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Jake decided he was done being calm. 

It’d been fun!! He hadn’t really known what was happening or where he’d went, but he was hanging out with his best friend Cassie, so it couldn’t be too bad!! He hurried back up to his feet, bouncing from side to side as the energy rush returned to him. [COLOR=9A5B8A]“That was so cool!!!! It’s like I didn’t have a brain!!! I was so empty!!!! But now I wanna do magic!!!! Let’s do magic!!!! What can you do? I wanna seee!!!!! oooo what if we did something together and came up with a cool thing to shout out as we did it??? Like a combo!!!!”[/color]

Cassie opened one eye, seeing Jake get up and get bored. She shouldn’t have been surprised, but his energy was infectious. Surely if their advisor paired the two of them together, their magic would be complementary.

[color=CCA1A1]”We have to be careful though. I don’t know much about wild magic, but I imagine it can get out of control. Same with my own. But, we can try. But maybe somewhere that isn’t the advisor’s office? Just in case.”[/color]

Jake thought for a moment about where they could do magic. He’d spent a lot of time exploring the school during the night, and he scrunched up his face, thinking on where might be a good location. Some of the hallways were pretty big. And there was a nice courtyard outside! Maybe that would be good! He didn’t like going outside as much as he liked wandering the halls of the school, though. [COLOR=9A5B8A]“We could go outside! Lots of room there! Near the greenhouse where Nicky showed me how to help plants!! It was so cool and he gave me a present!!”[/color]

Cassie bristled at the mention of her coven-mate. She still was unsure about him. He felt…off. Like he always had something going on underneath. But she didn’t want to burst Jake’s bubble of happiness. [color=CCA1A1]”Outside is great! Lots of room with, hopefully, minimum chance of property destruction. Lead the way!”[/color] Cassie also did not want a repeat of her home breakout. She had a feeling if she caused as much havoc here she would be thrown out. This was her chance to learn and grow.

[COLOR=9A5B8A]“Can I take your hand? It’ll be faster! We can run! Go so fast!”[/color] he beamed. 

Cassie offered her hand in return. [color=CCA1A1]”I’m not the fastest runner, but okay.”[/color]

Jake took Cassie’s hand, and immediately took off at a run. He loved running! He spent some of his time exploring just seeing how fast he could go, running back and forth down the empty halls as everyone else slept. He’d started to get an idea for how everything connected in the school - not so much that he didn’t need directions, but enough that certain corridors and turns looked familiar, and he was able to retrace his steps to make it outside to the courtyard. [COLOR=9A5B8A]“See, the greenhouse! I learned how to clean pots!!”[/color] he gestured, pointing at the gleaming glass building he’d been in just a few hours prior. 

But instead of entering the building, he came to a stop in the stone courtyard, staring out across the rolling, expansive grounds. There weren’t any other students around, not that he could see at least, but he could hear the faint buzzing of life and activity in his ear. People were around somewhere, he just wasn’t quite sure where. [COLOR=9A5B8A]“Should I go first? Do you wanna go first?”[/color] he asked, releasing Cassie’s hand. The area was pretty clear for them to practice in, stone benches on the edges, but for the most part this was a liminal space, one designed to be passed through rather than dwelled in. 

Cassie caught up as best she could, but Jake was quite quick. Her heart pounded a little bit when he held her hand (calm down Cassie!), but it was relieved when she saw the greenhouse and the courtyard. The school was breathtaking in its architecture and design. It also provided a space for them to practice without hurting others or damaging property. Hopefully…

[color=CCA1A1]”Why don’t you go first? Remember what our advisor said also. Center yourself and use your mantra.”[/color] Cassie was interested to see Jake’s magic in action. As she observed, she thought about what she could do within this space.

Jake stuck his tongue out slightly, scrunching his face together in concentration. Center and use his mantra. He was one with the Force. He could do this! He didn’t know what he was about to do, but he could do it! He stopped bouncing from side to side, and took a deep breath. He winded his arm up like he was throwing a baseball, and as he let go, a sparkling orb of pink-purple energy flew out, soaring across the courtyard and colliding into a bench… and leaving behind not a single trace. No damage was dealt. 

[COLOR=9A5B8A]“Woah!!! I made sparkles!!!”[/color]

Cassie observed the magical energy as it unleashed from Jake’s hand. It seemed he had managed to control it and didn’t cause any permanent damage. [color=CCA1A1]”Way to go Jake! That was so cool! And I love the color.”[/color]

She then wondered about her own powers. There were destructive qualities to it. Chaos wasn’t something that could be controlled easily. But she needed to prove herself. 

[COLOR=9A5B8A]“Yeah!!! Now your turn!!!! I wanna see what you can do!!!”[/color] he preened. He hadn’t even considered that he had controlled it and not broken anything. He was mostly just enamored with the idea that he had done magic at all, even if it had just been producing a fun color. 

Cassie nodded and took a power stance (or what she assumed was one). She closed her eyes, feeling the swell of magic in her. She cleared her mind. She was one with the force and the force was with her. When she opened her eyes they glowed a warm, reddish-pink color before she lifted her hand towards a nearby tree.

What came forth was, in no uncertain terms, a small screaming goat projectile that smacked into the tree. The resulting blast was acidic, a chunk of the tree’s bark deteriorating before her.

Her eyes returned to normal. [color=CCA1A1]”Well, can’t say that’s typical, but I did it!”[/color]

[hider=Notes]Jake’s Wild Magic surge counter is now on a 1-5[/hider]