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[somewhat accidental, an upshot as he's holding the device loose in his hand. He is staring at the "toll booth" in front of the portal. Suitcase beside him as if he'd only just arrived. Looking a little healthier saved for the usual hollow eyed look of someone who believes sleep is a four letter word.]

Fuck me.

Fuck me. Fuck me.

[he hasn't gone through it yet, but then he can't seem to move from the spot. He sucks in a shaky breath and runs a hand through his hair]

Bloody hell.

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[scotch_egg]

Sounds good. Go to the mall. Er... the beach and...things like... that. [he has no idea what normal teenagers do let alone girls]

[traceofeffort]

[He's trying very hard, and she chuckles softly.] I'll figure something out. I have friends that I scared very badly that I probably need to reassure first, but after that... yeah.

By the way? If you do go to the other side, speaking of the mall, that market's got some neat stuff. Think of it like an imports shop, except you can dig through Wikipedia all day and not figure out what some of it is. It's wild, and kinda fun?

[scotch_egg]

Wiki...what? [was that an internet thing? It sounded like an internet thing.]

Aye, tend to your friends first...

[he hesitates at her suggestion. Not because he's debating on whether to go but how to tell her he won't]

I'm...not really...erm...adventurous.

[traceofeffort]

Online encyclopedia. You could dig through the Encyclopedia Britannica, then. [She knows what that is! She saw a set! ...Once!] And I'm working on that. You had the, ah, vision to warn me I was getting ready to do something dumb. The rest of them didn't exactly see it coming.

Hey, though. Adventure isn't for everyone. I get that. Even if I enjoy a little exploration from time to time, I'm not good at it, and I sure as hell can't defend myself if something goes wrong. But shopping? I'm good at that, and the only thing you'd be in danger of now is heatstroke.

[scotch_egg]

Oh that thing. You can't trust the internet you know. [anyone could put anything up there]

I'm fine, thanks. I don't want to have anything to do with it. Even if it was fuck--freaking fairy land. [though from what he knew of the fair folk he'd be even more terrified of that] But thanks for the offer.

[traceofeffort]

But it's a place to start from. And if it's there, then you can use that information to check other sources, yeah? Just like any other encyclopedia.

Mm, I understand, I do. Part of me feels like I should be afraid to go back, after everything. But... I don't wanna let it hold me back, y'know? Maybe I'll cook something from over there and share with everyone. Split the difference.

[scotch_egg]

Fair. [but you won't catch him using it. He smiled a bit at her spirit. Her energy and bravery. And compassion too]

Well if you ever have any leftovers you know where to send them.

[traceofeffort]

Mm. I definitely do.

[...a realization, and she giggles, grinning.] Or, well, I don't exactly, but I'm sure I can find out quickly enough if it comes to that.