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self_inflictedexhile2019-09-26 04:11 pm
onebehind) wrote in self_inflictedexhile2019-09-26 04:11 pm
nysm / tvd } { if you will, please move in closer
In another lifetime, Dylan Rhodes never existed. In another lifetime, he didn't need to, because Lionel Shrike never drown in the Hudson River, Dylan Rhodes stayed Jacob Shrike, and his life went in a very different direction.
At age fifteen, his father started teaching him the tricks of the trade: sleight of hand, how to build a rig, how to do a little bit of actual magic, despite the fact that probably wasn't something he should be sharing, just yet. Shortly after that, Jacob met a young Alma Dray, tagging along with her grandfather, a friend of his father's, stopping by to check up on him. They grew up together, life continued on, and Jacob eventually went to college for Theatre Design and Stagecraft. At twenty-two, just after graduation, Jacob was chosen to join the Eye, his test to help the LVPD clear the name of another magician, despite all the evidence in the world making him seem guilty as sin. There, Jacob met Michael Fuller, his partner a lifetime away, and the two became friends as they managed, despite all odds, to pull off what had been asked of Jacob by the Eye. He continued on into a career as a stage magician in the Eye, eventually married Alma, and continued to occasionally work with Fuller as a consultant, when time allowed.
Over the course of the next few decades, Jacob and Alma tried to have children and failed, and eventually adopted one Jack Wilder, age 10. Using Eye resources, he helped Merritt McKinney get a good lawyer and clear his name after his brother screwed him over. He followed the rising stars that were J. Daniel Atlas and Henley Reeves, and when they decided to call it quits, pulled the both of them back together, forcing Daniel to give Henley a more active role in the show. And eventually, yes, he called the four of them together, not for revenge but something similar, to get them into the Eye. And somewhere along the way, Jacob and Alma tried for children again, and this time managed, giving Jack a brother, Lio, Lionel, named after his grandfather.
Basically, this is the best possible timeline.
And now, it's just after dinner, Jacob off to his nightly rehearsal at 5Pointz, that his space, now, like his father before him. He takes a detour tonight, though, to grab a cup of coffee, beforehand, a little bit of magic pulled around him, to make himself not completely invisible, but at least a little less noticeable. Normally, he doesn't mind showing off or signing autographs, when a fan approaches, and fans do often approach, his notoriety somewhere up there with Penn and Teller, Seigfried and Roy, but -- not tonight. He's not feeling it tonight, a little tired for whatever reason, hence the coffee, so magic it is. And now he's sitting at a table, idly people-watching as he leans into his cup. Have at him, if you can still see him (or, maybe, in certain party's cases, sense him) despite his best efforts.
At age fifteen, his father started teaching him the tricks of the trade: sleight of hand, how to build a rig, how to do a little bit of actual magic, despite the fact that probably wasn't something he should be sharing, just yet. Shortly after that, Jacob met a young Alma Dray, tagging along with her grandfather, a friend of his father's, stopping by to check up on him. They grew up together, life continued on, and Jacob eventually went to college for Theatre Design and Stagecraft. At twenty-two, just after graduation, Jacob was chosen to join the Eye, his test to help the LVPD clear the name of another magician, despite all the evidence in the world making him seem guilty as sin. There, Jacob met Michael Fuller, his partner a lifetime away, and the two became friends as they managed, despite all odds, to pull off what had been asked of Jacob by the Eye. He continued on into a career as a stage magician in the Eye, eventually married Alma, and continued to occasionally work with Fuller as a consultant, when time allowed.
Over the course of the next few decades, Jacob and Alma tried to have children and failed, and eventually adopted one Jack Wilder, age 10. Using Eye resources, he helped Merritt McKinney get a good lawyer and clear his name after his brother screwed him over. He followed the rising stars that were J. Daniel Atlas and Henley Reeves, and when they decided to call it quits, pulled the both of them back together, forcing Daniel to give Henley a more active role in the show. And eventually, yes, he called the four of them together, not for revenge but something similar, to get them into the Eye. And somewhere along the way, Jacob and Alma tried for children again, and this time managed, giving Jack a brother, Lio, Lionel, named after his grandfather.
Basically, this is the best possible timeline.
And now, it's just after dinner, Jacob off to his nightly rehearsal at 5Pointz, that his space, now, like his father before him. He takes a detour tonight, though, to grab a cup of coffee, beforehand, a little bit of magic pulled around him, to make himself not completely invisible, but at least a little less noticeable. Normally, he doesn't mind showing off or signing autographs, when a fan approaches, and fans do often approach, his notoriety somewhere up there with Penn and Teller, Seigfried and Roy, but -- not tonight. He's not feeling it tonight, a little tired for whatever reason, hence the coffee, so magic it is. And now he's sitting at a table, idly people-watching as he leans into his cup. Have at him, if you can still see him (or, maybe, in certain party's cases, sense him) despite his best efforts.
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"Just because there isn't much of a coven left now doesn't mean they didn't have enemies then. I wonder if ..."
Her nose wrinkles. After they turned eighteen, she and Lizzie got access to all the assets that were held in trust for them. She's never had any reason to care about what Joshua Parker left behind given how he handled his children. She also thought that maybe her father had gone through it and not found anything helpful. But Alaric is not the most forthcoming father, and he didn't know what she knows now - namely, names and dates.
"Lizzie and I inherited our grandfather's estate. I'm not sure what's left in that house, but maybe there are some family histories or something."
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While the Eye might not be keen on her coming back, for all that this was a special case in the first place, he can absolutely come and go as he pleases. If they need more information, he can come back and look for it.
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Or just her. He probably has magician things to do, and this trip will probably have to involve Lizzie, so it'd make sense if he'd just want to avoid the complications of all that. But she won't say no if he wanted to come.
"And probably picking up my sister on the way."
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It shouldn't take too long to get what he needs to accomplish done.
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"I should check in with Finch and give her an update and probably pack because we might be there a while." Hence all the more reason she's okay with Jacob coming and going as he needs to. Going through all of Joshua Parker's earthly possessions might take a while.
"How many people can we take with us?" In case Finch wants to come.
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At least.
Not that he expects her to drag a dozen of her closest friends in on this, but the point still stands.
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If any of the other Salvatore School kids want to come for support, they can pay their own way to Seattle. A lot of them can afford it. But since Finch is already here, it would make sense for them to go together.
"Just wanted to make sure if Finch wants to come."
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She knows Finch is going to want to come and Lizzie will have opinions on it, but Lizzie irritating her significant others is just par for the course.
"And I have to figure out where Lizzie is so we can pick her up."
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Really, he doesn't mind playing taxi when he can be almost anywhere more or less instantly.
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And with that, he'll let her go. Like he said, he has things to take care of before he takes anyone anywhere -- and so does she, he knows.