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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.

~~~

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)

Comments

[aeskhyne]

Ooh, clothes. He likes clothes!

He doesn't pick out a lot of things, but he picks out good ones. Pretty fast, too, for how well it turns out.

[alicornucopia]

Korulen buys him the things. She finds a place with household-y things. Sheets, shampoo, etcetera.

[aeskhyne]

He picks out more things! Sheets that fit his bed and are optimally cozy for their price; miscellaneous items of hygiene and personal grooming.

[alicornucopia]

And here is a shoe store.

[aeskhyne]

He gets a pair of shoes that fit him and go with his clothes. He seems very charmed by the selection, but in the end opts for minimal fanciness.

[alicornucopia]

"Anything else?" Korulen asks.

[aeskhyne]

"Nah, I think that's it. Thanks."

[alicornucopia]

"You're welcome." She leads him back to the road that extends in the direction of the school.

[aeskhyne]

He seems very cheerful for somebody stuck in a strange world. Maybe it's the shoes. He is fond of his new shoes.

[alicornucopia]

Regardless, Korulen says, "It's only going to be a few months before I can safely try to get a familiar, and that will probably let me reverse your summon so you can go home."

[aeskhyne]

He shrugs. "Okay. No rush."

[alicornucopia]

"There isn't anything you want to get back to?" she asks. "Or anyone you want to contact? Because somebody more competent than me could summon anybody who wanted to visit you here."

[aeskhyne]

"Nah," he says. "I'm kinda short on close friends at the moment, and I wasn't doing anything that interesting with my life."

[alicornucopia]

"Okay. So... I guess it could've been worse."

[aeskhyne]

"Bet it could, yeah."

[alicornucopia]

Korulen's fresh out of conversation starters. Silent walk back to the school?

[aeskhyne]

Silent walk back to the school, apparently!

[alicornucopia]

"You're in Mernan Hall," Korulen adds, when she's escorted him as far as the lift.

[aeskhyne]

"Okay. Thanks for all the stuff."

[alicornucopia]

"You're welcome," she says.

[aeskhyne]

And back to his room he goes, to put the cozy sheets on the bed! (Korulen has taken charge of Kaylo's shoes and can presumably be trusted to return them.)

[alicornucopia]

It is a bit later when there is a voice in his mind, Keo's to be exact: <How would you be disposed to spell your name, Teah?>

[aeskhyne]

<...I dunno,> he says. <I kind of just made it up. 'T e a h', I guess? Or - why?>

[alicornucopia]

<Well, most names mean something in Draconic, but yours appeared as a Draconic character as a sort of signature on a piece of paper purporting to explain the miracles.>

[aeskhyne]

<...That... isn't actually the only time that's happened? Some girl came and asked me if I'd sent her this note, and she said it said 'Teah' on it in Draconic. But I didn't actually send her the note. So I have no idea what that's all about. I mean, magic, I guess. But not more specifically than that.>