046; In Which the Little Gray Mouse Returns

[eldest_hatter]

[After curiously fiddling around with the strange bazooka, Sophie has been hit to be about five years younger. She looks quite the same physically, just a bit younger in her features. What has changed so drastically is the way she carries herself. She no longer looks proud and confident as she makes her way through the streets of Mayfield. Instead

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[electrowhipit]

[ Jolt is walking by, heading home from work, when he spots her ]

Sophie?

[eldest_hatter]

[She stays back, but looks terribly confused.]

H-how do you know my name...?

[electrowhipit]

Uh... [ oh crap ] We know each other. Sort of.

[eldest_hatter]

We do?

You aren't a customer from our shop, are you? We usually don't have very many male customers, though.

[electrowhipit]

... I've been in a few times. My name's Jolt.

[eldest_hatter]

Oh, I see.

I'm terribly sorry to have forgotten you, then. I'm afraid I don't tend to the customers very often...

[electrowhipit]

Don't worry about it.

... You look a little lost. Are you all right?

[eldest_hatter]

I need to get home...to Market Chipping.

[electrowhipit]

Oh.

Sophie, I'm really sorry to have to tell you this, but you can't go home. None of us can.

[eldest_hatter]

What do you mean?

[electrowhipit]

... This town. We're stuck here.

[eldest_hatter]

But, how?

[electrowhipit]

No one really knows.

[eldest_hatter]

Oh, but I can't be stuck here. I really do need to go home.

[electrowhipit]

We all do, Sophie.

[eldest_hatter]

Isn't there someone here who can help? Perhaps a witch or wizard?