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[sparkling_by]

Say... how about -

Has anyone tried talking to them?

[ a long pause. ]

It just seems... it just seems as if maybe they might be scared of us too. And it might be all a misunderstanding, except no one's stopping for a moment to ask, or try, or...

[ faster - a little rambled ]There's quite a lot of blood, isn't there? And you're not all

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[7thborn]

[She sounds a bit breathless but no less concerned.]

Tamaki? You haven't tried reasoning with them, have you?

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[sparkling_by]

No, I -

[ Realization hits - ]

...I should have.

voice;

[7thborn]

No.

[That is the last thing she meant. She didn't even mean that at all.]

Merlin's beard, no. Don't. They're dangerous, alright?

voice;

[sparkling_by]

Isn't it unfair, saying that without trying? Aren't we just telling ourselves that to excuse what we do?

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[7thborn]

It isn't an excuse. We didn't do anything to provoke them before they started swooping in on the City. Honestly, I think there's no sense in trying.

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[sparkling_by]

What if it was a mistake?

voice;

[7thborn]

... them trying to, er, kill us?

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[sparkling_by]

That's right! Maybe we unintentionally do something that translates as really scary for them - something that seems natural to us, but... but maybe they thought we were looking to kill them first because of it.

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[7thborn]

[Pause. It does make sense, but she doesn't want to risk it here. There's just no way she can think of reasoning with the things when they're trying to snatch you into the sky.]

I don't know, Tamaki.

[Another pause.]

What about that blood?

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[sparkling_by]

What about it?

[ taking this the completely wrong way -- ]

Miss Ginny, you're not hurt, are you?

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[7thborn]

Of course not.

[Nothing she can't handle, anyway. Her luck's held out so far over the years, hasn't it?]

I was asking after you.

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[sparkling_by]

Ah, thank you -- Miss Ginny.

I think the only trouble I've had has been with these pants. It's really a mess on the streets, isn't it? And missing a step...

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[7thborn]

Yeah, it's hard to watch where you're going when you're trying to watch the sky.

[Pause.]

You shouldn't go outside, Tamaki. It isn't safe.