It just feels like … [ Worry and frustration quickly building up— ] I don't know! I've never not been able to use my powers. That's not supposed to be possible. Raíz wouldn't just let that happen. [ The shift in her expression suggests the thought that immediately follows: would she? ] What the fuck is going on?
[ Quietly, she nods. He's anxious, she's anxious, stuck in the exact same situation for ... the first time, she thinks. Everything this place does always seems to happen to them differently. ]
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[He squeezes her hands.]
My magic went out like a candle. Candles don't go out unless something blows them out. Something's gotta be going on.
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[ It's like one of her pillars of reality is showing cracks. ]
It's not like your magic, or... I don't think it is?
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I mean, the library's alive. We're not just talking small fries here. Maybe Raíz has competition? Or she's in on the gag.
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[ Opening her mouth. Closing her mouth. ]
Fuck, I hate this.
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[He says, heart hammering silently in his chest.]
We'll figure it out together. Yeah?
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Yeah. Together.