*in Willy and Astraeia's apartment above the bar*

[ct_digitalpage]

It's been a while since I did one of these for someone besides myself and Yancey.

*looks around curiously at the apartment* Not much different from the one back home, is it?

Okay, I brought my candles, but I'll need a bowl of water and salt like last time.

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[astraeia]

*goes into kitchen and fills a bowl with water*

*pours salt into the water*

*walks back into living room*

I've seen you do this before, but it still gives me chills!

[ct_digitalpage]

*grin* A cyberwitch gives a vengeance demon the chills? No one would ever believe me.

*finishes arranging the candles in a circle around herself and Astraeia* There we go.

*opens backpack and removes athame*

*slips PDA off of belt clip and snaps it into place below the athame's quillions* Let us begin.

*raises PDA-athame high, its tip describing the path walked as the circle is cast*

Guardians of the watchtower of the East, draw nigh and observe the work performed by this circle.

*moves to the Southern candle*

Guardians of the watchtower of the South....

*to the Western candle*

Guardians of the watchtower of the West....

*to the Northern candle*

...of the North, draw nigh and observe the work performed by this circle.

[astraeia]

*mutters*

Blessed be the name of D'Hoffryn, and please let this work...

[ct_digitalpage]

*returns to center of circle and focuses on the bowl of water*

*adds another three handfuls of salt as she speaks*

Blessed art thou, water and salt, thou who art kin to the seas from which we came, cousin to our tears shed in sorrow and mirth, kith to the blood that runs in our veins.

*takes bowl, steps carefully over the boundary of the circle, and walks to the door*

*dips a finger in the bowl and with the water traces a pentacle on the door*

*repeats procedure at all the windows*

*returns to circle, sits cross-legged in the center, and motions for Astraeia to join her on the floor*

*ceremoniously raises PDA-athame to the ceiling, then turns it swiftly, tip grounded against the floor*

Place your hands on the hilt, and say what is permitted to enter, and what is forbidden to cross the threshold of this your dwelling place until your time of residence comes to an end.

[yancey_slide]

*banging on apartment door*

Cathy? Cathy?

Astraeia, is she okay? Answer me!

[astraeia]

*opens apartment door*

Yancey, come in. She's just really tired. I loaded her up with Coke and chocolate.

[yancey_slide]

*removes hat and rushes to Cathy's side*

Dammit, girl, I told you not to overdo it....

*holds the Coke bottle for Cathy as she drinks*

That's it. That's my Cat.

*presses his lips to the top of her head*

Okay. And now some chocolate....

*glances over at Astraeia*

How long has she been like this? Did she have a seizure?

[astraeia]

*raises an eyebrow*

Just a couple of minutes. She was doing a protection spell for me and Willy.

*frowns*

Has she been ill? I've seen her do this before, and it didn't affect her quite this much...