( #001 )

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Who: Hermione Granger and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva, baby
When: From now until shuffle!

[ When she wakes up, the first thing that's obvious to her is that this is not her house; it's nothing like it, and that's more than enough to have her drop her hands to her hip - where, again, there's nothing familiar. The next stop is around her neck and it's obvious that she finds some comfort there, her fingers sliding around a ring before she breathes out and moves to sit up. At least some things are familiar, and she recognises a video feed when she sees it, lifting her free hand to push her hair out of her eyes. ]

Well, this isn't the Drabwurld, is it.

[ She sounds remarkably put out about it, shifting to stand and adjust her weight, her fingers finally dropping away from the ring around her neck. It's only then that she really looks into her feed, wondering if it worked just like the lockets did - and, at the same time, wondering if she ought to be afraid. Considering the number of worlds and things she saw and went through in the Drabwurld, however, she thinks that it'll take a little more than this to put her on edge, even without her weapons. ]

I don't suppose anyone here has heard of Nimh Gleanne? Leathann? ... Anything like that?

[ There's a kind of awkward hopefulness in her voice as she tries to smile, the scar on her cheek shifting with her lips. ]

Anyone?

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[Innteresting. Katie's never heard of the Drabwurld, though it sounds frighteningly dreary-- but combined with Leathann and Nihm Gleanne, one word she's familiar with and the expression she can place, it sounds...

...kind of like her thing.]

What sort of places are those?

[The speaker is young and also British. West country, by the sounds.]

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[ The accent is almost soothingly familiar and Hermione brightens, shifting to lean forward, more than happy to explain. She's a stranger in a new place all over again but some things never fade away - and lecture mode is one of them for her. ]

They're places from where I came from. Nimh Gleanne was a little town with beautiful houses and a nice trading centre. Leathann was an island that was enchanted with a great deal of magic and became - well, a floating island.

[ The Drabwurld was somewhat... Complicated. ]

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Oh! They sound very pretty.

[Magic is involved. She can't resist asking, because she's very curious and a little envious and not particularly wise:] Did you have a silver road, too? Could you travel anywhere you want?

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They were beautiful. Imagine medieval towns with - just incredible townhouses, or large, bustling markets. I'd never seen anything like it before.

[ Hermione pauses, hesitating for a moment before she shakes her head. ]

Not really, not through a road. I could use my magic to travel, though.

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[Not the Dreaming then, although the place names could fit right in.]

It sounds like a very nice place to visit. What sort of magic do you have? Do you have to say words or use a wand?

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Both, actually, but not always at the same time.

[ She's learned that the magic of her world was never simple, not at all. ]

And I learned a few things from the Drabwurld as well. I think... I think I still have some of them.

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[She wonders if this girl knows James, then. She might ask in a moment, but her curiosity has been deflected onto something else.]

Is the Drabwurld very drab?

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It sounds that way, doesn't it? It was actually one of the best and most exciting places I've ever been. There was a bit of danger and trouble, of course, but - it was home. I don't think I can really put that into words.

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Well, that doesn't sound very drab at all! I should like to visit such a place one day. Did you have lots of adventures?

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I'm not sure if you'd call them adventures if you were there, but if I told stories about them then definitely. There was never a boring moment.

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Would you tell me stories one day? Once you've settled in and that sort of thing. And there might be people you know here, too! [Everyone seems to turn up in groups these days.]

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Of course, I'd be happy to. Once I know where I'm going and I actually know what I'm doing I can send you a message?

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[Score. Only it occurs to her if she gives the name she normally does, she won't be findable on the comms. Hmm.]

My name's Dorothy! But I'm listed in the crew under my middle name, so look for Katie.

[That'll do. It's not like she cares who knows her real name, it just hurts to say as much.]

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It's nice to meet you - do you have a preference for either one? I don't mind if you'd like to pick.

[ Hermione just smiles. It's not strange to her, people picking names. She's used to worse nowadays. ]

[flickerflash]

[Oh well, that makes everything easier. Katie grins wide.]

Katie!

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Then Katie it is. I'll make sure it's one of the first things I do!