video;

[unenchantment]

[Here's a small boy. He is blinking, confused, into the camera. He looks remarkably like a one Billy Kaplan, but tiny.]

Zeyde, wo bist du-

[There's a pause.]

I think I'm lost. I shouldn't have left, hello? Hello? Can you see me?

I'm looking for my grandfather. Or my brother? Or-

I lost Matthew.

Comments

video

[catchacold]

[This kid is young. Really, really young. What was that language, German?

His voice sounds a bit different than normal, not that the kid would know that. Softer. Less affected.]

I can see you. What does it look like where you are?

video

[unenchantment]

Um.

[There's a pause.]

I'm in a park.

video

[catchacold]

That's not so bad then. I spent a lot of time in parks when I was younger.

Did you just lose your people here?

video

[rathercommon]

[ Ugh. Irritably: ]

So find a police officer to help you. Honestly, who lets children use these video-telephones, anyway?

video

[unenchantment]

No. No police, no no no.

video

[rathercommon]

No police? What, are you the world's whingiest little criminal?

video;

[brushoff]

[ Well, well, well. That child is familiar in a way that looks like Billy. The problem though is if Dorian takes a punt and guesses it's Billy, that puts a hole in the running theory. ]

There's a funny thing about this—Rincewind and I were talking about this nonsense. People were changing but not in a way that's older or younger. And then here you are, a good ten or so years younger.

video;

[unenchantment]

I don't know you.

not here

[incogneto]

GO AWAY DORIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T MAKE ME DROP A STADIUM ON YOU

1/??????

[incogneto]

[ There's something he hasn't heard in a long ti-- ]

2/?????

[incogneto]

[ Wait hold up is that ]

3/4

[incogneto]

[ Oh. No. Oh no, oh no, here's his adorable grandson asking for his not present much older grandfather and-- ]

Blaybn dort, boychik.

4/4 done and the italics are yiddish because yea

[incogneto]

I'm here. I'll come get you. Just tell me where you are.

video

[doneproperly]

[Normally Nathaniel wouldn't really stop to comment on a small child making a video-- he knows there are enough civic-minded folks on the network who would help. But oh, this one looks familiar. Oh, please don't let this be who he thinks it is. (It probably is.) Stay calm. S t a y c a l m.]

Who is your grandfather? Perhaps we can contact them.

video

[unenchantment]

His name is Erik?

He wears a lot of purple.

video;

[divaricate]

[She frowns slightly at this message for a few moments, and decides yeah that sure does look like a tiny and confused Billy looking for some family.]

Yes. I can see you. Do you know who I am? [Because if he's tiny and confused, he ... might not.] And where are you, how long have you been lost?

video;

[unenchantment]

Mama-

Mama, are you really here?

[Whoa that's a perked up child. And one speaking very quickly.]

I was with Gansey and then I thought I could find Grandfather because I thought you were still hiding and then I took Matthew only we got separated and now I'm here and no one has hurt me, I promise, are you really here?

Grandfather is coming to get me can I stay with you too?

Are you staying with us?

video

[quaerit]

[ Oh my God why would you leave why did Matthew go with you how did this happen why is nothing ever simple -

He is never going to have kids. ]

Billy.

Christ, I've been looking everywhere for you. Are you okay?

video

[unenchantment]

Gansey?

[His bottom lip wobbles a little. Truth be told: he really loved Gansey a lot. But he needed to find his family. If someone came to attack him, he couldn't let Gansey get hurt because of it.]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

video;

[wizzardly]

Oh gods, this is it, isn't it? We're all going to be turned into children again.

[Rincewind is so not ready for that, younger him was dangerously close to getting himself killed way too many times for his taste.

But then, because it's impossible for him to see such a small, upset face and not feel sympathy:]

Have you already got someone coming to find you?

video;

[unenchantment]

No, that's not what this spell is.

[OOPS.]

Voice;

[liverletdie]

[ Oh.

Oh he knows what's happening.

And he THINKS magic is involved. ]

How much do you know about magic?

[ Yep. Still an asshole. ]

voice;

[unenchantment]

[A quiet....]

.....a little......

( video. )

[aberth]

Lynch's Matthew?

[ It's instinct. He may not remember his boyfriend, or any of the people he's supposed to, but he's smart enough to listen and figure things out. Lynch doesn't seem like the kind of person to take losing his little brother lightly.

Adam doesn't know if he'd hit a child. ]

When d'you last see him?

( video. )

[unenchantment]

Maybe.

We were together and then something scared me and I teleported, and I didn't grab his hand first-

[Oh, now he's crying]

I'm sorry-