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[az_shrimp_horny]

[Okay. So Aziraphale's message was... less than helpful... and there are a lot of newbies this time around. So Eleanor decides to have another crack at a greeting to all of them.

So she sat on her couch in front of a plain white wall, nothing fancy. A framed candid photo of her and Rosabella hangs off to her right, below it is a picture of Mrs. Brisby. Dressed in a comfy plaid shirt, she gives the mirror a lop sided smile before she begins to speak.]

Hey everyone, I'm Eleanor and I'm just gonna get straight to the point:

Here's the deal. I'm not gonna sugar coat this for you - Things aren't the greatest right now. The townies hate us, which is just making everything a little harder. We're doing our best, but we've gotta work harder if we're going to win back their trust. I know all you newbies are probably getting sick of hearing about everything. There's a loooooot of info. Take it from someone who used to reading, uh, anything So here are some cliffnotes:

-You can get some food for free at places in town - it's good shit, too. That'll help til you get a job or someone to freeload off of.
-The Emporium has everything you might need - ask for me or Michael, we'll help hook you up.
-I'm sure you've already noticed, but the full moon makes things weird around here. Anyone who's a monster class starts looking and acting pretty wiggy. And... don't take it personally, they can't help it. On the new moon it's the exact opposite, so be nice.
-Most importantly: don't do any missions til you've at least tried to do magic... they suck ass if you don't know what you're doing. During my first mission, one guy blew up one of our tents and made the other one invisible. Seriously. You try finding an invisible tent in the dark. It's not fun.

[She gives the mirror a reassuring smile.]

Listen... I know it's a lot. Trust me. I didn't believe a single word of it until I saw the corroded with my own eyes and actually did magic for the first time. But you're not alone. If you want help with magic and shit there are a lot of us around you can talk to. Also, I'm gonna put out the same blanket offer I did a while ago. No matter how long you've been here, If you need someone to train with, talk to, hang out with, bitch at or whatever, I'm your girl. I work at the Emporium, but hit me up through the mirror any time. I'll buy the first round of drinks. Booze, tea, coffee, milk and cookies, a thimble of something, whatever.

[She pauses, biting her lip]

Uuuuhhh yeah that's about it. [Another pause] Fuck, I don't know how to end this without sounding either really lame or super awkward... except now I just made it awkward by saying that. [She facepalms] Just... bye. Okay? Bye.

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[az_shrimp_horny]

[Shit... yeah these newbies deserve to know...]

That's a fair question... I think we mostly avoid talking about it because it's super dumb. We were warned to stay away from the Train Station. And the townspeople kept acting like it was some super big bad thing and we had to stay away. So, of course, a group of idiots decided to break in and see what the fuss was all about. Turns out the corrosion had made it to the train station and they almost died. I mean... I think the locals were starting to get a little annoyed with us because there are more and more of us fucking around town but shit isn't getting cleared much faster than it was when we started, but we're trying. It doesn't help that magic keeps fucking with us and making it super hard to get anything done. No joke, I was literally turned into a squid for a day. But anyway, I think the shit at the train station just made it worse.

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[10billionpercent]

[He shakes his head slightly. He understood the curiosity, but the better strategy would be to get the locals to agree to showing them what was in the train station, rather than just breaking in. That was a rookie mistake. No wonder they were mad.]

A matter of trust then. [ He summarised, looking thoughtful. All he needed to do was figure out what the locals wanted, right? Senku was fine with playing the long game on an intriguing mysterious puzzle.]

I was expecting it to be dumb. [ He made a dismissive gesture. ] I don't know what you mean by that. You were a squid..?

[ His brow furrows. If she said it happened and she wasn't lying to him, he did, but he wasn't sure what to make of it, or how that could come about. ] How intriguing. [ He sounds the opposite of worried, he's almost thrilled. ]

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[az_shrimp_horny]

Dumb is right. They all ended up in the infirmary after that. I think one of 'em almost died.

[... she winces a little at the memory of being stuck as a squid.]

And, uh, yeah. Literally a squid. My roommate at the time was a mouse, but she went home. She was turned human for the day, though.

[10billionpercent]

That doesn't make any sense.

[ It might sound like he's struggling to believe it, but frankly he's had to believe a lot of strange happenings. ]

But you returned to normal, so there is a solution to a squid transformation problem.

[ He looks a bit distracted as he's trying to think through what would cause a transofrmation like that, how it would work, and how it could be resolved. ]

[az_shrimp_horny]

Nope! Welcome to the Kingdom where most of the shit doesn't make sense and fuckery abounds.

[She shrugs, smiling.]

When weird shit happens it usually only lasts a day. If it's something like a curse from a witch... which also happened... the princes and princesses can heal it.

[10billionpercent]

Everything has a logical explanation.

[ It has to, that's just how the world works. He looks a bit puzzled. ]

No matter. Science will always beat fantasy, every time, no matter how long it takes.

[az_shrimp_horny]

[She shrugs]

I failed science. But if you find an explanation let me know.

[10billionpercent]

That's not a problem. Most people I explain things to haven't ever taken a science class. I usually keep that in mind. I'll let you know.

[az_shrimp_horny]

Hey, it's always good to know someone who can dumb things down for you.

[... she was serious. She grinned at him.]

Thanks. If I can help you at all just let me know.