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WAKE UP TIME

[The first thing you feel when you wake up is...nothing.

You don't feel much different at all when you wake up, no doubt from a very pleasant sleep, even if you may not remember what you dreamed of. If anything, you would have thought it was another normal day.

That thought would have vanished the moment you took in your surroundings. This is not your bed, this is definitely not your bedroom, and well, this is definitely not your home. In fact, this place isn't anywhere you've been before.

Before you can question anything much further, your cell phone starts beeping, flashing a message on the screen for a good several minutes, before flashing your profile, also for a few minutes. Yes, now you have a Title, and a power, even if you've never had one before. And yes, you have a cell phone. Even if you didn't have one, and don't know what the hell a cell phone is. You get the feeling you'll need to keep it on you.

The profile fades back to the home page of your phone - don't worry, you can still access your profile, and everyone else's, on that little lime icon if you really want - even though you have so many questions now. (The help button may... attempt to be helpful in that case.) Where the hell are you? Why do you have a Title? And can you get out?

Perhaps, if you're strong enough. But, in any case.

Welcome, Titled.

There are fifteen strangers in this place.]

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Absolutely! You're the age of one of my students, and if you're going through that, I could probably help. It isn't as though I couldn't probably simply return back to Luna Nova, anyway, even if we were dealing with alternative worlds in some form like I've been suspecting. There's magic for that.

Yeah, I mean, thank you! I'm just not used to people volunteering to help people they just met.

[She considers for a moment, and holds out a hand.]

I feel like we should introduce ourselves and not just rely on the creepy mini-cell phone thing. I'm Joey.

It really is improper, isn't it? I'm so very sorry!

[ Her handshake is... a little stumbling, to be honest, but she manages. Noticeably, she uses her left hand, but the grip is... oddly weak. Weaker than if someone was relaxed. ]

It's nice to meet you, Joey. My name is Ursula. Ursula Callistis. I would normally ask someone your age to call me "Professor", but considering I'm not at my school and that seems somewhat annoying anyway, please, just call me Ursula.

[Shaking hands with a lefty is a little awkward, especially when you're not in a context where jokes about sprite-mirroring make any sense, but Joey pulls it off. It's kind of weird for an adult to seem that...delicate?...though. Still, no point accidentally insulting someone.]

It's a pleasure, Ursula. I promise if I ever end up at witch school or whatever, I'll stick to calling you Professor then.

[ Joey is a good kid, Ursula thinks. She will probably file away wanting to try very hard to keep her safe. ]

We've had more students from non-magical backgrounds recently, to be certain. It wouldn't be impossible! Variety is definitely a good thing. One of my most spirited pupils is a girl from a non-witching background about your age.

Yeah...you have to have at least heard of magic first though, right? It's still a neat idea.

[She thinks.]

My babysitter would be freaking out right now, though, I've gotta say. She loves wizards more than anything else except maybe alcohol.

Oh? Is your babysitter a fan of magic? She might be like one of my pupils, then! Miss Atsuko Kagari. She came all the way from Japan to Ireland, to our school, to study magic in hopes of becoming a great witch like the one she admired and saw in a stage show.

[ Her smile is very genuine right now. ]

She's about your age.

Moving across oceans to go to Wizard School does sound like something she would do...and also like one of my Japanimations. You don't have magical animal healing classes at your school, do you?

Of course, it's an elective.

[ Is she serious--she's serious, oh my god. ]

Wow. Okay. Um. That's what pretty much the best cartoon ever is about, just coincidentally. If that's really real, can I consider you guys a backup if professional dancer slash mundane veterinarian doesn't seem to be working out? Or if monsters eat my house, or something?

Completely, I'd be happy to help pay your scholarship!

[ She's practically sparkling. She's very passionate about helping her students. ]

So you want to be a veterinarian, then? You would probably like my familiar a lot, I imagine.

Ah...huh. That's really generous. I'm just going to use my imagination for now, but...thank you for the hypothetical?

And I probably would. Not counting monsters trying to eat me, I've only met one animal I didn't like and it belongs to my stupid brother.

Alcor can be a bit grumpy at times, but he's a wonderful crow. He's very patient with children, I think he'd love you. He's also incredibly smart. Whenever something is happening, I can use him to help deliver messages by linking up to him with my magic.

A crow, huh? I've been getting along okay with one of Jude's carrier pigeons, and crows are supposed to be--

oh my god I lost my brother's pigeon.

Oh no! Do you know where you might have left it?

I had him with me when I went through that weird door, and he just disappeared with everything else I was carrying.

Jude's gonna kill me and I'm probably banned from being a veterinarian now. This is the worst.

Oh, no... that's absolutely terrible! I'm sure you can find him, though... i-if you go back?

Byers was safe in my sylladex, but apparently those aren't a thing here. He's probably with the rest of my stuff, which I'm guessing the people who kidnapped us have?

If they harm one feather on that doofus's head...

They have my wand... o-oh, no!

[ Oh god you just made her realize, Joey-- ]

Who's going to feed Alcor and Arcas?!

We've got to get our birds back. And whatever Arcas is.

A very large polar bear, I feed him twice a day, or thereabouts, he guards the Gate of Polaris in the school to make sure students that are silly enough to go in there are actually ready for the task, but--

[ She shakes her head. ]

I raised him from a cub, and no one else on campus knows how to take care of him. Alcor, maybe the Headmistress might, but... urgh. Joey, you and I must make it our mission to get home for our respective animal friends...

A...polar bear?

[Magic school sure is weird.]

I mean, yes. We have to get back to them. They're counting on us.

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