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[ret2go]

[When the camera comes on, all you see is a very large face; it's also upside-down. The person on the other end blinks, turning the device around, peering closely at it. She doesn't seem to realize that she's turned it on.] Why do I feel like that if I shake this thing too hard, it's going to blow up in my face?

[She pulls it back, and though the image is still upside-down, it's now clear that the face belongs to a young woman wearing an outfit resembling a bedlah. Oh, and the curtain of purple behind her? It's her hair, and there's a lot of it.] I... don't think I should trust something this small that talks. How the heck does it even work? There's no dynamo or steam generator or anything like that.

And it doesn't feel magic. [She leans back in, and audibly sniffs the device.] Doesn't smell magic, either. Boy, Uncle Mimic would have a field day with this thing.

...hey, that red light wasn't always on the front, was it? What the heck does "recording" mean?

[And realization.] Ah, crud.

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[leonized]

It isn't magic, it's... [deep sigh] "technology".

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[ret2go]

[Shantae yelps, and the camera goes flying up in the air as she tosses the device away, only barely catching it.] Oh jeez, it did the talking thing again!

This isn't like any technology I've ever seen.

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[leonized]

What kind have you seen, then?

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[ret2go]

Welllllll... mostly my uncle's inventions. Like his dynamo or steam engine.

Though now that I think about it, Ammo Baron had those airships. I don't know what those ran on.

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[monge]

...What does magic even smell like, zura?

[Out of all the things to zero in on, that's what grabs his curiosity the most. He genuinely wants to know this, he needs to.]

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[ret2go]

It smells... magicky? [Seriously, how does she even answer this?] Er, I don't think it smells like anything else, it just kinda... smells like magic.

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[monge]

[Well, so much for that.]

I guess I'll just have to go find some magic to smell, zura... Where do you even find magic, zura?!

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[ret2go]

As far as I know, it's all around. There's magic, and monsters, and all that stuff. Isn't it the same way here?

I mean, you kinda look like a monster. A cute monster.

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[monge]

[All these new people keep calling him cute, he's not sure if he can handle it...]

Ah...youkai actually, b-but it's kinda the same thing, I'll be a cute monster, z-zura...

[He sways back and forth a bit until he remembers he's a dog on a mission. ...Right. Magic.]

Oh, um! I guess powers are kinda like magic, I'll have to sniff one of my abilities next time and see what happens, zura!

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[darkimitation]

[He's ignoring most of her questions and focusing on one thing.]

You can smell magic?

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[ret2go]

Duh, can't everyone?

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[darkimitation]

No. What gave you that idea?

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[ret2go]

...really?

You know, now that you mention it, I've never really asked anyone else.

[douchebag]

It's called technology. Not magic. There's a huge difference.

[ He probably shouldn't ask, but he's going to because impulse control is something that happens to other people. ]

Where's your lamp?

[ret2go]

[She's about to respond to that first part, when the second part of what he says catches her eye. And immediately, she turns suspicious.] Lamp? What lamp? I don't know about any lamp.

What lamp are you talking about?

[douchebag]

[ He arches an eyebrow. ]

Aren't you some kind of genie? You're dressed like a genie.

[ Though to be fair, Felix has only seen genies in movies. ]

[ret2go]

--okay, for one, this is just how I dress, okay? This is how everyone dresses where I'm from.

For another, if I were a genie, that would be a hurtful stereotype.

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[baetiful]

At least you do seem quick to navigate this new technology. It took me days to figure out my own.

[ Fortunately, not as embarrassingly as her, though. ]

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[ret2go]

It's actually not that hard when you figure out what it's trying to tell you.

My uncle would probably be way better at it than I am. [She says, still holding it upside down.]

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[baetiful]

You might want to...

[ He's making hand gestures. Politely trying to get her to flip the device around without outright telling her she's holding it the wrong way. ]

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[ret2go]

Huh? Oh. [yeah, she picks up on that fairly quickly. One flip later, and she's right side up.]

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[glowsferatu]

Sorry honey, looks like we're all going to know you talk to yourself. [ She can't help noticing the clothes though, because of course she can't. ] You're not a bit cold, are you?

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[ret2go]

I guess that's just kind of a habit. [Look, she has to narrate to herself when there aren't any other characters on screen.

But now that Kanaya mentions it.] ...and it's definitely a little, uh, chillier than I'm used to. At least outside.

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[glowsferatu]

Indoors the climate can at least be controlled, not much we can do about the outside. But that's winter for you. This planet is already cold enough as is, it just likes to grind us under its heels by being even colder.

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[ret2go]

It gets colder?! Geez, at least Frostbite Island had the decency to put it right in the name!

[But it's so nice and warm in here.] So... how acceptable is it to stay inside until it stops doing the weird frosty thing?