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Etty is at home.

The orchard is the same and the lake is the same. The castle has been remodeled; it is no longer somber dark stone, but instead made of cheerfully diverse varieties of opal.

Etty is sitting with her father in the parlor.
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"Oh! You found him!" she exclaims, and dashes in to hug Etty.

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Hug.

"He was Downside, once Lake was added to it."

Carl shifts in his chair, peering at Nona and Etty out of the corner of his eye.
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"Hello! I'm glad you're not dead anymore!" says Nona. She has her aura out; it says he is not allowed any closer than a foot or so.

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He doesn't appear to have any desire to approach her. "Thank you. You're... Nona?"

"This is Nona," agrees Etty. "...I hope you understand."

Carl doesn't answer right away.
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Nona snuggles Etty.

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[I'm not sure if you will like to be here for the rest of this conversation. He's not taking the thing about me only liking women as badly as I feared but not as well as - say - Glass's parents.]

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[Would it be bad if I was here?]

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[It might hurt and it probably won't help.]

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[Okay.]

She vanishes.
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Etty tries to apologize, but Nona has apparently left the world.

She continues talking gently to her father.
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Nona is back with the pile of Jokers. She snuggles them. They snuggle back.

It is nice. She likes being part of a deck. All these people - they understand. They are her and she is them, even though the details may vary.

And Queenie has the most comfortable lap in several universes.
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