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[There is a moment where Yorda seems hesitant. It's hard to tell since her bangs are in severe need of a trim, but her brow is furrowed. She had promised China she wouldn't say anything yet, but she hadn't been forbidden to ask questions.]

[She screws her courage to the sticking point, sets her jaw, and looks at the screen, resolute.]

There was a time when the stones that hold - [She hesitates. Use your words, Yorda.]

...the soul-gems. There was a time when some were taken.

I would like to know about this.

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You look as though you'd rather be asking anything else, bityket.

There are many questions, yes.

But this is the one I wish to start with.

Are you worried about thieves, here?

No. Thieves are not worrying. The shape of their reason is not always bad.

But one who takes a person... there is no good in that.

What a smart girl you are, bityket. Who taught you to be wise, when you're still very small?

My mother, though it was not the lesson she wished to impart on me.

[ hmmm... ]

What was the original lesson?

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Why?

[She knows a little something about the subject, but first things first. If it were mere curiosity, that would be one thing, but in her experience, questions like these tended to have a deeper underlying reason for being asked.]

I have seen something.

I wish to understand.

[Her eyes narrowed, though the expression was not meant for her, specifically.]

Did somebody else get mugged?

You don't have to say who it was, if they did. It's just...if this is starting again, we need to know.

No.

I wish to understand.

[Maybe repeating herself will get her point across.]

[...assuming they were telling the truth, then at least that cleared up one misconception. Zatanna visibly relaxed, though her expression remained fairly stoic.]

Alright.

It was a while ago. I can't give you too much information on my own because it happened to a lot of people, but...there were several Foreigners attacked in the street. We never saw it coming. Each time, after we woke up, we found out soul gems missing. Some people were left with nothing at all. Some of them had their returned at a later time. But everybody who had their taken even for a little while felt these strange effects. Like something was missing. I know I had a bunch of headaches for a while. Other people had different symptoms.

It's one of the easiest ways to know if something's wrong with your gem, really.

Thank you.

[The picture was becoming a bit clearer in Yorda's mind.]

You were one who had their stone taken, yes? Have you... felt a link to another?