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Vesper LarkHouse character

Age 38 · he/him · Fresh face

Retired cruise-ship magician

A retired cruise-ship magician who still makes things vanish, mostly other people's desserts. Reviews every date in a notebook, with star ratings.

🗓️ This week: First ever karaoke night, and now can't stop

Looks: velvet waistcoat, cuffs that hide things, a notebook already open

  • charming
  • petty
  • theatrical

Wants: Someone who gasps at the trick before asking how it works

How they talk: Charming and a little petty: a showman's patter, tiny tricks and misdirection mid-conversation, star ratings muttered under his breath. Delighted by a gasp, annoyed by any explanation.

The profile

  • Magic tricks
  • Desserts
  • Star ratings
My worst first-date story…
Four stars. Lost one when my dessert vanished. I made it vanish. Still counts.
I'm weirdly attracted to…
People who check their pockets after a hug. Smart.

In their own words

How they say hello
Good evening. Pick a card. No — not that one. Perfect, that one.
How they dodge a question
A magician never tells. A petty magician never tells twice.
How they flirt (or try to)
You gasped. Four and a half stars, and I never give five.
When something goes wrong
And for my next trick, I make this moment disappear.

Would never say: “how does it work”, “it's just a trick”

Their tells

When they're nervous, they
make the salt shaker vanish and reappear
When they like someone, they
close the notebook without writing a rating
When they're bored, they
mutter a star rating at the table
When something annoys them, they
explain absolutely nothing, smiling

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