Fourth Brew | Video | June 4, just after midnight

[vintage_magic]

[When the video starts, there’s only a view of the dimly lit Kishin Chamber’s ceiling and the sound of a Texas twang that’s rarely heard over the network. The voice is a bit distant, as if the speaker is talking to herself rather than the device, and colored by a level of level of exasperation usually reserved for a certain nerdy nuisance of a sorcerer.]

Jiminy Cricket! Not this place again! That cotton-pickin’ contraption always picks the worst times!

[ Really, couldn’t it just leave a witchy person to brew in peace, solve the occasional murder, and fix a supernatural problem once in a while? The voice trails off into a frustrated sigh and less intelligible mutterings. Something about a date? And a soul trapped in a mirror…]

[But the mumblings stop a few moments later when Lily notices the communicator lying on the floor. Dag nab it! Is that smartphone thing on, too? Is that what she dropped when she landed sprawled on the ground?]

[Finally, Lily’s face comes into view as she leans over the communicator, red lipstick slightly smudged and the curl coming out of her 1920s style Marcel waved hair as several brown locks escape from a chignon at the nape of her neck. There’s a bit of a bare shoulder visible for a second before she draws back and only her face can be seen again, expression uncertain as she addresses whoever might be listening. She doesn't like these gadgets but she needs help.]

Um, could someone tell me what day it is? [It had been weeks by her reckoning but she knows how BREW likes to muck with time.]

And I need help with a clothes problem. A woman would probably be better. I can’t go back to my apartment like this…

[Then, she recalls the last thing she remembers about this place being tossing her keys on the kitchen counter after getting back from grocery shopping.]

Dag nab it. I don’t think I have my keys either...

[is there some person in charge of the apartment buildings with spare keys who could let her in? Or does she need to call a locksmith after she gets out of this place?]

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[consider8]

Hello Lily.

I haven't seen you around for a while.

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[vintage_magic]

[Lily squints at the blue text, trying to make out who it's from. Technophobe that she is, she has no idea how to send a text message so her reply is video.]

Aranea, is that you?

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[consider8]

[Aranea, meanwhile, has no knowledge of this. But also has gotten used to text communication even when the other person chooses another way to talk.]

Yes, that's right! Hi! ::::D

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[vintage_magic]

Um, hi. But what's with all the dots and the 'D'?

[Lily's friend Sailor had explained BFF to her a couple of months earlier but the idea of emoticons is still foreign to her considering her lack of basic texting skills.]

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[gonext]

Ah!

[Karina was in the same situation as her not too long ago, or at least she assumes it's the same situation.]

I have clothes you can borrow. I'll help you out. Where do you live?

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[vintage_magic]

[Here's a face that Lily doesn't recognize.]

Um, thanks, Miss...?

My apartment's in that Communal building but I'm at that school right now.

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[gonext]

It's Karina. I came here not too long before you returned. And I actually came in with a wardrobe problem myself.

[She laughs a bit.]

Ah. So we're in the same building then. That's great.

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[vintage_magic]

Nice to meet you, Karina. My name's Lily. [And she lets out a sigh.] You, too? That BREW contraption always seems to interrupt at inconvenient times.

I think most folks are unless they've already found a partner.

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[lezard_valeth]

[Speak of the devil, and he doth appear. Well, think, really. Of course he's up this late- the man rarely sleeps.]

Ha ha ha! The Demon Tool is a finicky, indecisive thing.

[The grin is quick to form. He could not glean her current attire, but she appeared to be fresh from some form of event. My, my.]

I've your keys, if you desire them. Your things are just as they were, prior to your dismissal.

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[vintage_magic]

Lezard!

[Lily scowls and leans a bit closer. It's a bit hard to say for sure in the dim light but that shoulder still seems bare...]

I reckon you wouldn't be so amused if that contraption tossed you back to your ruined world.

And you have my keys? But how?!

[Dag nab it! Did she forget to lock the door after her? She had been carrying a lot of things, bottles of wine and the fixings for a Cajun dinner. And might have been a bit preoccupied thinking about the best way to put that plan into motion...]

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[lezard_valeth]

[A careless shrug.]

No, I would suppose not.

[He shook his head.]

I made a request with the Lord of Lands to lend me a spare set; I thought it best that I watch over my dear Meister's things while BREW steals her away.

[He paused. Bare shoulder. Distracting.]

...What are you wearing?

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[vintage_magic]

[Lily blinks, trying to work out what he means. Lord of Lands? Oh, the landlord! And the confusion is quickly replaced by a bit of alarm.] And he just gave them to you? You didn't touch my things, did you?

[But instead of an answer to his question, she gives an indignant retort.]

And what in tarnation does that have to do with why you have my keys?!

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[the_great_hero]

[There is not as much leering going on as you might expect. Because Hamel made an awesome costume with the curtains in his room which inspires excitement before perving generally.]

I have a great costume you could wear. IF you promise not to mess it up.

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[vintage_magic]

[And here's another unfamiliar face. Lily blinks in confusion at the mention of a costume.]

Um, thanks for the offer but that's not exactly what I had in mind...

[the_great_hero]

Beggars can't be choosers you know.

[vintage_magic]

[Lily raises an eyebrow. What is it with weird folks and costumes in this place? Like that alien frog... She still didn't know what to think of that sailor dress thing.]

And just what is this costume?

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[purrinpumpkin]

Hooray a shopping buddy! Let's go.~

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[vintage_magic]

[Despite her exasperation with BREW, Lily can't help a little smile at her enthusiasm. She would like more female friends to do normal stuff with, like shopping.]

That would be nice but I can't exactly leave the school right now.

[Well, she could but it'd be a pretty bad idea...]

[purrinpumpkin]

Nyaa, don't worry about it. Kids skip classes all the time.~

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[itsfondue]

Miss Lily? [He wasn't aware that she disappeared.] It's June 4th.

I'm probably not the best person for you clothes problem. [And Steve hasn't had much experience with buying clothes for ladies.] But has anyone offered to help?

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[vintage_magic]

Oh, hi, Steve. I guess I've only been gone a few days then but it felt much longer. What time is it anyway? [With the lack of windows in the Kishin Chamber, it's impossible to tell if it's noon or midnight or some hour in between.]

[And she nods, another curl coming dislodged from her flapper hairstyle.] Yes, I've had other people offer to help with the clothes issue.

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[itsfondue]

A little after midnight. [Which is a pretty horrible time, really.] BREW really picks the worst times, doesn't it?

Anyone helping with your apartment?

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[atleast80]

The date is June 4th, 2013. [No it's not, Hyoubu. That's like, three years in the future. :| ]

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[vintage_magic]

What in the Sam Hill? That can't be right!

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[atleast80]

Okay, sorry. I was just pulling your leg.

It's really 2023.