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Grendyne groans and starts pulling on her boots when the alarm goes off. Again. She quick-marches to the broom hangar, sits on her machine and is handed a plethora of loaded weapons by attentive corporals.
"Two flyers in one day? They're getting way too common."
"It's worse," the commander informs them, "South Karlsland got hit with three at once. We're taking Lytee's express and sleeping there. You can sit out if you absolutely need to, but Freya's still recovering so we could use you as a comms relay."
"No, I'll come. I just reserve the right to complain about it."
The 42nd United Forces Witch Wing takes off, bracing to fight yet another city-destroying monster, and assembles into a perfect synchronized formation as Lytee charges her teleport power.
...This is not South Karlsland wilderness.
Near the Golden Coven capital, in Aurum
Near Savarasse, in Thilanushinyel
Near Whately Academy
With Unbitwise
witchwatcher
witchwatcher
She puts them on, only slightly mystified. They're not a great fit, but close enough.
"Showers are great. You still here, Shawn?"
"Showers are great. You still here, Shawn?"
witchwatcher
She walks down to the living room. "Thanks. You gonna want to sleep in this house, or go home? It's not gonna be in the same room as me, or not yet at any rate."
witchwatcher
"That's fine. I think I'd better meet your parents. You expected this could happen and you're not too upset, it sounds like, but it seems like the curses in a faerie tale to me. Would they still be awake?"
witchwatcher
She winces, hard.
"I see... My brother's gone. Neuroi got him. My mom's living in my version of London somewhere. Never knew my dad."
Hug?
"I see... My brother's gone. Neuroi got him. My mom's living in my version of London somewhere. Never knew my dad."
Hug?
Hug!
"It's, um, I'm not upset about it? ...Which is for evil magic reasons, but I'm still not upset about it. I'm sorry about your brother."
"It's, um, I'm not upset about it? ...Which is for evil magic reasons, but I'm still not upset about it. I'm sorry about your brother."
witchwatcher
That's enough hug for now.
"I'm okay. It hurt, but in the end I'm okay. Evil magic? Probably Chelsea, right? That just makes it more sad, somehow. Well, push forward."
"I'm okay. It hurt, but in the end I'm okay. Evil magic? Probably Chelsea, right? That just makes it more sad, somehow. Well, push forward."
witchwatcher
"I've had a long day. Gonna get some sound sleep before flying to Ireland. Could you wake me up in time for breakfast?"
witchwatcher
She sits straight up and reaches for a uniform that isn't there.
"...I'm awake. Be out in a minute." She is, in fact, out in a minute. "Do you know what the cafeteria has for breakfast?"
"...I'm awake. Be out in a minute." She is, in fact, out in a minute. "Do you know what the cafeteria has for breakfast?"
"There's always eggs and sausage and bacon and toast and cereal, and I think today it's muffins too."
witchwatcher
"Wolves really love their food, huh."
She has coffee again. And toast and cereal, though no bacon or eggs.
When she sees Kelly she asks, "When are we leaving for the airport?"
She has coffee again. And toast and cereal, though no bacon or eggs.
When she sees Kelly she asks, "When are we leaving for the airport?"
witchwatcher
"I was under the impression that the planes worked like steamer trips, and we need to be there to board it at a particular time? If you say after breakfast is fine, then after breakfast it is."
"Oh, I mean, usually they do, but we're taking a Coven plane and I know how to fly it and we can leave whenever we want with some delay for air traffic control to find us a slot."
witchwatcher
"Convenient."
She spends breakfast, the trip to the airport, and a good fraction of the flight idly quizzing Shawn on how-the-world-works. A lot of her questions end up sounding too sciency to answer, but then there are things like 'what are those green and red lights over the road for?' that he can explain.
She spends breakfast, the trip to the airport, and a good fraction of the flight idly quizzing Shawn on how-the-world-works. A lot of her questions end up sounding too sciency to answer, but then there are things like 'what are those green and red lights over the road for?' that he can explain.
witchwatcher
And the things he can't explain so easily get put into a list, for later reference at that library.
She takes a look out the window when they approach the coast. "Yep, apart from all the roads and buildings that sure looks like the Western Isle of Brittania."
She takes a look out the window when they approach the coast. "Yep, apart from all the roads and buildings that sure looks like the Western Isle of Brittania."