"Because I was only recently instantiated?"

"Dude, that was – like, months ago? It took me about three days before I got it."

"Some people give their kids Facebook accounts before they're born."

"Yeah!" agrees Maya. Pause. "Wait, do they?"

"Yeah."

"That's weird."

"No kidding."

The video gets several hits, but doesn't yet go viral in the next few days, and during a meditation session Theo senses a Card.

Can he get any sense for what it is? Or where?

Where, yes, what, not any more than any previous time; he can tell it's a Sun card but that's all.

He tells Kero and texts the others.

Juniper and Willow are not coming; capturing Cards has lost some of its charm now that they're doing magic daily.

Sadde is coming, though, because what that's insane.

And Theo has to do it anyway! Not that he'd specifically choose not to come – he really does not want the apocalypse, thanks.

Tyler comes along too! (Because he has managed to get Theo to actually tell him straight away when he finds a card or something interesting instead of just slowly deciding he supposes he should.)

...it seems to be rather far.

"So how are we getting there?"

"… Honestly I have no idea."

Like – plane far or just long car journey far?

Car journey.

"Maybe we can get my dad to drive us. Or get a taxi while we wait for the Randi prize."

"I think your father's a better idea."

"Probably."

How much of a car journey is it? Particularly likely Theo will be able to convince his dad?

It's out of town, but not too far out of town.

Great! He can in fact try to convince his dad to take them.

And his dad in fact is willing to drive them towards a dangerous magical creation.

He hops on.