Master of None (MoN)

6:20 pm Present day 

Through two purple rings that open high in the sky, fall Corin and Ida.

Corin looks down to see a large pond surrounded by a massive urban area that lights the night sky with a vibrant yellow sheen.

He starts to scream as he plummets, but he hears the quiet cries of another.

He stops to listen and then looks over to the source, it's Ida.

"Hey!! Why are we falling?!" he shouts

Ida turns in surprise to hear a voice, she wipes her tears away and then looks down

"Ahhh why are we falling?!"

Corin points at her

"I asked you First!"

Ida points back

"I asked you second!"

Corin looks back down, and notices they are approaching the floor rapidly

"Are We Gonna Die?!"

Ida looks down 

"We're gonna Die!!!" she says looking back at him.

Ida has a moment of contemplation

Wait... I can slow myself down with magic!

She looks over to Corin

I don't sense any magic coming off, I'll have to save him.

Ida moves herself closer to Corin grabbing his arm and he looks at her in confusion.

Ida activates her magic and they both start to faintly glow turquoise.

"We're slowing down but it's still gonna hurt!"

Ida braces herself by wrapping her arms around Corin, and he puts his arms up awkwardly, unsure what to do.

There's a splash of shallow water followed by a thud

After a bit, Ida slowly Gets up holding her side in pain

"Are you ok? It looks like the bottom is made of stone or something."

The ground under the water is a refined white marble.

Corin stays laid down in the water.

"No... I think I'm gonna lay here for a bit."

She laughs

Corin looks upward into the sky. 

"So how did you do that... slow us down."

Ida turns looking at him as if his question is odd

"It's Time Magic, the magic that controls the speed of something."

Corin gets up slowly

I've never heard of time Magic

Ida crosses her arms.

"let's get out of the water. It's cold."

They begin walking toward the closest ledge. As they do Corin has a moment of reflection.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do...

No, I need to see if they're ok, that's what I have to do, I have to go back to Grizzly. Maybe she'll know something. She fell from a portal too, that can't be a coincidence."

"Hey so-

Powerful water shoots out from below Corin carrying him into the air.

Ida Chuckles while watching him

"IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN A GIANT FOUNTAIN!"

She yells so that Corin can hear her from way up

The water stops and Corin crashes back down into the fountain.

He groans in pain

"My butt..."

Ida pulls him up and they continue to walk out

"What were you gonna ask me."

Corin looks at her, putting his hands in his pockets to warm them up.

"Why were you falling?"

Ida looks down into the water at her reflection

"My home was attacked, the only person that's ever cared for me... is probably dead, and it's my fault." 

Her eyes start to water, but she closes them tightly to stop the tears and looks over to Corin.

"You?"

Corin thinks back a bit

"I wasn't there when the barrier around my housing district broke. And I don't know what happened to my family, but I need to find out."

He says with determination.

Ida nods in understanding then quickly shoots up

"Where's the scroll? Have you seen a scroll? It's got like blue chains on it?!"

Corin looks at her confused

"I don't think I have?"

Ida starts to run around the water

"Look around, it has to be here!"

She reaches into her pocket to grab something

I lost my goggles too? It's fine I don't need them.

Corin watches as Ida activates her magic and starts speeding through the fountain that shoots water up as she passes by.

Corin is amazed by her magic abilities and watches her run for a second or two then he looks around the water to search for it.

He sees his reflection in the water as he looks down.

"WHAAAAT?!!"

Ida finds the scroll being shot into the air by a fountain

"Yes, it's here!!" 

Can't seem to find the goggles though.

The fountain stops and the scroll falls, she caches it and then runs back to Corin.

He's holding his hair with his hands kneeling into the water like he's looking at something

Ida approaches him deactivating her magic

"What's wrong?"

Corin turns back to her

"Why is my Hair White?!"

Ida points at his hair

"You didn't do that yourself?"

Corin Is unable to stop touching his hair out of panic.

"No, I Didn't do this myself! My hair is supposed to be black!"

Ida shows him the scroll

"It suits you, you'll live. Anyways I found the scroll."

The compliment distracts Corin from his hair and he looks at the scroll.

"What is it?"

Ida shrugs her shoulders

"Honestly I have no clue. All I know is that it is supposed to be the key to fixing everything."

Corin's eyes light up

"Fixing everything?"

Ida puts the scroll in her back pocket

"Supposedly. But the man who gave this to me wouldn't make something like this up."

Corin thinks

I would have no way of getting back to Grizzly as of now, she's probably my best bet.

"So it's locked with chains?"

Ida nods her head.

"It is, I don't know what I'm going to do as of right now though." 

Corin hesitates for a second, then puts his hand out.

"Why don't we, work together?"

"I'm Corin,"

Ida grabs his hand and nods

"Ida."

Water shoots out next to them

"Let's get out of here" Ida suggests

After getting out of the water they see a giant sign lit with bright yellow lights saying: Welcome to Fantastic Las Luces, the entertainment district of the Bighorn sheep region.

Past the sign is the beautifully lit city with extremely large and luxurious buildings. 

Corin looks at the sign 

"BigHorn Sheep?! That's a bit far..."

Ida takes her jersey off, she has a black under top on

"Yeah, I think we are in an elite-class entertainment district."

"Give me your clothes"

Corin quickly covers his eyes

"I'm not doing that?!"

Ida looks at him dumbfounded.

"Grow up, I have underclothes on. Gimme your clothes so I can dry them with my magic"

She demonstrates by activating her magic and spinning her shirt rapidly making water shoot off in every direction

She puts her shirt on and sticks her hand out, demanding Corin's clothes

He starts to take his shirt and pants off

"Don't look!

Ida laughs a bit while turning in the other direction

"Dude I promise you I'm not looking."

He hands her the clothes, Ida dries them and hands them back to Corin and he reclothes himself.

"Thanks." 

Ida turns back to him

"Yep."

They start to look around the streets of the city

No one's here

Ida has a confused look on her face

"You would think there would be a lot of rich people here right?"

Corin nods

"Yeah..."

"Maybe it'll be easier to do what we need to do."

"Which is..."

"What is it that we are trying to do?"

Ida pulls the scroll out again

"I don't actually have a plan yet." 

She says embarrassed

"See I think these chains here are made with time magic. But I can't use magic at that level, so we'll need to get someone to undo it. 

Corin has a worried look on his face 

"I should tell you now, I don't have magic."

Ida smiles looking at him

"I know, I can tell. If someone has magic you can sense it, assuming you also have magic."

"Oh... ok"

A quiet humming can be heard from their left on the road

It gets louder 

They look over to see what it is

Bright lights appear

It's a red convertible with its headlights on. As it speeds past them a well-suited guy driving with a beautifully dressed girl in the passenger seat can be heard talking.

The girl turns the radio on

"We can't be late, Rafferty is supposed to appear."

That's all that Corin and Ida could hear before the car was gone

Corin looks off into the street where the car left.

"Wherever they're going is probably where Everyone's at."

Ida nods

"This Rafferty guy seems pretty important, maybe he can help us out."

Corin starts walking in the direction of where the car went

"It's worth a shot."

Ida follows behind as they now walk deeper into the city

Currently time: 7 pm

A phone is buzzing in the pocket of a man in an all-black suit, with a red tie and black gloves. He is white and has slicked-back dark red hair with a black streak.

He takes the phone out and answers the call, putting it to his ear.

"Yeah, What's up."

A man with a familiar voice can be heard "Rafferty, the Symphony is in Luces, I can't make it myself I've been... Injured."

Rafferty smiles 

"Leave it to me."

He hangs up

Corin and Ida look in awe at the massive building in front of them. It has red and yellow lights on all sides and glass doors with a giant glowing red sign saying: Raffery's rolls.

Corin looks at the sign

"This Rafferty guy must be Rich"

Ida agrees

"Let's see if we can get him to help us out."

They walk up to the entrance and are greeted by the bouncer who is dressed in a black suit.

"Rafferty Roll's is an exclusive Casino For those of Class, and there is a dress code that you do not meet"

Corin and Ida look down at their clothes.

Corin looks at Ida

"We're gonna have to get new clothes."

Ida winks at him

Corin has a worried look on his face

What is she about to do?

Ida walks past the guard 

He turns around to her

"Hey you can't go in the-"

Ida activates her magic and taps him on the shoulder causing him to move and speak extremely slowly.

Ida looks back at Corin, her eyes glowing

"We gotta hurry he won't be slowed down long."

Ida runs into the casino and Corin follows.

They enter, and it's far more elegant on the inside

There's music playing, people are everywhere, all dressed with wealth. There are many expensive-looking chandeliers, the floor is layered with a red carpet over white tile flooring. There are slots lined up all around the store, to the left of the entrance is a stage preparing for a show. Further to the back are card game tables and an elevator that leads to the upper floors.

Corin sees an employee section by the stage

"Back there!" he says pointing.

They run inside And shut the door finding clothing that is both appropriate for the setting and stylish just hanging on a rack

Ida looks through the clothes

"These are costumes for the stage, we should take some, we'd blend in better."

Corin nods in agreement

They come out 

Corin is wearing a black dress shirt, a white tie, white pants and black dress shoes

Ida is wearing a sparkly turquoise dress with white heels, white dress gloves, a white handbag, and a white pin in her hair that pulls it back into a bun.

Corin has a smile on his face

"Do we look good or what!"

Ida does a spin in her dress.

"I know right?! I can't believe they have these just lying around for performers! Wait, we can't lose focus, we need to find out about Rafferty."

"Yeah," Corin says in agreement

"What if we ask around, see how long it'll take till he gets here?"

"Ok, sounds good," Ida says while taking off.

Ida activates her magic running around the casino and asking different people questions until she returns to Corin

She trips

"Owww, I'm not used to heels." 

Corin helps her up

"Whatdya learn?"

Ida bends over trying to catch her breath

"He-He won't be here for another hour. What are we supposed to do in the meantime?"

Corin puts his hand in his pocket and pulls out some bronze and silver coins then counts them.

"I have like 800 Til, we could…"

Ida looks over at his hand

"I mean, might as well."

They start walking, looking around for a game to play and Corin sees a blackjack table.

"Look, there's a blackjack ta-"

They are bumped into by a blonde man in a blue suit

"My apologies." he says as he walks off."

As they approach the table Corin reaches into his pocket to pull his change out

"It's not here!"

Ida looks at him in confusion

"What are you talking about."

Corin searches his person

"My Til is gone, I think that guy pickpocketed me."

Ida has a realization and looks down into her handbag it's open and the scroll is gone.

Ida starts to panic

"CORIN HE TOOK THE SCROLL!"

They both turn where the man is headed but he is nowhere to be seen.

"I'm gonna look for him you do the same."

Ida activates her magic and starts to run around the casino's first floor as fast as she can, trying to move past the crowds of people playing their games.

Corin heads to the exit to see if he's left

I can't find him anywhere! 

Ida thinks as she runs around looking for him.

She runs to the entrance where Corin is, and out of the glass doors, she sees for only a split second a red dragon looking back at her.

She jumps back in fear

I think I'm going crazy, it must be from the stress.

She runs outside and sees Corin looking around

"Do you see him?"

"No" Corin responds

Click 

Click

Wrist restraints were placed on Corin and Ida from behind by two UWO patrol officers, they are wearing white policing attire, with a royal blue stripe over the left side of their chests.

They look back in confusion

"What's going on?!" Corin said 

"Yea?!" Ida says backing him up

The officer who cuffed Corin looks at Ida.

"For the use of Magic against another person, breaking into The Rafferry casino, stealing clothing from said casino, being able to wield Time Magic-" he looks back at Corin. "-and being an affiliate of a time magic mage, you two are under arrest."

The officers, Ida and Corin look back at the bouncer who is still slowed down by time magic trying to finish his sentence.

Ida chuckles.