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[Fatima's life dictates that she has to carefully manage and regulate her appearance. It's a bit of a neurosis, really. She's had to dedicate much of the last few years to proving that she's every bit as capable and mature as a bunch of vampires who have seen more than a few centuries. The mortal girl is not going to sit at the kiddie table, thank you very much. Which means not looking like a kiddie.

She wears a lot of make up. Like, a lot. It's well done and attractive, certainly. But noticeably an inch thick. Her hair is pulled back in a braid today, draping over her left shoulder. But what really completes the "I'm not a child" look is the attitude. It's her carefully schooled expression, just the right amount of jaded blase, as if to say "I've seen too much to ever be wide-eyed again."

It's her first network post. She figures first impressions matter. Although this is not how she imagined greeting the network.]

Hey, Fatima Merali here.

[She's got a thick, West Coast accent. She even says her name in a disgustingly Americanized way.]

Los Angeles, 2009, for any of you keeping track of that kind of thing.

Listen. Has anyone seen or heard from Ray Palmer lately? It's like he just vanished.

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Then yeah, there are some teenagers here. The portal doesn't discriminate.

Michael.

Michael

Do you know a lot about portals, Michael?

No. Like I said, I'm not an expert.

I'm a structural engineer, not a quantum physicist.

You seem to know more about it than I do

Is this sort of thing normal in your world?

I pay attention.

Where I'm from, related science is purely theoretical. The closest person to an expert would be Stephen Hawking.

Isn't magic just science we can't explain?

Possibly.

Probably.

I couldn't say.

Well

I know boo about science

I'd love to get your take on some of the books in the library about the portal

I haven't read them yet. Works keeps me busy.

If I do, I'll let you know.

I appreciate that

And you telling me about Ray

Ray was a good guy.

I hope he's happier back home.

I hope he IS back home

I choose to believe he is.

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You are very optimistic, Michael

There are worse things to be.

I know

I guess I'm jealous

Only you can make a change within yourself.

They've got books on that in the library too.

And no, I'm not an expert.

You wouldn't be the first to tell me to seek professional help

There's no shame in asking for help.

In some worlds, maybe

Not here.

You've got an opportunity. Maybe you should take it.

I'll take it under consideration

But right now, I'm more interested in portals than introspection

Time to pay a visit your local library.

Don't let me keep you.

Thanks, Michael

This has been a very interesting conversation

No problem.

Happy reading.

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