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[foraneye]

[Though she cannot tell who may be listening, Élise remains calm and composed she she speaks. She will not let any fear or anger show; she's been taught better than that.]

My name is Élise de la Serre and I don't believe in magic. But I don't believe in being lured away from everything I know by creatures either, and here I am. And so, I've been told, here are you.

[She shakes her head.]

For now, I think it's best to stop clinging to what I do and don't believe in. Either all of this is real, or I've gone swiftly mad.

[And she doesn't feel mad. But if she were, would she?

Some questions are best saved for quiet times when she's alone with her thoughts.]

I'd be grateful for information any of you know to be important. I've heard what our hosts have said and I'm making my own inquiries elsewhere, of course, but there is always more, things we must learn that others overlook. I'm sure that all of you who have been here for some time can think of things you wish you had known.

[She pauses a moment, then just nods.]

In return, you'd have my gratitude and an owed favor. And I'm not without enough skill to pay it back.

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[arla]

You truly don't believe in magic, despite all you've seen?

[ And she sounds Orlesian. Of course. ]

What do you think of what you've been told? We can believe anything we want, of course, but-- [ Well, there's an expectation of them, isn't there? ] They've told you about our worlds, yes? What will happen if we do nothing.

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[playmakings]

What if I just told you what I know? [ Why is everyone so worried about owing people here. It's called kindness, geeze. ]

It's a pretty big list, though--um. I've been here for a while.

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[cockade]

[Is that--]

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[baseborne]

There are places you can go, if you have no intention of fighting for either side. [That's a fairly important thing that nobody tells you when you arrive!] Bearing a shard here makes you a target, right now more than before, but there is a power in it too. A power you can use, if you learn how.

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[enjoymyatelier]

Well, this is certainly going to be an interesting experience for you, then.

[ahhh, and he said it in the most punchable tone of voice, too...]

If that is, indeed, the case, I suppose the most important thing for you to learn would be that even someone like you can learn to use magic for yourself.

[commandertoolbelt]

Well, for one, you can kiss all your sweet tech goodbye unless you're at the Station or something. So if you're planning to bring guns to the battlefield, you might want to rethink that.

I could always make you something else if you need it, though.

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[falconkick]

Ooh, gone swiftly mad. Put me down for that one.

[ sam's still struggling with the whole talking into a locket thing, but at least he's smiling as he does. ]

I've got a friend or two trying to fill me in on the place, but I still feel like they're just pullin' one over on me.