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[hairsprayed]

Has anyone seen Eddie Munson around? He hasn't come back to his apartment for a few days, which isn't totally weird, but long enough his friends are starting to worry about him. Long curly brown hair, dresses like a rockstar, smokes like a chimney. Might have told you his name is something else like Ozzy Osborn.

Also I saw some fliers for the mall opening. Seems like it could have some useful stuff in it, so if anyone wants to go in a group, let me know. Safety in numbers and shit like that.

This is Steve, by the way. Steve Harrington.

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[hairsprayed]

Someone mentioned keeping a list, maybe you two could work on it together. I'm still not sure if people are leaving or might just going somewhere else. I don't trust this place to just let people go home.

[nerine]

Maybe all the missing people are in a hole.
Airtight theory, I know 🤔
I'm inclined to believe people are able to leave if only because that makes me feel better.

[hairsprayed]

I'm going to pick the home theory over a hole theory. No offense but it's better to get out of here then be stuck somewhere else.

Kinda feels like we're stuck in a hole already.

[nerine]

A very nicely furnished hole at least.
Okay, I gotta stop typing that.

Are you doing okay? I think I've been managing well enough but I've been told I'm weirdly patient in equally weird situations sometimes.

[hairsprayed]

Yeah I'd rather not think about any kind of hole.

As good as anyone can be I guess? It's not the first weird situation I've been in but it's the first one that's lasted this long and hasn't been like obviously dangerous. Feels weird like I'm waiting for bad things to happen.

[nerine]

Sooooo
How weird are we talking here?
Like, you're used to supernatural bullcrap weird?

[Because when he frames it that way, she can't help but wonder.]

[hairsprayed]

Uh I don't know if I'll ever be used to it. But I end up mixed up with it a lot. You have that kind of stuff back home?

[nerine]

Well
In short, yes.
I work at a magic cafe for a witch (or rather worked bc right now I'm here so semantics)
So I've seen some real weirdos.

[hairsprayed]

A magic cafe? Like you serve magic or is everyone that goes there some kind of wizard?

[nerine]

Technically, it's normal because we just serve drinks and food like any other cafe
On the other hand it's magic bc it's run by a witch and we also get customers from different worlds
They may or may not be wizards
Can be anything else though.
Hope that makes sense?

[hairsprayed]

Unfortunately it does. We get shit from another world, but nothing nice enough that would want to sit down for coffee and a bagel. Do you ever get evil stuff in your cafe?

[nerine]

Beyond customers with fussy orders, no...
Anyone who really causes trouble and screams bad news gets a lifetime ban anyway.
Not sure how it works and I haven't seen it before but I guess it's magically induced.

[hairsprayed]

You're lucky then. Magic sounds a lot better when it's only good people using it.