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[a_civil_service]

[[OOC: Yuri's fairy tale is The Seven Ravens.]]

[He finds himself standing in a clearing, near a well, with no clear idea of how he came to be there. He must have ventured out of the city to train in secret with his firepower, as he usually does, but now there's an aged, earthen jug in his hands, and he doesn't remember picking it up

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[witheasygrace]

[Keith is walking his beat faithfully, coming along a path near the park. The city seems strange to him today, stranger than usual. The path seems less well-kept than usual, the trees darker and taller. There are usually more birds in this area-- Keith usually notices them most of all, he enjoys watching them fly. It makes his heart feel light.
But today there is only one, very large, black bird. A raven. They don't usually go after smaller birds, but the smaller birds might be afraid regardless.
Keith realizes he's been standing still for a while, watching the raven-- and that the raven is watching him.]

Hello, Mister Raven. You're a big, handsome bird.

[witheasygrace]

[Keith nods. The objects in his hand don't seem much like keys. The comb doesn't fit at all. The wire goes in a little way, but it doesn't really fit, then it gets stuck, so he has to pull it out. The bone is last.
There is a click. Then, suddenly, the outline of a door appears in the smooth surface.]

Yuri! You were right! There is a door-- I guess the thing we should do is go through it.
[Keith smiles, waiting for the bird that is Yuri to fill the empty spot on his shoulder.]

[a_civil_service]

[Yuri flies up and returns to Keith's shoulder. Flying doesn't seem so unfamiliar to him, for some reason, but it is more convenient to perch.]

How odd. I suppose we should.

[As they head inside, however, a dwarf appears suddenly, not a human, but a wizened creature with a beard and bright eyes. He speaks.] Greetings, my lord raven! So you've come home.

[Yuri isn't sure at all what to make of this.]

[witheasygrace]

[Keith may be startled, but he doesn't back up-- he does glance at Yuri, addressing the bird and not the strange dwarf.]

Do you know this man, Ra- Yuri?

[a_civil_service]

Greetings. It seems I have.

[Yuri says this to the dwarf, then speaks to Keith.] I have no idea who he is. This must be part of the--story, if that's what this is.

[The dwarf turns toward Keith, then, narrowing his eyes, though not in a hostile way, just curious.] What are you looking for?

[witheasygrace]

[Without glancing at Yuri, Keith answers the dwarf, feeling as if he doesn't have to think about it too hard-- the words seem to appear in his mind.]

I've come to deliver the Raven.