video- bat signalling

[magician_king]

Okay, I guess I'm a little overdue for this-

[Here goes nothing.]

My name is Quentin Coldwater. I'm a magician. I used to teach at Brakebills, and for a while, I lived in Fillory. I've got a pretty good grounding in physics and mathematics, and interuniversal travel. Normally I would consider myself able to claw my way out of this shit, but no dice this time.

Is there anyone here who knows anything about any or all of the above?

[He pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose, a nervous habit.]

I would like to get the fuck out of here, if anyone has any, uh, inroads on that one. Novel, I'm sure, but we've all got to start somewhere. Cheers.

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video; un: Clyde (private)

[darknstormy]

[ First Seth found out that his brother had been in Hadriel about a year ago and now a familiar name--a number of familiar names were dropped that would have an effect on his girlfriend. And he wasn't sure if it'd be a good or bad effect.

The guy mentioned being a magician by the name of Quentin Coldwater, claiming to be him, referencing Brakebills and Fillory but looked nothing like the Quentin Coldwater that Margo had introduced to Seth. It was one thing for a familiar face to come from a different point in time and not hold the same memories but this... Seth didn't know what to make of it.

A wary face (easily could be confused as a stern look) appeared in the video reply. ]

The name 'Margo Hanson' mean anythin' to you?

[magician_king]

Sorry- no, not a thing.

[He says, shaking his head, looking curious.]

Why?

[It's an oddly specific question, not the usual reaction at all.]

[darknstormy]

[ That wasn't the answer Seth was expecting. Worse news? Better? Seth held the same expression yet more confused than skeptical. ]

Just so happens she knows a Quentin Coldwater. Used to go to Brakebills. Once shared the throne with her in Fillory.

[ A beat passed. Seth went from confused to doubtful. ]

But you don't look a thing like him.

[magician_king]

I sat on the throne of the second king, next to Eliot Waugh, Julia Wicker and Janet Puchinsky.

[He says, now extremely interested.]

Am I maybe older when you've met me? I don't intend to go back, but you never can tell.

[darknstormy]

Funny, the Q that I know was on the throne with Eliot along with Margo and another chick named Alice.

[ A doubtful look remained on Seth. He wasn't sure what they were dealing with. Same names but different looks? He couldn't remember mention of a Janet or Julia. Maybe a Julia, when he gave it more thought. This Quentin wasn't mentioning Alice or Penny or Kady.

Seth let his head canter slightly. ]

The Q that I know has a little more color than you. Eliot, tall guy, short dark hair, plays for both teams?

[magician_king]

Alice Quinn. Beautiful, glasses, smarter than all of us put together.

[Probably the most convincing thing is how deeply fucking in love with Alice Quentin is, in every incarnation.]

She died before she could take the throne, but she would have been a spectacular queen.

Also Eliot's gold star gay, when I know him. Tall, yeah, but shorter than me by like half a foot, has the thing with his jaw?

[A misalignment, in Quentin's world, where his bite doesn't quite line up.]

So who's Margo? And do you know Josh?

*threadjacking* :-p (un: Bonnie)

[ibiza]

I'm Margo.

[ She narrows her eyes skeptically and just looks at him for a moment. He's using Q's name, but looks nothing like her friend. This makes her curious, but also rings alarm bells. ]

Quentin Coldwater. King of Fillory. Killer of Cancer Puppy. The guy I slept with. You want me to believe you're Quentin Coldwater?

[ She isn't going to believe so easily. There has to be something shady going on here, Margo just hasn't figured out what it is just yet. ]

[magician_king]

We have definitely never fucked.

[Says Quentin, eyebrows lifting in surprise.]

Also I have no idea what a cancer puppy is or why I'd kill one.

But here's a question- when you slept with your Quentin, did Eliot happen to be there?

[ibiza]

Be there? It's not like he was watching from the sidelines with chips and guac, the two of us were all over you. Not you. I don't even know anymore.

[ She shakes her head, holding up her hands in defeat. ]

This is just too weird for even me.

[magician_king]

Well, when it was me and Janet, he was drunk enough that he wasn't hugely engaged.

[And it's not like this is one of the worst memories of his life he's casually reminiscing.]

We're obviously from worlds that are twigs from the same branch of the parallel universe tree, that's all. Your Janet is you, Margo. Your Alice survived the fight with Martin.

Uh- if that's the case, were we able to kill him?

[darknstormy]

The guy you slept with?!

[ Seth was stuck on that. Close to a year and this was the first he'd heard it. Margo always assured him that her friends were that, just friends. Okay, that was mainly Eliot because he was the closest to her. Apparently the right questions weren't asked. They'd had a fucking threesome.

Seth had questioned her affection for Eliot but admittedly didn't believe that Margo would ever have any interest in Quentin or Josh. The two were a complete opposite on the spectrum of what she seemed to appreciate. Penny would've been a better fit but there weren't any signs there. Now Seth questioned everything.

Add insult to injury, he had no idea if his private response cloaked her admission.

Had everyone just learned what he had?

He ended the transmission instead of waiting for any kind of response. ]

[magician_king]

So you're dating this guy?

[To Margo.]

He seems nice. A little high strung maybe?

[ibiza]

[ She lets out a heavy sigh. This is something she's going to have to fix. Margo raises her eyebrows at Quentin. ]

He's amazing. Back to you, we were told there were different timelines. We supposedly died in all of them, but... Could that be what this is? Another loop?

[ Margo gives a shake of her head. ]

And yeah, we killed the Beast, but Alice niffined out in the process.

[magician_king]

No way. Alice killed Martin in mine too, and that was Jane's end game. She destroyed the watch after it happened and closed the loop. There wouldn't be different iterations of that event.

Besides, what could she have done in steering our lives that'd make you so different from- and freakishly similar to- our Janet?