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[littlecousin]

[There's an extremely attractive blond woman on the other end of the feed, looking a little wet and a lot disgruntled. Nita's features are distinctive--high-arched eyebrows, pointed ears, and if you're looking very carefully, gill slits along each side of her neck.]

PSA. If you were thinking about leaving, bad news. You get about half a mile out and something knocks you back into that same coma we were all in when they fished us out.

[She is so disgusted you don't even know.]

So unless you really enjoyed that six-hour cart ride, I'd start looking at other options.

[And there's Kon in the background looking soggy and miffed. He huffs and pushes away wet hair from his face.]

Yeah, like doing a Dorothy and finding some ruby slippers.

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[littlecousin]

Me either, kid. I don't know what's going on.

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[mistyoldworld]

I am not a kid. But...this is wrong. I don't know what to do now...

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[littlecousin]

I can carry you back to the city if you're still feeling groggy. After that...I don't know.

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[mistyoldworld]

I can make it on my... [She tries to stand up and fails.] ...own. [She folds her arms and pouts.]

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[littlecousin]

It happens to everyone. Whatever's out there stopping us is really powerful.

[Nita has the sense to wait for Aisling to admit defeat before trying to pick her up.]

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[mistyoldworld]

[She lets herself get scooped. She can't really argue at this point.] What do you think it is?

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[littlecousin]

[Nita takes to the air, flying back to the city at what for her is a sedate speed, so about 65 mph.]

I don't know. Magic?

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[mistyoldworld]

It feels like no magic I've ever encountered.

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[littlecousin]

I don't know much about magic, but I didn't see a force field or any kind of machine. Maybe the Kedan know.

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[mistyoldworld]

Perhaps.