[Closed - Caden, Coop, Les & Robert]

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Whatever is responsible for this, April doesn't notice when it happens.

She and Caden have been back in town for a few days now and she knows he'll need to go back again in the next little while, but she plans on staying here. Not because she hadn't enjoyed her time in California, but given how much she's banked on Coop's generosity when it comes to her job -- the first legitimate job she's ever had and currently her only source of income -- she really thinks it's a good idea she stay and actually work a little.

She's unpacked, she's settled back in her apartment, and she spends a few days just settling back into town. It's a strange thing to feel, settled in any way, but she does. And she isn't entirely sure what she thinks of it, whether she likes it or hates it, but she's allowing herself to exist in this state, to give it a chance instead of rebuffing it as soon as she feels something out of the ordinary.

Whenever she uses her powers in Siren Cove, she does it almost without thinking. There are times she uses them to get what she wants, times when she's irritated and makes someone do something for her, but none of it is truly harmful in any way. Though it seems someone disagrees.

She's in a coffee shop, she's in a hurry, and she needs to get to the front of the line quickly, so she taps the guy in front of her on the shoulder, gives him a smile and asks him in a gentle, melodic voice if he'd mind letting her go ahead of him. In response he only rolls his eyes and turns away from her.

For the rest of the day she tries it on everyone she meets. She asks people easy favours, she suggests things for them to do, and while some people help her just out of the kindness of their heart, most just ignore her suggestions, and that's never happened to her before. She has never met anyone immune to her powers.

By the end of the day she's so furious she's trembling and she stands near the boardwalk, unsure of what to do or where to go. She needs to see Caden, she needs to tell him something is wrong, but she needs to see her father, too. Maybe he'll be able to track down whoever is responsible for this.

Staring out at the ocean, her jaw clenched tight enough to hurt, April finds the only thing she wants to do is scream.

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Even having dated two witches now, even considering a witch one of her closest friends and her boss, two titles she wouldn't give to most people, April doesn't know much about what they can do. She knows their powers are varied, but she's always figured if any of them wanted to tell her about it, they would, and so she's never asked questions.

But Les is telling her now and she's willing to try just about anything, so she knows.

"Whatever it takes," she says. "Anything."

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"Okay." Les nods smiling a little that she thinks enough of him to trust this plan could work. It might not. His mother's scrying powers were far more advanced this his. If the person has traveled far from the area he would not be able to track them down. "We'll need time to gather up the supplies. I should be able to get most of it from Coombs and Co."

What he couldn't get there Riley would have. She was still out of town but she might be able help. He'd call her later tonight once he was back home.

"Do you want to come by my place in a couple days? We can do the spell then," he says.

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"Yeah," she says with a grateful nod and there's still a part of her that's terribly anxious, a part that feels wrong and out of place, but the idea of Les being able to help her puts her mind at ease just a little. She has no idea what might be necessary to make this right, but she'd meant what she had said. At this point, at the idea that she might be without her powers, she's willing to do absolutely anything to get them back.

"Thank you," she says, looking at him. "I appreciate that you're willing to help me."

[lesparker]

"Of course, I am. We're friends, right?" Les gives her a softer smile. He's always going to be willing to help her. Amazingly enough, she is still letting him, and it means more to him than he could probably ever say. Their relationship isn't like that. It isn't built on confessing everything to one another, but it worked for them and he is grateful for it. She is his friend, and she is in trouble. He'd do whatever he could to help her get her powers back.

He steps away from the railing with a nod. "I'll call you when I'm ready," he says but pauses before he walks away. "Stay safe. With Caden or someone. Who knows if somebody really is coming after you."