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2. The falcon cannot hear the falconer

[Private to Wanda]

We need to liase. CES, after your lunch shift: I'll request some picnic food from the Admiral so you don't haveta cook.

Okay by you?

[TW for talk of suicide in the comments.]

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Yeah, now that I have it it's a useful skill, especially when I get depowered. And I feel less focused without the regular exercise.

[The idea of a marijuana prescription makes her blink. She has heard of such things but has never considered it for herself.] That's weird. I actually had a parallel who was trying to medicate herself that way. In the pseudo Hogwarts place. Were you there then or did you come on after?

Anyway, I need a few days to think about it.

[She considers.]

After the crap we all just went through this place needs some pie. It's one of the few things I am really good at making. I just need help negotiating some extra time in the kitchens.

Other than that I mostly just need lots of access to the CES. It's the only safe place for me to practice with my powers.

Actually I was there. Student. Lot of that going around in the school, kinda where I got the idea.

[He puts aside his notebook and pulls out his warden item-- a smartphone. No network, obviously, but he sets series of recurring meetings marked Wanda To CES and a reminder to Schedule Kitchen Time.]

Can do. I'll get you in here daily before your lunch shift. Reconvene about the meds in a week? Hopefully I'll have something that isn't just chemical by then.

[Back to the notepad. Rsrch emotional int. coping mechanisms.]

She had the idea of concentrating it into an extract, kind of a sugar syrup thing, so she could use it without the smell getting everywhere. Unfortunately I can't entirely figure out how she planned to do it. She was better at alchemy than I am by a long shot.

[A nod. Focusing on business is actually working.] Right. Gonna need your favorite kinda pie then. It's a thing.

[She thinks about it. Yeah, she has other ideas and plans but right now she has limited energy thanks to the depression. The other stuff will wait.]

Sounds good.

All right. [He nods, and waves her at the food.]

Grab a bite? And we can talk non-business.

[Wanda nods and makes up a plate, heavy on the vegetables.]

Better to get the heavy stuff out of the way first. Otherwise I just sit there anticipating it.

Not a real efficient use of time. [It's an agreement.]

I like having action items ahead.

Personal question out of curiosity-- how many languages do you speak?

Well...my Mom was Transian Roma. Basically in my world Transia is a neighbor of Romania instead of part of it like on most of the Library maps. So I know...some Romani, and some Transian. I picked up a little bit of Latin from Agatha, but none of it is anything to write home about yet.

Yeah, same. Not the same languages, but that's about my level of pickup besides English. Did a little Latin in college, know a little Norwegian but I don't know how much is modern and what's Old Norse. I have a pal speaks it and she's been speaking it a really long time. [A tiny smile there. Sigrun is the best.]

Trying to prep for college. I actually was studying in secret ever since I got here. It's kinda hard to admit to people that I'm as behind as I am. But I got some tutors now and a stack of stuff to study.

...actually I uh, have a videobook reader from something like the twenty sixth century. I saw the kiosk at a port and just dumped as much stuff on it as I could. I have over a hundred titles on there.

Yeah? Modern to the 26th century? Any poetry? [He perks a little]

Some. [She munches on a carrot.] I can go grab it if you want.

Not now, but definitely at some point.

[He carefully constructs a sausage-hummus-cheese mini sandwich.]

Any idea what you wanna major in?

Okay. I'll bring it next time then. I bet Tony Stark could whip up a reader to phone converter for the files in no time if you want some.

[She frowns a little.]

I'm interested in the science behind my power just as I am the magic behind it. So probably chaos theory, which means at least a Master's.

You think chaotic behavior is just you, or a bigger part of your generation of randomized mutation?

[Nom Nom Nom.]

I think it's connected. Nobody has really fully tracked how and why mutations manifest in the ways they do and in the people they do. But that's more a geneticist's job. I'm just looking to approach my powers from both the scientific side and the magical side.

[She stuffs a cracker in her mouth.]

What are your thoughts on dogs?

In general? I like'm. We were a cat family though.

Just calculating whether bringing Fozzie would be disruptive or not. He loves the CES.

Nah, no reason not to bring him. Dogs are good company and he should be allowed outside.

OK. I just always ask first. One of my friends is really polite but actually doesn't like dogs.

Fair, but I'm good with dogs. I can handle Dresden's mammoth, I can deal with a lot of dog.

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