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[jonathanparagon]

[Some hours after this.]The sun's slanting toward the western horizon by the time he reaches midtown. It's the last stop he's got planned; none of the others, aside from the first one or two to collect supplies, have borne any fruit at all -- and even on those, people who should have recognized him showed no sign of it

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[sunnydalealum]

She looks blankly surprised for a moment, then pulls a professional smile onto her face and approaches the door.

"I'm sorry," she says to him through the glass, "we're about to close."

(It's barely five o'clock. Alcina's is usually open well into the night hours.)

[jonathanparagon]

Jonathan glances, blinking, at his watch. "Kind of early, for you. No problem, I hope."

[sunnydalealum]

"Cutbacks." Her smile doesn't waver an inch. "I'm sorry if you had outdated information about our hours. If you'd care to come back in the morning, I can offer you a discount for your inconvenience ...."

[jonathanparagon]

"It's kind of urgent," he says glumly. "I'll make it worth your while if you could deal with one more customer."

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[anonymous]

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