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[ The line opens to dead air for a good ten seconds or so before there's a sigh, more amused than anything, and the soft sound of civilization around. Cain has made his way to the Welcome Center after being tossed down in an unfamiliar area of the Turtle and is just letting it all sink in for now. ]

So, what have I missed?

By which I mean: hello, Keeliai. This is Jacob Kane speaking. I was here once before, but apparently that was a while back. Can anyone fill me in or otherwise point me in the direction of someone who can? Losing so much time out of the blue like this isn't exactly the best way to get a welcome home, but somehow I doubt anyone's established a complaints department in my absence.

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Sorry, who are you? Don't recognise the voice.

[Yes, he is being totally facetious. It's hard to forget a man who literally repels your own magic.]

[ That gets a slight chuckle out of him. ]

Oh, just a nobody. Is your memory starting to go?

No, just my eyes.

[Amused.]

There is, by the way, apparently a complaints department. It's called 'Yunxu's mansion'. A young man used it just a week or so ago.

Too much reading in the dark?

[ Wait, what? ]

Yunxu as in the mafia guy?

Tried to reforge my control item and it blew up in my face.

[He says it casually, and smirks at Cain's double-take.]

Some young newcomer stormed the mansion seeking the one responsible for his presence here. Check the archives, if you have a moment; it's quite amusing.

Ah. I suppose your control must have gone away with the one who gave it to you.

[ Cain remembers that mention. It was why he'd been trying to look out for Solomon in the Dreaming int he first place. ]

God, I'm going to have to. What kind of idiot, huh?

In this case, more that I've grown outside the bounds of an object.

A very young, driven and privileged one.

Ahhh. That sounds... like it isn't a good thing for your predicament.

[ He might be a bit concerned. Not overly, but a necromancer who's too powerful to be contained? Yeah, not so great. ]

He's gonna do so well here.

I managed to find an alternative.

I'm also in the process of finding a popcorn substitute. Or possible peanuts. I'd accept peanuts.

I'll take your word on that.

[ No, he won't, but it's better than outright saying he's going to be watching for any signs of necromancy going on anywhere. It isn't paranoia so much as natural preservation. Paranoia would be assuming it will happen; he just isn't naive enough to think it never will. ]

There are plenty of things you could make to use as snacks for watching someone show themselves for an idiot.

I can show you, if you're that worried.

[Not fooled there, Cain. Paranoia is on the list of a necromancer's favourite words.]

Yes, but there's something classical about peanuts, and inherent in popular culture about popcorn.

Sure. I'll take a demonstration.

That's only true if you're from a certain time period, which is apparently not the case for some people here.

Guild or apartment, your choice. Perhaps not for a couple of days, though.

Then they need to be educated, surely.

Of course, that's fine. Something going on?

With our imaginary bundles of corn ready to be popped. [ He's agreeing, no matter the sarcasm. Popcorn would not go awry here, especially not in this heat. ]

Briefing a client one night, dinner plans the next.

Nothing could possibly go wrong.

Ooh, a busy bee. Just give me a call once you're free. Now you have me curious.

[ And cautious, but that goes without saying. Cain himself is immune to it, but who knows what Solomon's got tucked up his sleeve? ]

Well, no worse than storming into a mafia stronghold in a temperamental fit.

I'm mysterious like that.

Not quite as entertaining, though.

That's one synonym for it.

No, it's a hard act to follow-up on. We'll figure something out.

It's the synonym I've chosen.

Painting the mansion, perhaps.

[ He says it abruptly, like the thought just struck him: ] TP. Or eggs. Those are the classics.

[Solomon makes an 'ehhhh' sound.]

Waste of two valuable resources. Why don't we just go to the kirin stables and set fire to what we find before we throw it, while we're at it.