[oo1] Welcome to the Collective Imagination

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[The first thing you'll notice upon your arrival, aside from the immediate strangeness of the surroundings, is a long table--it looks like someone's prepared for a conference, though a very small one. Of course, all appearances of professionalism disappear upon seeing--well--a unicorn (or is it a Pegasus? It's purple, it has wings, it has cat paws

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[scrapedlilies]

(One minute, she's under the tree at Auntie Hermione's backyard. The next, she in a room with three people she doesn't know and something that reminds her of a unicorn. The first thing that pops into Lily's head is 'cool!'.)

Oh, what's that say?

(She stares at the sign and carefully sounds out the word.)

IN-FOR-MAY-SHUN. Huh.

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Hey, sweetie! [Macy smiles.] Welcome to the Collective Imagination.

[scrapedlilies]

Hullo. I'm Lily.

(She smiles back, even though Mummy says she isn't supposed to talk to strangers.)

What is 'collective imagination'?

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Well, it's this place. Everything everyone imagines, I guess. I'm Macy, by the way.

[scrapedlilies]

How'd you get me here though? I was in Auntie Hermione's yard before.

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If you're dreaming or daydreaming you're imagining, right? So we just pulled you over all the way.

[scrapedlilies]

Cool~

(She's bouncing on her heels a bit as she studies Macy.)

Is that how you got here too? Or maybe you live here?

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I live here. You can go home, but not for fifteen minutes.

[scrapedlilies]

That's an easy rule to follow. I don't know how to get home from here anyway.

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Oh, just imagine going home and you'll be able to.

[scrapedlilies]

Really? Does that mean that this place is, y'know magic?

[sidestoriesmods]

You could say that. I guess there's some really long explanation but that one's so much more elegant, y'know?

[scrapedlilies]

(Lily grins, assuming that she's met another person from the wizarding world.)

Can you do proper magic yet?

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Sure, all sorts of magic! Can you? Back home, I mean.

[scrapedlilies]

I'm still too young, which is no fun. As soon as I get to school I'll be the very best though.

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You can do it right now here! ...Well, once you get used to here. [She demonstrates by changing her hair to platinum movie-star blond.]