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[post_whitewash]

(OOM: Cata takes an assignment that doesn't quite go according to plan.)Cata made it down to an alley before trying any doors; thankfully, this one worked the way she was hoping it would. Just because it doesn't hurt all that much doesn't make it any less serious, and from that perspective, Milliways is closer

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[newgoldenage]

....that does look bad.

Luke comes over, frowning. "Miss?" he asks even as he shifts to get a better look at the wound. "Would you like some help?"

He's seen kids hurt like this before. Some monsters are smart enough to make weapons, and use them to deadly effect.

[newgoldenage]

That's an impressive scowl. Luke wonders what could have caused it.

"Mine's plain old Earth. Or Gaia, if you're old-fashioned."

Or if you're referring to his great-grandmother.

"So who are Sam and Mizzamir, to go around giving worlds names? Explorers?"

[post_whitewash]

"Hardly. Sam's a friend of mine. Mizzamir was a wizard who thought he knew what was best for everyone."
He was dead wrong, of course, but the worst ones can never see that.

[newgoldenage]

"We've got a few people like that at home." He's sympathetic. Zeus, in his opinion, is vastly overrated as a god and leader.

Fortunately, resurrecting Kronos will clearly solve everything!

"How did he go about persuading people he knew best?"

[post_whitewash]

"Magic. He forced people to agree with him, if he couldn't persuade them otherwise. Seven years of my life I'll never get back."
She's still not very pleased about that.

[newgoldenage]

"Sounds like a hell of a guy," Luke says wryly. "How did you react when you realized what had happened?"

[post_whitewash]

"Profound relief wasn't the half of it. I went back to the Guild."
Yes, she was out of practice and out of shape, but it was entirely worthwhile.