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Pen' was just going to go practice singing. (She likes singing. The words are all lined up for her already and she doesn't get them wrong.) But this doesn't look like the practice room. So it's probably the magic restaurant.
Pen knows about the magic restaurant! You can go in it, and get food or things to drink (she has bracelets!) and then you just go back out the door and it's been no time at all and you're right where you went in.
She goes in. She is going to have cake.
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pen_is_wow
"Sure. That would be fine," he says.
The man eats his own food! He can be somewhat patient, when he gets something he likes. He can go exploring, soon! He'll wait.
pen_is_wow
Eventually Pen finishes her cake, and washes it down with a glass of milk that she also pays for via bracelet-wave, and then she hops down off the stool and says, "I showing you."
Grinning broadly, the man scarfs down the last of his pasta, then goes to follow! He's excited. So excited!
If he goes world-hopping, he'll at least let his mate know, first, though. She might be cross with him, otherwise.
If he goes world-hopping, he'll at least let his mate know, first, though. She might be cross with him, otherwise.
pen_is_wow
She leads him out the back door, looks around, and then heads for the obvious stone tower that sprouts up a short walk from the bar.
"Jaaaane," she says to the tower. "This a person from bar. Wanting go places."
"Jaaaane," she says to the tower. "This a person from bar. Wanting go places."
mind_game
"A person from the bar who wants to go places, huh?" says a disembodied voice from a roughly towerward direction. "He'll have to clear it with somebell first, they're pretty clear about not wanting to open up on-demand interworld transit to the general public."
"I don't mind being cleared, first. I'd love to explore new places!" says the man whose name Pen didn't even ask. He is maybe a little bit unsafe for off-world travel, in most cases.
But he certainly doesn't look it. He looks friendly and completely ordinary. It's not like this bar has things that look different from how they actually are, right? Riiiight?
But he certainly doesn't look it. He looks friendly and completely ordinary. It's not like this bar has things that look different from how they actually are, right? Riiiight?
mind_game
"Is there some reason any of the Bells ought to consider dropping by to clear him very important, Pen?" Jane asks the little angel.
"Er. I'm very friendly?" he tries.
mind_game
"Well, they're all busy, but one of them may be freed up soon. Where do you want to go?"
"Some place interesting to see. I'm truly not very picky, something with lovely visuals, I suppose?
mind_game
"Are you planning to do anything obviously nonmagical or nonhuman or both while visiting? Some worlds aren't cleared for that yet."
"I didn't realize that there were rules to go along with these worlds," he says, somewhat annoyed. He's tempted to just reveal himself here and now, and demand what he wants. But he'll try the silver-tongued approach, first. He needs to guarantee a return trip. "But I'll do my best to look especially human."
pen_is_wow
"Course there rules," snorts Pen. "Not making trouble, I say so before! Some places being magic trouble. Home like that, we not have visitings there, we go other places for visit."
"I wasn't aware, I apologize. I'll take the one with the least rules, then. More interesting things to see," he says. Silver-tongue, c'mon... Accept the lies he's feeding you, silly child. Please?
mind_game
"The Alethian afterlife subworld, Rêverie, Thilanushinyel, and Chronicle are most open to visitors who are going to make conspicuous displays of otherworldliness. If you're willing to stay put on single colony planets, Origin and Rainbow are available, and it's possible you could talk your way into Atlantis if you do pass a tourism check for Belled worlds in general."
"Hmm," says the man, pondering. He looks at Pen. "Which do you think is the prettiest? My wife likes hearing stories about places I go. I'd like to give her a nice one, when I come back."
"Then I'll go with that. If I get bored of it, I can always ask to go to another, yes?" he asks, reasonably.
mind_game
"I'm not a taxi," says Jane. "You'd have to make it worth somebody's time if you want to make a lot of trips."
The man frowns, a little. Then, he takes a deep breath, and the smile returns. "I apologize, again. Just 'Rêverie' and back home, then. I'd hate to trouble you."
He really doesn't care if he troubles her in the slightest. He's rapidly losing his patience - in his world, he's very used to getting what he wants.
He really doesn't care if he troubles her in the slightest. He's rapidly losing his patience - in his world, he's very used to getting what he wants.
mind_game
"Waiting on some Bell to be available to clear you. Ideally Rose, since Rêverie is her world."
pen_is_wow
"Rose the one Mommy has three kids so has another Keziah is Céleste and another Ariel is Hyacinthe, plus her Dars is Yseult."