1 of 4 Meanwhile... the 9th Deidre enters through a kabouter door onto a grassy field.

2 of 4 the grassy field shows the Pùcaì castle from behind. Deirdre notices a silhouette flying upwards along the rear flank. "heh-heh, Clever little q." she says.

3 of 4 Deirdre stands with her palms outward ready to cast a protective spell. "Okay, Deeds..." she says to herself, "let's see what this new body can do"

4 of 4 a strange old scrawny woman appears behind Deirdre, combing her scraggly white hair as it hides her face. in a deadly high voice like dried blood she speaks, "it will never be enough..." alt-textra: obviously, this is our first glance at the Bean Sidhe (Banshee).

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meanwhile... mama, a banshee behind you.

meanwile: counter 9

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"My name is Alice" says the ginger haired girl holding the silver haired girl's hand. "i'm Esther" she replies. "Why were those kids teasing you?" asks Alice. "Oh" Esther looking up, "Probably my silvery hair, again" "well i think it looks cool and distinct." "thanks- it's reflective of whatever i'm near. it's red right now, isn't it?" "a little i guess" Alice blushes, and indeed Esther's hair has a slight ginger tint to it.

Beyond the Bus Stop and Into Summer (recolored) page 4

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the two girls sit next to each other on a short concrete wall, unsure of exactly what to do next. finally, the ginger haired girl speaks, "Hello". "Hi", says the silver haired girl. "took us long enough- didn't it?" The ginger haired girl replies, "yeah two years"

Beyond the Bus Stop and Into Summer (recolored), page 3

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a four panel comic page the silver haired girl and ginger haired girl are sitting on diffrent seats on the bus. the silver haired girl is having her hair pulled by someone off panel. in the next panel she is being shoved off the bus, a book being out after her. back on the bus, the ginger haired girl angrily grabs the boy who was teasing the silver haired girl while the she walks away. in the final panel, the ginger walks alongside the silver smiling softly as she holds up the book.

Beyond the Bus Stop and Into Summer (recolored) page 2

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1 of 4 As Kings are not fond of castle intruders, especially upstart bounty hunters who look remarkably human, he declares very cooly, "The King could have you executed, Fox" Grace, acting up her Fox persona, yells back at the King, "D'ya wanna find yer human or not? Gránna specifically Hired ME!" she points at herself. "Gránna?" the King is taken aback. Blot just sort of stares off into space.

2 of 4 Blot speaks, "that does sound like Gránna-" to which the King gives a half-hearted, "indeed". Blot continues, "Should Blot call the remaining guards?" "No, no..." the King says thinking to himself. Grace stands proud of her deceit.

3 of 4 Of course The King, not being stupid, has to ask, "-but why would the human come here?" Grace acting all credulous retorts, "something about her long lost brother of seventeen years? i dunno the details!" "Oh?" the King gives a slight smile. Blot does not seem so convinced, but then again they are not in charge.

4 of 4 The King gives an evil grin, "Well, Fox, you have been granted permission to hunt the human- and if you find the time, a small pesky gnome- Blot, here, will assist you" Blot starts, "wait, what?" Grace noticing the grin is taken aback by some dark quality, perhaps she has seen that grin elsewhere. wherever from, she thinks to herself, "Ooo, i don't like that smile, at all..." alt-text extra: i hope the narrative vs the scripted style of alt text works well for everybody. that scripted style was getting monotonous and too technical and i was getting bored. this is more fun!

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don't worry, the fox knows all about the gnome.

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a four panel comic page titled "Beyond the Bus Stop and Into Summer" Two girls stand at a bus stop, one with silver colored hair and the other a ginger haired. The ginger girl looks at the other and smiles. The last panel she sits inside a bus, her foot up against the seat in front of her, wishing she had said anything.

Beyond the Bus Stop and Into Summer (recolored), page 1

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1 of 4 Grace turns the corner and walks right up to the King, Brazenly brandishing her bat! King: A HUMAN! Grace: Fools! i ain't no Human!

2 of 4 Arms to her side, and already deep into it, Grace goes full Fox. Grace: i'm The Fox! i'm LOOKING for a human! some stupid feckless bald girl? Grease O'Flowery or something like that? King: indeed? Blot: hmm...

3 of 4 King: Well, Fox, suppose you know you are Addressing The Púcaí King? Grace: well, Howdy, yer Heinous! Blot: Howdy?

4 of 4 King: -and you are tresspassing on castle grounds... Grace: izzat where i am? well, now, would ja look-it that! alt-text extra funzees: i worked with a Texan who told me all about her aunt who would always say "Well now would ja look-it that!" to everything. and i had to eventually include it here.

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The Fox in the coop walking right up to the rooster.

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1 of 4 Caption: Meanwhile... Grace: (touching her head) Foss ih wadda san roo-ih-guh

2 of 4 in a *poof of magic, Grace sprouts a wild bunch of ginger hair! Grace: Awe yeah

3 of 4 holding her bat she decides she is a cool person. Grace: The Fox is on the town- (a blatant reference to the classic folk song)

4 of 4 Grace leans up against a coner as she listens to a voice. Voice: a noise from back here, sire! (for those paying attention, it is Blot's voice) Grace: (to herself) God, i've become such a dork! alt-text extra: in truth, she's always been a bit of a dork, but now she openly embraces it, as we all should.

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Meanwhile... the fox

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1 of 4 Zöe and Quinn making their escapes through a kabouter door from the cranky King of Púcaí. King: (off panel) Find that insolent intruder!! Zöe: i think he means me, let's go!

2 of 4 the kabouter door vanishes with a *click. King: down that corridor! GO!

3 of 4 The King and Blot down the corridor where Quinn and Zöe vanished. The King is visibly angry. Blot: this is a dead end- there's no way- King: Rrr...

4 of 4 The King's head grows to an enormous size, due to an out of control glamour magic moment. Blot looks up at their king concerned. King: FIND THAT WRETCH!! Blot: your highness's head is getting big again... You know what the doctors said. alt-text extra: about púcaí... in my mind i figure that glamour magic can be just as detrimental to a púca just as much as it can be helpful. for instance, if someone knew the secret name of a Púca, they could tell them to become something gross and the púca would have no choice but to comply.

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partners in crime, to be

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1 of 4 Zöe as her persona Kilroy running off from The King and Blot. Zöe: Hee! Hee! Hee! THE KING IS A SMELLY BABOON! TELL THE WORLD!!!

2 of 4 King: (from off panel) she went down this hallway! Zöe is stopped by the "cronching" of bread from Quinn in one of her rare moments of genuine surprise!

3 of 4 Zöe: (walking up to Quinn) Hey...

4 of 4 Zöe: i know you Quinn smiles at her. alt-text extra: the phrase "Hey, i know you" has now been used thrice! repeated lines are always important! pay attention, there will be a quiz, later.

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*cronch!

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1 of 4 caption: Meanwhile... The King and Blot stare ahead at what is assumed to be e_'s empty dungeon cell, though really they could be staring off into space together. but let's assume it's e_'s dungeon cell. behind them pops up lil ol' Zöe in her full Kilroy persona. Blot: the princet has escaped! King: The King has eyes, toadie... Zöe: HOY!

2 of 4 Zöe props herself up on the wall. Zöe: Our Princet is in another castle, you smelly poopy head! (Zöe's favorite insult)

3 of 4 The King turns on Zöe with the same expression Prince Humperdink once held after being insulted by Westley. King: Who dares insult THE KING OF PÚCAÍ‽ Zöe: Kilroy does, stupid! (she taunts him a second time!)

4 of 4 The King's expression distorted in a comic/horror fashion as Zöe scampers away! King: HOW DARE YOU‽ (the interrobang needs to be standard on all keyboards, i do declare) Zöe: Hee Hee! You're as Grumpy as you are Ugly! Byyyeee! alt-text extra: i feel like this area deserves a lot of extra attention cuz not enough folks use the alt-text and i think it's one of the better points about BlueSky (let's not get started on the Terms of Service agreements, we don't have the time!) Byyyeee!

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meanwhile... kilroy

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1 of 4 Gránna speaking with e_ Gránna: Gránna barely knows own father, Harvard of the Chalices--- exiled so long ago -The child deserves a father and a Gránna wants to be that for him e_: he has one

2 of 4 e_: (clearly becoming angry with Gránna) This child belongs with Thomas, who yet lives! e_ knows because it is where I live! Gránna: you and your personal pronouns can stuff it! (remember that most Púcaí speak of themselves in the third person and e_ has decidedly broken this trend)

3 of 4 Gránna: -and since when did you care about family? e_: father is not my family, and you are hardly my cousin. the child comes with ME!

4 of 4 the panel pulls back revealing that the child in question has once again run-oft. Gránna: um... where did he go? e_: uh oh alt-text extra funzeez: so there's a lot of lore drop going on here. and if anyone is curious about who Harvard of the Chalices is, one need read no further than the first chapter of this story, "Mama". 😉

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you and your personal pronouns... i honestly enjoy writing for that little booger.

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1 of 4 Gránna is being hugged by Quinn, as e_ listens to Gránna Gránna: seventeen years ago, Gránna saw The Lady Herself had left her Portal between Druidia and Tír Glas open- and Gránna was in The Ever-Changing Brambles where lived a human couple

2 of 4 Gránna: The woman Deirdre; plump even without child, and Thomas- also plump but light on brains! e_ cover's their mouth realizing what Gránna is saying.

3 of 4 further realization dawns on e_ Gránna: but that woman, Deirdre! she was no human after all! She is Deirdre the Gnome Witch!

4 of 4 e_: little q.'s mama was THE Deirdre? but that would make little q.- Gránna: -someone Gránna doesn't know? alt-text extra: no doubt e_ must have suspected something Fae-ish about little q. from their earliest meeting. but as little q. said "Trauma hides what ought to be obvious to us".

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please note that while Gránna has grown a heart, he is in fact, still a butt. Thomas doesn't deserve that kind of insult! even though he'd probably agree.

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1 of 4 Caption: Meanwhile... Quinn stands between Gránna and e_, a little lightening bolt of anger above his head. Gránna: Gránna didn't teach him that! Gránna swears it! e_: has he not spoken till now?

2 of 4 Quinn hugs Gránna who hugs him back Gránna: after you left, Gránna was told to watch over this child as a punishment when the wet nurses grew tired of him. None of you understands this child

3 of 4 Gránna: He isn't even human! this little creature is a kabouter! Not even Gránna knew till yesterday! e_: where did you find him?

4 of 4 Gránna: ... Quinn: Gránna, tell e_, NOW! e_: better do as he says! Gránna: new surprises every day alt-text extra: parenthood is unforgiving and yet somehow rewarding and if i had the philosophical uppitiness to explain it i would!

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the alt titles for this chapter is "Meanwhile..." it is now canon

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1 of 4 caption: Meanwhile... little q., Magpie, and Starling looking up at the castle. little q.: (pointing) that's a peculiar place for a door Magpie: What Starling: door?

2 of 4 Magpie: you feeling alright Starling: -little q.?

3 of 4 little q.: (smiling behind their hand) y'know what?

4 of 4 little q. takes flies up, heading toward the door as Magpie and Starling stare in awe. little q.: i feel better than i've felt in my entire life alt-text: in many ways little q. has come full circle from the anxiety ridden depressed kid they started as. there's always room to grow more, but to me this is closure to much of what has happened to them before.

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Meanwhile, yet again...

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1 of 4 Deirdre, the plump kabouter, and Aestre the Fae Queen talking Deirdre: i'll go to the other side of the castle, we'll cast protective spells- i can get there faster

2 of 4 Aestre: i'll wait for your aura- let's give them some home! Deirdre: (opening one of the Kabouter doors) Here's to that old feathered friend

3 of 4 Aestre turns to Randy the twelve foot garbage spirit. Aestre: so you're the fellow who opened my portal?

4 of 4 Aestre: She's a resourceful one, My Deirdre- i'll give her that! Randy: is ea Aestre: i'd have never thought to animate rubbish! alt-text funz and mild spoilers: Randy will be making headway shortly

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Deirdre and Aestre get down to business. not that way. 😏

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1 of 4 caption: meanwhile... little q. walking suddenly notices Randy the twelve tall Garbage Spirit. little q.: oh! Hello, Randy!

2 of 4 Deirdre, Aestre, Starling, and Magpie all appear in panel. Aestre: i am forbidden to enter the Púcaí Castle- i can go no further- little q.: what? why?

3 of 4 Deirdre: She knocked the old King's teeth down his throat for setting my home on fire- Aestre: it was only three teeth

4 of 4 Deirdre and Aestre embrace to kiss. Deirdre: Oh my beloved Queen- you've always stood well against Tyrants- Aestre: -and i always sill little q.: (tapping Aestre) Moms... not now alt-text extra: there just was no way this page was going to be taken seriously. if there aren't some silly moments in a fairy tale, what am i even doing then?

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meanwhile...

i rewrote the text multiple times but it always came out silly. finally i was just like, "fine, it's gonna be a silly page!"

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1 of 4 Caption: Meanwhile... Grace and Zöe/Kilroy in a dark corridor, talking. Zöe: Now, we start using our cool guy names, 'kay, Fox? Grace: (winks) Got it, Kilroy!

2 of 4 Zöe: we're gonna split up. i'll cause a bunch of distractions while you look for e_ & you-know-who -whatever you do, DON'T SAY HIS NAME!! Grace: Will you be okay?

3 of 4 Zöe: What me? in a massive stone building with maze-like corridors and guards looking for truants? it'll be just like school! Grace: please be careful, 'kay? Zöe: i'm in my element! i'll be fine!

4 of 4 Zöe starts running off. Zöe: it's Kilroy-ing time!! Grace: (waving) heh-heh! Good luck, ya scamp! alt-text extra: if by some weird fluke "it's Kilroy-ing time" becomes a thing the kids say, i apologize whole-heartedly to every parent suffering. likely no one will ever say it. but i can dream. also, i like how she's now the one making sure people don't just randomly drop names, given her terrible track record, here. 🤭 with Zöe i feel less like a writer and more like a chronicler of her silliness.

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meanwhile...

so, a while back someone commented on insta that their favorite part was when Kilroy said "it's Kilroy-ing time!" and if you're still here, this page is for you!

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1 of 4 Quinn, telling e_ and Gránna what fer! Quinn: NO!

2 of 4 Quinn: (pointing a finger at a very stunned Gránna) No, No, No!

3 of 4 Quinn: (turns on e_ and gives them a piece of his mind) No, No, No, No, NO!

4 of 4 Quinn sits on the floor pouting Quinn: i'm Gránna's Good Boy! e_: oh? Quinn: no... alt-text extra: true story about my brother. he didn't have a first word, he had a full on first sentence. he didn't have a first crawl, stand, or walk. he went straight to running. also i wonder who notices Quinn's word-bubbles.

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my brother didn't have a first word, he had a full on first sentence, which, in a fit of toddler anger, was "i'm Gamma's Good Boy!".

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1 of 4 Gránna, sneaking down one hallway, and e_ and Quinn walking down the other...

2 of 4 e_ spots Gránna and throws up their fist! Gránna and Quinn are surprised. e_: YOU!!

3 of 4 e_ has Gránna to the ground anout to punch the living beans out of him. e_: i will kill you! Gránna: Truce! Quinn: (trying to speak) N- N- N-

4 of 4 Quinn screams aloud which de-escalates the fight in a most unexpected way! Quinn: NO!! alt-text extra: No is no, no is always no, if they say no it means a thousand times No!

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NO!

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1 of 4 Gránna, sneaking throught the halls of the castle, hears voices ahead! Voice 1: Once we are finished with the Princet, you may return to your maps Voice 2: thank you, your Highness- Blot is working on the southern borders-

2 of 4 in an instant Gránna uses his glamour to change into an ugly stool. The King and his assistant Blot walk by. Blot carries a pencil and writing pad. King: Yes, Yes- very interesting, focus on your task at hand Blot: Blot has an immaculate attention to- (notices the ugly stool that has randomly appeared)

3 of 4 Blot and The King walk out of panel. Gránna as the stool is visibly annoyed as indicated by the line above his naugahyde seat. Blot: -Where does his Highness suppose that ugly stool came from? King: probably something Gránna dragged in- he's late- if he hasn't brought that Grace O'Malley back...

4 of 4 Gránna, changed back into his old Púca self looks back in contempt. Gránna: better an ugly stool than a King's pet toad! alt-text extra: i don't know if Gránna's sentiment will ever catch on with THE KIDS® but then again, i don't know what THE KIDS® are even into. 🤷‍♀️

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okay this is now my own personal favorite Gránna moment. also, meet Blot.

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1 of 4 caption: meanwhile... Gránna: (sneaking through a corridor) 'kay, find the kid, and get as far from this kingdom as possible

2 of 4 Gránna: (close up, lost in thought) Good thing Gránna knows the old dungeon entrances- Not even the King knows... Others may know, still. Gránna must not be stupid... keep them wits

3 of 4 Gránna notices an empty dungeon cell and is curious about this.

4 of 4 Gránna: (now running and laughing) The King's not gonna like that- heh-heh! Not Gránna's problem! Not no more! secret alt-text: i'm chalking up Gránna's inconsistant visual appearance to Púca shapeshifting abilities. 😑 when Gránna first appeared i hadn't worked out how he was going to play into the full story. as it worked out, he'll now be a major player in volume 4, in which he'll demonstrate his own glamour skills more fully.

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meanwhile...

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1 of 4 Magpie, Starling, and little q. walking together. Magpie: you got to trust your sister Starling: -me and Magpie think Magpie: -She'll be fine!

2 of 4 little q.: how are you two doing that? Starling: we bonked our heads Magpie: -years ago Starling: -now we think the same stuff!

3 of 4 Magpie: we got a special Starling: -connection Magpie: -like your sister Starling: -best friend things!

4 of 4 Magpie: trust her Starling: -trust her instincts Magpie: -but most of all Starling: -trust yourself little q.: i'll try Starling: believe in YOU! alt text extra: holy smokes i was late getting this up today. i blame my fridge light.

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some back-stories require lengthy explanations, some require the word "bonked".

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1 of 4 Grace and Zöe have gone up to the castle to look for a way in. Grace holds her bat nervously as Zöe appears to be staring up at something. Grace: did i really upset you? i'm sorry... Zöe: *sigh- yeah, you did- 's'okay- there's a door way up there, but we'd need to fly to reach it

2 of 4 Zöe: Honestly, it's a good lesson to have a trick pulled on me, for once- (looks suddenly over her shoulder) Grace: still, no harm meant Zöe: none caused -Oh hey! This one's perfect!

3 of 4 Grace and Zöe have entered a dark tunnel. Grace: S'pose you let the rest of yer family know you left early, right? Zöe: ah- i - mighta forgot.

4 of 4 Caption: Meanwhile... little q., Deirdre, and Aestre standing together... little q.: i'm gonna glue her feet to the ground, mama Deirdre: you'll do no such thing! Aestre: *snerk alt-text message: Zöe has been one of the most fun characters to write for but not always easy. sometimes she does things that change the story so much i have to back-track just to be sure i'm not accidentally ret-conning myself, again. she says she remembers friends but not their names, and actually she forgets darn near everything until she gets her secret name back. it's a small one but it's gotten me worked up. that little Kabouter really is a lot of trouble. 😑

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writing for a character like Zöe, i sympathize with little q. on this one.

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1 of 4 Grace and Zöe talking Grace: i'm a dreamwalker- and you gave away a lot of things, including a certain fishy's name Zöe: oooo i have really gotta stop name dropping

2 of 4 Grace: yeah, you do- don't worry- i know to keep it secret Zöe: good- it's pretty serious stuff

3 of 4 Grace: i had to see if i could outsmart you first- that way i'd know if i had a fighting chance against the Pookahs- Zöe: (giving Grace an annoyed sideways glance) the plural is "Púcaí"

4 of 4 Zöe: and y'know, Miss Smartypants, tricking the Fae doesn't often end well for humans, OR DID YOU FORGET? Grace: (rubbing her bald head and smiling nervously) hmm- point taken alt text extra: for those just jumping in, Grace was made bald after making the fairy e_ angry cuz Grace once bullied little q. She has learned to be kinder but she's still gonna dumb stuff.

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300 pages in, you'd think Grace would be walking that tight-rope a little more carefully.

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1 of 4 Zöe shakes her head to reground herself after the devastating revelation that her secret doors were found out about. Grace scratches her chin. Grace: see i kinda figured you'd pick up t was leaving early and i had a funny feg getting in wasn't gonna be that easy Zöe: *hrg-rblrg-rr-blrg! (it's a sound effect. she's making funny sounds while shaking her head, you see)

2 of 4 Grace: (winking at Zöe and shrugging) anyway- you were a lot faster than i expected Zöe: (points at Grace) Nuh-uh- Not another word till you tell me how you know about the doors!

3 of 4 Grace: (leans back on the wall, eyes closed) well like any rebellious young girl i found the music of Jim Morrison very relatable Zöe: (yelling) I'M SERIOUS!!

4 of 4 Grace: (now grinning looks side-glance at Zöe) none of y'all guard your dreams very well, do you? Zöe: okay now i see how me being indirect can be annoying secret alt-text: i thought of having Grace sing some line from a doors's song but couldn't think of any relevant enough. people are strange might have sufficed, but it would have been a clunky fit at best.

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when performing a hard reboot on your Zöe model K, certain unorthodox methods must be employed.

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1 of 4 Zöe has propped herself on her elbows on the wall, while Grace stares ahead holding her bat. Zöe: -but this particular shade was chosen for its garishness by Princet e_ Grace: heh-heh, that scoundrel-

2 of 4 Zöe: you're probably wondering how i got here so quick- Grace: (interrupting Zöe) Naw- you used a special door! Zöe: eh?

3 of 4 Grace wraps the tape on her bat a little tighter while Zöe tries to process what she had just said. her hair starts frizzing. Zöe: eh-heh...

4 of 4 Grace looks slyly over her shoulder at Zöe whose head is now slumped and one of her bows slips off. Grace: So how we gettin' in this castle? Zöe: system error: hard reboot required ex-alt-text: Zöe runs on a much older OS. the original owners manual has faded to a nice yellow, but contains some nice program lists. they're all written in OBasic. one of them makes a pretty swirly shape.

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please be sure to regularly update the drivers on your Zöe model K.

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A whimsical, cinematic portrait of a young child dressed as a wizard standing in a sun-dappled backyard. The child wears a pointed black hat speckled with silver stars, a long cloak, rugged boots, and carries a gnarled wooden staff. He gazes intently at a black cauldron on the grass that bubbles with glowing magical sparkles. The soft golden light of late afternoon filters through the trees, casting a magical glow over the scene. The setting feels like a blend of fantasy and real suburban childhood play, evoking wonder and imagination. This image was generated using an open-source model (based on FLUX.1-schnell) via perchance.org, employing a layered text prompt. Post-processing in Lightroom increased resolution, and the final JPEG reflects deliberate prompt engineering and refinement. Distribution is for non-commercial creative use only.

Local wizard-in-training levels up after casting his first successful sparkle spell. Backyard potions now 40% more effective.

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