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[ There's a young person on the screen of the first broadcast since the new batch arrived. Other older members have used the network for their own communication, of course, but this one has all the hallmarks of a freshfaced, uncomfortable but trying newbie. ]

Um... so, what are we supposed to do here? I had a job back home... and I know—once we're assigned we might have more to do, but as it is, I'm just...

[ Beat. Casey's face turns a little red. ]

Right, my name is Casey. Everything here is a little weird for me — from what I understand, nothing here is powered by magic? Ah, but I guess I might be the weird one. No one else has said anything. My point was, it feels a lot like coming into something halfway. Where do we start? Is this it?

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In space?!

Yes? The Watchtower is a space station. It orbits the earth.

Whoa...

[ Space travel is not quite a thing yet for Casey's world. Satellites and the like are unnecessary for transfer of information when there's magic as a medium, after all! ]

That's normal?

Space travel is becoming more common, I guess. It's not in the purview of most people, but the hero types seem to do enough of it. There are plenty of them that aren't even from Earth at all.

Huh? Like... aliens? Those are real?

[He nods.]

In my universe, anyway. One of our world's greatest heroes was born on a different planet.

Man... your world sounds a lot cooler than mine.

[ Says the one where multitudes of other species live and coexist and magic is commonplace and they are the soul of a reincarnating dragon. Space sounds better. ]

I don't know about that. I mean--magic. That's pretty cool.

Is it? Magic is so normal, though.

[grin]

For you, maybe. It's pretty uncommon in my world.

So... people just don't use magic at all? Or—or have it?

[ They already went over this and it is still weird. ]

[He just shakes his head.]

Neither, for most people. Like me. I'm pretty mundane, as far as that kind of thing goes.

Not to me. I mean... magic is mundane...

[ They're thinking, and it's obvious. ]

Would you like to see it? Is that—um, I don't know. Never mind. It's not actually that interesting.

Well, I'm definitely curious, but I don't really want to... I mean, you're not a trained seal. You definitely shouldn't feel like you need to perform on command.

It's nor performing so much as... it feels weird? It should be yours, too. So, I thought maybe I'd "share" it...? Which is really weird. I'm sorry.

Don't be.

[bemused smile]

...You seem like a really nice person.

That's not it. I'm just really nervous. Even when we're not... like we are right now. Kidnapped.

[Tim snorts quietly.] Yeah, well. I think kidnapping would make even the most stoic person a little nervous.

Well... that's probably true.

[ They're quiet for a minute. ]

Is that a no?

Definitely not a no. Like I said, I'm pretty curious.

Oh... o-okay.

[ Casey straightens, tries to bolster their resolve. ]

We should probably meet somewhere kind of open. If there's any... gardens or habitats, it would be better.

I think we can find... someplace like that. There has to be some kind of courtyard or something like that. Even if there aren't any doors to the actual outside.

[He's totally been looking.]

[ They look away, briefly, not liking the idea of inescapable. Eventually they turn back to the camera. ]

Did you want to search together?

[Yeah, Tim knows that feeling pretty well.]

Yeah. That would be good. Where can I meet you?

I...

... I haven't really left my room much, so I guess around there would be a good start.

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