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sturdycoldsteel ([personal profile] sturdycoldsteel) wrote in [community profile] glowfic2015-10-03 02:29 pm

Magic without a magic

Steel wakes up. This is not where she went to sleep. She has a peek at the stream -

- And lets out a surprised yelp at the nonsensical cacophony.

"What in the blue hells is this place?" No answer is immediately apparent, so she climbs to the top of the ravine, carefully avoiding the various inexplicable things in the area. The snake-goat hybrid was particularly grotesque.

The top of the ravine has a road. She tries to fly, but can't. Again, very strange. This is a pretty nice road, physically, but magically it's completely undeveloped. She walks towards the city, peeking at the stream once in a while only to see fog, and seeking an explanation.
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[personal profile] alicornucopia 2015-10-05 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Nobody stops her. Some of the slaves look at her suspiciously or assessingly, but none of them try to talk to her.
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[personal profile] namesthesky 2015-10-05 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Aya has done quite a business compared to yesterday while Steel's been gone - for values of "business" that involve honoring the promises of free product - maybe people just like the native-looking shopkeeper more. Aya can spread that rumor, sure.
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[personal profile] namesthesky 2015-10-06 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
Aya gets fewer "curious" and more "actually want things" - so, no, but more relevantly interested people come in.
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[personal profile] alicornucopia 2015-10-06 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Aspirin in particular with its obvious and frequently useful effect is popular. One lady is hooked on the allergy suppressant, and a small family who seem to be primarily motivated by spite against their previous herbseller-of-choice come back with a list of things they want her to stock or come up with replacements for.
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[personal profile] namesthesky 2015-10-06 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
"All right, I can mind the store," says Aya.
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[personal profile] namesthesky 2015-10-06 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Aya has managed to build up a decent customer base in her boss's absence and has taken the liberty of rearranging the displays and painting a few new signs (with pretty decorative borders, even). "Where did you hit?" she asks, when Steel is back.
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[personal profile] namesthesky 2015-10-06 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
"A handful of people. They should be back today or tomorrow."
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[personal profile] namesthesky 2015-10-06 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
"It's not impossible. Or quick surreptitious illegal re-tattooing. But it should get some people out."
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[personal profile] namesthesky 2015-10-06 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
"...Transmutation without magic?" says Aya. "Could I learn it? We could trade off, one of us teaching classes or something while the other minds the store."
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[personal profile] namesthesky 2015-10-06 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
"So it's like cooking?"
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[personal profile] namesthesky 2015-10-06 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
They certainly could, but Aya (in between selling things to people who come in) is fascinated.
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[personal profile] namesthesky 2015-10-06 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Which is Aya's cue to close up shop and go back to the boarding house.

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