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[desperate_times]

[The video turns on and shows Chloe, a stunning woman with olive skin and pale blue eyes. Her hair, jet black, is tied behind her, and she looks at the camera with smug amusement. It’s probably her typical expression.]

Hello, darlings.

[There’s a notable Australian accent in her voice.]

Since it looks like I’m stuck here for awhile with the rest of you, it seems like a good idea to stock up on some supplies. It’s a dangerous world out there, you know. A girl can’t be too careful.

I could also use some maps of the area. Roads. Obstacles. That sort of thing. I imagine there might be something worth finding out there, too.

And just maybe, if you need something found, I can be the girl to get it for you. Name’s Chloe Frazer. People say I’m the resourceful type.

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[all7seas]

[This girl is VERY like the pretty dangerous lilies of the sea that Jack admires back home.]

Why on earth would you want obstacles, lovely?

[desperate_times]

[He's not so wrong in his assessment.]

Not so much a want of obstacles as the knowledge to avoid them, handsome.

[She lifts the map that the fairies left them all.]

Don't get me wrong, this is nice, but I like specifics, and it's a big, big world.

[all7seas]

[He peers at that map. The video feed isn't the clearest, but he can see it's the same one he received.]

If you want my advice, love, you'll avoid the specifics. This world's much more better all fuzzy-like.

[desperate_times]

Really? Do tell.

[all7seas]

Well the BEST way to make it fuzzy is rum.

[Perhaps he misunderstood the gist of the question.]

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[boutant]

There should have been a map with your locket. And you can get a horse and weapons from whichever castle you're at for free, and the kitchen staff is usually fine with you taking food.

[ Beat. ]

I'm Ariadne.

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[desperate_times]

[She smiles at the helpful young woman.]

Nice to meet you, Ariadne.

Yes, I did receive one, but I'm looking to expand on this. [Meaning the map.] Get some more intricate details of the regions.

I'm not completely unarmed, though something tells me the weapons here are a little more rustic.

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[boutant]

It's a big place. But La Llorona, the forest to the south of Caer Scima- the trees there try to eat people, sometimes.

[ That's kind of an important detail, right? ]

Probably. Swords, crossbows, that sort of thing. And magic.

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[desperate_times]

That.. would be a something worth knowing about.

[She would've been in for a surprise if she went adventuring there.]

I've got a gun, but I don't think a bullet would bother a tree much.

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[boutant]

And there's the, uh, local wildlife.

[ One moment, and Ariadne will haul up her bandersnatch cub to demonstrate. He yawns at the locket, showing off his multiple rows of teeth. ]

This one's just a baby -- the adults are much, much bigger.

[ Okay now Straton go back to your nap. ]

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[noirant]

Are you the charitable type as well?

[ Rhetorical, mostly. She seems to know what she wants. ]

Felix Harrowgate. Less interested in finding things, more so in not drowning beneath silver and purple. Perhaps we could arrange to share notes.

[ Arrange, because nothing's free. ]

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[desperate_times]

Charity is for nuns, mate.

[And she looks nothing like a nun.]

You'll have to be a little more specific.

[Though her current knowledge is next to nothing, since she just got here, but that's not saying she won't have something later.]

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[noirant]

And you're not in the habit?

[ Oh, he likes her already. Felix props a hand on his chin, considering. ]

Not that the court isn't charming, but the idea of being cooped up here for the rest of my unearthly life is tediously disagreeable. Unfortunately, so's being devoured by something hideous and fanged.

If you go out seeking, then I'd be interested to hear what you find. [ He rolls his fingers, rings clanking ostentatiously, and a halo of little green lights blooms about his shoulders. ] If it's something particularly interesting, I may be able to help.

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[desperate_times]

[He's sooo puny! Sort of reminds her of Nate and his tendency toward bad jokes.]

Help, in the magical sort of way?

[Can't help but notice those lights.]

I think we could work out an arrangement.

[Obviously, magic is kind of big around here, and she lacks it.]

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[noirant]

I don't think you'd want my dancing.

[ Or, well, anything really. Felix may be a wizard, but that's about all that he is. Not that he's planning on volunteering that tawdry bit of knowledge. ]

I've dispelled curses before, nothing that we encounter here should prove particularly troublesome. [ It's not quite a lie if he has no honest idea of the truth. Plural possessives might also be jumping the gun, but he's not about to waste time worrying over it. ] The fruit of such acquisitions would, of course, remain your own.

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[starspangled]

If you go out there, my advice is to watch the fairy rings. They can come in handy, but they also might take you someplace dangerous if you're not sure where you're going.

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[desperate_times]

Oh, great! Since I have absolutely no idea where I'm going, I'm sure I'll end up in a den of bandersnackers or snickerdoodles or whatever the hell else things here are called.

[Why can't they just have bears or something normal like that?]

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[starspangled]

I think they're called bandersnatches. The one I know just doesn't like horse rides.

But if you don't know where you're going, what's the big rush?

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[desperate_times]

The sooner informed you are of where you are the better off you'll be, love.

[She doesn't want to sit around in a dreary castle until something happens. She's not a princess.]

And if there's anything out there worth finding, I won't be the only one looking for it.

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[starspangled]

Anything in particular you're hoping to find?

[foreignflight]

There's maps in the library, if no one's told you yet.

[desperate_times]

Thanks for the tip.

[foreignflight]

It's not much, but hopefully it helps a little.

[desperate_times]

It does. I appreciate it. A little research is just what you need sometimes to get you going.

[foreignflight]

And if you need help I can probably help, too. I'm planning a trip myself.