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[So, being rained on in the woods makes it pretty clear she's not on the Watchtower anymore. There's a few possibilities: she remembers flying back with the force of Fate rejecting her spell, so maybe she hit her head. Or maybe it's some illusion caused by the rebound. A very real illusion, as she can feel her whole body ache as she sits up. But there's no way she's not hallucinating this.]

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in outer space anymore. [She mumbles the words to herself, unaware that anyone might be listening. The journal has gone beyond notice, though it's been silently broadcasting the scene since a minute or so before Zatana woke. Thankfully she's close enough to a tree that the rain falling on her is light enough to not be too much of a concern. Instead her eyes have wandered downward, taking in her change of clothing with a frown.]

Oh you've got to be kidding me. [Zatanna tugs at the collar of the dress she wears, clearly displeased by the slip.] Yeah, this has to go. Emit ot egnahc sehtolc!

[She lifts her hands over her head as she speaks the words, and seconds later a cloud of smoke flows up the same path to cover Zatanna completely. It doesn't last long, vanishing within moments to reveal the girl now wearing an outfit better suited for a magician. For some reason though, it makes the pain in her back worse, and her jacket feels far too tight. She shifts where she sits for a moment before shrugging off the outermost layer to reveal a pair of grey wings.]

What in the--?! [Zatanna gasps, eyes wide as she takes in the sight of the appendages now attached to her. Actually attached; they move when she thinks of moving them, and she feels it when she touches them.] Great. A fake world with bad taste in clothing and accessories. Just what I needed.

[She takes another look at the jacket, slowly shaking her head.] At least I've still got my magic. Dda seloh rof sgniw! [After another cloud puff, this only only around the jacket, she slides the coat back on--gingerly, since the wings still hurt.

She makes her way to her feet then, determined to find out what's going on. Hopefully exploring will give her the answers she needs to get back. If she's lucky, maybe she'd wake up and find out there could still be a chance to thwart Fate.

The only place she ends up, however, is in Luceti proper. With the advice of a few good samaritans in mind, Zatanna changes into something a little less battling-bad-guys ready using the same method as before. Not that the rain makes exploring easy, but there's not really much avoiding it. Luckily summoning an umbrella is easy enough to do, and gives her adequate cover as she wanders pretty much everywhere public, just trying to get some idea for where she is.]

{ooc: open action or voice to any; Zatanna will be looking around randomly, so feel free to catch her anywhere.}

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[And Here Cross was taking a walk in the rain with his hood up turned, thinking the day was going to be completely uneventful. Ha, so much for that. At least when he see's a girl being all magical and stuff and suddenly changing her clothes in public...er...magically of course.

So, what's the friendly thing to do? Compliment of course.]

Whoooooooa...nice trick there. Must make it easy picking out your clothes in the morning.

[Well, it's not the first time Zatanna's changed clothes like that in public. She knows the smoke triggered by the spell covers anything from view, so she isn't worried when she hears a voice calling out a compliment.]

Thanks. It definitely helps, although I still have to decide what I'm going to wear, exactly.

If you want a suggestion, I think a raincoat might be a good start. Maybe boots too.

And here I've been trying to get away from the unflattering outfits. [The awning she's under serves as a good cover, although Zatanna knows she can't exactly stand around there all day.]

But just for the sake of argument, let's say I didn't want to magic up anything else. [Pfft, yeah right.] Where would I go to get actual things I need?

Hey, you can always make the rain coat look flattering. Magic can do that.

[Her question however gets an immediate reaction as he points off to the clothes store.]

In there. Should be able to find all your clothing needs. Don't worry about the money, we don't have any of that here so it's a regular free for all.

Can it? So are you an expert?

[It may sound like she’s teasing, but Zatanna’s honestly curious. If she’s stuck here, she might as well get a feel for the other practitioners that are around, right?]

Yeah, I heard about that. It’s pretty hard to believe though. [She turns to look at the clothing store, taking note of where it is. While she’s able to conjure, it’s better to have an actual wardrobe on hand.]

Um, wellll...more like an observer. See, my bro is kind of the expert magicking guy. But, he's not around. I've seen it though, does that count?

[Does it help that he likes watching magic? And none of that tricky of the eye stuff.]

Oh, so someone has gone over the basics of this place to you then. You checked the journal out too? It can be loads of help.

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Well, it counts that you recognize it. There's a lot of people who see magic but still don't believe it, or know what it is. [So, he gets a few points.]

Yeah, a bit. I guess I accidentally gave a little show earlier. But the people who saw it were pretty friendly.

The whole not believing it part even though they see it? They sound kind of dumb, but, I'm sure they'll get it eventually. Can't really blame the people who don't know what it is though.

[He offers a bright grin to her next statement.]

That's one of the good things about Luceti. Always a lot of nice people for the most part. Our jerk quota is actually pretty low for this year.

Anyways, this is Q and A time, right? So hit me with your best shot if you got anything else you need to ask.

Not really. Magic can be a really hard thing for people to accept. This one guy I know is a scientific genius, which is why he doesn't believe it; he can explain the properties of what happens in a way he understands without turning to the mystical.

[But like Cross, Zatanna figures that Wally will get it eventually.]

This year? So have you been here awhile? [Which is a good of a question to start with as any.]

Hmmm...suppose so. Though I'm not even sure if I could explain magic with science.

[However, it's not really the point here as Zatanna is a newbie to Luceti.]

I've been here for at least half a year now, so yeah, kind of for awhile.

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You've got me. It's always been magic, since I grew up with it. But some people just look at it differently, I guess.

Six months? That's depressing. [Especially since Zatanna wants to be home, where she can make another attempt at removing the Helmet of Fate. But she tries not to let the seriousness of that thought show in front of someone she barely knows.] But not as bad as some, I guess. Still--what do you do around here for six months?

Eh, it can be a little lonely. But, I've made some friends so it's all good.

[He did however miss his brother though. That much was for sure. He just wouldn't let his cheerful disposition to this new girl be ruined by that.]

As for what you do in your spare time. Some take up jobs around the village to fill the time. But, with no money it's more like volunteer work. Others take up projects. It's pretty much a free for all.

[He pauses for a moment before something comes to mind.]

Just don't set the village on fire. It's not that free.

I’ll do my best. [Especially since the way he’s said it makes it sound like it could be a pretty frequent problem.] So it boils down to entertain yourself the best way you can, huh?

[Could be interesting, depending. Zatanna can be pretty good at finding ways to get herself in trouble.]

Yup, pretty much. So along as you aren't trying to hurt anybody you can do whatever you want.

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