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II: [ Accidental Voice ] Magic Hour

[ There's a sound of pages rustling. With everything that has happened in Taxon - dangerous vampires running amok, crazy people bombing everything regardless of intentions or who they'd hurt - Piper feels as though she should do something. She consults The Book of Shadows and while she's not sure it will work, she decides to give it a try. ]

In this night and in this hour
I call upon the Ancient Power
Heed my words, I beseech thee.

In this circle that is our home
protect us from the evils that roam
And ensure our safety.

[ she waits for something to happen - but after a pathetic puff of smoke in the air, nothing did. She sighs.] Right. Of course that won't work.

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[ it all makes perfect sense, actually. Piper nods - not that the man can see it - but one thing isn't clear yet. ]

Well, it may be a bit general but it did work for us before and... um, who are you?

"I'm not saying it doesn't work, just that it is or was wise to be a little cautious. But, well, I think I'm in for the ~Ancient Powers~ on call at the moment, and I'm Hermes, by the way, so you really ought not worry anymore. Hello." D'aww. He's going to wave. Hi. :D? :D?

Introductions are better in visual mode, so Piper changes her setting for that. "I'm Piper," she offers, although she's still very unsure about this Hermes person. "Hi. And uh - what do you mean you're in for the Ancient Powers?" Because it sounds... well. Very strange.

Sorry, Hermes. You have to explain that to this lowly witch.

"It is strange, isn't it? And, well, I seem to be the only one holding the fort, if you'll pardon the colloquialism. Nobody here but us chickens, or rather, roosters." And tortoises. And dogs. But let's not get into all his various, representative animals at the moment.

"So you're... one of those Ancient Powers?" Disbelief is very obvious in her tone.

"Hermes as in Hermes and not the fellow who makes such lovely scarves." There's another little finger wave. Hello. :D?

Piper will just chuckle here. Very amused? That, she is. "Right. Of course. That's why you know all about those Ancient Powers and that I have to be specific when invoking them."

Hermes is still talking on his tablet, but he's doing so from the doorway to whichever room Piper is current standing in. "Exactly, muffin. You never know who's listening. It's all very exciting, don't you think?"

"Holy--"

Piper drops her tablet and puts up both hands in an unconscious desire to freeze whoever it is that spoke behind her. It may not work - after all, what are the odds that it will against something like Hermes?

"How-- how did you do that?"

"You already said it, kiddo." 'Holy', that is. "I'd say I didn't mean to startle you, but let's be honest here -- and I'm always honest as the day is long -- I kinda did mean to make you jump. It helps to prove my point, don't you agree?"

"That you're that Hermes?" she says, clutching her chest in an effort to slow down her heart and stepping back. Piper doesn't know exactly what to say or think in face of such an... entity.

"Well, um... congratulations? For proving your point." And for giving her a mild case of heart attack.

"The 'that' himself," he says with a little bow and flourish. "Thank you and, now, you've called, I've answered, what can I do to help? You wanted some general protection? I'm rather good at that."

Right. Time to get down to business.

It takes her several seconds before his question actually registers in her head. Not exactly everyday that she meets the messenger of the gods, after all.

"...right. Um." She exhales and gestures around her. "Yes, just... just some general protection. I mean... well, with everything that's been going on in this place, I just want people who live here in this castle to be... safer." Piper gestures to the open Book of Shadows on her bed. "That's why I did the spell."

With a nod, Hermes comes a little further into the room and does a bit of a walk around, touching walls, furniture, and anything else he can run his sneaky little hands across. (Fortunately, that does not include Piper.)

"I can do that. Set you up with a nice, self-replenishing little thing, if you'd like? Won't keep out the biggest of the bads, but it'll go a heck of a long way toward the restless dead, general crawling and/or creeping horrors, and icky, sticky wickets like that?"

"That sounds perfect," she says, crossing her arms as she watches him move about. "And-- well, considering the many people here living with me, can I share it with them? It won't exactly be bound to me, will it?"

"Not you, noperino. It'll be a building-based thing, really. Sort of, hmm, set up a boundary and everything and everyone that lives within oughta be protected." Sort of like hanging a horseshoe over the doorway or a stronger version of a household's usually Buffy-style protective mojo.

She nods. "Okay," Piper agrees, stepping back to let him do whatever it is that he needs to do. She figures she'll need to tell Buffy about this later, and hopefully the Slayer won't get mad or anything.

Once he's satisfied with the general mojo, ley lines, or whatever the heck it is that Hermes is looking for, he turns to Piper with a grin.

"You ready to hatch up some supplies?"

She looks around, trying to see exactly what he's done.

"Oh," Piper says. They needed supplies? "There's... um. There's a hatch down the hall. What exactly do we need?"

"The best place to do this is near the front door. You'll need a bowl, a tall-ish stone -- about a foot high, and a bottle of olive oil. You hatch it, put the stone in the bowl, think about what you want or say your invocation again, anoint it with olive oil, and Bob's your uncle. Do it on a semi-regular basis and you've my protection." It's not quite an altar to a household god, but the same general principal applies.

"Sounds easy enough," Piper notes. "And it helps that getting these things aren't difficult, too."

She then looks at Hermes with a somewhat shy smile. "Well. I never thought I'd be able to say this to an Ancient Power personally but... thank you. Really. This will help a lot." Especially for her peace of mind.

"You're very welcome," he says with an easy, friendly sort of smile. Hermes knows full well that he can be a bit much and appreciates just how quickly Piper adapted to the situation. "I can't promise to be infallible, but I can promise it'll help."

"Which is still better than leaving it under the mercy of... whoever is running this place," she says. "And I can honestly say to anyone that at least this castle is now under the protection of a god. That has to be worth something."

"Exactly!" With a gentle grin he leans in and beeps her nose. "And now, I am off to go and do all the glorious, mysterious, and fantastical things that I do."

She laughs. "All right then," Piper tells him. "Take care, now. And see you around, I guess."

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