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[hexuality]

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Two things!

[Behold Ginny Weasley, the camera enchanted to float in front of her as she broadcasts this from... Her broom? That's right; she's back where she belongs, up in the air and the summer wind pulling at her hair and clothes, face alight in a smile. She looks infinitely better than she did a week ago, that's for certain.]

Firstly, I believe I owe drinks to quite a few people for the madness that was a few weeks ago. The Anonymous people graciously paid me in liquor from my world for helping restore the Hall of the Missing and it's not like I can drink all of it by myself—have you seen me? I'm too small for all that firewhiskey.

Priority goes to all my doctor friends, because I said so.

Secondly, FLYING LESSONS!

[Yes, it's about as loud as capslock.]

I usually offer this earlier in the summer but there's that little matter of a City-wide rebellion and being struck down with a magical plague, so I decided I'd best wait it out until people were a little more available, myself included.

I know I've spoken to a few people about this—Sulu? Stiles?—but it's open to anyone who's interested in brooms and isn't afraid of heights. I've never had anyone fall while I'm in the air with them, so don't worry! It's fun.

And if someone just wants to watch, come along. This is something I love, why not share it in any way I can?

That's all!

[AND OFF SHE ZOOMS, the camera following her for a minute as she speeds around the Quidditch pitch the twins built, corkscrewing and ~soaring, tumbling, freewheeling~ through the air. And it cuts out as she whips past the device.]

Comments

[hexuality]

I'd have never learned about DVDs and Disney and microwaves and computers.

[had_not_lived]

I think I've got a ways to go before I understand all of it.

[Computers especially.]

[hexuality]

But haven't you got them in your world? I mean, I've got them too, but—don't you use them?

[had_not_lived]

Not exactly. We didn't have microwave ovens, or DVDs-- I didn't know anyone who had a color television, either. And I was in high school, not a scientist or anything like that, so I'd have no reason to use a computer.

[hexuality]

Oh, it's more a time thing than a world thing. I've got a bit of both, I'm afraid.

[had_not_lived]

Most of the City's got half a century on us, I think. That, it's funny how you get used to. I never could've imagined something like the Network, but when you're using it every day here...

[hexuality]

Exactly! Whenever people from my world show up, it's always a bit weird to use things like phones and televisions around them and know what I'm doing.

[had_not_lived]

I bet that'd be strange. It's always just been me and Todd, really; our friend Charlie came once on a Visitors' Day but he didn't really stay long enough to see everything.

I still can't always get our television to do what it's supposed to on my first try, but I think maybe it's just like that. Too complicated.

[hexuality]

I hardly use mine unless I'm watching with somebody else. Bit weird, though, having a flat filled with all the things my old roommate got. You knew Claire, didn't you? Bennet?

[had_not_lived]

I did, yes. She was one of the first handful of people I met here.

[hexuality]

Same for me. She taught me most everything I know about Muggle technology.

[had_not_lived]

Billy Kaplan used to live with us-- I don't know if you knew him? Until his brother came. He showed us most things, though now and then Justin still has to rescue us.

[hexuality]

Yes, I remember Billy! Merlin, that was a while ago.

[had_not_lived]

It doesn't seem nearly as long ago as it was.

[hexuality]

I know. It always does.