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[A small groan could be heard as the video feed initially turned on.  Zatanna looked...slightly frazzled, but otherwise unhurt.  If you didn't count the part where she was holding one side of her head in slight pain, as if dealing with a headache or migraine.]

Okay.  Three things.  Three...I think.  Probably.

[Her stage presence had seen better days.  She didn't seem to care right then.]

One.  I want to go on record as stating this was definitely not me this time.  Just so everyone's clear on that much.

Two.  I did find the bottles responsible.  Hopefully.  Four total.  Unstable.  Long story.  But I have them, and they shouldn't be causing any more trouble.

[She hesitated before the next one, giving a slight wince.]

Two--no, wait, I did two already.  How many does that make it?  Right.  Three: ...the effects should wear off soon enough, but if you're still having some trouble come find me.

...preferably in a day or so.  I'm going back to bed to sleep this off.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

The hero should rest. (Is that sarcasm?) Should the bottles not be destroyed?

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[backwordscompatible]

[Another time, she would have been all over the hero quip, sarcasm or no. But not today. Not now.]

I'm dealing with them. Don't worry about it.

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[hallowedhorcrux]

What does that mean? I am not comfortable with you being so vague.

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[inkulcation]

Darling, if you find the person or persons responsible for those bottles, you must let me know.

[An order phrased as cheerful presumptuousness.]

It's been such a fascinating week, after all.

[And then a pause.]

I suppose it's hardly urgent. Have your nap.

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[Was that...a slight chill traveling up her spin in foreboding?]

[Nah, she was probably overthinking things.]

I already know what happened. And who did it. But it was an accident.

Somebody mistook them for flavor shots or something. ...idiots. [She was a little cranky too.]

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[inkulcation]

[Maybe.]

And what were they meant to be used for?

For that matter, who managed to mix them up so thoroughly without noticing?

[Magical catastrophes are usually something you notice. Though she supposes it did take her own doppelganger a little time to split.]

[aprettyflyboy]

Zattana, did you get hurt?

And ALL that was because of some bottles of...what, exactly?

[backwordscompatible]

Just my pride. More or less.

[She heaved a sigh, leaning back a little further in her seat.]

Magic potions. Except there was some mixup in transit, and they got mistaken for flavor shots. Idiots used up half the stash before we were able to pinpoint which shops were using them.

[aprettyflyboy]

Ouch. Now that's a hard one to fix.

[Poe listens, frowns and then realization blooms in his face.]

Is that the reason why a lot of us got turned into animals? Or children?

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[purrns]

So that's what that was all about. Huh. Glad we got an answer. That was an unfurtunate situation for everyone.

[And, because he's genuinely concerned about her. ]

You want me to bring you a soothing drink of something? You look like you could use it.

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[Her hero~]

At this point, I'll take anything but tea.

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[purrns]

[He tries. ]

Okay, how about some hot fruit juice? Or a hot chocolate? Something soothing.

[holbydelboy]

There anything we can do? The Guild, I mean.

[backwordscompatible]

That depends.

You guys have any of those headache-relieving herbs? Preferably in not-tea form.

[She was going to politely abstain from tea for the next while. Because of reasons.]

[holbydelboy]

I'm pretty sure I can sort something out. What strength are we talking?

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[mrsarcastic003]

...So that was what that was. It was an interesting few days.

All's well that ends well, anyway, and it doesn't seem as though any permanent damage was done.

Let me know if you need anything? I can probably manage some variety of food, if-slash-when you get hungry.

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[backwordscompatible]

You're telling me.

What'd it end up doing to you?

[Just out of sheer curiosity.]

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[mrsarcastic003]

I spent several days as a nine year old. [He makes a face.] That was... odd.

[sexysunglassess]

Need a sugar boost?

[backwordscompatible]

Actually, I currently have cookies and cocoa. But thanks for asking.

...you seem in a decent mood.

[Considering.]

[sexysunglassess]

That's good! And I'm always in a decent mood!

[lasergrenades]

Uh. You doing okay? You look a little... scattered. I can bring over some gelato and whatever passes for aspirin if you'd like.

[For her part, getting aged up wasn't so bad, and she's certainly not angry. Mostly just concerned, since Zatanna seems to be wincing a bit.]

[backwordscompatible]

Actually, a couple people already sniped you on both those accounts.

[...although the promise of more of gelato was sorely tempting, the actual soreness was winning out.]

And I'll be fine. Eventually. [So reassuring, this one.] It figures whenever things like this aren't my fault, I get hit just as hard as everyone else.

[shirley_templar]

That...explains a lot. Teach me to do too much experimentation with the local booze. I was afraid that somehow Minerva'd shown up to punish me for my hubris, or some stupid thing like that.

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[Understanding the reference--it wouldn't have been the first made her way, and it probably wouldn't be the last--she gave a slight snort.]

Clearly, the solution here is to never drink anything ever again.

What could possibly go wrong there?