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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
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witchwatcher
At nine in the morning, Shawn knocks on her door.
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?"
"Right after breakfast's probably a good plan."
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.
He can totally explain those green and red lights!
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."
"If you meet Siobhan maybe don't tell her that. She's touchy about the place being Ireland and in no way subsidiary of the UK," says Kelly dryly. "Might not run into her though."
witchwatcher
"I suspect history is very different in my world. It used to be the Kingdom of Ireland until the United Defense Agreement. I won't mention it, though."
"We really probably won't run into her unless she's curious about you. Her Majesty gave her some rights over her island when the Volturi went down and we did register this trip with her - and it'd be amazing if you can copy her witchcraft - but it's her prerogative," Kelly says.
"Yeah. Addy copied Siobhan without permission once, that was... okay in the long run sort of but still."
"Maybe copying Siobhan, just, don't count on it."
witchwatcher
"Got it." So she resumes quizzing Shawn about this 'internet' until they land.
They land at another airport. Kelly rents them a car and drives on the other side of the road from before, which Shawn also explains.
witchwatcher
It seems really weird to her that different countries have such different rules.
"I dunno how it happened," says Shawn. "It just did. There are other countries that drive on the left too, I think mostly islands."
witchwatcher
"I guess it's not that odd. I know Continental telegrapher's code is different than it is in Suomus. It just jumped out at me."
Eventually they arrive at a little house and Kelly parks.
"Maggie and her mate probably don't want us in the house, and frankly it's mutual," Kelly says. "We can go with you if you want, but if you don't mind going and knocking yourself..."
"Maggie and her mate probably don't want us in the house, and frankly it's mutual," Kelly says. "We can go with you if you want, but if you don't mind going and knocking yourself..."
witchwatcher
"I don't mind. I can almost get the power from here, but that seems rude."
So she walks up and knocks.
So she walks up and knocks.
The door opens, revealing a short, redheaded vampire. "Eugh," she says, "I can smell the wolves from here. So you're this Grendyne person?"
"Mummy who's there?" asks a child's voice.
"Elsie sent a visitor," Maggie calls over her shoulder.
"Mummy who's there?" asks a child's voice.
"Elsie sent a visitor," Maggie calls over her shoulder.