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[bookshopped]

[By now Aziraphale has totally figured out this whole technology thing! Super expert at it. The video is right side up. He's in frame. The sound is on. Total success. Anyway, here is the angel, hands folded primly in front of him, expression a friendly but gentle smile as he begins, rather like a very British Mr. Rogers,]

Hello fellow...imPorts.

[Nailed it.]

It seems that we -- that is my lover, the very clever child we're looking after, said child's also-clever dog, and myself -- may be outgrowing our current living situation. It's not that our flatmates aren't lovely, of course. But a bit more space is probably in order.

So, given all this, does anyone have recommendations for neighborhoods good for raising children? ...for that matter, there are probably certain things young humans need in a home, aren't there? Or not need? Honestly any advice on the whole process would appreciated.

[He's never actually looked for a home for anything other than his books before, so this is new. Also how do human children work? Adam seems so self sufficient sometimes! And he did save the entire world! But he probably needs certain things! A garden? Safe neighborhood? Bunk beds? What do children like? He should probably ask Adam.]

...incidentally, I think De Chima may be off the list currently. Hideous and horrifying monsters aren't exactly child friendly.

I do hope everyone is managing all right there. [And he does hope they are. He'd be rubbish at monster fighting, but fretting about monsters? Right up his alley. Speaking of.] Jane, dear. Are you keeping safe? [Please no getting eaten.]

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[anathemic]

[ When the video clicks on, a darkhaired woman with large round glasses sits front-and-center. She adjusts the camera carefully, lining up the angles, her phone evidently sitting on some sort of stand. She clears her throat and folds her hands in her lap, before asking directly: ]

Who else happens to be an occultist, or witch? It sounds like it's more common here than back home. I'm quite interested in comparing our methods, seeing if there's some common schools of thought we can group them into, and so on. Or even if one person is able to teach their own kind of magic. There's so much we could learn from each other.

[ There's a beat, before Anathema breaks into a bright smile, too-bright and cheeky, because she knows she's prodding the lion with a stick now, if there are any metaphorical lions around: ]

And if you hunt or burn witches, I'd be rather interested in knowing that, too.


[LOCKED TO INHABITANTS OF JEOPARDY #004: Ben Hargreeves, Maureen Johnson, The Outsider, Yusei Fudo]

Hello, new roommates! I'm Anathema Device, and I guess I'm living with you now. Is there anything I need to know about the house or how you prefer to keep things?

The last time I shared a living space was graduate school, so I'm rusty. Hopefully there'll be fewer all-nighters, at least.