eachdraidh | 1st Chassé | Action for the Bailey in Seelie Court/Video for Both Courts

[When the video turns on, it's actually a small stream of what appears to be someone spinning the locket over and over in the palm of their hand. There's a small laugh that follows, along with a tone of disbelief.]

Not quite what I meant when I said I wanted a new cell phone.

[Give it a moment before the video rights itself to reveal a blonde boy wearing a hat and stretched out on a bench in the Bailey of Caer Glaem. He appears to just be regarding the locket thoughtfully before he continues.]

Okay! So…hi. [Yes, thank you Ryan.] I'm Ryan, and I'm gonna be honest here I'm still not sure I'm not just dreaming all of this. I've been told I have a pretty vivid imagination. [There's a lopsided grin that follows.]

I guess I'm just sort of curious. Is anybody happier to be here than wherever they came from? [He's also got the map the fairies gave him clutched in his hand and he sort of just waves it in the video feed.] …also anybody know how to read a map? ["Besides everyone but me?" It's a sheepish request and he doesn't particularly like asking, but why learn how to read a map when you come from a place where you have chauffeurs, a GPS, or a twin sister who drives a narcissism mobile? He'd always assumed he'd learn how to read maps during the summer before he went to college and that's still a few months off.] I want to check out the rest of these places but I'm not sure where to start. Thanks a lot.

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[On the locket is a rusty canine.

Mouth open and tongue lolling out happily. If the pull of its mouth can look amused, it does. Voice comes without it moving its mouth.]

I dunno about you, but it was rough back home. I mean, I have friends who I wish could see it, too, but so far it's been nice.

[Also back home he was shot and possibly dying, and so he might be lucky to be able to be in a position like this at all, but regardless. One name was given, he'd best put in his!]

I'm Toboe! As for a map, uhh - [He shuffles forward a mite, tilts his head.] - don't you just have to figure out which side's up?

[Hasn't committedly looked at his yet and he's not an expert, either.]

Harry Dresden. [ Said only after he got over the shock of hearing that this kid didn't know how to read a map. What modern conveniences will do to people. ]

And I guess "happier" isn't exactly right. [ There is a war going on back home and as far as he knows, vampires could come barreling through here at any moment. ]

It's different to see so many people used to magical things in one place. Short of a Council meeting.

[The request and those travel plans raise eyebrows, but Fíli offers a genuine answer.]

You might find the Station to your liking. [And less likely to get lost around.]

It's not a bad place, [ Really, it's not. The interior decoration is hideous, but there's so much to learn. And still -- ] Yet I find myself questioning the selling points of any realm which needs steal its populace away unannounced.

[ Felix rolls his eyes, and drops the theatrical tone to give Ryan a better look. ]

I might be able to help with the map, [ No he won't. Felix can read one, but that doesn't mean that he can make any sense of it. ] But I think you'll have more luck with the experienced guests. Where do you like it better?

You might be dreaming it. You never know, but I don't think anyone could dream up something like this by themselves.

[ It's teasing and light, but she shakes her head. ]

Mm, I don't know about happier, but it's not the worst place someone could be. As for a map, you could find a compass and just follow the corresponding parts to north. That's the best way to if you can't read one yet.

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