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[quote=Alexander][color=c4df9b]"So, James."[/color] Alex didn't even address him as 'dad' anymore. [color=c4df9b]"Do you have any idea on who would try to curse your entire bloodline to turn to rock unless if they're here?"[/color][/quote]

While Justin thought that Alexander's passive-aggressiveness was... unwarranted (it wasn't his place to comment [i]anyway[/i] because he didn't know what the family was like, maybe James was a shithead), Alexander covered the beginning. Even [i]though[/i] he had a feeling that James wasn't going to be all that useful or helpful. Or that Justin really wanted to tell Alexander to put him back before he sees his ghost penis [i]again[/i].

James rubbed his chin as he thought about it... he seemed perplexed as the rest of them about the curse. Justin was hoping that he could dispense some supernatural knowledge on them... only for James to shrug and say, "... None come to mind, honestly." He sighed. "All of my enemies that could do such a thing are dead, or... sealed within' a relic somewhere in the manor."

He shrugged yet again as he said, "All of my enemies would do far, far, worse to you all... if they even [i]found[/i] you. As the All-verse is a very... vast place."

He exhaled,

"Lots of hiding places."

[quote=Trisha][color=MediumSlateBlue]“Any ex-lovers that you might have pissed off or other half-siblings we don’t know about that might have done this? Because it’s really fucking inconvenient.”[/color][/quote]

"Again, none that come to mind," James sighed, "... This seems like a high-level spell, not one you can just [i]pick up[/i] and cast, you know." He looked at his hand for a moment.

"You have to understand that I've been out of the magical scene for a while now and it is one thing that is [i]constantly[/i] evolving," James started, "However, I have one question to ask of you all..."

Justin crossed his arms again as the phantasm of James shuffled his feet.

"... Have you encountered a man named Thorton Walters at all?"

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[quote=Shane the Bane][color=SteelBlue]"You two ready to go?"[/color][/quote]

Oscar joined them and Sabrina had an answer ready.

[color=coral]"Of course,"[/color] Sabrina nodded her head as she felt another cold breeze hit them. She was happy that Shane accepted Mary Robert's gift of a winter coat. So he wouldn't freeze to death out here... she felt that Apparition create mittens for her when she noticed her discomfort. The woman needed to get a move on before she freezes to death! She forgot just how harsh Araminta was in the winter - or maybe that was just her being [i]melodramatic[/i]. She looked down at Shane and gave him an approving nod.

[color=coral]"Let's take an Uber there..."[/color] Sabrina said before she reached for her phone which [i]was[/i] in her back pocket... the one that was probably very soaked and very useless. [color=coral]"... Okay, a cab sounds fine. We should go get new phones first and foremost."[/color]

Cabs didn't usually run through this part of Araminta unless they were dropping off butlers and maids, but Sabrina scuttled back inside and asked Klein to order them a cab. It wasn't long before one showed up at the gates and then they got inside. Sabrina sighed as the thoughts of going to fight a crazy cult began to pop up in her head. While she was all for helping Shane... would she [i]really[/i] be of much help to him? Especially when... the thought of the gigantic hellhound went through her head and wondered what being able to create clothes would do against [i]that?[/i] She sighed.

Then she wondered what exactly did Shane planned on doing to the cult if he found them. She didn't know. She trusted Shane but it [i]has[/i] been awhile. Shane was a cop and he... went through it. Which was why she kept that little orange pill bottle hidden in the vents. She sighed yet again as she watched as the snowy forest went by and the splendor of the picturesque environment had long lost everything interesting about it... about fifteen years ago.

Sabrina couldn't ignore how she felt any longer.

"... What do you plan on doing to them when we find them?" Sabrina asked, "I hope you're not trying to kill them or anything."

She propped her face on her hand as she continued to look out the window. Then she chuckled... except forced, as she said.

"You know catching a charge would be the last thing father would want."