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[oursavinggrace]

[hello, magic locket network. have a blond teen with a curious little scar at the corner of his mouth, currently seated in front of his locket with as much ease as if it were a computer. probably more than if it were a computer, to be quite honest -- he's never used a computer in his life, but he's pretty damn used to more supernatural methods of communication. at least this is way simpler than talking through rainbows.]

Hey, I'm Jason. I've told a few people about this whole exploration trip my own group was working on, so I figured I might as well give an update on how that's going.

[and behind him, over his shoulder, is luke, with his back to jason as he holds his own locket up to take in the height of the trees they linger beneath. in the background one can hear:] This is what you'd call a tree, La Rue —

[for the observant viewer, the area they're currently taking a breather in certainly isn't caer glaem or the immediately surrounding areas. it's a forest, sure, but even through the locket it's clearly unusual, the trees all awe-inspiringly enormous. their camp is little more than a few bags dropped off at the base of a gigantic trunk. three bags, to be specific, but gods know where the third member of their little party's gone off to.]

We've bounced around a lot but I think we've covered a pretty decent spread of this place so far. Compared everything to the maps we found and all that. I think so far it's safe to say that those are all pretty accurate. Those worms have been all over too, so I don't think that's a concentrated incident...

[luke's disappeared from the background, but his voice is loud as he stands in front of jason. (not that anyone can see him, but they can hear him loud and clear).] And Grace is choosing to talk to his locket than take in the scenery. C'mon, Grace. Wave for La Rue. You Ares kids always miss out on the whackiest stuff.

[jason, for his part, makes a valiant effort to keep a straight face and be the serious, responsible one here. he can't hep but crack a hint of a smile though, and he raises a hand slightly to indulge luke. and not that anyone can see, but luke wanders off to crane his neck so high to look at the canopy that it almost snaps.]

All that aside, it'd be good to hear how things are going back at the castle too, and maybe in the Unseelie place if any of you guys are feeling particularly talkative.

((ooc: blue is jason, orange is luke, replies are likely to be hijacked by luke (and nico) if they feel like it.))

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[gordianknots]

Out of curiosity, how much ground have you both covered in a day on-average. I'm trying to get an idea of what sort of travel time to expect in the near future. The map doesn't have a scale of however many centimeters constitute a mile.

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[oursavinggrace]

Uh...it's probably not a good idea to use us as a scale of time and distance and all that. Our methods of getting around are kind of...unusual. And not something anyone else can do, I think.

[gordianknots]

Ah. That would make a very important difference then. I'd ask how you're getting about, but I suspect you'd like to keep that information confidential.

[oursavinggrace]

Nico was telling the guy leading the other expedition, so I guess he's not that worried about keeping it quiet?

[even still, he sounds a little worried to be talking about it. nico's a prickly guy, it's hard to tell what's gonna set him off.]

It's a unique power he has from our own world -- traveling through shadows. Even if you got him to explain exactly how it works, though, I don't think anyone but him can do it.

[gordianknots]

I'd be worried about not sharing it, if only as to discourage people from demanding transportation around this place.

[Waver smiles a little, just to indicate that it's meant as a joke.]

Regardless of how it works though, it's remarkably efficient. And please, take my apologies for asking you for information that you don't have.

[fell_to_hell]

[Nico is going to pop in since they're talking about his ability.]

I'd discourage it anyway. Shadow travel takes a lot of energy out of me depending on both distance and how many people I'm taking with me. It works best at night, of course, but daytime travel is okay.

[gordianknots]

Noted, and I wouldn't dare ask then.

[fell_to_hell]

I don't mind helping in an emergency. I just don't want to turn into a taxi service.

[gordianknots]

Believe me. I'd quickly fall into taxi service abuse, I know myself too well.

[oursavinggrace]

[he cracks a wry grin at that suggestion, joking or not.]

I promise, no one could make that kid do anything he doesn't want to. And relax, there's nothing wrong with just asking a question.

[gordianknots]

I'll take your word on the former, and as for the latter, well. New situation, and you don't know what might provoke people.

[oursavinggrace]

I really hope there's no one that'd get angry over being asked how far they walked in a day. I'd rather not have to worry about tiptoeing around someone like that.

[gordianknots]

Let us simply say that I've known some twitchy people in my time.

[oursavinggrace]

I know how that feels.

[gordianknots]

Best of luck heading into Unseelie territory then.