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[astralling]

How often do people who vanish come back?

Statistically speaking, how long does it usually take before you can pretty much accept that they aren't coming back?

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[astralling]

At night? People show up at night?

It's not the same thing at all. At least on the baseball field you're staying in one place. You have one job. You can't possibly find everyone who needs help just wandering through the city.

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[mulletrock]

look I appreciate the concern and all but I'm fine

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[astralling]

I'm just astounded that someone with as much training as you have would be so irresponsible. You can do what you want.

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[mulletrock]

Great

Thanks for your permission

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[astralling]

Does your family know about what you do? I don't want to be the only hole in your alibi if something happens. That's way too much paperwork.

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[mulletrock]

No

and they dont need to

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[astralling]

you're gonna get yourself killed and leave the mess behind for your family.

[She realizes after sending that first reply how hard she's projecting, and sends another a couple minutes later.]

At least take some protection. I can help you with that.

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[mulletrock]

How?

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[astralling]

If you give me time, I can enchant you an amulet to protect against the darkness. They sell things like it already that have really weak charms on them, but they don't have powers like I have.

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[mulletrock]

The last thing I need is some more hoodoo to get me out of a tight spot

that stuff always backfires

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[astralling]

It's not hoodoo, it's white magic, and the worst a protection amulet can do is just not work. You go out without anything to protect you anyway, so what difference should it make?

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[mulletrock]

Fine

fix one up and Ill meet you at your place in a half hour

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[astralling]

Half an hour? Are you kidding? This kind of thing takes time. I have to put together a ritual, cast a spell, maybe make the spell more powerful or rewrite it so it doesn't turn into some City-wide disaster- I mean, you do want it done right, don't you?

Give me a while. Making one that actually functions could take longer than you think.

[Because her magic works a little differently here, presumably because of the Core, and she's still nailing down all the details.]

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[mulletrock]

let me know

[Shit son, you just got hung up on.]