Cardverse turns out to not be what they expected
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Fenris tucks Temple's medalion beneath the dragon's shirt and then closes the box.

"The medallion is already paid for, enjoy."

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Temple kisses him.

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"So this is how you two top the train ride, huh?"

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"Yeah, sorry it didn't work out for you."

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"Clearly, we all will have to endeavor to make it up for it and make this day memorable to Sadde as well. It's only fair."

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"What do you have in mind?"

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"Well, our plan was that - after this - we would take you to a different shop. One that sells runecasting books."

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He looks at Temple. "I am so glad you turned out to be nonmonogamous," he says, and then throws his arms around Fenris' neck and kisses him.

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"I'm great like that," Temple says mimicking the action with the remaining twin.

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"We all are glad and great," Fenris says between kisses.

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"Well, let's go, then!"

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They close the special box and talk to the Nixie before leaving.

"Does that place only sell medallions? Is there... enough of a market for that?"

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"I am actually not familiar enough. But it wouldn't be impossible. I think it's the kind of place that is maintained by council money instead of profit."

At any rate. Here is the bookshop. The place sells books and various talismans which the twins warn are of dubious quality.

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What do they do?

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They are labeled as follows: luck; nimbleness; fortune; vigor; luck again; dreams; feverbreaking; skin-clearing; improved chances; favored odds; charm; anti-baldness; anti-wrinkling; strong teeth; yet another luck; good luck...

Their craftsmanship is all over the place. One of the luck talismans appears to be one of those pairs of dice young hang on your car's windshield.

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"These look fake."

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"This store has a no refund policy," says the horned shopkeeper in bored tones. He doesn't even look up from his comic book.

Meanwhile the twins are helping Temple pick up books - or rather, pick up books with sensibly introductory content.

"I am certain that all of them are magical," Felix pipes up. "I am less certain that they work as intended."

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"What would they do instead?" he asks, eyeing the book-picking process curiously.

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Felix shrugs. "Would need to take a closer look, sometimes they do what they are supposed to do, but not as often, or have some obscure conditions. Or even they just plain work. I'll just note that the limited market doesn't motivate people to make better products and Avalons are nothing if not insular."

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"—I wonder if Clow felt this motivated to tear the masquerade apart."

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"I can see why he didn't. Or at least why he didn't in his time period. It is not like this system was set up when humans were tolerant of differences."

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"Not that they are very tolerant now but yeah, if he chose to reincarnate now there  must've been a reason and that's a plausible one."

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"I think today the situation is workable instead of nearly impossible."

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"Yeah."

Okay that's enough talking, books?

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Books! There are many of them! The twins also throw in some books about Avalons and critter parallel culture in general. Felix adds a romantic story that is significantly less creepy in the context of "there are people that turn into mythical monsters" to complete the bundle.

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