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Hello, my name is Jack, and I run a coffee shop in San Francisco. The other day I heard a strange story, ok, not so strange for me. This regular customer of mine whom I shall call Screwy came into my shop all excited about something. Curiosity got the best of me, and I had to ask," Hey, Screwy what's all the excitement about?"
Screwy said," Come over and sit with me a while, and I'll tell you." So, I went over to the table he was at and sat down.
Screwy continued," I've got this associate who's a tempter, and he's trying to move up in the demon ranks, so he got himself assigned to one Paige Matthews and her boyfriend, Richard. Well, actually he was assigned to Richard first and then branched out to include Paige. Richard was easy as he has a lot of family history. Families, such a love hate relationship; you love for all the drama and trauma they cause, but hate them when they actually provide love and support. Anyway, Richard is a really powerful witch, but when he uses his powers, he has this tendency to go on a power trip. Not that my friend didn't help Richard along this path. Then, when Richard went off the deep end by over using magic, it was suggested to him that he quit magic cold turkey. Now his girlfriend is also a witch and a very powerful one at that; she's a member of the Charmed Ones. Do you know anything about the Charmed Ones; they live right here in San Francisco?
"Yeah, I've heard of them, but I've never met them." I lied, thinking; best not to lay all my cards on the table at once seeing how I am dealing with a demon here.
Screwy sneers but continues," Well, let me get to the meat of the story. Paige talked Richard into a little vacation because he'd been working hard. It was the beginning of January, so Paige suggested a warmer climate. Richard complained that there wasn't enough time to get tickets at a reasonable price, but Paige said who needed tickets. Richard complained that she wasn't helping with quitting magic cold turkey, but she said that she needs to keep in practice with her orbing. It could be a matter of life or death with her duties as a Charmed One. He smirked at her and reminded her that he knows where she lives. They both chuckled a that.
The next morning they were dressed for a warm sunny beach; Paige has an oversized hat with a gauzy wrap and sun glasses, Richard has sandals, bathing suit, towels and sunglasses. He asked," So, where are we going?"
She replied," That's a surprise! Just grab my hand." He does so, and they disappear in a swirl of bluish white lights.
They went to Kingston, Jamaica; where they rematerialized out of the same swirl of bluish white lights. Unknown to them they were seen by some natives in the dawn twilight and followed by my friend who has a tempter's low jack on them. My friend says that Kingston is real nice this time of year, and our friends had a nice day. On their way back to the hidden place or so they thought, they were stopped by some of the same Jamaicans who saw them orb in the morning. They were hidden in the foliage and jumped out to confront Paige and Richard when they walked back into the clearing. One of the Jamaican's said," What jew doin' here, maan?
Paige answered," We're just taking a walk in the woods at sunset."
The same guy replied," Don't give me that maan! My friend here saw you arrive here at dawn. We've been waiting here all day to see if you'd return."
Paige said," You're friend must be mistaken, how could we have arrived here?"
An older woman stepped out from behind a tree and said," How did you do it indeed? That's what I'd like to know. Appearing out of a swirl of bluish white lights isn't something you see everyday. Most people won't even see it in a lifetime, so don't play coy with me." Paige again," Well, uhmm, I can't really explain. You already know way too much; can I ask you to keep this to yourselves, and we'll be on our way?"
Old woman replied," Who'd believe us anyway, and like could we stop you anyway? But, just one thing before you disappear, power comes to those at need, but the desire for power leads to corruption."
Paige added," Uh, why did you tell us that? One last thing, it would be better if you didn't observe us leave."
The old lady looked long and hard into Paige's eyes and then turned and left. The rest of the people followed suit, turned and left. When Paige and Richard were all alone again, they orbed out. When they orbed back in Richard's house, Richard said," Well, are you happy? I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't start some kind of cult around they're encounter with us."
Paige replies," Well, if I'm going to be worshipped like a Goddess, then I'm going to want you to treat me accordingly."
Richard quips," I know you're joking, but don't you think the old woman's aphorism was about just this thing. Our magical powers taint us in very subtle ways, and the more we use them the more tainted we become. Oh yeah, before I forget, I really had a good time today."
They looked into each others eyes, moved closer together, and started to kiss."
Hello, my name is Jack, and I run a coffee shop in San Francisco. The other day I heard a strange story, ok, not so strange for me. This regular customer of mine whom I shall call Screwy came into my shop all excited about something. Curiosity got the best of me, and I had to ask," Hey, Screwy what's all the excitement about?"
Screwy said," Come over and sit with me a while, and I'll tell you." So, I went over to the table he was at and sat down.
Screwy continued," I've got this associate who's a tempter, and he's trying to move up in the demon ranks, so he got himself assigned to one Paige Matthews and her boyfriend, Richard. Well, actually he was assigned to Richard first and then branched out to include Paige. Richard was easy as he has a lot of family history. Families, such a love hate relationship; you love for all the drama and trauma they cause, but hate them when they actually provide love and support. Anyway, Richard is a really powerful witch, but when he uses his powers, he has this tendency to go on a power trip. Not that my friend didn't help Richard along this path. Then, when Richard went off the deep end by over using magic, it was suggested to him that he quit magic cold turkey. Now his girlfriend is also a witch and a very powerful one at that; she's a member of the Charmed Ones. Do you know anything about the Charmed Ones; they live right here in San Francisco?
"Yeah, I've heard of them, but I've never met them." I lied, thinking; best not to lay all my cards on the table at once seeing how I am dealing with a demon here.
Screwy sneers but continues," Well, let me get to the meat of the story. Paige talked Richard into a little vacation because he'd been working hard. It was the beginning of January, so Paige suggested a warmer climate. Richard complained that there wasn't enough time to get tickets at a reasonable price, but Paige said who needed tickets. Richard complained that she wasn't helping with quitting magic cold turkey, but she said that she needs to keep in practice with her orbing. It could be a matter of life or death with her duties as a Charmed One. He smirked at her and reminded her that he knows where she lives. They both chuckled a that.
The next morning they were dressed for a warm sunny beach; Paige has an oversized hat with a gauzy wrap and sun glasses, Richard has sandals, bathing suit, towels and sunglasses. He asked," So, where are we going?"
She replied," That's a surprise! Just grab my hand." He does so, and they disappear in a swirl of bluish white lights.
They went to Kingston, Jamaica; where they rematerialized out of the same swirl of bluish white lights. Unknown to them they were seen by some natives in the dawn twilight and followed by my friend who has a tempter's low jack on them. My friend says that Kingston is real nice this time of year, and our friends had a nice day. On their way back to the hidden place or so they thought, they were stopped by some of the same Jamaicans who saw them orb in the morning. They were hidden in the foliage and jumped out to confront Paige and Richard when they walked back into the clearing. One of the Jamaican's said," What jew doin' here, maan?
Paige answered," We're just taking a walk in the woods at sunset."
The same guy replied," Don't give me that maan! My friend here saw you arrive here at dawn. We've been waiting here all day to see if you'd return."
Paige said," You're friend must be mistaken, how could we have arrived here?"
An older woman stepped out from behind a tree and said," How did you do it indeed? That's what I'd like to know. Appearing out of a swirl of bluish white lights isn't something you see everyday. Most people won't even see it in a lifetime, so don't play coy with me." Paige again," Well, uhmm, I can't really explain. You already know way too much; can I ask you to keep this to yourselves, and we'll be on our way?"
Old woman replied," Who'd believe us anyway, and like could we stop you anyway? But, just one thing before you disappear, power comes to those at need, but the desire for power leads to corruption."
Paige added," Uh, why did you tell us that? One last thing, it would be better if you didn't observe us leave."
The old lady looked long and hard into Paige's eyes and then turned and left. The rest of the people followed suit, turned and left. When Paige and Richard were all alone again, they orbed out. When they orbed back in Richard's house, Richard said," Well, are you happy? I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't start some kind of cult around they're encounter with us."
Paige replies," Well, if I'm going to be worshipped like a Goddess, then I'm going to want you to treat me accordingly."
Richard quips," I know you're joking, but don't you think the old woman's aphorism was about just this thing. Our magical powers taint us in very subtle ways, and the more we use them the more tainted we become. Oh yeah, before I forget, I really had a good time today."
They looked into each others eyes, moved closer together, and started to kiss."