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[fortytwoseconds]

This doesn't look like any orphanage I've ever seen. Am I in juvie?

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[christ_onabike]

Nah, love, you aren't. It's a long fucking story where you are.

How old are you? I'm Paddy, and you'll be alright. No need to worry, promise.

[fortytwoseconds]

I'm seven. [This may or may not be a lie.] What's the long fucking story?

[christ_onabike]

...Bit long for a seven year old.

You're safe, that's the important thing. And not in prison or anything, promise.

What's your name?

[fortytwoseconds]

Jane. [This is definitely a lie.] You're not a social worker, are you? You sort of sound like one.

[canisayfuckmore]

That's because it isn't an orphanage. It's not juvie either, it's... um, complicated.

[fortytwoseconds]

That's like what Paddy said. What's so complicated?

[canisayfuckmore]

Well... it's sort of... magic.

Um, yeah. Magic. Complicated magic.

[fortytwoseconds]

Magic's fake. It can't be magic.