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[For several moments, there are no words. Only silence, while Bethany -- currently wrapped up in sheets because oh Maker where are my clothes -- stares intently into the camera, as if debating whether or not the thing in her hand is going to... bite her or something.]
Maker's breath, this is...
[The datapad flicks off, then quickly back on.]
...not magic. But if not that, then...
[She wrinkles her nose, half in thought, half in irritation.]
If this is another kidnapping, this one is even more bizarre than the first. ...Sad, that this has happened to me more than once. I'll bet that this one is her fault, too.
Maker's breath, this is...
[The datapad flicks off, then quickly back on.]
...not magic. But if not that, then...
[She wrinkles her nose, half in thought, half in irritation.]
If this is another kidnapping, this one is even more bizarre than the first. ...Sad, that this has happened to me more than once. I'll bet that this one is her fault, too.