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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."

reminds me of an old married couple, though I'd never dare say that

thought it'd be the safest place for me while Ava and Lucas are...

important to step away from new mates.

the subject, I nod towards the papers scattered on the table

you working on? Looks like

lights up. "Indeed it is. I'm developing a communication device. Something smaller and more portable than what we

genuinely

that. Communication is a weak 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."

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Lisa: Would a Watch

do you mean by

everyone in our camp can utilize or sense magic. We need a device that anyone

Obviously that's what that means. "Right. Gnomes can't use magic. Or wolf

smiles. "We gnomes have always been deaf

how does that work with werewolves?

that doesn't necessarily translate to an ability to manipulate other forms of magic. It's a bit like how some humans might have extraordinary physical abilities but no talent for, say, mathematics. They are unrelated.

at his sketches. They're intricate, full of symbols I don't understand and diagrams that make my head

network of energy that can carry messages across distances. Think of it like your human

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

on."

I suppose that's why he works on magical technology,

his beard. "Resources, mainly. We need certain materials to construct the devices, and they're not easy to come by in our current situation. And then there's the matter of testing and refining the design. It's a delicate process. But above all, we would need a way