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[postcog]

[ The feed starts with both Sabriel and Lirael sitting on a couch, the first looking quiet and collected as usual, while the second can’t help but fidget a bit, golden mechanical fingers entwined across fleshy, pale ones. Lirael isn’t entirely sure the device is working, even, but if Sabriel says so… ]

So, is it working? Should I say something?

[ She squints at the camera, not yet convinced. ]

Yes, it’s working. Go on and say hello. [Sabriel nods encouragingly, smiling a little.]

Everyone, this is Lirael, my sister.

[ She’s not quite convinced, but Lirael sighs and waves, once. ] Hello. Yes, my name is Lirael. I have arrived recently to these lands… wherever they are supposed to be.

[ Eventually she’ll have to ask for a map, because nothing makes sense. ] You have my thanks for taking care of Sabriel. I’m glad to find her well.

So make sure you take care of my sister just as well. She didn’t grow up in Ancelstierre, so she’s not as familiar with technology. [Sabriel tosses an arm over Lirael’s shoulder.] And she may not look it, but she’s actually much younger than me. One of the Porter’s odd tricks.

I don't look that much older, I'm only nineteen... [ Lirael is about to complain about how she’s technically the older sister here, but can she really argue with such a Big Sis half hug? No, she can’t. So all Lirael does is nod and smile shyly. ]

A-anyway, that would be all. How do you go turning this th--[ Aaaaaaaaaand she turns it off. ]

((ooc: Lirael and Sabriel will be responding separately.))

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[darkpants_warmfeeling]

[Now this is something Jacob didn't expect to see. About all he knows about Sabriel's family is her deceased father- the man she inherited her title from. Seeing her acting sisterly, with her arm around someone's shoulders- it's a different side to her.]

Welcome aboard, Lirael. My name's Jacob Taylor- I work with your sister.

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[postcog]

[ The answer is a bit belated and when it comes, Lirael's upper half of her head is out of frame. Give her time. ]

Ah, yes. She has mentioned something of her work here. Befitting of the Abhorsen, to take it upon herself to deal with the Government.

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[darkpants_warmfeeling]

[Jacob stifles a chuckle. Medieval people getting used to the communicators will never get old.]

She's saved a lot of lives. Even got promoted for it- she's technically my boss.

[Jacob never thought he'd end up working under someone at least ten years younger than him, but if it's Sabriel he can roll with it.]

How are you adjusting so far? I know it's a lot to take in.

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[postcog]

[ That makes her smile. It takes a special kind of man to accept the leadership of not only a woman, but a younger one at that. ]

It's been... okay, I suppose. I'm prioritizing some matters for now, as I'll need them to perform at my designated job. There is just so much to learn here...

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[thegriffinofdeath]

[Anastasya seems caught somewhere between amused and happy. Sabriel always seemed to serious, this would probably be good for her.]

As strange as it is, welcome to...well, a new world.

My name is Anastasya. I...suppose I'm a friend of your sisters.

[If she could presume.]

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[postcog]

Hello, Anastasya. [ She probably butchered the name, oops. ]

You... suppose?

[ Who doesn't want to be friends with her sister though, have you seen her? She's the coolest kid in town. ]

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[thegriffinofdeath]

[She does, a bit, but Ana is used to it, so she doesn't really mind.]

We have...I suppose it you could call it differing viewpoints on some things.

They can be difficult tog get past, so...I wouldn't want to assume anything.

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[postcog]

Ah, well, that's quite common. It doesn't really need to mean anything.

[ Disagreeing isn't necessarily a bad thing, or so she thinks. ]

Whatever it is, it really isn't any of my businesses, so no need to worry.

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[grimreaping]

[ Kid smiles warmly at the pair on the video. ]

Welcome, Lirael. I'm glad Sabriel has been helping you settle in. My name is Kid.

[ and then to Sabriel, wryly: ]

Ah, to be that new to this place again?

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[postcog]

She has been very welcoming, even if by her point of view we haven't me yet.

[ And won't in over a decade, after which they'll met at the worst possible time ever. ]

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[grimreaping]

[ Well, that answered a question Kid had been wondering how to pose, since Sabriel had never mentioned a sibling and Kid liked to think they were on close enough terms where that might have rated a mention. ]

Yes... that's been her mien for as long as I've known her, at least.

[ Was that a little bit fond? Could be. ]

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[postcog]

Even if many years stand between us, the grace of the Abhorsen is something I've known to be constant.

[ Look her sister isn't only the most badass woman of the Old Kingdom and Ancelstierre, she's also Queen. You can't get any more awesome than that. ]

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[bindsthedead]

Lirael hasn't spent much time in Ancelstierre- she knows less about technology than I did when I arrived.

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[grimreaping]

At least she'll have you to help her equate it to things she might be familiar with.

[ then, because he feels this is fairly important for him to know, just in case: ]

Does she also share your Abhorsen duty?

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[maestermind]

Lady Lirael, it is a pleasure.

[With a bow of his head, Seymour addresses the woman onscreen.]

My name is Seymour, and I am...an acquaintance of your sister's.

[In truth, he and Sabriel haven't spoken since the night of the Swear-In the previous month. The night she discovered that he's not truly among the living anymore. He's been curious to see if she would keep her distance. And he's even more curious now to see how she might react with his attention falling to her younger sister.

Even if he has never raised a hand to her, will she behave as though threatened? or will she regard him with the same understanding and hesitant acceptance she had that night in the woods? He's anxious to find out.]

I regret the circumstances are not better. Finding oneself swept away to an unfamiliar world is upsetting, to say the very least.

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[postcog]

[ Lirael senses something fishy, but without more information... Although the sooner she learns about this the better, because she might as well try to send him to the afterlife out of a sense of duty. ]

Yes, it's quite jarring. At least I'm not alone here to deal with this.

[ She would prefer the older, wiser Sabriel, but that would imply separating her from the life she's made and Lirael isn't that selfish. ]

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[maestermind]

So few are blessed with friends or family upon their arrival. Truly, fortune has smiled upon you in that regard.

I pray that it makes acclimating to your new surroundings a painless venture.

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[bindsthedead]

At least she will have family to guide her.

[Action for Lirael]

[Sabriel turns to her sister with an awkward expression.]

There is something I must tell you about Seymour.

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[postcog]

[ Well, that's not suspicious at all. Lirael rises an eyebrow. ]

Which is?

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[maestermind]

There is no guide more dependable, I am sure.

But I wonder, you have many responsibilities, do you not? With so much already demanding your attention...is there no way I may be of service, Lady Sabriel?

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[darwinatrix]

You have a sister.

Hm. Interesting.

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[bindsthedead]

Much to my surprise. She's from some point in my future- she's going to be the next Abhorsen.

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[darwinatrix]

Didn't think you were the type to step down.

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[postcog]

I- yeah.

It was surprising for me to learn about this, too.

[ Somehow this woman feels a lot more intimidating than everyone else so far. ]

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[darwinatrix]

You didn't know you had a sister?