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Uncomprehending blankness.

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Zoyah holds up her hands in a nonthreatening gesture and moves to button the skirt for the strange green person.

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The strange green person watches her approach, then shrugs and allows this.

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After the buttons are done, Zoyah says, "Okay, so, um, do you want to come to the castle with me? Kerem speaks like fifteen languages, I bet he knows one you know." She accompanies this acknowledged likely-pointless speech with a gesture and a few steps along the beach.

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She studies the steps eagerly, then tries to get to her feet and follow. Her legs tangle up in the skirt and she falls on her face, then spends a short while cursing viciously in absolute silence.

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Zoyah offers her a hand to help her up. "You must've got, like, really thorough sea legs if you can't even walk anymore. Or maybe you're dehydrated? I hope you didn't drink the seawater."

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The stranger takes Zoyah's hand and, with its help, manages to get up on both feet. She wobbles. She takes a step. She takes another step.

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In this way, they may eventually make it all the way to the palace!

"Mother! Father! Cymebliiiine!" calls Zoyah. "I found a lady with gills and cosmetic transfers and she doesn't know Loegrian or Aquitiniais or Latinitas and I dunno what to do with her!"
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Cymbeline is the first person to respond to this call. He comes out the side door and looks quizzically at his sister and the green lady.

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The green lady beams and waves at him.

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Cymbeline waves back. "¿Habl'Iberiola?" he tries.

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She blinks uncomprehendingly.

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"Okay, well..." He points at himself. "Cymbeline." He points at Zoyah. "Zoyah." He points at the green person.

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The green person shrugs.

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"Okay, well... do you want to come inside?" he says with a corresponding inviting gesture. "We can show you to Kerem, he's better at some fiddly stuff than I am..."

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The green person shrugs again, agreeably, and takes a few tentative steps towards the palace.

She falls over. (It's been happening a lot.)
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"She's worse at walking than you, Cymbeline," says Zoyah.

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"That's an accomplishment." He helps the green person up and puts his arm (quite chastely) around her.

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She snuggles right up, beaming again.

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"Kerem!" calls Cymbeline, leading her into the palace.

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"Coming!" Kerem calls back, and presently he appears within view. "Goodness gracious."

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"We've tried all our languages," Cymbeline says, nodding in Zoyah's direction, "but you've got a few more?"

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"Yes, of course," says Kerem, and he tries a few more languages.

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The green woman just blinks at him. And leans on Cymbeline. In a way that might be described as 'overly familiar'.

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"...Okay... Now I'm wondering if she's deaf. Zo', go behind her, shout suddenly?" suggests Cymbeline.

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