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## Synopsis

Shark demonstrates her Gift to Ori. Hyena wakes up and Crow has to scare them back to sleep. Crow asks Ori what they can offer The Streetcrows without any magic.

## Transcript

### Panel 1

* Actually chat with the cute one here. Get to know her better. That'll allow a more positive first impression when you meet Hyena. ♪

AW, CONSIDERATE <3

* Stay with Shark. You don't want to get a bias towards Hyena when they're not themselves -- that's not fair to anyone.

* Stay with Shark. Politely ask her if she is blind (because of the braille et cetera). If so, mention your magical inability.

Shark: yahhhh I was born as blind as a bat but, like, without the cool echo stuff

### Panel 2

Shark: Seeing people are always assuming shit and being like "wasn't it hard to adapt to beeing blind??" I never saw a thing, dude!!

Ori: pffffhaha mm i guess i can kinda relate to the last bit. i was born without any magic; no Gift or anythin'.

Shark: Damn I'd imagine that's harder to compensate for.

Ori: i guess?? i don't really know how you have it, but yknow the *assumption* is kinda the same.

* Decide to stay with Shark. Her gift is really interesting, ask her more about how her gift works. Does she just sense danger and from what direction or can she see what is about to happen?

### Panel 3

Shark: It's always really tricky to explain to other people. It's not vision, or foresight, but it's like - I'm alerted of danger just before it hits, but I can't tell in advance that it's coming. Like, anywhere from a few seconds to mere moments before disaster, I can sense it, without seeing anything, and respond to it. In addition to warning me of it, my Gift allows me to make shields and minor blades to deflect the danger.

(WHERE DID SHE COME FROM??)

Shark: It's hard for me to make those without my Gift first setting off the alarm, though...So it's only something I do if my Gift thinks it's necessary.

### Panel 4

Shark: But instead of trying to explain with words, how about a demonstration? Is your soda can empty

Ori: um, yes

Shark: Throw it at me

Ori: um

Bunny: Do it though, it'll be sick

Ori: !

Bunny: Nice to meet you, by the way.

Shark: Don't let Bunny sneak up on you, Magpie-

### Panel 5

Bunny: Shark's Gift is mega cool! There's a reason she's our second-in-command. Go on! Throw it at her. You're gonna love this

### Panel 7

NO TEXT - The can is deflected by a pink energy barrier just before reaching Shark's head.

### Panel 8

CLATTER

Shark: Now as you can probably tell, my Gift isn't that picky about what's *actually* "dangerous". Obviously, that *can* is harmless to me.

ROLL.....

Ori: wow!!

Bunny: A bit of an overkill, no? haha

CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP

### Panel 9

Shark: It doesn't really care what it is; if something is coming at me with a certain velocity, my Gift responds. I always have to quickly decide! Am I in danger, or is that a leaf flying towards me? My reaction times are very good... Anyway... Bunny... Don't you have a job to be doing? Like, calming Hyena, for example?

Bunny: now you listen here I just came out to say hi to Magpie!

### Panel 10

Bunny: Well, there's more, too. Y'see, Crow came back inside and she said she would try to calm Hyena. Face her fears, I guess. I thought it'd be best if I left her alone to face that fear, so here I am. It'll be more challenging this way, since I'm the only one who has the most influence on Hyena. I should probably watch, though. C'mon, you should see too! Root for Crow!

YANK

Ori: !

### Panel 12

Hyena: let me out let me out let me out i'll fucking kill you let me out let me out let me out

### Panel 14

Hyena: i'm sorry

Crow: GO BACK TO SLEEP

### Panel 15

Ori: whoa, scary

Bunny: If Hyena doesn't burn zirself out, startling zir works to snap zir out of it. I'm usually the only one Hyena will listen to, because I'm not scared of zir. ...I'm not the only one who isn't. Did you see it? Crow was shaking.

### Panel 16

Crow: ...hey. You're the new kid, right?

Hyena: Z

Ori: y-yeah!

Hyena: .......I heard from Lioness you don't have a Gift.

Ori: that's true...

### Panel 17

Crow: ...I have to wonder, as a leader, what the benefit of letting you in would be. Without magic, what can you offer us? If you can answer that, you're in. That is, if your answer satisfies me. So? What use are you to us? What can you offer that no one else here can?

...YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, DON'T YOU?