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[fallenapple]

Hey, you.

[Yes, you. You with the face and ears that are listening to this.]

Now that the drama's over, have you seen a witch around here? Usually I'd be able to find them myself but those damn animus seem to be screwing with me.

Normally, they cause humans to kill themselves, so if you see people jumping off buildings and shit give me a call, okay?

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[marriedforlove]

A witch? Do you believe they are here?

[She takes this quite seriously. Witches and witch-takers are still evidently present in England.]

[marriedforlove]

Yes; I have seen them burnt.

[fallenapple]

It'd take a hell of a lot of fire to kill one. How'd you get it contained?

...

Don't tell me you contracted.

[marriedforlove]

Contracted? No. They are simply brought to the pyre. [It's a matter for the inquisitors and guards, really.]

[fallenapple]

How'd you get it out of its barrier without dying?

[marriedforlove]

[A shrug.] I do not capture them myself.

[fallenapple]

[Hm, now that she thinks about it, she doesn't really know how far back in history Puella Magi have existed. Maybe this woman knew some. But-]

What did your witches look like?

[marriedforlove]

[A shrug. That is the dangerous part.]

Like anybody.

[fallenapple]

...

We're talking about different kinds of witches, then.

[marriedforlove]

Perhaps so; but then what do you mean by a witch?

[fallenapple]

A monster thing, that comes with a barrier that humans can't see.

[marriedforlove]

They are monstrous people indeed.

[fallenapple]

Nah, the witches from my world aren't human.

[Well, they were at one point.]

[marriedforlove]

Like the vampires? [She still can't wrap her head around some of what Adstringendum claims to be.]

[fallenapple]

Pssh, Spike's not as bad as the witches. If he was I'd have kicked his ass by now.

[marriedforlove]

I have never heard of this type of witch.

If they could be here, what must we do?