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## Summary

Ori asks about the development of their possible magic. Ori also takes the time to call their father Betelgeuse.

## Transcript

### Panel 1

* Ask Hyena how the magic felt/looked on their end. Did it feel like any kind of magic he'd seen before? Did she notice anything odd before/during/after the knife attack from us?

Hyena: ...I don't know what it looked like on your end, but the only thing I noticed was that you shouldn't have been able to hit me in the first place-- You're untrained, wounded, scared, by all accounts not thinking clearly... even with my Courage, you shouldn't be able to hit me.

Ori: ....

### Panel 2

Hyena: What about **you**? What'd it look like to you?

Ori: um, well... it was as if time slowed a bit and i had time to think...and... i **saw**... kind of i saw your **weakness** and i just knew what to do... where to aim

Hyena: My... Weakness?

Ori: yeah...like... i could see the **seams** where i could land an attack...??

### Panel 3

* Ask the group if Hyena's power has ever been able to induce an artificial forcebreak. If there has been incidents in the past, it might be better to get checked out.

Lioness: Hyena is **so** committed to being awful, it wouldn't surprise me.

Bear: T-that's not how it works, Lioness...Um, Hyena's gift has never caused a forcebreak.

Hyena: Yeah don't listen to Lioness, kid. Is there something on my face

### Panel 4

* Thank Bear for the heal, and take them up on the offer to see if the magic testing room is free later. The alternative is to try stabbing Hyena in the face again. Then find a phone and call your dad!!! Let him know you're okay and not vanished!!! Tell him you love him!!!

Bear: H-hey, no problem!

Ori: i think i would like to do the tests ...i'd appreciate it if you check!!

Bear: sure thing, buddy-!

Ori: also, do you guys have a phone? i left mine at home....

### Panel 5

* Since we're no longer bleeding/fatally wounded, is there any way we can maybe get some new clothes? This shirt is pretty cute, but now it's pretty ruined, as is the sweatshirt.

\*YOU MAKE A PLAN TO DO THIS LATER ON

THERE'S A FREE PHONE IN THE RECEPTION.

### Panel 6

Ori (Internal): ...what do i even tell him that isn't bad

Ori (Internal): i don't want to worry him

Ori (Internal): "sorry i disappeared, i'm fine now"? ..."don't worry about your last remaining kid, they just got stabbed"??

### Panel 7

TUUT TUUT \*CLICK\*

Betelgeuse: ...hello, this is Betelgeuse,.... Who is this?

### Panel 8

Ori: dad, its me--

Betelgeuse: Aderyn! Are you safe? Are you OK?

Ori: ...yeah, dad. i'm okay

Betelgeuse: It's so good to hear your voice. You never came home, I thought--...

Ori: i-i know, i'm sorry... i love you, dad

Narrator: ...COLLIE, ARE YOU WATCHING?

Collie: Ha. Yeah

Narrator: BORED OR SOMETHING? NOTHING ELSE TO DO THAN WATCH...THIS.......

### Panel 9

Betelgeuse: Where are you, Aderyn?

Ori: i... i'm....

Narrator: ....... HUH...

Collie: Narrator, '*this*' is called "having emotions".

Narrator: SHUT UP, COLLIE.

ORI, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO HIM?

Ori: .....

### Caption

(THIS SPACE TIGER IS A LITTLE TOO SASSY FOR ME, ORI)

I GUESS I UNDERSTAND? IF YOU SAY YOU’RE AT THE HOSPITAL HE’S GOING TO BE CONCERNED…

LYING IS KIND, BUT THEN YOU FEEL BAD.

WELL. I’M JUST AN OBSERVER, SO. :o)