The New Establishment (CLOSED)

[acrookedchild]

The three girls had agreed to come separately. Or, at least, not all in the same car. Two people coming together wouldn't seem odd, but three might.

Abby arrived first and did a majority of the prep work. She brought chalk and candles and a large amount of sea salt. It was easy to bring the things over in batches, hidden in her bag so it didn't seem too odd.

There was a handmade sign on the gate out front of the little house.

COMING SOON
SEVEN SISTERS PSYCHIC
Tarot readings, palmistry, mediumship, and more!

And the first floor was done up like a typical sort of psychic shop, save the kitchen and a back room with a few cheap sleeping bags and pillows. Just a place for anyone who needed it to crash for the night. If Kenzi or Nancy wanted to work it as a "legitimate" business, they'd be more than welcome to. Abby certainly intended to.

On the second floor, however, the non-essential walls had been knocked down to open up as much space as possible. Here, the real magic would be done.

The to-do list was easy enough: a cloaking spell to hide the place from magic location, the casting of Cave Ininimicum over the front gate, and the swearing in of the three of them to some degree. She wouldn't insist on what she had in mind, but, well, she would suggest it.

Comments

[stauncherhearted]

"Shadow." Nancy repeats, grinning as she looked from Kenzi to Abby. She liked it.

[acrookedchild]

Abby smiles as well.

"The Book of Shadows." Her way of agreeing that it sounds like the perfect name. Then, testing it again. "Shadow."

[kleptofaeniac]

"Radical!"

Way to ruin the vibe, Kenzi.

"Shadow Circle it is! Ohmygosh - we should totally get jackets!"

She's a little wrapped up in the idea guys, sorry. Kenzi never officially belonged to a coven before. Her family was going to initiate her when she turned fifteen but...well, she ran away for the last time two years before that could happen.

[stauncherhearted]

"I think jackets ruin the point of this being a secret coven where no one knows each other's names, Kenz." Said gently with a hand placed on her best friend's shoulders.

"Speaking of..."

[acrookedchild]

"Right. Code names."

Abigail considers it for a moment.

"I mean, we could just use false names. Everyday kind of things. Or, if we want people talking about us. Knowing by sound who we are. Then, we'll need something noticeable."

[kleptofaeniac]

Mistress Hecate...

Mab's cold voice rang in Kenzi's head and she does a little shimmy dance to banish the jitters before clapping her hands together with a wide, very fake grin.

"I got mine! Hecate's like a witch-goddess or whatever and she's totally in Shakespeare." Kenzi you don't have to pretend not to be smart around these two. She might not be a super-nerd but she has her credentials.

"Does...that work?"

[stauncherhearted]

Wasn't Hecate only mentioned like, briefly when the Witches in Macbeth were casting spells? Whatever, she was no Shakespeare scholar, though she did enjoy the man's work. Especially the works based on his canon.

"I like it. It fits you. I've got to think on mine. It can't be anything awful."

[acrookedchild]

Famous witches. It suited their purpose very well. A witch mentioned in Shakespeare and the Goddess of the Crossroads. Extremely appropriate.

"Lilith," she murmured. "For me."

A very dark mythological figure but she shared the title 'Mother of Witches' with Hecate, depending on the belief system. Besides, it was how she had to be seen. Something powerful.

[kleptofaeniac]

"Radical. Bad bitch names."

Kenzi is grinning way too sharply for her to not be enjoying the hell out of this. She likes the idea of being a big player in the London-scene.

[stauncherhearted]

"Oh, damn it!" Nancy, for her part, was already pulling up the internet on her phone.

"Let's see here... 'Bad bitch names'. 'Mystical'. 'Supernatural.' 'Witches.'..." because it was really important to read out your google search terms so everyone knew what you were doing here.

"Ooh! Yes, this, here! Sigyn." She tapped at her screen displaying the wikipedia article, pronouncing it see-gihn "Loki's wife." Odd, but... "She's the one that held the bowl in front of the serpent, to keep Loki from being poisoned." It fit her, oddly.

[acrookedchild]

Abigail smiled. Hecate, Lilith, and Sigyn. A circle cast. A promise made with blood. It felt... strange... having a coven. But she could feel it thrumming in the air, binding them together. It was worth it, certainly.

"We're in this together, now."