#zatanna z. [ v.001 ] hey pay attention to me! i’m fascinating!

[woodcries]

@rivalsunraveled sent: i like rules. they bring order to the chaos. -- bruce @ zatanna

she couldn't help the smile that pressed to her lips, focusing instead on undoing the gloves and cuffs of her stage costume before they were folding themselves with the snap of a finger.

' that's why you could never really get along with my father. ' she remembered the more frustrating days of training she'd witnessed more than the good ones. while escape artistry and stage presence were things that weren't strictly magical, they certainly required a little more flexibility than he could muster up.

' ...i just think it's funny you're bringing this up to me of all people. i mean, my work is nothing but chaos. '

[screenviolense]

            ‘ how nice of you to visit me after my show. you didn’t bring flowers, but i can overlook that. ‘ with a wink, the magician set her top hat on her dressing room table, shaking her hair out. ‘ now... are you here to talk or is there something spooky that needs my expertise? ‘

open.

[screenviolense]

@pixietm sent: i’m not gonna hurt you!  see? look, I’m putting down the sword. ( Rose @ Zatanna )

the magician's glowing hand stilled though her eyes remained narrowed and suspicious as before as the sword in question was set down. there were far too many who would seek to ambush her, but very few who would ever think to bring a sword to a magic fight. that much should have clued her in.

' ... good. it's a lovely sword; i would have hated to turn it into balloons or flowers. ' zatanna huffed, the glow fading from her hand. ' what do you want? you set off my protection wards. '

[screenviolense]

          ‘ if you’re involved with this mess i will be sorely disappointed. ‘ gotham was already messed up enough-- enough that she couldn’t even stand being there longer than a few nights for shows and sometimes bruce without leaving the first flight out-- but it seemed to attract dark magic like no other city she knew. it made sense, given the kind of people that made it up, but that didn’t mean she had to like being dragged out every time things left the realm of weirdos in costume. the creature in the shadows was not the result of an accident in a lab but something borne of old and ancient evil.

          ‘ weren’t trying to summon something, i hope? ‘ zatanna yanked her gloves on, knowing they would be dirty soon enough. ‘ no making any crossroad deals with the devil? just wrong place, wrong time? ‘

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[screenviolense]

@theseviolent​ sent: “   this  is  the  last  time  i  go  anywhere  with  you .   ” zatanna from translucent hehe 

               ‘ what do you mean? here i was thinking that you might like going out with a real justice leaguer, not just the stuff you do for show. ‘ of course, that work wasn’t always as glamorous and camera ready, though she was a showman at heart. he wasn’t the kind of person she usually teamed up with ( she and john were on the outs again. ) but she could make do.

               ‘ you’re not scared of witches and warlocks are you? ‘ this area almost crackled with magic, a black market of hexes and curses just underneath the surface. ‘ worried you might end up turned into a frog? ‘