Mahan in Hyrule
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Getting eaten by an alien was not in the top ten list of things Mahan was expecting when he stepped outside.

Getting teleported somewhere unharmed was not in the top ten list of things Mahan thought happened to people who got eaten.

Well, now he's falsified some theories, great. Now where is he.

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In the ocean! Apparently! He makes a small splash as his feet and then the rest of him goes under the warm water. He gets a brief image of a cliffy coastline with some trees and maybe some buildings before he's in the water.

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He holds his breath when he goes under but that's not enough warning for him to get a good breath first. He surfaces gasping. This is also not really what he expected but at least he's seen an ocean before and knows how to tread water. Just how far is the shore?

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Probably a bit far. He can't see the beach anymore with his head this low to the ground. The waves are pretty gentle, at least.

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This is really not how he wanted to spend today but clearly he doesn't get much choice. He hopes he didn't get turned around and remembers which direction the beach was when he caught a glimpse of it on the way down. Not that he can probably make it there but he can try. He mutters something to try to catch the attention of anyone scrying and tries to swim beachward.

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Swimming takes practice.

 

A couple of minutes in, a ??? Giant thwilit ??? flies into view and shouts down at him, "Ho! I can't pick you up out of there, I'd just get soaked and be just as stuck! Can you tread water for a while?"

...That's not Hari, or any language he knows. But he understands it just fine.

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"I can do that!" He can in fact do that.

An alien. Aliens aren't supposed to exist. Maybe he's dreaming. Maybe he's in a different universe. With different magic. And a new language.

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"There's a boat not far from here! I'll get them to come get you!"

And he flies off again.

 

A few minutes later, a rickety-looking wooden boat with a big sail comes into view. It's proceeding along pretty quick despite there not being much wind.

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Probably force magic. He treads water and tries not to end up under the boat or anything.

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The boat contains a couple of dark haired dark skinned shirtless human men, and that bird! One of them is using a giant leaf that makes wind to move it along. The other throws a rope out to him and then starts hauling it in.

"You in trouble, sha. Lucky we were in the area, man!"

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"Yeah, I bet I am. What do I owe you for the rescue?"

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"It's a rescue. That's not how rescues work, sha. I guess you can help us unload the fish when we get back?"

"I wouldn't mind a break," the one who was swinging the leaf says.

"Or you can swing the Deku Leaf for us for a while. How'd you get out here, anyway?"

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"I have no idea how I got there, I think someone teleported me. Are you guys some kind of coast guard?"

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"Nah, we're just two guys fishing. And a Rito who saw you and went and fetched us. Sea people help sea people, ya know? 'Cos I'd want someone to come get me if I was drowning."

The bird makes a chirping sound. "Speaking of which, gentlemen, no offense but this boat is getting a little crowded. I'm going to fly back to the village now."

"Safe travels, sha." And the bird lifts off.

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"I think I'm not from anywhere near here. I've never seen a Rito and I've never heard of a sea person." But if they're some kind of extended family it would sure explain why they would rescue him for free. Maybe now they'll throw him overboard or demand payment.

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"Yeah, Rito live way up north most of the time. Kass there is a wandering bard I think. And sea people just means people who live by the sea. But I'm not sure I can help you if you're lost, man."

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"I can try to help you unload your fish. Since we're helping each other. I don't know where I'm going after that but unless you know any teleporters it's probably not home."

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"Teleporting? That sounds like a real miracle. I guess it's not one if it dumped you here, Goddess Hylia wouldn't do that."

The other guy starts swinging the leaf again with a slight grumble. It creates big gusts that drive the boat.

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"I've never heard of Goddess Hylia in my life. You don't think it was a... what's the local word for someone who moves things by magic?"

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"Goddess Hylia loves everyone and tries to protect us, but she's not all-powerful, so she helps where she can. Man, I dunno what word we'd give someone who did that job. Hauler, maybe? Magic to move stuff would be pretty complicated, sha."

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"Where I'm from all magic is pretty complicated, even if it sounds simple. What kinds do you have here?"

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"Well, we got the Deku Leaves, we got elixirs and magic food, we got elemental tools. Those are expensive. There's monsters, there's the old shrines... Sometimes if you sing a song right it can do stuff, but it's pretty subtle stuff... You can make magic clothes. I don't know how."

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"I've never heard of any of that. The only magic I know how to do is killing things."

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"You mean, like, fighting magic?"

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"I don't use it for that, at home I use it to heal sick people - I don't know how it is here but where I'm from most diseases are caused by very tiny parasites."

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"I don't know about that. People mostly don't get sick unless they ate something bad."

"Or they're old."

"Or they're old, yeah."

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