[ He pauses midway through reaching up to grab a couple of glasses and looks over at Chuck. He's quiet for a moment, weighing up his options, and then goes back to what he was doing all nonchalant. ]
I am a Fae, so in that way I suppose so.
[ huh. it's kinda nice to just tell someone without some stupid happenstance or horrible traumatic event forcing his hand. ]
[ his jaw clenches a little at the word 'shapeshifting' but that's a whole thing that eames doesn't want to get into. he moves on, tilting his head this way and that with a soft 'eeh' at the question ]
It's complicated-- most tend to rely on glamours rather actually than changing their bodies, but it's not a talent you see often in humans. [ well-- ] Outside of animal shifters, I suppose. But typically they can only change into one thing.
A glamour's... Sort of a fancy way of describing an illusion. [ sort of ] So if I was to do this-- [ Eames didn't gesture or move in any way, but the room suddenly looked like a pretty accurate rendition of Kentish Town tube station. ] I haven't actually done anything to the kitchen, it's just... Images, noises, smells...
[ he gestures vaguely as he speaks, pausing to sip his drink ]
Whereas, my body right now is what you can see. It's not an illusion.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
lefthemisphere) wrote2021-05-23 10:09 am
no subject
Eames, wait -- hold on a minute.
[ scuse her scurrying after him!! ]
You're magic? Like -- out of a fairy tale or something?
no subject
I am a Fae, so in that way I suppose so.
[ huh. it's kinda nice to just tell someone without some stupid happenstance or horrible traumatic event forcing his hand. ]
no subject
[ Chuck grins, because that is awesome. ]
You're serious, mate?
no subject
[ He smiles and shrugs a shoulder once those glasses are on the counter. ]
I like to think I'm significantly less old-fashioned than the ones in the stories, but it is what I am.
no subject
[ Like, what.
Chuck brings the bottle over and sets it on the counter, cracking it open and pouring them each a hefty glass. ]
I wanna know everything.
no subject
[ he almost says that he's surprised Raleigh didn't tell him anything, but thinks better of it. ]
It wasn't always safe to be this in London, so I suppose I've been a bit more cagey about it here and in the last place than I need to be.
no subject
[ raleigh likes to keep his secrets ]
Can you fly?
no subject
I'm not a bird.
no subject
What, cmon, it's a totally valid question!
no subject
no subject
Oooh, yeah. Little ones. You're not little.
[ at all ]
So is shapeshifting a fae thing?
no subject
It's complicated-- most tend to rely on glamours rather actually than changing their bodies, but it's not a talent you see often in humans. [ well-- ] Outside of animal shifters, I suppose. But typically they can only change into one thing.
no subject
[ it's confusing but like, this is badass. he's so impressed ]
no subject
[ he gestures vaguely as he speaks, pausing to sip his drink ]
Whereas, my body right now is what you can see. It's not an illusion.
[ and like that, the kitchen is back to normal. ]
no subject
[ holy shit thats so cool teach chuck teach chuck TEACH CHUCK ]
That was bloody amazing, mate. Shit.
[ Chuck is so impressed, she forgets to drink her damn liquor. ]