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[wolf_faerie]

[The feed turns on to show one (1) big green eye filling up the whole screen. Fortunately the screen zooms out to reveal a ghostly pale little girl with white hair and a very perplexed look on her face, talking to herself in her Irish accent as she fiddles with the device.How does this…com-mu-ni-cator work? Can I really talk to people who are far

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[Video]

[ny_nightguard]

[Ireland + Those Darn Northmen? Goliath instantly sympathizes.]

Welcome to the Academy, Aisling. I have visited your land once before, and found it a fair place. [When the Banshee wasn't trying to kill him.

Speaking of Banshees, this little girl looks sort of fey. He narrows his eyes a bit before going on.]

It is not an easy choice to leave one's territory, but we are all here to face a common threat. Be comforted by the friends you make here, the family who came before you. We will find strength in our unity and save our territories together.

[Video]

[wolf_faerie]

Really? You've visited before?

I'll try my best, then.

[She looks him over curiously. She's never seen a gargoyle before.] Are you some sort of dragon?

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[ny_nightguard]

Scotland is the land of my birth. For most of my life, you and I were neighbors.

I'm not a dragon. I am a gargoyle. Humans call me Goliath. And you are one of the Third Race, are you not?

[Video]

[wolf_faerie]

I see. Hello, Goliath! What's a gargoyle?

[She thinks. She isn't familiar with that term.] Third race? Maybe. I'm a fairy. Tuatha de Danann.

[video]

[croissantshaped]

[Quasimodo sees your single eye and raises you a lopsided face. But he's smiling.]

W-welcome to the Academy, Aisling! I'd never been to school before either, until I came here. B-but I think you'll like it. Everyone's very nice.

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[wolf_faerie]

[Okay, this guy has a weird face. Aisling tilts her head to one side and then the other, examining him. Is something wrong with her vision? Maybe not. But he seems nice enough.]

Hello! You've never been to school before either? What's your name?

[video]

[croissantshaped]

Oh! I-I'm Quasimodo.

And n-no, this Academy is the first time I've been anyplace but Paris.

[video]

[wolf_faerie]

Hello, Quasimodo!

Paris? Where is that? [Knows next to nothing about other countries.]

[tesseractrigger]

[Ireland - interesting. Leaving 'my' forest? Doubly interesting.

Wolves? Priceless.

He's always loved dogs, even if they aren't exactly dogs.] You left wolves in charge?

[wolf_faerie]

Yes! They help me keep bad people out of my forest. I'm their leader.

[tesseractrigger]

Wow. How do you get them to listen to you?

[wolf_faerie]

I can speak to them.

[adishonestman]

Northmen, eh?

[wolf_faerie]

Yes. Have you seen any? They're big and wear horned helmets and burn down people's houses. I don't like them.

[adishonestman]

Not yet. Though I'd keep a sharp eye if I were you. They might be coming next.

[wolf_faerie]

I won't let them get in. Me and the wolves will keep them out!

[notsoscaryname]

I don't actually think the communicators actually work in any way... I've always just assumed they're magic. There's...a lot of stuff here that's magic.

[wolf_faerie]

Magic? [She examines it. That would make sense.] Maybe it is magic, then.

There's more magic here? Like what?

[notsoscaryname]

Well, they have these icebox...things where you can put food inside and it'll keep it cold, even if it's warm weather. Or the lights--it's like lighting a fire by pressing some little switch on the all. Or the airplane! It's this--giant, heavy hunk of metal, but it can fly in the air.

[wolf_faerie]

Really? That's amazing!

But how can a heavy piece of metal fly?