daughter) and tilted his head to the side. [color=burlywood]"What's the matter, Princess? Afraid you won't get a turn? I assure you... I can make an exception."[/color] Jack gave Eliza a sly wink and a nearly cocky grin. Jimmy had, had enough. Having witnessed the entire thing, he was sure that Eliza had the situation handled. But the jack-ass just didn't know when to quit. Rolling his eyes and scrunching up his sleeves above his elbows, he joined in on the conversation, making sure to be a bit obvious in his movements as he put his arm around Eliza and kissed the side of her head. [color=tomato]"There you are, babe. Been looking everywhere for ya. C'mon, we gotta hurry if we're gonna make our reservation for lunch..."[/color] Feeling the warmth and strong hold of a familiar arm wrapping around her waist, Eliza couldn’t help the small smile that played over her soft pink lips, her eyes closing for only a moment as she felt his lips pressing against her head, her body leaning further into Jimmy’s as she turned her head so that she could look up at him, her own arm lifting to wrap around his back as she nodded her head lightly, more than willing to play along if it meant that the magic creep in front of her would somehow find a clue. [color=deepskyblue]“Sorry for keeping you waiting; some people just can’t seem to take a hint…”[/color] Shooting a quick glance back over to Jack, she let her eyes flick up and down his figure, seeming to take in his appearance for a few moments before she turned it back up to Jimmy, [color=deepskyblue]“I just have to grab my things, and we can go… also; I was thinking I might stay the night at yours, is that okay..?”[/color] [color=tomato]"Yeah, yeah sure. We'll have to wash the sheets first though."[/color] Jimmy gave Eliza an obvious wink before turning her away from the crowd - mainly the magic man that seemed like he believed himself entitled to everything. Jack just shook his head and laughed softly to himself. Alright. So they were going to play [i]that[/i] game. He knew a rescue mission when he saw one. And it didn't help that during his stay at the lodge, he had gotten quite familiar with the bar, and with it, those who worked there. [color=burlywood]"I'll see you around, Princess. And tell your bartender that I like his style!"[/color] Jack called after them. [color=tomato]"I'm gonna kill him. I swear I'm gonna kill him."[/color] Jimmy muttered under his breath for only Eliza to hear, doing everything he could to just keep walking and not go back to rearrange the magician's face.