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He could tell that she was getting embarrassed by all the teasing. Maybe the shock of being turned back into a human again did something wonky to the girl’s emotional state or something like that. It was all very interesting but he certainly hoped he didn’t kill the girl by embarrassing her to death. Still, he had never really been one to pass up on a perfect opportunity to be sarcastic. Hopefully she had a thicker skin than it appeared at the moment.

She seemed to be all for the idea of getting a fresh change of clothes though and he bet she would want to get cleaned up to. That being the case he turned and headed to his closet as he spoke. “I’m not sure what all you have, if anything, but maybe Saph can find some things to let you borrow until you can get back into some clothes of your own. Until then you can wrap up in one of my cloaks.” He came back with a large grey cloak to drape over her shoulders. It was a little big for her but it would at least keep her warm and maybe a little less embarrassed until they could find her something else. “I guess we’re lucky your clothes went with you when you got transformed. Otherwise that would have made things very interesting.” He gave her a smirk. It was another teasing comment but he just couldn’t resist. "As for what we do with you I don't really know. Do you have a cabin of your own besides the Artemis cabin?"

The glow in the center of the magic circle got so bright that Theo had to look away. He didn’t get a chance to see if Saph had done as he said or not and he only hoped that his sister would perform the task that he had assigned her as he shut his eyes against the bright light. Certainly without that symbolic sacrifice, the destruction of something that held so intense a memory of Hailey’s previous form, they would have no way for the powerful magics he was summoning to recall her human body.

The light intensified until it almost seemed to consume the whole cabin. Theo hoped he hadn’t done something wrong but just when he was about to cast a protection spell over the three of them the light slowly began to fade until he could finally open his eyes again. It took a moment for his eyes to adjust but when they did and he finally got his bearings straight again he immediately glanced towards the magic circle to find not a jackalope but a young girl in old hunter clothes. “Hey, hey. We did it!” He said excitedly as he watched the girl scramble around in shock. He reached out to give his sister a fist bump before realizing he probably really should check on the girl to see how she was doing. She had just transformed from a jackalope into a human after all and that couldn't be easy. “Hailey? You feeling alright over there? Need us to come check you for flees or anything?”

All of Cleo’s sarcasm earned a couple of chuckles on Theo’s end and why not? She was definitely funny. Granted not everyone appreciated good snark when they heard it but those people were usually boring, bland and liable to take offense at the tiniest little thing or let a good sarcastic comment go right over their head completely. The world was far too whacky to take yourself that seriously and if you couldn’t laugh at yourself and those around you Theo thought that would be a very sad life indeed. Cleo definitely seemed like she could appreciate a little sarcasm and that made her pretty awesome in Theo's book.

The boy chuckled again as she made her comment about thrusting greatness upon her. That pretty much confirmed what he had thought about her from the beginning, that she needed to break out of her shell a little, and maybe he was just the person to do that. “Oh that makes me giving you some kind of burden and I’m definitely not the burden giving kind of guy.” He said in mock offense. “I just have a good eye for reading people.”

It was a little funny that Cleo seemed like she was so opposed to the idea of having any standout qualities. It was almost as if she was predisposed to thinking of herself as nothing more than ordinary. Theo wondered what would cause her to think like that. “Besides, being interesting can mean different things to different people. Isn’t it enough to know that at least one person sees something that really separates you from the rest?”

"Well I don't usually brag but since you said so I won't deny it." Theo chuckled and continued smiling at her. He already suspected that she wasn't really the type to be fooled by the smoke and mirrors show he often put on, she was far too observant for that, but at least he was making her laugh and that was okay in the magician's opinion as well.

"Rewards are nice but you better make sure you cash them in before they expire. Nothing worse than expired bonus points." He said keeping up with the lighthearted flow of their conversation since Cleo didn't seem to mind. It was good to meet up with someone who could match with his sarcastic sense of humor. It served as a nice change of pace from Theo's usual interactions.

Cleo did seem to have some self-confidence problems though judging by her response to his 'interesting' comment. Granted it might be nothing but generally you didn't correct people when they complemented you unless you had a low opinion of yourself. Theo would have to keep an eye on that in the future but for now just getting that overly serious look she had off her face would be a good start. "Oh don't say that." He said cheerfully. "You are interesting enough not to fall for my magic show, certainly interesting enough to catch my admittedly limited attention span and I bet that there's a lot more to you than just a girl who takes pictures. In fact, I would say that the people who think they have the least to offer are usually the most interesting of all." Plopping down on a fallen tree trunk behind her Theo watched the girl as she looked out over the lake wondering how she would take all of that. Of course she might blow him off as just being full of hot air but he did think there was more to Cleo than she was letting on. Maybe she just needed to come out of her shell a little.

Theo hoped everything was going well outside. He hadn't heard anything from Saphron and that was a good thing but he thought that there luck had been surprisingly good so far. All it would take was a few more feet and he and Hailey would be out of the cabin and back on the front porch. Then they could get out of this place and get their furry little friend back to normal or at least try and hope they didn't mess things up.

It was about that time that he heard his sister's warning from outside. Did she have to be so obvious? They would be lucky if the whole camp didn't hear her like that. Currently though he didn't have time to think about it because if the hunters were coming back he wanted to be good and gone before they did.

Swearing under his breath Theo kicked his flight into high gear twisting and spinning through the open window. Unfortunately his grace doing so was something less than spectacular and on his way out he knocked his head causing him to swear again and almost lose his grip on his jackalope cargo. He recovered though and maintained his hold on both bunny and bear as he landed on the porch beside Saphron rubbing his head.

Glancing around instantly brought a frown to Theo's face. The nearest people that he could see were some distance off and here he was thinking that Saphron was trying to warn him about the hunters. Not only that but he had been lucky to not knock himself unconscious in his haste. Needless to say he was not in a pleasant mood. "Gods dammit Saph. This is the last time I leave you on guard duty. Next time you're doing breaking and entering."

Theo watched as Hailey hopped over and began to nose the stuffed bear as if trying to tell him something. He glanced back and forth between the teddy and the jackalope considering for a moment and wondering if this was really what he needed. "You really think this will do the trick huh?" He asked still looking at the teddy curiously. Hopefully he was interrupting the bunny girl correctly or this spell wouldn't work and that was the best case senerio. Gods forbid this back fire on them completely and have some kind of unforeseen result.

"Well I guess there are worse things to be attached to so who am I to judge? I'm the one sitting here talking to the bunny." The thought brought a chuckle to his lips as Theo remembered some of the crazier things he had done to work a spell. This certainly ranked right up there near the top. "Alright well if you can't think of anything else you're closer to we should probably be getting out of here before the other hunters come back. I do not want to have to explain what I'm doing inside an all girl's cabin with a teddy bear and a bunny. That just sounds like a bad joke waiting to happen." Stuffing the bear under his arms he held out his hands for Hailey to hop into. "Come on you. Your carriage awaits."

Theo rolled his eyes as he was hit with waves of Saphron snark. He had been expecting the burns but that didn't mean he was ready to receive them when they came. Still, he supposed he had earned them slightly by trying to go about this the easy way. Oh well. There was nothing he could do about it now. "Yeah, yeah. I get the picture. Look let's just get this over with."

Theo glanced around the corner of the cabin to look at the window Saphron had indicated. Sure enough it looked like a decent entry point, one that he would have little trouble getting in to. “Well at least they don’t leave their windows locked.” He said and then glanced back over at Saphron and Hailey. “Yeah I probably need to take her with me. If we aren’t going to have any hunters to ask she may still be able to find her stuff herself. It’s worth a shot at least.”

Walking over to Saphron he plucked the Hailelope from his sister’s arms and slipped her into one of his jacket’s spacious breast pockets to insure she didn’t fall. “Come on little bit.” He said touching one of the glowing runes on his jacket. The rune vanished away and as as it did the pair began to levitate off the ground and drift towards to open window. Together they floated effortlessly into the cabin and once inside Theo touched them down lightly. Reaching into his pocket he picked Hailey up and deposited her on the floor so that she could move around freely for once. “Alright Hailey time to put those animal instincts to good use and find us something to turn you back.”