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[wicka]

Yea that's fine
Doubt I'm going anywhere soon so we got time

I was just thinking, right
If he was here and now he's gone home
Even if he's forgotten everything like people say they do when they leave this place
They also remember it once they're back
So that means what happened here is just hidden in them somewhere
So it's kinda like a link between our worlds and this one right?
We can totally use that if we find out where it's at

Uh so
Back in May me and the guys in my coven went to some creepy altar in the woods and tried to open a portal home
We weren't even gonna try to make one big enough to let us through
We just needed it to be good enough for us to reach the rest of our coven back home to tell them where we were
But it backfired and didn't work at all
We just got mega-cursed for like a whole fucking week

Sorry for swearing

[corporeity]

[ my beautiful student son is a genius ]

Your theory is sound. I’ve been thinking something similar.

And you needn’t apologise. I enjoy an expletive as much as anyone!

[ the rest, however — ]

A few questions, though I preface them all with great relief at your surviving this attempt:
1. Is your ‘curse’ related to the consequences you mention?
2. Is your coven still here?
3. How many were you, when you attempted this?

[wicka]

So u'll help me figure it out right?

[ hope!! ]

1. Not the one I first told u about. This is a different one
2. Just one of them. His name is Felix
3. We were three

[corporeity]

Yes, I’ll do my best to help you — to help us all.

Are your companions still here?

[wicka]

Thanks Professor :)

Just Felix
Jules disappeared when we got our memories back

[corporeity]

[ professor 🥹 ]

Ah, I’m sorry for your loss, though I hope it’s temporary. There are quite a few mages here, even if we aren’t particularly unified in our efforts. It might be that we could involve others, once we’ve done more research.

I’m glad you brought this to me, Dom.

[wicka]

Sounds OK to me

[ Involving more mages is hecking intimidating though, he's not gonna lie. Or he kinda is. ]

So now u know not to mess with portals?

[corporeity]

So you don’t mess with portals on your own.

I always say it’s best to find trouble in good company.

[ which won’t go beyond them, at least for the moment. ]

[wicka]

[ Dang, Gale, you're kinda cool. ]

Right
That's usually the best kind of trouble huh
U got into any here?

[corporeity]

[ select from the options below:
— stabbed by a shapeshifter on day 3
— drowned by a selkie
— bitten by a vampire AFTER being drowned by a selkie ]

Nothing that compares to when I opened a portal to the hells in my academy dormitory with the headmaster’s priceless staff.

Although Spike’s wedding was an altogether similar affair, now that I think on it.

[wicka]

Whoa dude is there anything u haven't done
Did u just open it or did u go inside too?

Lol
Of course that guy would have a wedding like that

[corporeity]

I’m sure there’s a short list.

[ #humblebrag ]

No chance to go in, I’m afraid, with the death slaads venturing out into the school.

[wicka]

Death slaads?

[corporeity]

A sort of giant with the head of a frog and arms that a far too long. Rather fond of beating things to death.

[wicka]

That's way freaky
U killed them right?

[corporeity]

Not exactly. I held them off until the headmaster arrived and closed the portal. Spent the rest of the semester writing lines.

[ he’d called it practicing his autograph at the time, but he isn’t quite so egotistical now. ]

[wicka]

That's so surreal
Can't imagine being in a place like that
I wonder if this ever happened to my moms when they were learning

They'd definitely ground me if I tried it