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[Willis has spent his first few hours in Luministi being confused. And whining a lot. And then assuming this was all a dream, taking a nap, waking up, and whining some more. Eventually he decided that if he was going to be stuck here... he might as well explore

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[Oh hey, a person! ... Hurrying over to him? What?]

Uh, yeah. Just a few hours ago. Why?

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It's none of your business.

[Sorry, Sophie. That plan might have just backfired.]

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What wasn't? Running into danger? You're wrong there. Hiding from it wasn't helpful.

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You wouldn't. [Siiiigh.] It's nothing.

[He's silent for a few moments, before something fiiiinally clicks:]

Hey, you said you were a witch, right? Got a magic wand? [Joking. All the joking.]

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You don't? I thought you said you were protected. [Beat.] Don't witches only exist in fairy tales anyway?

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[Jokingly:] Isn't that how it normally works? You have a wand, say "bippity boppity boo" and turn a prince into a toad?

... Ingary? Where's that on the map?

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[Returning that strange look.] ... Why wouldn't you do that?

[wait world what --] What do you mean, what "world?"

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Because that's what they usually do in stories! - [Hold on -] Wait, war?

Yeah, I'm from Earth. [Blink.] Wait, so you're not?

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Hey, they're classics! Except witches usually lock helpless damsels in towers, or have them eat an apple that makes them fall into an eternal sleep, or poison them... That sort of thing. Usually for a really shallow reason. [Pause.] ... You're not one of those witches, right?

Huh. Maybe Earth's just bigger in relation to Hungry and Strangeland or wherever it is you're from.