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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."

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 out loud. Elverly might actually bite my head off if

safest place for me while

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

at the implication. Desperate to change the subject, I nod towards the papers scattered

you working on? Looks

I'm developing a communication device. Something smaller and more portable than what we

genuinely curious. "Like

point for us right now, and I'm trying to address that. But 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 the latest tech or endless resources. "Plus," he continues, "it needs

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Would a

you mean

camp can utilize or sense magic. We need a

Obviously that's what that means. "Right. Gnomes

gnomes have always been deaf to

with werewolves? I mean, their whole

to an ability to manipulate other forms of magic. It's a bit like how some humans might have

symbols I don't understand

his pencil again, tapping it against the paper. "The basic principle is to create a network of energy that can carry messages across distances. Think of it like your human radio waves, but

with magical energy, but using it wouldn't require any magical ability from the user. It would be like

on."

I suppose that's why he works on magical technology, trying to blend the two things. "That makes sense. So, what's the hold-up? Why

sighs, running a hand through his beard. "Resources, mainly. We need certain materials to construct the devices, and they're not easy to come by in our current situation.