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311 Lisa: Would a Watch Work?

LISA

"You've gotten fat. Elverly greets me, in that traditionally hateful way of hers.

Does the fact that I missed her toxic tongue mark me as abnormal? Probably. But I hug her anyway, smiling when her body doesn't tense, even as she grumbles at me for touching her without permission.

The rest of the night with Kellan was nothing but awkward silence. Being away from him is a blessing right now. I just keep thinking about how he smelled-yeah. No. Not thinking about that. "I'll ask next time. How have you been?"

Elverly's snort could mean anything really, but I choose to interpret it as I've missed you too.

Maybe I'm psychotic. Or delusional. But I'm pretty sure that's what she means.

"Their food is terrible," she mutters. "Not a cook among them."

"They are refugees from war," says the Grand Sage, sounding rather resigned. "It isn't as though they would gather the kitchen before escaping."

"Food is important, the old gnome woman snaps. "Eating well is an important part of recovery."

""Yes, yes."

help but smile as I watch the Grand Sage and Elverly bicker. Their dynamic reminds me of an old married couple, though I'd never dare say that

for

Grand Sage's eyes twinkle with understanding. "Ah, yes. It's always important to step away from new

cheeks burn at the implication. Desperate to change the subject, I nod

Looks

it is. I'm developing a communication device. Something smaller and more portable

lean in, genuinely curious. "Like a magical

I'm working with limited options due to our lack of supplies." We're refugees, after all. It's not like we have access to

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Would a Watch

do you mean

everyone in our camp can utilize or

means. "Right. Gnomes

gnomes have always been deaf to

how does that work with werewolves? I

translate to an ability to manipulate other forms of magic. It's a

I don't understand and diagrams that make my head spin. "So, how exactly would

basic principle is to create a network of energy that can carry messages across distances. Think of it like your human radio waves, but powered by

energy, but using it wouldn't require any magical ability from

on."

me how familiar the gnome is with our human world and its inventions, but I suppose that's why he works on magical technology, trying to blend the two things. "That makes sense. So,

they're not easy to come by in our current