03 | video

[boilover]

Right, here's the thing - I need a nerd. A geek. A smart guy. Or girl, whatever. I ain't overly picky.

[He shrugs his shoulders, casual as anything, taking a long sip of his beer. Sara may have told him this was not the best method to catch himself a genius but given the chance of there being some hanging around this joint, he thinks it's the perfect way. When in doubt, post an ad.]

This guy I know got brainwashed into being the king of dicks and I'm getting kind of sick of his shit so I need someone who'd be able to do some sci-fi sciencey stuff on his head. I have a vague idea how to do it but I just can't remember the details. [He's pretty much forgotten how they originally did it back home but he can unhelpfully offer vague information and a beer while you work. A+ service.]

All the 'smart' ones I know are annoyingly the biggest idiots around, I'm looking for someone less inclined to be stupid as hell. Help me out and maybe I'll help you out. Though my skills are limited to burning and breaking stuff.

[At least he knows his strengths? If you want a bonfire, ka-ching.]

I know a good looking chick if that sweetens the deal. Ain't saying she's gonna touch you but you can admire from afar. Really far. I also know some easy dudes if that's your thing. [Hey, whatever fixes this mess.]

Comments

[boilover]

Try talking to Ray Palmer or Sara Lance, they seem to know what's what. Ray the science guy, he's kind of a spazz and sometimes he doesn't entirely fuck up. He'd know the most, I guess.

[He's not sure if Nate knows as much and he doubts Leonard has been paying that much attention cause Mick sure hasn't.]

[deathlessness]

I've spoken with Ray before. Perhaps we'll be able to ... put our heads together for a solution.

[she has more faith in Ray than Mick does, probably for good reason on Mick's part.]

[boilover]

If you think you can do it, all the props to you.

Never really considered magic as a solution but it's actually a pretty obvious one. [Of course, he's assuming you can magically do pretty much anything like some kind of genie from Aladdin.]

[deathlessness]

It's not particularly perfect for everything, I'll admit, but when it comes to problems of the mind, it could be more useful than you think.

[Though she won't know for sure until she and Ray fully talk it out.]

[boilover]

Are there limits to magic or can you do anything?

[Probably not, given they're still here.]

[deathlessness]

There are limits to what I can channel and control.

[Too much of any given power could kill her.]

But I've been practicing a long time.

[boilover]

So you can't just like magically make a guy into a chick or enslave people to your will?

[Mick huffs a little. That makes magic a little more dull to him.]

Sounds boring.

[deathlessness]

[She smirks a bit at that.]

Perhaps not that, but I can boil someone's blood with my mind, so it's a bit of a toss up.

[Just because she's not a cliche doesn't mean she can't do fun things.]

[boilover]

You can?

[You had him at boil.]

So do they burn alive or melt or what? Give me the details.

[deathlessness]

I've only performed it on the undead, so I can't really say. It was incredibly painful, however.

[She also performed it on a creature that can't die, so melting or burning alive wasn't really an option.]

[boilover]

I did figure. When stuff boils, it's rarely a picnic.

[For most people. For Mick? It usually is. Great day out. 10/10.]

If you ever experiment, let me know. I'd love to watch.

[deathlessness]

[Well. That is an interesting proposition, but she's probably gonna decline by never doing that.]

I'll be sure to let you know.

[That's mostly sarcasm.]