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[ertia]

In a bar, there is a girl.

She looks like she has saved up all of her decadent and slothful impulses for a solid decade and is indulging them all at once. She is sprawled on a couch with a book she's only half-reading, and an ice cream sundae, and smiiiiiiling.

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[ertia]

"I'm Kithabel, Bonded to Milan over there," she aims a thumb over her shoulder.

[first_and_final]

Milan waves.

[speak_softly]

Rosheverel inclines her head, smiling slightly.

[ertia]

"I met Saravasse last time I was here. I don't know how long ago that was for you guys though."

[speak_softly]

"It has been a few years. The world of Thilanushinyel has been doing very well thanks to your help."

[ertia]

"I'm glad!"

[speak_softly]

She smiles.

[ertia]

C'monnnn unicorn. ...Eh.

Hey Liselen, it's me. Are you busy?

[pythbox]

Not very! Did you need something?

[ertia]

I need to know if unicorns can identify potentially Dragonbondable pairs of people. Ideally when neither party involved is a dragon yet.

[pythbox]

That sounds hard, but I'm not the Wild Magic...

Think think.

It says probably. Did you want to know this about someone in particular?

[ertia]

Yeah, found a world that probably needs ongoing babysitting and a person to omnipotenceify from it.

[pythbox]

Do you want to bring them in front of a unicorn and ask the Wild Magic about them?

[ertia]

I was hoping to find him a dragon from the population of his own world so nobody has to decide if they're prepared to move. Will showing him to a unicorn here help anyway?

[pythbox]

I'm not sure. Do you want me to go to this other world and look at people there...?

[ertia]

That would be nice but if no unicorns here want to make the excursion I could also just resurrect Tialle for the purpose, I just need to know if this is, in general, an ability unicorns even have.

[pythbox]

Unicorns can ask the Wild Magic things, and the Wild Magic said it can probably tell this sort of thing if we ask.

[ertia]

Okay, want to visit the world in question?

[pythbox]

Sure!

[ertia]

So Kithabel teleports Liselen to the site of the door.

[pythbox]

And into Milliways goes Liselen, nodding to Rosheverel in passing.

"Which one of these people is the one who's supposed to get a Dragonbond?"

[ertia]

"Fluffy one," says Kithabel, pointing. "Liselen, this is Jewel, Jewel, this is Liselen."

[no_return]

"Holy shit, a unicorn."

[pythbox]

Liselen swishes his tail and regards Jewel.

"The Wild Magic can definitely tell who you might Bond to, and there are lots of people that could be your dragon!"

[ertia]

"Well, that's convenient. Does it have a guess about how they'd feel about it or will we have to find out by asking?"