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[alicornucopia]

In Paraasilan, Esmaar, a pair of roommates are about to break a rule that, compared to the one about running in the corridors or even the one about unlicensed teleportation, is there for a good reason.

In unison, they complete their shared spell.

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with Adarin (Aestrix)

with Ekador (kappa)

with Brilliance (kappa)

with the admin (kappa)

with Teah (kappa)

with Katran (lambda)

with Hall (kappa)

with Joy (kappa)

with Kalinda (Christy Hotwater)

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[alicornucopia]

"You made me this," she says, handing him the little bit of paper.

[aeskhyne]

He turns it over to read - well, look at - both sides. He can't actually read either one. He's not even sure the Draconic symbol is writing.

"I did? I'm pretty sure I didn't," he says. "What's it say?"

[alicornucopia]

"The symbol on the back is pronounced 'Teah' but I think it's Draconic since I don't know what it means, but the words on the front are 'for you', in vampire. And it says you made it."

[aeskhyne]

"...That's... weird on so many levels I'm not sure I can count them," he says. "I don't speak vampire. I definitely can't read or write vampire. I've never prayed for a little paper with wings in my life. And it has my name on it. Well, the name I picked ten minutes ago when somebody asked me for one. Still my name, sort of."

[alicornucopia]

"Prayed for?" asks Leekath.

[aeskhyne]

"That's - how magic works in my world. You wish or pray for things, and sometimes you get them. I've heard it's different here, though. But I haven't made it any non-magical way either, and I feel like I'd remember doing that, and I have no idea who you are and no way of getting little paper circles to you if I made them, so 'made a weird wish and forgot about it' is at least slightly more plausible."

[alicornucopia]

"It's different here," she confirms. "Or it was, anyway. But a couple degrees ago I got a - a choice if I wanted to keep some magic I have, or not, and I kept it, and I also got this little piece of paper, and the magic I kept lets me hear what objects say, and this paper says you made it, and they're never wrong."

[aeskhyne]

"...Well, were you praying?"

[alicornucopia]

"More wishing than praying, really, my God doesn't go in for this sort of thing, does wishing count?"

[aeskhyne]

"Wishing counts. Okay, so... I guess I brought my world's magic with me? Probably lucky for your world. Magic's nice."

[alicornucopia]

"It seems nice!" she agrees. "Why are you here from another world?"

[aeskhyne]

"Some kind of accident? I was asleep when I got here and half-asleep when I heard the explanation, so I don't remember the details too well. But some people summoned me and one of them's supposed to show up later and cast a translation spell on me - I guess she can skip that part now, thanks - and take me out shopping for general life necessities 'cause all I showed up with were these clothes and that blanket." He indicates the blanket, piled up on the bed. It is poofy.

[alicornucopia]

"Huh. I don't see how someone could have summoned you by accident," muses Leekath.

[aeskhyne]

"Maybe it wasn't an accident," he shrugs. "Seemed like the same general tone of 'didn't expect this to happen, sorry anyway', though."

[alicornucopia]

"Huh." She looks at the piece of paper. "It is very sure that you made this."

[aeskhyne]

"I totally didn't make that," he says. "Unless I have been doing some very weird sleepwalking."

[alicornucopia]

"They're never wrong."

[aeskhyne]

He shrugs. "Okay, so what about it if I did? I mean, I didn't, but you seem pretty well convinced otherwise..."

[alicornucopia]

"I wanted to know why."

[aeskhyne]

"Can't help you there," he says with a shrug. "Other than 'magic's nice', which anybody from my world could've told you. It's weird, but it's a nice weird."

[alicornucopia]

"Oh well," she sighs. She turns to go.

[aeskhyne]

"Sometimes it talks to people," he adds. "I mean, not that often, but it already gave you something with words on it. Might do it again, if you ask."

[alicornucopia]

"Okay. Thanks."

[aeskhyne]

He smiles.

[alicornucopia]

Leekath waves and off she goes.