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It has never done anything wrong. In fact, none of the air in the patch has, even when it has been in other patches. It's so innocent.
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"It's nice to meet you all," says Sable. "I'd really like to send a letter to my parents, then. Or bring one of them here. Letter first, probably. It wouldn't be good to just vanish them suddenly; they might be in the middle of something important."
"Well, we'll get you some paper," says Ehail, "and you can write something, and once I've got dinner in the oven I'll draw the sending circle."
"You're welcome."
Ehail sets Sable up with paper and a stick of graphite on the coffee table, and goes back to cooking.
Rithka sits next to Sable and attempts to espy the contents of the letter-to-be.
Ehail sets Sable up with paper and a stick of graphite on the coffee table, and goes back to cooking.
Rithka sits next to Sable and attempts to espy the contents of the letter-to-be.
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She spends a little while just staring at the blank page, trying to think of what in the world she could possibly say.
"On Elcenia you start letters with whoever you're writing to, in case the wrong person opens it," Rithka says. "Or the right person opens it without knowing they're the right person."
(Mallyn quietly takes Rithka's half of the board game she was playing with Cenem.)
(Mallyn quietly takes Rithka's half of the board game she was playing with Cenem.)
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"...It's the same where I'm from, yes," says Sable. "Although I'm not sure if that's the reason."
But at any rate, she can open with:
Mother,
But at any rate, she can open with:
Mother,
"Then you say whatever goes in the middle of the letter, like, 'I am in Elcenia with some nice people who will have you over for dinner if you want as long as you don't want to eat beans'."
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...Sable giggles. She can't help it.
"I think she will not insist on eating beans," she says.
What she puts down on paper is:
It's me, Sable. I'm alive and okay. I've been in a very weird world, and now I'm in a different, also very weird world with some people who can do things like send you this letter. The little girl sitting next to me says that her family will have you over for dinner 'as long as you don't want to eat beans'.
"I think she will not insist on eating beans," she says.
What she puts down on paper is:
It's me, Sable. I'm alive and okay. I've been in a very weird world, and now I'm in a different, also very weird world with some people who can do things like send you this letter. The little girl sitting next to me says that her family will have you over for dinner 'as long as you don't want to eat beans'.
"And then when you're done with the middle part you put your name in case they don't know your handwriting."
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"Well, I already put my name," she says. "And I'm not done with the middle part just yet."
Because she definitely needs to add:
The first weird world (it's called Terraria) was unpleasant and full of nasty monsters, but apart from those it also had all sorts of marvellously useful things, and I brought lots. Examples include: a pair of wings that you can put on and take off and fly with; candy that makes you permanently healthier; a bow that shoots dragons.
Because she definitely needs to add:
The first weird world (it's called Terraria) was unpleasant and full of nasty monsters, but apart from those it also had all sorts of marvellously useful things, and I brought lots. Examples include: a pair of wings that you can put on and take off and fly with; candy that makes you permanently healthier; a bow that shoots dragons.
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"...Um, when you shoot an arrow with it the arrow turns into a huge snaky ghost dragon thing that is extremely on fire. I'm not going to demonstrate anywhere near your house. But they're good for when I'm surrounded by dangerous monsters and want to stop being surrounded by dangerous monsters very quickly."
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"Well, it's a bow, it doesn't care what it shoots at. I care what I shoot at, so I only shoot at dangerous monsters that are trying to kill me."
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"Well..."
Since it was just pointed out to her that the last bit was ambiguous, she adds a clarification: That is, a bow that turns arrows into great big flaming ghost snake monster things. Not a bow for shooting at dragons with.
Since it was just pointed out to her that the last bit was ambiguous, she adds a clarification: That is, a bow that turns arrows into great big flaming ghost snake monster things. Not a bow for shooting at dragons with.
"Good," says Rithka, and then she nods, turns into a squirrel, and jumps onto Sable's head.
"Rithka, you're not supposed to do that to people," says Mallyn.
"But -"
Mallyn shakes his head.
Rithka the squirrel leaps from Sable's head to Mallyn's head and then settles around his neck.
"Rithka, you're not supposed to do that to people," says Mallyn.
"But -"
Mallyn shakes his head.
Rithka the squirrel leaps from Sable's head to Mallyn's head and then settles around his neck.
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As cute as sudden headsquirrel was, Sable is glad Mallyn said something; she still has her groundsense open - it's a hard habit to kick, after living in Terraria for so long - and all those life candies didn't do quite enough to make touching living things comfortable, especially when Rithka is so... whatever makes her glow like that to groundsense. Being a dragon, apparently.
She finishes her letter with:
Sorry it took me so long.
Love,
Sable
She finishes her letter with:
Sorry it took me so long.
Love,
Sable