Sadde meets a ghost
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"Oh dear... Where did you meet her?"

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...he didn't mention her gender. Hm. "A park near my house. And I wanna save her."

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Little sigh. "Terrana Hastings, correct? We've already tried infusions. We advised her to move away, start over, but she refused. There's very little we can do in cases like this. Especially after so long."

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He frowns. "There must be something else that can be tried." Pause. "A friend of mine mentioned genies."

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"We tried. Or rather, they tried, I heard about it but wasn't really directly involved. Genies? A genie could save her, sure. If you can get one's attention somehow."

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"No clues or leads on any genies hereabouts?"

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"We make a point of keeping track of them, but it's actually for law enforcement purposes. I can't just tell anyone - it'd be against policy."

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"Law enforcement?"

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"Genies... Get into trouble sometimes. We have to monitor them when they go near populated areas. Escort them, fight them off sometimes."

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"And why is it against policy to tell people?"

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"Because then people will try to ask them to do things, irritate them, and make that job harder, presumably."

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"...fair enough. Can they do very useful things? I'd been under the impression they were somewhat limited."

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"They're hard to predict, hard to motivate. They can do lots of stuff."

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"Has there ever been an effort to make them do more useful things like eradicate death?"

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She snorts. "Not that powerful. They start complaining at making more than a handful of people young again."

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He sighs. "Well, thank you for your information, anyway."

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"Sorry you basically came out here for nothing. Have some coffee before you go if you like."

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"I'm good, but thank you."

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"...I'll keep Terrana in the list for consideration if a genie's debt comes up. But that's far, far from a guarantee. Best I can do from here."

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"—thank you," he repeats, with much more emotion. "That's very kind of you."

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"You're welcome. I'm not sure if it's worse when Spirit Bearers - go - but it's still bad. Take care. Wait, I never actually got your name?"

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"I'm Kaede Park."

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"I'm Tanya Clemson. Phone number, email address? We keep mailing lists attached to every genie request."

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He gives her an email address—" But a phone number might be a bad idea, my father's not a fan of—magic in general."

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"Email it is. Have a nice day."

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