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the caster chronicles - lena duchannes

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[A hand fumbles in front of the camera, then pulls back to show a teenage girl who is looking very confused and a bit scared.]

Where am I? What's going on here?

[She looks around her, then back to the camera. Bringing it closer to her face to better examine it, she narrows her unique eyes, one green, one gold.]

Is this some kind of sick joke? Did you do this, mother?

[The last word is spit out harshly. This is so not a happy mother-daughter relationship.]

I don't know what your angle is this time, but I don't want to talk to you. Send me home right now!

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Well, I haven't felt the urge to hex you, so I'd say you're doing fairly well.

Oh, you're a magic user?

[She's totally interested! Tell her everything, Ginny.]

[Oops.]

Depends. Do you have magic in your world?

[Look. She had friends once who didn't believe a thing about magic and she's since learned to ease people into it if she needs to. It's a Thing with her now.]

Yeah. We keep it hidden from Mortals, though. Or-- well, most Mortals. It's surprising to hear it talked about so openly here.

It's surprising how many of us have to hide it back home.

[There's a smile in her voice, now.]

We call them Muggles in my world, the non-magical people. It takes a bit to get used to, being a bit more open about something you've got to keep secret, but it's a relief as well.

[Okay, that makes her giggle.]

Muggles? That's a new one. Yeah, I like it. I mean, it's so different, but it is a relief.

I'm a witch, if that means anything. Does your magic require a wand?

[It's a good thing this is voice, because she's making a face at the word "witch." Her people think that term is ridiculous.]

No, no wand. You actually wave a wand around?

[Oh, she knows. She's heard enough from other people to know her lot seems to fill storybooks in a way.]

And fly on a broomstick. Apparently I'm very cliché.

Wow. I guess there's truth to the tales then, huh?

I suppose we weren't very discreet back then and some stuff stuck around long enough to get put into books.

[She laughs.]

Not that the Muggles believe it, of course. We're just fairytales, aren't we? Unless you're here. Then you've sort of got to start believing everything's real.

Yeah, it's weird. I never thought beyond what I could do. But there's different types of magic out there, different than mine.

[Wands. What even.]

Can I ask you stuff about your magic sometime? To like, compare?

Oh, loads different. Some people haven't got to use spells at all, you know, it just happens for them.

[And then Lena's question has her laughing because, Merlin, she's heard that before, hasn't she? From a friend a long time ago, here. She and Christopher had met once to do exactly that.]

Of course you can. Could demonstrate too, if you'd like; I've done that before.

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[This amuses Lena, as that's exactly how it works for her. Sure, the more complicated things require reciting the cast out loud, but most things just happen.]

I'd like that. It'll be a learning experience.

It's a plan, then.

[And then it suddenly occurs to her - ]

Have you sussed out a place to live, yet?

Not yet. Who am I supposed to talk to about that?

If you're under eighteen, the City'll take care of most things for you like rent and food. You can actually just go in and pick an apartment.

Whoa, how bohemian.

[She sounds amused.]

Well I say that's the least they can do since they just dropped me here.

My thoughts exactly. At least they're not complete arses about it.

Only like, 90%, right? Not complete.

[The amusement in her voice fades with her next question.]

So are their designated apartments for the underage? Or can it be anywhere? Can you point me where I need to go?

Anywhere, really. The carousel and the fountain are in the Square, right? Around that are twelve apartment buildings—you can pretty much walk into any one and settle in a place no one's living in, yet. I'd suggest a pet or a roommate to keep the ticking down, though, that can get a bit maddening.

Yeah, what is that? Some machine running? Doesn't it ever stop?

It's a clock, supposedly. People try to investigate, sometimes, but the City never lets anyone get too close. And I used to think it never stopped, but it has before, and things never go well when it does.

So the incessant ticking is better than no ticking at all? Great.

[She lets out a huff, then tries for some positivity.]

Guess I'll find a pet store. Maybe get a cat.

Last I heard, Thor was giving away puppies.

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