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[melodramagic]

[ A face some might have familiarized themselves with by now, but for most, here's a brand new imPort on the Network. Sabrina doesn't look as visibly exhausted or stressed as she did weeks ago when she first arrived, appearing chipper enough in the feed that one could assume she's settling in well.

(She's not there, no.)

She adjusts the black headband so that she keeps locks of her blond hair tucked behind her ears and away from her eyes and face. In her hand, she has a notebook and a pencil. For anyone paying attention, somewhere in the corner a slick black tail can be spotted. There's definitely a soft mew before Sabrina speaks. ]

I suppose I should get into the habit of using this communicator. It's definitely handy, but... [ Her lips press together. ] Hi, I'm Sabrina. I ported in here a few weeks ago and even though the soldiers gave me some sort of introductory pamphlet I have to say it would have been nice if they had given a warning that Swear-Ins apparently have a tendency to go south.

Honestly, I can't believe those events are still sponsored since most people I've met so far have told me this is normal.

[ She showcases her notepad, setting it down on the empty dinner table of her house. ]

So, because so many imPorts have been here long enough, I'm going to ask what sort of things a newcomer's got to be prepared for. Moon base takeovers? Apocalyptic floods? Zombies? I'd rather not be caught off guard, if I can.



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[melodramagic]

[ Pinged by magic. ]

Magic is real in your world? [ She's cautious to avoid using "too". ] Do people who can use magic sit at the top of some sort of hierarchy? I would have thought people would be afraid of something as mysterious as magic.

[ The orphan mention gets her sympathy as well. ]

I'm very sorry to hear. It sounds like it was really hard.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Yup! Magic is everywhere in my world, for the most part. Apparently it's different in my world than in others; all magic is broken up into elemental schools.

[He waves the apology off.]

Don't worry about it. That was twenty years ago. I think I managed okay.

[melodramagic]

Elemental schools?

[ Consider her intrigued. ]

I understand. I don't consider myself an orphan really, but my parents passed a long time ago, too.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Yeah, there's the four Csrdinal Elements of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Then there's the Ordinal Elements which is a combination of two of the others. It's like a compass rose. The Ordinal schools are Ice, Thunder, Blast, and Wood.

Were you taken in by someone then?

[melodramagic]

That sounds interesting.

[ She would honestly like to learn more. Maybe the more she studies magic here, the more chances they might have in finding a way home. ]

My aunties. They raised me.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

You're telling me!

I always wanted to be a fire mage, but unfortunately it wasn't to be. I'm still happy I became a blacksmith though.

That's really nice. I was taken in by my town's resident blacksmith, hence the profession.

[melodramagic]

That's kind of them. Taking care of anyone's child is never easy.

[ A beat. ]

Do you miss them?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

...Kind of. I mean, I miss my brother. But my mom died giving birth to us, and I only had a few years with my father.

More than anything, I just wish I had gotten to know them. Figure out if what I've spent my life doing is what they would have wanted for me.

...You?

[melodramagic]

It's hard to miss people you never quite knew, but I do wish I did. I'd like to know more from them, not just whatever stories my aunties or others tell me.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Yeah, I hear you there. All I have of my father are stories his old mercenary buddies told me. And my mom is a total mystery. No one knew her very well.

It kinda leaves you feeling like you're in a vacuum. Like you don't know where you came from.

[melodramagic]

Is that how you feel?

[ Because she doesn't quite feel that way herself. ]

I've been so lucky to have my aunties. I've learned so much about my roots from them that I still feel connected despite not having my parents.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

I mean...kinda? There's so much about myself that other people wound up telling me. All I have of my mother is her name, and all I have of my father is his name and what he used to do. I don't know if I have any grandparents, I don't know where my family even comes from. It feels like I'm a sort of...solitary existence, born out of ether, you know?

It probably doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but then again, there's a lot about myself I consider problematic.

That's...really amazing. I'm kind of envious. Your aunties sound like wonderful people.

[melodramagic]

[ She thinks she can relate a little, in that there was a lot she did not know until she had to stand trial before the Church of Night. Her mother baptizing her in a church, her father signing her name away in the Book of Beast along with Aunt Zelda...

But as angry as she was then, Aunt Zelda and Hilda have been with Sabrina every step of the way for the most part. In spite of her shortcomings, the horrible mistakes she's made and the countless times she's apparently brought embarrassment upon them, they love her unconditionally and protect her. ]

They are. [ Her smile is fond. ] Perhaps someday you'll learn more about your own roots.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Well, until that day comes, I just gotta keep on looking forward rather than back.

Shouldn't be too hard, especially not on a world like this. There's too much to see and do!

[melodramagic]

I guess you're right. I haven't done as much exploring as I should be doing.

It's all still... strange.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

What's so strange about it all?

[melodramagic]

I mean, it is a kidnapping. Even if it was possibly a Fate behind it.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

A Fate?

You mean the Porter?

[melodramagic]

A lot of people have thrown the name Lachesis around.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Yeah, I've heard the name before, but I don't really know much about it.

Sounds familiar to you?

[melodramagic]

She's a figure in Greek mythology. One of the Moirai.

... also very real, I suppose.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

the "Moirai?"

What are those?

[melodramagic]

They're known as the Fates. The Three Sisters: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. In the stories, they control the thread of fate of every mortal from birth to death.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Wait wait wait...there's a third? Clotho???

That can't be a coincidence. If Lachesis and Atropos are real beings, then where the hell is this Clotho?

[melodramagic]

I'm not so sure... but someone just now was sending me some archived posts.

[ A beat. ]

I thought most imPorts knew of this now?