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"Thomas," you say, meeting his eyes, "What would your mother say? This wasn't the life she wanted for you."

Tears welled in his eyes, "How dare you!" he said, "Witch!"

Interesting. He didn't know who you are.

Alex snorted. "Mercenaries, then," she said.

You nod. That's certainly how it appeared.

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(Part 2/2)

"I know a lot of things," you say, trying to remain as vague as possible, "so you better tell me the truth. I'll know if you're lying."

"Oh yeah?" the man chimed in, "And what're you gonna do to us if we don't? You already said you won't let the shifter hurt us."

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(Part 1/2)

"No need for torture, Alex. I think I've got this," you say. She doesn't put her claws away yet, though.

You move closer to the couple and study them carefully. They look more nervous the longer you don't speak. You make eye contact with the woman, and you pluck a memory from her mind like a flower.

"Cora," you say, "You weren't always a thug for hire, were you?"

Her eyes widen with panic. "H-how did you know my name?"

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(Part 6/)

You and the wolf follow her down into her spacious, underground home. She directs you to a wall where the roots of the tree are numerous, and she begins to sing. They come alive and entrap the man and woman in their grip. As they do, the pair begin to regain consciousness.

When they realize what’s going on, there’s a panic in both of their eyes.

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(Part 5/)

Silence.

For a moment, you wonder if she's even home. Then, the great trunk begins to untwist itself, revealing a doorway between its massive roots.

A small, leafy head pops through the opening. For a moment, she scowls at you, your friend, and the unconscious man and woman. Then Vim sighs and says, “Well, best come in, then. Always knew that favor I owed you would be trouble.”

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(Part 4/)

“Fine,” she replies, cheerily, then grabs the man off your right shoulder, slinging him over hers instead, “Least I can do is help. Lead on.”

When you eventually get to where you’re going, you knock thrice on Vimbree’s tree. As everyone knows, gnomes are easily spooked. Long ago, you agreed to only speak Welsh when announcing your presence to her.

“Mae ffrind yma,” you whisper to the tree.

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(Part 3/)

When you’re sure there are no onlookers, you grab the man and woman out of the trunk. You toss one over each shoulder, and head into the green before realizing Alex is following behind you.

“You should really go,” you say.

“Not a chance, Seph. I’m not getting left in the dark.”

You sigh. It was impossible trying to argue with a werewolf. They were so stubborn. “Fine.”

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(2/)

They were sleek and stylish and ran on sunshine. Literally. The entire body of the car was essentially a solar panel. And what energy it didn’t use, it stored in extra batteries in case of long drives at night or during cloudy days. No one ever had to worry about filling up their tank here.

“Pull over here,” you say when you’ve reached the edge of the woods.

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(Part 1/)

After telling Mel you have to take off, you run back out to Alex's car and hop in.

"Where to?" she asks.

The only place you could think of, off the top of your head, was to bring them into the forest. There was a gnome there that owed you a favor.

Teleporting would draw unwanted attention, so you direct your friend as she drives.

Cars in this universe were different than what you'd grown accustomed to on your Earth.

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"Pop the trunk, will ya?" you say to your co-worker.

She complies, and you drop the unconscious couple into her trunk before anyone sees. Thankfully, you're the only people in the parking lot at the moment.

You just hope no one is looking out the restaurant windows.

"They were asking me about you," Alex says as you close the trunk, "What kind of trouble are you in, Seph?"

You sigh. "The biggest kind."

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Quickly, you move up behind the man and tap him on the shoulder. He turns, you smile cheerfully and say, "Hi!" Then flick him with a finger.

Before the man can get a word out, you've sent him flying into the grass. He hits the ground, skids several feet, and konks his head on the sidewalk with a grunt.

The woman scrambles out of the car, but you tap her forehead and she falls to the ground.

"I owe you one," Alex says, stepping out.

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You open the front door and quietly close it behind you. The couple seems unaware that you're following them, which is good for you...not so much for them.

One of them reaches in through Alex's open window and grabs her phone, then tosses it into the grass nearby. She shouts, obviously annoyed, and the woman opens the passenger side door and slips into the car. Alex tries to scream, but the man has her by the throat now.

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I have once again totally forgotten about the game.

So sorry, friends! The days just kind of blend together lately and I lose track of them.

I'll try to remember to do it tomorrow when I have more brainpower.

Please don't hesitate to ask me about it every once in a while, if you're itching for the next step and I seem to have gotten lost in Time again. Sometimes I need the reminder. 😂

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(Part 6/6)

You nod and get to work right away. There’s a young couple in a booth, and a table full of men in suits. Alex waves to you as she passes, heading toward the door. She looks a little green, and that’s worrisome. Since when did she ever get sick?

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(Part 5/6)

The people of your Earth would find this one very strange. This one is highly advanced, as they skipped over the Dark Ages a bit. However, the fashion and aesthetic is more like the 1920s where you are from.

“You’re on section four today, Seph,” Mel calls out when she sees you come in, “Alex already sat a couple tables, but she has to run.”

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(Part 4/5)

When you get to the diner, it’s already hopping. If there’s one thing you could count on, it was that the multiverse was full of different versions of Mel’s. This one was pretty spectacular. It was made out of one of the first interstellar ships.

Small, compared to the luxury starliners they had today, but it was still impressive. Very fancy.

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The sunflowers are drooping, so you lean forward and whisper, “C’mon, you gals can do better than that.”

They straighten up like soldiers at attention.

“That’s better,” you say with a wink as you continue on to work.

The flowers move to face you as you pass, as if you are the sun itself.

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