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[ To his credit, the only thing betrays his surprise is a quirked eyebrow-- it's a long drop, it's hell of a splat he's going to make if he hurtles down at terminal velocity. Very messy, not quite pleasant.

But. But! Morgan's kept him safe more than a couple of times. He trusts her that much.

(He has this distinct feeling that this might come back and bite him in the proverbial ass some day.) ]

Conversations later, jumping now, got it. Ready!

[intendance]

[Lante, you really trust her too much.... except in this case, his trust will be rewarded. She tugs him with her, and then she jumps, pulling him right off the edge with her--

And she draws a magic circle in the air, and their fall slows to a reasonable pace, as if it's being cushioned--

Until they're nearly at the very bottom, at which point the magic circle flickers and disappears, and they drop the last foot or two to the ground. Harmless, though, even if Morgan hates the way her magic basically disappears in this place.]

...There! Ha, we made it!

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[ internal screaaaaa-- ]

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[ --aaaaaaaa-- ]

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[ --ming ends when he lands light on his feet, clothes askew and unsettled from the Ride Down and for a moment, he doesn't know if he remembers how to speak!

...the first thing he says upon remembering that he can, however is: ]

Can we do that again?

[intendance]

[oh my god Lante. She grins, tilting her head at him.]

Lante....

Are you an adrenaline seeker? [and then a moment later, she giggles.] Sure, we can do it again, but you have to know that we'll have to climb back up each time!

[she'll direct his attention to the ladder... the long, long ladder that they'll have to climb to get out of there.]

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[ He looks...less suitably impressed at the ladder. ]

We can't [ he mimes a whoosh ] back up?

[ Isn't the point of magic to make this kind of thing redundant? At least...halfway? ]

[intendance]

Nnnnope! I can't yet! Zohra can, but I haven't learned that spell yet... Right now, I'm working on Karasagi--that one lets me make balls of light to see by!

[she hums thoughtfully, shaking her head.]

Buuuut learning new magic from another world is always tricky.

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[ He sighs-- oh well. Making light is important, after the whole being swallowed by the ground thing. Entirely understandable.

Although a bit disappointing. ]

I bet it is. You aren't working by the rules of your own world any more.

[intendance]

That's right! Especially when you can't write down anything while you're learning it...

But it's a good intellectual pursuit and it keeps me sharp here!

[More importantly--]

Aaaanyway, Yao employees can't come down here, if you were wondering. So you can share what you found without any worries!

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So that's what this is about. Well, I was hoping that we weren't down here just for the view.

[ Though the ride was great.! He chuckles and just taps the side of his chin thoughtfully-- okay. ]

Anyway. You said Precis told you to come look for me. Did she mention anything about what this is about?

[intendance]

[She's glad he had fun with it, at least.]

Precis said that you two found something out! Soooo... you should share what it was!

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[ Oh dear, that doesn't help him at all. ]

That doesn't sound much like a hint at all.

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But all right, I'll see what I can do. Do you remember how we tried to follow the tunnels aboveground, Morgan?

[intendance]

Yes, of course I remember! It was really rude of Haven to leave us going wayyyy slower than Sebastian and Charles.

How come?

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I mentioned it in passing to Precis and she helped look into it for-- for science, I suppose.

[ pause, for great dramatic effect. ]

And she found something in the tunnel!

[intendance]

[Well, that dramatic effect sure is working....she's hanging on his every word.]

Oh...? Oh? What? What was it?

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A crack.

[intendance]

Eh? A crack?

[intendance]

[.... !!]

Like... a crack in the wall?

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That's right!

Unfortunately, she didn't have a chance to look at it closer.

[intendance]

Huh? Why not?

[She tilts her head, frowning slightly.]

Was it monsters?

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Yes. She went in alone with her robot. I think it would've been difficult for her to have a close look without being overwhelmed.

[ At heart, a scientist first, a fighter second! ...he thinks. ]

But I hear that she's gathering a group of bodyguards. She's very enterprising!

[intendance]

Ooooh... I see! Well, good! She's a cute and conniving girl, I'm sure she'll manage that juuuust fine.

[who wouldn't want to help out Presa?]

I can't wait to see what it is!

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Oh! Won't you be joining us?

[ Granted, he's half certain that that's why Precis told Morgan to contact him. ]