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Jim has ventured down only rarely since his birthday, and only then because there's a party on. He is liking Bar's decision to paint his face for the duration! It's fun!

And then he comes to the bar for lunch. His gentle internal wondering of why Sherlock wasn't in bed when he woke up this morning is answered when he's presented with a note.

Jim goes very still. He remains very still for a long time, the paper crumpling evvvvvvvver so slowly in his fingers, creases cracking like ice dropped into water. He's glad of the face paint for a whole different reason, because oh, he's proud of Sherlock, he's proud of him for this, but he's going to fucking kill him as well, and do it properly this time. The game plays on. Yes. Yes, it does, and thank God, because at least this proves they really will never be ordinary.

So he laughs. Loudly, and with a manic edge he doesn't even try to hide. Well done, Sherlock. You even left the note in the bar, rather than somewhere private. Well, then it deserves a public reaction. Jim shuts up and shakes his head, almost fond. He straightens his pristine jacket, and smooths his hair back.

Then he turns and picks up the nearest chair, swings it over his head and smashes it to pieces on the floor. He smashes it until he's left with nothing but a leg, which spins out from his hand across the room, whipping through the air.

Sorry if it bounces off you?

[OOC: Birthday link is lots of NSFW, natch. And it's probably obvious, but Jim's a tad erratic in this EP and may be prone to outbursts.)

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"What would you consider useful?" Yrael asks in a tone that suggests he might just sit there. And wait.

'Diversion is useful.'

He's not asking for help. It would never cross his mind. He's just answering the question asked.

'Something more fun than this.'

i.e. anything.

"I suppose I could offer a change of perception," Yrael says, in the tone of one for whom Jim's distraction is not their problem, but who is choosing to be nice.

Rather than hang an interesting man out to dry (and thereby risk losing the source of entertainment).

"For all its tendency to be depressingly nice, the Charter does have useful aspects to it. With a Charter Skin, you might experience the world with senses other than your own for a while. With different senses of sight, smell, hearing... experience flight, perhaps."

'You want to make me sprout wings?'

Sceptical Jim is sceptical.

"Rather, wear them," says the Bright Shiner wearing a cat-shaped suit. "A Charter Skin is a spell that is woven of Charter Marks, and when worn, the wearer takes on a different shape, as well as the senses and abilities of that other shape. Your mind remains your own, only your perceptions are changed."

Perhaps if you spend too long as a bear you might find yourself irritable and short-sighted for a few hours afterwards, or craving fish for a few hours afterwards if you wear an ice otter Charter Skin, or squinting in bright light for a while if you spend too long as an owl, but that sort of thing is hardly worth mentioning... right?

'Oh.'

Hmm.

Jim normally has no interest whatsoever in being anything other than himself.

On the other hand, being himself is fairly awful just now. If he'd lose his mind he'd have no part of it, but if he can keep that and just experience something new...hell with it, why not?

He shrugs.

'All right.'

The cat smiles.

"Is there any particular shape you would like?"

If Jim would want, Yrael is pretty certain he could manage a dragon. Or what humans think dragons looked like, at least. Close enough.

'Why don't you surprise me?'

His tone once again edges on sarcasm, like he doesn't believe this will actually happen.

Yrael streeeetches luxuriously, yawning widely. His teeth are as stark white as his fur, sharp as ivory needles within the small, pink mouth.

Once the stretch is over, he gets to his paws. "I'm sure I can find something suitable," he says, and pads away along the rafter.

The Charter Skin will take some preparation, after all.

(ooc: Fade here? :D)