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Boogey Nausicaa imagines herself a hero
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" - Wendigo can't talk."

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"It was telepathy, technically. She got better at using words when I dampened the hunger."

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"That's an impressive ability. Wendigo... The only way I know of to help one is to kill them. That you can reduce their hunger..."

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"I'm not sure yet if it's temporary or not. It did take a bit of magic. And speaking of which, is now a good time to go find a mage?"

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"Yes. I've contacted a few people, tracked someone down."

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"Are they local?"

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"They are now. Apparently the mages have noticed something up, too. Most don't like me, but..."

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"I'm not you."

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She shakes her head. "You're not - but you shouldn't tell them Nausicaa might have imagined you. They don't like imagined beings. Which, well, most are unstable. I've told them you're one of the mysteries, a possible unique."

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She nods. "All right. I think I can remember that cover story."

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"Good. My contact should be ready to meet now."

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"Just tell me where!"

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"I'll lead the way, how about, then let you talk."

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"Sounds good."

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Her mage contact's nearby, hanging out and looking kind of shifty in a fortunately empty park. The Crone introduces them to each other - his name's John - and then strolls over to the other side of the park.

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"So how much do you know about the situation?"

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"You're a probable one-off, and you started using your magic actively pretty recently, but it messes with your mood," he says. "Mostly depression sounded like? Which keeps you from using it. So there was a question of if the Mages could help with it."

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"That's about the size of it."

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"Some artifacts can influence mood, but we'd need authorization for those. Mage-magic is usually near-useless, but I've specialized in mental stuff enough I should be able to get some results."

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"How does your magic work?"

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"Lots of incantations telling the universe to please work this way instead, plus some twisting my brain to think it of course works that way."

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"I see. So, uh. Do we need to go somewhere else for this or...?"

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He shrugs. "Nah, can do it here. So, uh, I guess informed consent - there's sometimes emotional side effects, usually overshooting? You might be basically giddy and a bit manic for a while."

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"I think I can deal with that."

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"Right." He holds out his hand. "Easier with physical contact," he explains, "Though not needed."

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