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[changeinasnap]

Creak, goes the front door opening.

Thunk! goes the front door closing.

"Huh," goes the --

(well, he's not a man, not really; definitely not a human being, but it'd take a good pair of eyes beyond what most mortals've got before you'd say otherwise; and just what he is beyond human? That'd require way more than your average twenty/twenty

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[friend_of_lucy]

Tumnus is simply a faun who is working on his book. When the man enters he looks up and says with a smile,

"No, its Milliways and I don't believe it is truly that new."

[changeinasnap]

The new arrival turns toward the voice. He doesn't even pause.

"Yeah, looks like it's been around long enough to get the shine rubbed off," he says easily. Another bite of chocolate; speaking around it, as he gestures in a circle with the candy, "And...how'd it get to my apartment?"

Okay, so it wasn't his apartment, it was an apartment he happened to be visiting. Details.

[friend_of_lucy]

"I believe that is due to the particular magic of Milliways. No one has given me a reasonable explanation yet, but the magic of transporting through portals has its own oddities."

[changeinasnap]

"...Huh," he says again, and it sounds at least in part like oh, I get it now.

The glance he'd been giving Tumnus idly wanders away, roaming another lap around the bar before it lands on the Observation Window.

His eyebrows go up. Not in alarm, though; just as a frame to a stronger, more focused interest.

[creator_raven]

Someone snorts.

Loudly.

From the rafters.

It's a very loud noise for such a small bird.

Go figure.

[changeinasnap]

You're not kidding.

The newcomer looks up, chewing on another mouthful of chocolate, and cocks his head at the bird.

[creator_raven]

The bird mimics that headtilt perfectly.

Then he tilts his head in the opposite direction.

"That, I think, is not so much accurate."

The 'new' part, that is. Depending on the perspective.

[changeinasnap]

He breaks into a grin, like the novelty of a talking bird delights him, before tipping the candy bar toward it like a salute.

"New to me," he clarifies cheerfully. "So, this turns up in your neck of the woods a lot?"

[toxic_perfume]

There's a tiny, shapely woman sitting not too far away, wearing a brown flight jacket over an ivory-pale jumpsuit just a shade or two lighter than her close-cropped hair.

(The jacket's a recent acquisition.)

She's drinking something deep amber and effervescent, and peoplewatching; her gaze has fallen on the new arrival, and she's studying him with some interest.

[changeinasnap]

...Well, hello.

He'll see you that interest and raise you an eyebrow, madam.

"And you," he says, pointing to her with the candy bar, "are definitely a new addition." He snaps off another bite of chocolate.

[toxic_perfume]

She takes a sip of her drink, and smiles.

"And here I was just thinking the same thing about you."

[changeinasnap]

With an easy smile in return: "Great minds."

He casts an interested glance down at a passing waitrat bearing a full tray of sushi, then casually steps over it on his way to the woman's table. "What brings you here?"

No, literally. Because he's not entirely sure what brought him here, either.

[hear_the_voices]

Well, if for the moment, we're calling him a man, we can also, for the moment, call her a girl.

So, there's a ten-year old girl with red hair, who looks up from the picture she's coloring at a nearby table at the sound of the man's voice.

And smiles.

[changeinasnap]

He's still sizing up the bar, getting the lay of the land as it were, and chewing his way through the candy bar when he spots her.

For a second, he stops chewing.

Then, after he's wiggled out a bit of chocolate from where it got stuck in the back of his mouth, he swallows it down and lifts an eyebrow as if to say, Yes?

[hear_the_voices]

That's enough for her to start a conversation.

(Well, so is being in roughly the same geographic spot for more than 2.7 seconds -- Anna likes to talk.)

"Hi.

"I'm Anna.

"Are you new?"

[changeinasnap]

Seems like he hasn't gotten all of that chocolate out of his teeth yet: he takes a couple more seconds to work his mouth around before he answers her.

"Looks like," he says with casual brightness. "So where'd I just wander into?"

[stillbecoming]

Buffy falls FROM ABOVE to devour him!!

[changeinasnap]

AAAAAAH DEMON SLAYER