[ He only eases himself back up again with Ian's return, murmuring a quiet thanks as he relives him of one of the glasses. It's definitely orange, and looks considerably improved from several of the batches he saw in the fridge not that long ago, so Nate is cautiously optimistic. He takes an experimental sip while pulling his knee further onto the couch.
Not bad. ]
Jesus, no. I used to really like stage magic when I was kid. Read about illusionists and escape artists like...Alexander Herrmann, and Harry Houdini, and Howard Thurston.
[ There are probably some pulls a little too deep, there, but Nate always found a strange kind of delight in the work of turn-of-the-century magicians. With less-advanced technology at their fingertips they had to do more to make the act convincing. ]
Found an old VHS in a Saint Vincent de Paul that somebody had copied a bunch of Buster Keaton movies on and I loved that stuff, the kinda- physical comedy, "now you see me" thing. I started teaching myself, turns out sleight-of-hand works really well for thieves, too.
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Not bad. ]
Jesus, no. I used to really like stage magic when I was kid. Read about illusionists and escape artists like...Alexander Herrmann, and Harry Houdini, and Howard Thurston.
[ There are probably some pulls a little too deep, there, but Nate always found a strange kind of delight in the work of turn-of-the-century magicians. With less-advanced technology at their fingertips they had to do more to make the act convincing. ]
Found an old VHS in a Saint Vincent de Paul that somebody had copied a bunch of Buster Keaton movies on and I loved that stuff, the kinda- physical comedy, "now you see me" thing. I started teaching myself, turns out sleight-of-hand works really well for thieves, too.