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[The feed kicks on to an empty chair. The video is streaming, but there's no sign of Makoto anywhere. She may or may not be sitting on the floor, out of view.]

Alright, real talk.

I have something super important to ask you all, so listen up.

[She actually sounds pretty serious here too.]

How uh... How many of you know baseball?

[Home is far away and out of reach, so she's on the hunt for common ground.]

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[She...almost pointed out the fact that there was every chance none of then would remember ever being in Keelai when they went home.]

[But you know what? If the poor girl wanted to use that as a bright side to her situation, then Zatanna wasn't about to darken it. Yet.]

There you go.

It is a pretty cool bragging right.

[That she might not remember is something that'll hit Makoto much, much later. For now she's stuck in GO mode for all the cool stories she'll be able to tell her buddies when she gets back.]

Alright then, I'm gonna make this an adventure.

[She makes a fist, triumphantly.]

I dunno what yet, but I'm gonna make sure I do some awesome stuff while I'm here.

You're definitely in the right place for awesome things. We've always had a decent selection of those, even when things were...a little more tense.

[Rationing came to mind, but because of her magic, she'd always been able to make do. And curfews were meant to be broken, anyway.]

What did you have in mind? Maybe I can point you in that direction. I have been here for a while, after all. Kind of know the place pretty well.

Hmm...

[Her hand finds her chin and Makoto falls into deep thought. A moment passes, and then she slumps.]

I... have no idea. Maybe I need to just look around a little more first and get some hints.

[Zatanna allowed herself an amused smile at that.]

That usually works for me.

I say go for it. Explore. Wander around aimlessly until you find something that captures your interest.

Y'know, I'm gonna do just that. Hey, if you ever get bored and want to come wander around with me, just fling me a message.

[Congratulations, Zatanna. You just made another friend.]

I mean, I hear there's a superhero who hangs around the fire sector. I so want to see that!

[Friends are good. She likes friends.]

Yeah? Which one?

[She may or may not know a few superheroes floating around that area.]

Chat Noir! I haven't seen him yet but I hear he's around that area.

[It's only a matter of time.]

[He...was one of the few she actually didn't know.]

What else have you heard about him? Maybe I'll go take a peek for myself some night.

[She deflates a little at that. Makoto doesn't really know quite what she's looking for.]

I... well. Y'know.

[She shoots Zatanna a small smile.]

Not too much, really. I know that he's saved people from evil butterflies with another hero called Ladybug.

[It's sounds crazy when she says it. Adrien has a way with words that Makoto certainly does not.]

...evil butterflies?

[Somehow, that was a new one. Huh. Even the Ladybug moniker barely registered compared the the mental picture of having to fight off giant winged creatures.]

I... don't really get it myself, honestly. It's not like anything from my Earth, that's for sure.

[She looks a little embarrassed at her lack of details.]

Things that look like butterflies were making people... bad. I dunno. Then Ladybug and Chat Noir saved them. You'd probably be better off asking him...

Huh. That's a new one.

[She pondered it a moment longer. This was turning out to be a very interesting future conversation to look forward to.]

I could wager a guess as to what it might be, ranging from telepathy to magic, but I wouldn't know for certain unless I saw it for myself.

Yup. I hadn't hear anything like it either.

[But the more Zatanna says, the more Makoto has to wonder.]

Is there anything like that where you're from? Like, heroes and stuff?

[The grin that followed was a little too wide.]

You could say that, yeah.

[There's no missing that grin. Makoto leans in a little, intrigued.]

Ever met any?

Well...

[She started counting off one by one.]

I was raised by one. Dated another for a couple years. Oh, and it's something of a hobby of mine. Moreso back home than here, but late-night habits are hard to kick.

[JAW. DROP. Makoto stares.]

Wait. What. You-- Really?!

[She pretended to look put out by the reaction, despite the inward preening going on.]

Is it really that hard to believe?

[Her jaw snaps shut and Makoto holds her hands up.]

No! No way I just... Sorry, I didn't mean that like you personally. I mean.

[She has no idea what she's saying anymore.]

I just wasn't expecting it, y'know? Where I'm from this just doesn't happen.

[She was giggling even before Makoto had a chance to finish her explanation. Taking pity on the poor girl, she too waved a hand in the air, immediately dismissing the whole notion.]

Nah, don't worry about it. I'm just teasing.

It's cool. Most people don't assume anything when they first see me. It actually works to my advantage a lot of the time. They never see it coming.

[Even so, Makoto breathes a sigh of relief. The last thing she wants is to accidentally offend someone, more so when they're a new friend.]

What can you do? Like, what's your superpower?

[The short version?]

Magic.

[...very short, it seemed. But way easier than having to explain just precisely how her abilities worked. That got into certain topics she wasn't quite ready to discuss with a newcomer. Heck, she still had a hard time discussing those certain topics with oldcomers.]

[Not quite what Makoto expected. But still she sits back, impressed.]

Awesome.

[A beat.]

Can I... bug you to show me some time?

[Okay, that was too adorable to even tease.]

Sure.

Just stop by the Welcome Center whenever I'm around, and I'll be happy to give you a few demonstrations.

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