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[Mia set out early this morning, looking for somewhere quiet to go. After hearing so many people bring it up recently, she's been meaning to try to contact Nala - extra healing abilities can only help - and from what she can gather, that's the best way to do it. She doesn't anticipate having any real problems with the communication. It's warm

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[It's a bigger problem than she thinks, because Mia is concentrating too hard to notice.

She's done Reading While Walking before, though, and almost hurt someone. You should know better, Estelle!]

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[Now that was a splash.

Mia looks up and over her shoulder, but can't see anything back there. The answer then is to get up and walk to the river herself - it's through a few trees still.

It's a pink person ...The book means she's not going for a morning swim, doesn't it.]

Oh...are you all right?

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[Estelle, you look a little silly, sitting there dripping and holding a book up.

Mia takes the book first, setting it down away from the river before offering a hand to Estelle, too]

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Mostly, you look wet. [a return smile that doesn't last long when Estelle starts wincing] You are hurt.

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[She doesn't take that kind of talk from her closest friends. Estelle won't be able to use it either. Mia lets go of her hand, only to turn so she's supporting Estelle to walk instead]

I've been sitting in a clearing just over there. [and that's where you're going now. ...She does remember to pick up the book.]

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You can?

[Not skeptical. Far more people have magic here than she ever thought possible.]

If you don't want to use up the extra energy, I don't mind doing it. [but she does often assume that healing for everyone else works the way it might for her.]

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It's not inconvenient! What good are they if I don't use them?

[Though she heard 'arts' and figures it's just this girl's way of talking. Probably comes from her world.]

...I don't believe we've met. I'm Mia.

[...Estelle may not get to see much of anything. So far, no one really has.]

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[It's so...refreshing to meet a person who just seems nice right off the bat.]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Estelle. ...Even if I wish you hadn't needed to fall in the river to do it.

[she has a small blanket spread on the ground where she was sitting before; Estelle gets to sit there now.]