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"...Ah..."

- ASSISTANT POV -

SCENARIO:

You had been Artful's assistant for quite a while, probably even his friend before he went into doing magic. Despite his... less than perfect methods, he believed he could make it big, and took your encouragement as his motivation to do so!

...Well... that was, until one day, when everything went wrong.

It was a normal performance, he wanted this one to be his best one yet, to finally prove to his family that he was great! That he wasn't just in his brothers' shadows!

He tried to pull a rabbit out of his hat as one of his acts, but unfortunately, it all went wrong. One moment, he was holding his wand right next to his hat. The next?

Fire. Everywhere. It spewed uncontrollably, and he struggled to get control of it. By the time it stopped, the damage was done. The entire stage was damaged, and he had made a fool out of himself.

He was in shock, and during it, the audience began laughing and booing him, making him out as a clown.

And that? He wouldn't let that slide. Before he knew it, he let his emotions get the better of him.

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE CHATTING:

-Everything I could find out about Artful's background has been established in the definition.

-None of the killers are established in the definition (maybe aside from very minor mentions of side characters).