║ eighty-seventh stanza ║ voice

[mumbled_truth]

[Todd's excited, today - not in an entirely positive way, but this is indeed an adventure and the boy from 1950s Vermont, even after a few years in the City, is still easily taken in by adventure. So it's a mix of nerves and adrenaline that has his tone a bit more... animated than usual, shall we call it?]

Neil and Rosella and I, we found something, in the library -- a spell. I, um... I don't know how well it's going to work, but I think with everything the way it is, well... anything is worth a try, right?

[ filtered to deities + neil and rosella ]

Um, we were wondering -- if it's possible, we need dust from the top floor of the highest building in the City, which... well, that would be the tower, wouldn't it?

So, uh. If we could... make a deal to get that, we would-- well, we'd like to find out how. Please.


[ on with the plan for this terrible trio <3 ]

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[laszlo_jamf]

If by all that you refer to the building which houses our offices, I would dare to say "yes."

And you require dust from aforementioned building--from the tippy-top floor, no less.

Maybe you oughta collect it yourself, sonny boy. I'm just saying.

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[primrosella]

[Hey, so guess what happens when you're on an adventure and still a little freaked out about dragons and coincidentally on account of both of these things aren't paying too much attention to your active filters?

Why yes, that's right, sometimes you misfire right into the deity exchange.]

I FOUND THE TURNIP SEEDS!

[...whoops.]

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[laszlo_jamf]

Congratulations, indeed.

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[primrosella]

[EEP.]

Oh, drat--

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[laszlo_jamf]

Hey there! This is XCTY-FM! You're on the air! What's your name, where're you calling from?

[He's being an ass, yes.]

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[primrosella]

[LASZLO, GDI.]

I really don't see why that should make a bit of difference either way, honestly!

[...because what are radio station tropes when you come from Fairytale McWonderland.]

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[laszlo_jamf]

But you're the one who called me, y'know.

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[primrosella]

I did no such thing! I meant to be speaking with Todd!

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[laszlo_jamf]

Didn't quite work out that way, did it?

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[primrosella]

Well, I am a bit preoccupied at the moment, thank you.

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[laszlo_jamf]

Sure seems like you are, yes. Turnip seeds and so forth.

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[primrosella]

Yes, that's right, and what a time I had of it, too. It really is making quite a bit of trouble, you know, all these eggs and then the dragons, besides. I don't suppose it was your idea, then?

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[laszlo_jamf]

I can neither take full credit nor full responsibility for the current situation.

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[had_not_lived]

Rosella, don't worry! We've got it under control, right? We're gonna get the dust and then we're set. Almost.

[He just wants to stay on the Deities' good side for a few minutes more. At least until that top floor is spotless and-- most importantly-- dust free.]

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[mumbled_truth]

[He's not going to laugh.]

Great. Um... we should have the dust soon. I hope.

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[primrosella]

[IT HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF US GDI.]

That just leaves the mushrooms and the feather from the swan, then, and then...well, er...hoping I do the spell right, after that--and then getting it onto the dragons, somehow, still.

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[had_not_lived]

Do you think you can manage the swan, or do you need us to help wrestle a feather away?

Or can we just find one from a nest or something? Do swans nest?

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[primrosella]

Oh, no, I can manage the swan! I think there are some down by the lake. And perhaps they'll take to me, anyway; swans and princesses do seem to have a knack for going together, don't they?

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[had_not_lived]

Well, in stories at least. Birds can be pretty vicious, though, if you're not careful around them.

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[had_not_lived]

Would that be all right? I mean, for us to come in and collect it? That would be great...

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[laszlo_jamf]

Let me put it to you this way:

You clean that top floor, and you can keep all the dust you collect.

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[mumbled_truth]

[This adventure is so glamorous. But, hey-]

... we can do that. Definitely.

[Oh right, speaking for three people here -]

Um, right? Neil?

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[had_not_lived]

That sounds fine to me. More than fair.

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[laszlo_jamf]

Then we're in agreement. If you clean the top floor sufficiently, then you can keep all the dust you find there.

Come to the offices and our security staff will escort you to the top floor. We might even be able to provide you with the necessary equipment.