371/Maker's Debutante

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Maker's Debutante
Date of Scene: 13 March 2020
Location: Shadowcrest Manor - Bristol Township
Synopsis: Zatanna hosts a party for some of the magically inclined, and a new magic user gets to show off and make contacts!
Cast of Characters: Zatanna Zatara, Jean Grey, Marly Kohler, Heidi Ingerdottir, Satana Hellstrom, Karita Landry, Wanda Maximoff, Megan Gwynn, Barbara Gordon




Zatanna Zatara has posed:
Having taken down the more dangerous wards around the house to allow visitors, Zatanna is currently working on setting up the great room for a tea party of sorts. She has chairs out, high back, low back, everything in between. The books of the library are arranged, the entire Great Hall on display with small relics and magical items that are locked away for the night. "Jean?" Zatanna calls out as she carries in a tray with cookies on it.

"I'm nervous." she admits as she moves to set it down. "Noone could show up, or they could not like my house, or..." <<Me...>> That's said silently as she works and busies herself. And now that she's completed, she pauses and looks at herself in the mirror. And she sighs. "Okay." she murmrus. Deep breath.

"Ysserd lausac." she says, her sweats and bandana becoming a chic sweater that rests low on her shoulders, dressy slacks and a pair of pumps. "They'll be here soon!"

Jean Grey has posed:
Jean, for her part, is wearing a very handsome crimson dress that looks vaguely Wakandan in origins. A stylized canary yellow raptor appears on the front, and she is currently telekinetically setting everything else just right.

She then flashes Zee a grin, "Relax, this will be fine. I'm sure they'll love the house, and they'll love you. You'll see." She sends a few thoughts of quiet optimism to Zatanna, walking over and giving her shoulder a squeeze, "So... um, are they using the front door, or are they just wooshing in?"

Hey, it's magic! You never know!

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
Reaching up, Zatanna gives Jean's hand a squeeze. "Thank you." she offers gratefully, then ohs. "No, my staff will show them in!"

What staff? That would be the ghosts of Shadowcrest and it's small army of silent servants that answer the doors to show others in. Others, Zatanna handles easily with a portal spell.

Marly Kohler has posed:
Marly Kohler totally felt brave about the whole tea party idea.

For about *five* minutes. Then she began to fret, which soon turned to worry, and eventually terror. Okay, if we're being honest here it just turned straight to terror.

And it's that feeling which caused Marly to reach out to her BFF Karita and just *lay* everything out on the line. The Hammer, the Magical World around them, just everything. Surprisingly Karita didn't seem to shocked by Marly's *big* reveleation.

Either way, the tea party is today and currently now and Marly and Karita found their way to Gotham City and in particular Bristol Township. For Marly, she's definitely dressed in the prescribed dressy casual she selected. A pair of black boots, black fitted slacks, a blouse with a floral print and a pink jacket atop that. It's only as she gets out of her car (that she and Karita drove down in) that she says to her friend, "God, do I look like I'm going on an interview? I do *don't* I. This is terrible. I should have went more dressy and less 9 to 5!" And while she laments her outfit of choice she reaches into the back seat to retrieve a small bag - it almost looks like a musical instrument bag, but instead of said instrument it holds The Maker within.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"HAIL!" The overly exuberant sound of Heidi's voice is easily heard, even from a distance. She was invited, so she came, even if she had no idea what she was doing. Dressed in the rust-colored corset that Zatanna had purchased, she's completed the outfit with a complementary colored blazer and a knee-length ruffled black skirt. Her waist length hair is unusually taken from its usual plait and let loose, pinned at the nape of her neck. She's letting her proverbial hair down literally! The Asgardian makes her way to the door and through it, peeking around at the place with /intense/ curiosity. "I /like/ it!" She proclaims. "This is very exciting."

Satana Hellstrom has posed:
Satana descends the staircase into the hall, her footsteps slow. The redhead is wearing something other than her usual black leather, for a change. Tuxedo pants fit close throughout the hips, black with a green satin outer seam and flaring wide to cover high heels. The green bustier is decent, but just barely, beneath a filmy white blouse. She even has her hair pulled back into a long, red ponytail that swishes about her lower back.

Pausing at the bottom of the steps, she looks around briefly before heading into the Great Hall herself. "Tell me she's not fretting already, Jean." the demoness calls out.

Karita Landry has posed:
With all do consideration, when Marly told Karita all about being The Maker, and everything? The reason Karita wasn't so surprised was she had been chatting quite nicely with Marly's dad. Who, incidentally, was a very nice spirit/ghost that Karita quite enjoyed talking to.

As it is, as the car pulls into a stop and Marly reaches back to get the small bag, Karita's grin is crooked, "You do not look like you're going to an interview." A pause, a beat. "Well, much, but it /is/ dressy casual, so you'll totally fit entirely in." As it is, the door to Marly's car is pulled open and Karita exits.

For the small, five foot two blonde, she's wearing her very typical Bohemian style - complete with a whimsical tie-dye dress (in shades of green), sandals, and bangles that jingle about her wrists.

Casting a gaze at the impressive mansion, Karita can't help but shake her head, "I can't believe you know Zatanna Zatara though. I mean. Damn." Which she regrets suddenly saying, "I mean, darn."

With that, Karita tilts her head and gestures towards the door, "Shall we?"

Jean Grey has posed:
Jean glances over at Satana and gives her a wry expression, "'Fraid so, but I think that'll change soon..." She flashes Zee a supportive look, and then waves as people start coming in, "Good evening!"

Jean then looks back up towards Satana, "You found the cinnamon ice cream, right? I made sure to put a note on it that it was for you."

Wanda Maximoff has posed:
The ghostly servants show an auburn-haired woman into the room. Wanda Maximoff is wearing a long black skirt with a purple v-neck blouse. A small spherical amulet hangs from a necklace about her neck, one that practitioners would recognize as having qualities of bestowing good luck. A few rings adorn her fingers, including one set that looks like it goes about her finger four times each both above and below the knuckle.

Her hair is left loose, a few strands stirring with her movement as she walks into the room and looks about. Wanda has a gentle expression on her face, though those who look closely will see more worry lines and fatigue than the Scarlet Witch normally shows. Wanda looks around the room, recognizing a few faces, but also others that she does not know yet.

One of those she knows seems to draw her first. Wanda walks over towards where Jean and Zatanna are talking. First Wanda says to the hostess, "Thank you for the invitation. It was a lovely thing to receive," Wanda says in English softly accented with Eastern European qualities. The woman's green eyes look to Jean then. "Jean, I didn't know that you'd be here," she says warmly to the redhead.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn is late - fashionably late perhaps but still late! But hey, here she is! All dressed up and no place to go except..Well, here! At least her magenta dress is kinda cute, flared at the hips, totally matching her pink hair, held back by a glittery gold hairband that matches her glittery gold ankle boots.

And yeah, she doesn't erally know any of these people, except Jean (kinda) and Zatana (kinda) and she's probably the least talented magician here but here goes nothing!

She knocks a bit shyly on the door and assuming it opens..She *whooshes* in. Because of course. "Hii everyone!!" she greets in her usual flourish.

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
When Marly and Karita arrive at the door, the servant that opens it -- has no face. "Miss Kohler, Miss Landry. If you will follow me." The golem in a suit leads the pair to the study where everyone else is assembling as Zatanna smirks at Satana. "I'm not hyperventilating." In a quieter tone. "Much." she adds as she smiles at Wanda. "Jean's here as my personal guest." she explains. "I do have some friends!"

"There may be some late comers, but I think we should go ahead and get started. If everyone would like to take a seat?" she asks, moving to find hers, and offering the seat next to her to Ms. Grey.

"I know not many of us may know each other in here, and I thought this would be a good chance to make introductions!" she offers to the group. "I was thinking we could offer our name, and maybe one or two facts about ourselves that people may not know." she explains.

Then, to offer a start, Zatanna looks over the group. "My name's Zatanna Zatara. I do have other colors of fishnets than black... and I was happy to ask Jean to be my date tonight."

Satana Hellstrom has posed:
Satana flashes Jean a broad smile, adding a wink as she licks her lips. Lasciviously. "I'm once again reminded why you're Zatanna's favorite house-guest." she replies, expression becoming coy. Ice cream: the surest way to a demoness' heart.

And with that, Satana moves slowly closer to the door so that she can meet the new arrivals. Being at least somewhat polite, however, she lets the actual hostess make introductions. At least until someone familiar with matters of the Infernal arrives.

Jean Grey has posed:
Jean smiles brightly as she sees, "Wanda! I couldn't believe it when I saw your name on the guest list!" She immediately moves to hug the Scarlet Witch, since... well, she hasn't seen her since the news broke about Genosha, and being as busy as she was... well.

She then takes a step back and smiles, "Yes, well, Zee asked me to be here, though my sleight of hand definitely needs some work." She shrugs a bit, then waves over at Megan, giving the other mutant a warm grin, "Hello there Megan!"

As Zatanna sits down, Jean takes the spot next to the hostess, and smiles to the group, "I'm Jean Grey, I think a few of you know me already..." She nods towards Megan and Wanda in particular, then grins, "But yes, I'm not a magician by any means, but I do have some interesting abilities." And anyone that's sensitive to such things can sense the faint echoes of someone that was once a host for the Phoenix Force.

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
Oh right. The promise she made. Zatanna takes a moment to add. "Also, the redhead over there being all lavacious is Satana Hellstrom. She is a succubus and handle her own introduction." There. She's free to speak as she wants. "Please no banishing my house guests tonight."

Marly Kohler has posed:
"Well, if you mean in the sort-of-I-just-sort-of-met-her and she seems pretty awesome, I sure do." Marly says with a grin to Karita, before The Maker's handler adds, "It was more really my dad who knew the family."

As to the question of whether she's ready? The young woman shakes her head no, but verbally says, "Sure! Let's go."

And just like that Karita and Marly make their way to the front door and just as Marly knocks she mutters good-naturedly to Kari, "I should have had a drink before I came and by the way, I love the dress."

And then, much like Megan, Marly raises her hand to knock upon the door for she and Karita. The faceless servant, golem, whatever, is given a wide-eyed look by Marly, but she's bound and determined not to look like the country cousin she currently feels like. Instead when she's shown to the great hall she says politely to said servant, "Thank you.", then she turns a quick look to Karita, before she's turns her attention to the group at large. Upon seeing Zatanna, Marly raises her hand in a quick wave, then she bustles further inside. The mention of a seat is gratefully grasped upon as well as introduction, "I'm Marly Kohler and I own a small antique shop and I'm super excited to be here."

Of course, at that last introduction from Zatanna, concerning Satana, Marly can't help but turn a nearly wide-eyed look around. Oh yeah, she is totally a noob at this whole thing.

Karita Landry has posed:
Not too far behind Marly, Karita's steps follow swiftly along. The fabric of her skirt swishes lightly about her knees as she moves, and while she tries her best not to look too much like a country bumpkin, with all due fairness, she is. The nervousness culminates in wide eyes, mouth ajar, and the gasped out, "So cool." When the suit of armor just decides to up and speak AND lead herself and Marly into the room.

At the point where she enters the room? Karita clears her throat, offers a nervous smile and finds the most out of the way seat she can possibly get to be a complete and utter fly on the wall. Yup. Sorry Marly. Karita isn't going to be much help tonight.

For her part, when it does come to her turn, Karita shifts nervously, lets out a low breath and states. "Uh, yeah, hello everyone, meet you pleasure all." A pause, a blink, "I mean, pleasure to meet you all. My name is Karita Landry, and I ah, I'm a paranormal investigator." A bright smile is given, before Karita folds her hands neatly into her lap and turns to the next person.

Wanda Maximoff has posed:
Wanda returns Jean's hug with a gentle one. "Glad you are," Wanda says as she lets Jean go. "I'm sorry I didn't have a chance to stop and see you when I was in the area," Wanda tells Jean, keeping mention of her trip to the school vague given its secrecy in such matters.

Wanda smiles softly over to Zatanna and nods about the introductions, though her eyes had already been drawn to Satana, watching the demonic woman with more scrutiny than tea party guests normally get.

Megan is given a small smile and nod of greeting before Wanda turns to the rest of the group. She often has a slow, deliberate delivery when she speaks, and does so now. "I am Wanda Maximoff," Wanda says to them. "One of the Avengers, along with my brother. Who you can all be grateful, I did not bring with me," she says, giving a little flash of a smile that seems to suggest playful sibling rivalry. "Thank you for the invitation, Zatanna. And welcome, Marly," Wanda says, turning her green-eyed gaze towards the reason for the gathering.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn peers around the room, noting the ghostly hostesses which gives her pause..But with all the strange and unique people here, she's sure it's just another magic trick. Or something. She beams and nods to those she knows, focused primarily on Zatanna. "Hi! Thanks for inviting me! I'm soo flattered! Will we get to learn some magic stuff today?"

Well...Looks more like a tea party but one can always hope. As she takes the offered seat, she smiles and waves to those she does not know. "Oh! My name is Megan! I'm a...Well...I'm lots of things but I'm kinda magical too, I guess!" as if you couldn't tell by the magenta hair, elven ears or glittery fairy wings.

Satana is given a cautious look when she is introduced, but she smiles shyly at her before nodding and smiling to the others as well.

Satana Hellstrom has posed:
Satana watches Marly's reaction with an amused smile of her own. "It's a pleasure Marly, Karita. And I promise I won't bite." Nope, there aren't even any fangs behind those full lips. Tilting her head, then, she ammends. "Besides which, I'm oath-bound."

Crimson brows lift, then. "Paranormal investigator? I have a particular affinity towards spirits and the paranormal, myself. Zee wasn't kidding when she said I'm a succubus, but I'm also a sorceress. My educational background is just a bit different than most."

Her unusual gaze shifts, then, meeting Wanda's and lingering a bit more than would be considered strictly polite. For that matter, Satana isn't shy at all when it comes to meeting gazes or returning smiles, wary or no.

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
With introductions out of the way, Zatanna smiles warmly at Megan. "I hope so. There's a lot I can still learn!" she admits. Though Wanda is given a more gentle smile. "Thank you for coming tonight, Wanda." In light of the circumstance. "But I think we should start with the reason for this gathering. Miss Kohler has only recently inherited her father's title and tools as the bearer of the Maker. Her shop is a delight, and when she told me that she had not met mean in our sphere..."

She looks around. "I know what it was like to be young and new to my powers and not have many friends. I know many of us here know it as well. We've made friends along the way, as well as other connections. And I wanted to share that with her tonight. So she knows she's not alone in this."

"As I have seen a demonstration of her skills, I thought someone else would want to test her." Her eyes turn towards the Asgardian. "Heidi, can Marly see your weapon, if you brought one?"

Jean Grey has posed:
Jean grins over at Wanda, "What? I could have pranked him again, like back in the day..." Her eyes reflect a bit of mischief at the thought, then she smiles warmly, "And that's fine, Wanda, things tend to keep us pretty busy anyway."

She then glances curiously over towards Marly and Karita, focusing a bit more on the latter, "So, paranormal investigator? Does that mean you're a paranormal sort of person investigating things, or you investigate paranormal things, or a little column A and a little column B?" She smiles, looking genuinely curious at Karita as her head tilts ever so slightly.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
As her name is mentioned, Heidi's attention is pulled from simply admiring the people (and by extention, their garments) around her. She smiles brightly, getting to her feet as she proceeds to pull out a blade at her side. It's not special by Asgardian standards, but it is still an /Asgardian/ blade, which in and of itself makes it fairly special. It's fine craftsmanship, certainly, and quite sharp.

"Here," she moves to offer it in Marly's direction. "Do be careful, it's sharp." She glances between Zee and Marly for a moment.

Karita Landry has posed:
Casting her gaze towards Satana, Karita's interest she has to admit, is piqued. Sorceress and a succubus, with an interest in the paranormal? The ghosts that must hang about her would be fascinating to talk to. As it is, though, Karita offers the warmth of a smile. "I do quite enjoy working in the field, even if it's just a hobby." She offers to Satana, before her attention returns to the others.

The question from Jean has Karita's head tilting to one side, "Ah, well, you know it's a lot of the little of column A and column B, a lot of my research involves trying to prove that the paranormal exists, which we attempt to do in a very scientific manner, but I ah, I do talk to the dead." With that, Karita draws quiet, licking her lips in a nervous manner.

As Zatanna speaks of Marly's ability, and the reason for the tea party, Karita turns a curious eye on Marly and Heidi.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn smiles brightly at Zatanna, "Yay! Me too! Um I'm totally a newbie though, I literally only know two spells.." well there's the soul dagger, but she doesn't get into that weirdness just yet.

Biting her lip, she nods in agreement to what she says. Yeah, it's kinda the story of Megan's life, a newbie in many ways. "Ooh, a weapon?" and marroon eyes flit over to watch Heidi curiously. "Ohh right, you're the Asgardian with the flying horsie, right?" eyes widen curiously at the sight of the blade, but she doesn't sense magic from it. Still, it's..Pretty and unusual.

Marly Kohler has posed:
Marly returns everyone's smile and greeting with one of her own and when Satanna responds in kind, Marly has the grace to look embarassed. "Apologies. This is all very new for me. I'm pretty sure I'll stick my foot in my mouth many more times until I figure it all out." She finishes with some amount of self-deprecating humor there. Megan's mention of being rather new prompts a grin from Marly as she looks over to the young woman.

However, when Zatanna speaks again Marly returns her attention to the other woman and then, at the mention of a test, Marly can't help the rise of her eyebrows upward. She definitely wasn't expecting a *test*, but automatically Marly shifts her attention over to Heidi and offers a tentative smile to the other woman.

Though, before she focuses completely on the particular test she might be undergoing, she does turn a look over to Karita and tries to give a very subtles thumbs-up. Definitely a you-got-this-girl-gesture as people begin to ask her questions about her paranormal business.

Then it's back to Heidi and the offered sword and Marly can't help but eye that blade. The handler of The Maker takes a step closer to eye the blade with a professional eye, "The blade is beautiful.", then over to Zatanna as Marly asks curiously, "Though obviously not in need of repair. What do I need to answer about it?"

Satana Hellstrom has posed:
Satana finds a chair to perch on, crossing one leg over the other to watch. She's chosen a seat that does give her a decent view of things, of course. "Don't worry about it. Everyone has to start somewhere." she offers to the newbies in general. Then she just watches quietly.

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
"I'm not going to ask you to make an exact replica of Heidi's weapon... could you do that?" Zatanna asks. She's not even sure of Marly's powers. "...but could you make a passable duplicate of it?" she asks, "Or if someone has something that is broken that needs repair? I'd offer my own stuff, but I want this to be genuine!"

Barbara Gordon has posed:
Well. Okay. Barbara is pretty sure she is pretty darn late but isn't positive. Some events start on time, some have very nicely paced mingly worked into the schedule. Still she had actually planned to be early to see if Zee needed any assistance with anything and now, well she is likely the last to actually arrive.

Best laid plans of mice and bats.

Still one of the ghostly staff shows her room where everyone is gathering and she pauses to look around. Well. It is definitely a very diverse crowd at that. She blinks a bit then lifts a hand giving a wave to Zatanna. She doesn't want to actually interrupt but she does walk over through the strangers.

Well okay strangers in the sense she hasn't met them in person or as Barbara, it isn't like she doesn't have a file on a couple people here. "Sorry Zee, got caught up with a.. late meeting." that is close, if by meeting is punching a Falcone enforcer a bunch in the face and breaking a planned hit up with the docks of Gotham in chaos.

Karita Landry has posed:
Very appreciative of the encouraging thumbs up given to her by Marly, Karita attention remains on what is going on between Marly and Heidi. Shifting nervously in her chair, Karita's hand lifts upwards, pushing aside a strand of hair while taking in a deep breath and slowly letting out again. Yeah. She's got this. Really. What time is this thing over with again?

Still focused on things with Marly, at the question from Zatanna, Karita's handbag is pulled open, and a small device is lifted out. "Well, I have this old digital recorder that I loved for like, ever, but it broke several months ago. It wont record, wont play, nothing. Would that work?"

Which Karita stands upwards then, placing the device in Marly's hands, before sitting back down again. A smile is offered towards the new person entering, before Karita returns to being the fly on the wall.

Jean Grey has posed:
Jean smiles a bit, "Hey, everyone had to start somewhere, pretty sure that applies to magic just like everything else?" She glances curiously over at Barbara, and offers the new arrival a grin, "Hello there, I'm Jean." She waves a bit, then goes back to watching the exchange between the others regarding the Asgardian weapon. She's no expert, but that is a gorgeous blade...

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
"Babs!" Zatanna gets up from her seat to cross the floor to greet Barbara with air kisses. "You're late, almost unfashionably so!" she teases, looping her arm into the Gotham Girl's to lead her over to the chair. "Everyone this is Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Commissioner Gordon of Gotham City. Barbara, this is everyone. Marly was just showing us her skills!"

And with that, Zatanna moves to retake her seat, and nods approvingly to Karita. "Perfect!"

Wanda Maximoff has posed:
Wanda Maximoff has fallen silent, just watching. Watching what is going on with Heidi's weapon, but watching all of the gathering, not just that. The way people react to Satana's presence is noted, and the Infernal one continues to get quiet scrutiny from Wanda, but not enough to stand out particularly noticeably.

The sight of Heidi's weapon causes one of Wanda's eyebrows to go up. She takes in the woman's attire as a whole, mental notes made for later discussions before Wanda turns back to see what Marly is doing.

The arrival of another redhead draws a glance from Wanda, but she doesn't seem to recognize the daughter of Gotham's police commissioner judging by Wanda's lack of expression.

Megan Gwynn has posed:
Megan Gwynn blinks at Zatanna, peering back at the sword, then peers at Marly curiously, "Ooh, a duplicate spell? I've never done one before..How does that work?" and then a newcomer arrives and she smiles and waves to Babs. "Hii Miss. Gordon. My name is Megan. Nice to meet you!" and she goes back to watching the exchange curiously.

Barbara Gordon has posed:
Babara returns the greeting, she is wearing stylish slacks and a sweater, her coat handed off on her way in. Good brands. Good style. If anyone is really observant and well trained, she walks very casually but in that way that can't entirely hide the fact she has a lot of training in violent arts.

"Oh good I didn't miss it." she moves to settle over to a chair. She nods to Wanda and then Megan. "Nice to meet you both, and please Barbara or Babs." because god help her that is way to formal for her taste otherwise.

Satana Hellstrom has posed:
Satana may be sitting quietly, but her eyes brighten at the sight of the Asgardian steel like so many others. Her head turns with the new arrival, and Barbara Gordon's name is filed under 'Gotham' next to 'Police Commissioner'. She inclines her head, all that long red hair pulled back into a ponytail. "It's a pleasure, Babs. Satana Hellstrom. My parents had a peculiar sense of humor."

Marly Kohler has posed:
Create a duplicate of the blade? Marly's eyebrows furrow as she considers the Asgardian blade and the fact that it doesn't quite look made from steel. It's enough that Marly fidgets for a handful of seconds until she says, "I'm going to say possibly not -", though by this time Marly grabs her own weapon of choice, or tool of choice, and unzips the case that's casually slung over a shoulder. She unzips the case and pulls for The Maker, which looks to regular-old eyes, just like any hammer that can be found within the stores or shops.

To those eyes that can see such thing it's definitely much more, and the shape of it is more Smith Hammer, than general dollar store hammer. It hums with magic and as soon as Marly touches it the The Maker itself lights upon the magical plane.

"I'd offer to try, but I'd *really* rather not mess up the sword." Marly says to Heidi and the group in whole, "Perhaps if you ever find something that needs fixed we can test The Maker on that versus your sword here."

But thankfully Karita offers up her broken recorder and Marly turns gratefully to her friend and accepts the device, "This is perfect!" Marly takes a moment to turn the recorder in her hand a few times and then, when she's seen whatever she needed to, the woman takes a centering breath and raises The Maker.

Perhaps some might expect her to bring it smashing down, but instead The Maker is brought down with the gentlest of taps and as soon as the hammer strikes the record the magic happens.

Once more on the magical plane, and for those that can sense such things, the hammer flares to life. There's the sound like a struck bell and at the very end of that note the innards of the recorder reassemble itself to proper working order.

As soon as The Maker completes its job, Marly lifts the hammer and offers it to Karita, "Try now."

And with her attention off of the record itself, Marly realizes there's a new face and she offers a quick smile of greeting to Barbara.

Karita Landry has posed:
For all intents and purposes, Karita simply watches Marly idly tap the old, broken recorder with what appears to be some kind of hammer. To say that Karita is slightly confused is an understatement, but true to being a friend, the petite form takes it all in stride. Rising upwards to collect the recorder, Karita remains standing, idly pressing the record button. "This is Karita Landry, at Zatanna Zatara's house, time is roughly mid-afternoon on the thirteenth of March, twenty, twenty." And then the stop button is engaged, and the play is then pushed. The recorder whirls to life and exactly repeats Karita's voice.

"Holy Hell that's fucking awesome." Which Karita immediately regrets but continues onward. "Do you do digital cameras too??"

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
Heidi takes the blade and sheaths it, moving back to her seat. "Perhaps I will bring you a spare one to test things on sometime," she suggests with a grin as she settles down out of the way again. She watches with interest as Marly works, curious exactly how it works. Chuckling to herself, she nods. "Magic."

Wanda Maximoff has posed:
Wanda Maximoff smiles over to Barbara Gordon. "Very nice to meet you, Barbara," Wanda offers in a friendly tone. She picks up her tea cup then, adding a little milk to it and stirring while she watches what Marly is doing. Wanda opens up her mystical senses to the event, watching as the recorder fixes itself. "Well done," Wanda says towards Marly with an approving smile.

Wanda takes a sip of the tea and then asks Heidi, "Your name is Heidi? From Asgard I gather? I'm curious, what brings you out this way? Not many of you about Midgard," Wanda asks.

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
As Marly completes her demonstration, Zatanna applauds. "That's pretty amazing! She also fixed a magical item of mine." she explains as she sips her tea. And when Wanda opens the conversation to other topics, the woman smiles warmly. This is what she was hoping for. A share of information. Then she ohs. "Barbara?" she asks. "Karita is a paranormal investigator." she points out helpfully.

Jean Grey has posed:
Jean grins a bit, "And I'm just a schoolteacher, though I'm working on my psychiatry degree." She waves a bit, looking fascinated by that repair job, "... I should have brought my Xbox in." Her eyes flash towards Wanda, as she couldn't resist a bit of a pun there.

Satana Hellstrom has posed:
Pleasantries aside, Satana's attention is fully on the hammer when Marly pulls it out of the bag. The hammer makes the little bell chime and Satana's brows lift at the results. "Girl, we should definitely talk later." she offers, leaning forward to rest an elbow on her knee. "I'm having one helluva time getting a good internet connection on other planes..."

Barbara Gordon has posed:
Babs watches very cosely as Marly demonstrates the hammer and her ability to fix the recorder there and then nods. "That is really impressive. Magic never ceases to surprise me with the sheer diversity of what it is able to do." she definitely says it complimentarily.

A glance to Wanda and then back to Zee. "Oh, that must be really interesting line of work." a curious glance to Karita studying her. The other plane comment makes her look to Satana. Lot of mental notes being made really.

Jean gets a smile. "I mean, other than being someone important to Gotham's daughter I founded a Green Energy company and sit on it's board... not like I just sit around and somehow cash in on my dad."

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
Heidi looks over in Wanda's direction, then grins. "Ah, yes. Heidi, daughter of Inger, keeper and trainer of the Valkyrior's winged horses and soon to be a Valkyrie. I find myself wandering Midgard in search of a battle to be deemed worthy of earning the full title of Valkyrie. There are a few of us around, I believe, but they're a bit more high profile than me." She grins. Some Asgardians are a bit harder to miss.

Marly Kohler has posed:
Once the repair is done Marly tucks the hammer back away in her bag and then flashes a smile to Heidi, Wanda and Zatanna, before that smile turns to a quick grin at Jean and Satanna. "I could probably definitely help with that, yes." And specifically to Jean she adds, "I can tell you I have fixed many Xbox's in my lifetime."

With her part being over Marly neatly slides towards her friend, her expression a bit less tense now that the testing portion of this evening is over.

Bab's words bring another smile from Marly, as she quips with a light laugh, "Yeah, I'm constantly surprised byt it too, I completely understand."

And as she settles in a seat near wherever Karita is, Marly can't quite stop another goggle-eyed look to be sent over to Heidi and Megan, at the mentions of winged horses adn Valkyrie and again, winged-horses.

Karita Landry has posed:
Setting back in her chair, Karita almost misses the introduction, her gaze immediately turning towards Barbara. "Yes!" She offers ever so helpfully. With a bob of her head, Karita's attention remains on Barbara. "You know, it really is. There's so much out there that you don't know, and I really enjoy helping people too, even if its just telling them that their house isn't haunted, but there are rats in the walls."

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
Sipping from her tea, Zatanna just seems at ease finally. People are enjoying her home. Then she coughs. "The cookies are my dad's famous macaroons. I promise, no truth or dare cookies." she says with a grin as she curls up in her chair, tucking her feet beneath her in case anyone wants to ask her a question, but for now is content to watch everyone else.

Satana Hellstrom has posed:
Satana rises smoothly, letting her gaze flicker around to each of the others before settling last upon Zatanna. "If you'll excuse me, there's something I need to take care of. It may be a while, but it's been a pleasure meeting you all." And if she departs in the general direction of the kitchen, it's surely a coincidence. Right?

Wanda Maximoff has posed:
Wanda gives Marly a warm smile and says, "It is a wonderful power to have. Do be careful with the artifact. Best to keep it close. And should you ever have difficulties over it, you know there are those who would assist you." Wanda takes a sip of her tea then before turning her attention back to another of their number.

Wanda nods towards Heidi. "Indeed. Few, and one higher profile on that I know of who does quite the number on the lawn maintenance. You should have seen the groundskeeper when the Bifrost came down on the grass instead of the pavement thirty feet away," she says with a playful sparkle of green eyes towards the Asgardian woman.

"Have you encountered any others of your kind during your time here then?" Wanda inquires of Heidi, the Asgardian having most of the Scarlet Witch's focus for the moment.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
Heidi gives a warm smile in Marly's direction before she turns her attention to Wanda again. "Prince Thor? On the /lawn/?" She seems terribly amused. "That's almost poem worthy. I'll have to remember that one." She tilts her head at the question. "Well, Lady Sif is here, she's a dear friend of mine. I met Prince Loki personally recently... though I must say he is a little more intimidating than I actually expected. Prince Thor is obviously here, though I haven't had the chance to meet him yet. I imagine he's terribly busy."

Barbara Gordon has posed:
Asgardians are pretty interesting it is true, she focuses the majority of her attention on Heidi as she and Wanda interact. She definitely knows who Wanda is. "What kind of deed will it take for you to earn the title Valkyrie Heidi?".

Marly Kohler has posed:
Marly is happy to listen to the chatter and offer her own chatter when she can, but eventually, Marly and in extension Karita, must get ready to go. As such, after a few minutes, Marly checks with Karita before she rises from her seat and makes her way over to Zatanna. "This was so great, thank you so much, Zatanna. You are a superb hostess." The young woman says earnestly with a smile, "And while Kari and I would *love* to stay longer, we've a little bit of a drive ahead of us and need to get going, but I wanted to make sure to thank you for all of this. I really *really* appreciate it."

Then to the group at large, "It was so awesome to meet you all, and if anyone ever needs anything fixed please don't hestiate to come to my shop. You all definitely fall into the friends and family discount category." Which likely means free, cause that's just how soft-hearted Marly is.

Finally though, she look over to Kari and adds, "And if you ever have any ghost trouble Kari is your girl to call too. She's the best."

"Either way, it was so great to meet everyone here tonight!"

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
Heidi looks between Wanda and Barbara. "It's an honorary title, so I have to earn it by proving myself in battle. I don't entirely know /what/ will do it, but I am hoping that if I do enough aid here then it will earn recognition. Or perhaps if something major breaks out I can help and earn it that way. Midgard seems to need help often..."

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
Zatanna chuckles and gives Heidi a wry smile. "You have noo idea." she says with a small smile, amusement tugging at her features as she notices the party starting to wind down. "We can just stay and chat if you want, but my servants can handle the cleanup." she offers warmly as she stretches out in her chair. "We need to do this more. Just getting together. Learning about each other."

Wanda Maximoff has posed:
The mention of Loki draws a nod with lips pressed together firmly in a line from Wanda. If what she's been told about Loki is true, Heidi might have just allayed Wanda's concerns that Heidi could actually be Loki.

"You will have to come by sometime and we an talk more," Wanda invites Heidi. "Plus we can tell Thor stories. Hopefully while he's present. He is... fun to make squirm," she says in warm, playful way and gives Heidi a wink.

Wanda smiles to Barbara and says, "I am not personally familiar with your father. But please pass on my best wishes towards him on the tasks he has before him. I understand it can be a trying situation there. I've heard good things about what he's doing."

The Scarlet Witch looks on to Zatanna next. "Thank you for having this. It has been quite enjoyable. I was a little surprised at some of the guest list. We should talk more later," Wanda says. Keeping an eye on entities like Satana, something she tries to do.

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
Rising easily from her seat, Zatanna moves to embrace Wanda warmly. "It was good to see you again. We rarely get the chance to. But never forget us girls have to hold down our teams." she gives the Maximoff woman a pair of air kisses, before releasing her. "Have a safe trip home."

Barbara Gordon has posed:
Babs gives a slow now at Heidi's last statement. "It is definitely true... Midgard.. or as we like to call it Earth... is definitely often in trouble." she frowns a bit. "Seems like it is actually happening more and more these days... crisis after crisis."

Which is why she has plans, of course she is assuming Zee has everyone who came tonight's contact information. How else did they end up here.
"It was nice meeting you Wanda" she notes to the Avenger.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"I would enjoy visiting, perhaps meeting Prince Thor, I have been meaning to. I only really know stories," Heidi says in Wanda's direction, seeming pleased at the invitation. She gives a nod to Babs and Zee. "It was good meeting everyone."

Wanda Maximoff has posed:
Wanda smiles over to Heidi and says, "Come anytime you'd like. I'll see if we can scare him up when you do." She smiles to the other women and tells Barbara, "Very nice to meet you as well." Wanda sets her tea cup down and says, "I should be getting back. There's not enough time in the day with everything going on. Though the chance to get away for awhile, is something I needed," says the woman who is still handling much of Genosha's needs while her sister recovers from the attack.

"Thank you again, Zatanna. I look forward to talking with you again as well."

Zatanna Zatara has posed:
"Anytime, Wanda." After Wanda leaves, Zatanna goes about the task of tidying up a bit. "Thank you for coming." she says to Barbara and Heidi with a grin. "I'm going to get ready to get some rest myself. But I hope you enjoyed."