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[mistyday]

[A video is posted on the network, Youtube-style with a young woman simply sitting at a table and talking to the camera. Judging from her surroundings, she's sitting in the dining area of one of the communal housing suites.]

Hey, y'all! I know there's a lot of you I haven't met yet, but my name's Misty. And this...

[She lifts up her hands from under the table to reveal a baby alligator, who at the moment is contentedly sleeping nestled in Misty's arms.]

This is Rhiannon. I've gotten a few questions about her, so I thought I'd clear some things up:

First of all, no, I did not steal her from the zoo. I'm a witch and she's my familiar, given to me by the River Guardians for getting through their maze of hell or whatever it's called. I helped her hatch and everything.

Two, she ain't gonna bite you, unless you do something stupid, like try to poke her. Like I don't know where some of y'all were raised but you think it'd be common sense not to go around messin' with alligators. [She shakes her head in disbelief. Some people.] Plus, you know, she's magic, so she's real smart and knows what's goin' on and will listen to me.

Three, I don't know how much bigger she's gonna get. I mean, normal gators can get to be like ten feet or so, but she's not exactly normal so who knows? Maybe I'll have to get some place for her out in the jungle or somethin' where she can be more at home, but we'll see.

[Truth be told, she'd rather not have to leave the communal housing, but she already loves this scaly girl more than anything, so whatever's best for her, she'll do.]

Point bein', you don't have to be scared of her or worry that I'm gonna abandon her in the sewer or some shit. I been around gators all my life and I wouldn't do anything to hurt her. If you got any more questions or just wanna meet her, I guess just leave a message on this video!

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[winscenario]

[ Jim touches the stone, closing his eyes and focusing his thoughts on the shape etched onto the stone. Soon enough golden specks of light start to float in the air, coming together into the shape of a large, life-sized humpback whale. It moves once in a sway, as though it were actually underwater. ]

Meet Moby Dick. [ Yeah he's serious, that's its name. ]

[mistyday]

[Misty's mouth literally drops open. Even with all the crazy magic she's seen so far here, there's been nothing quite like this. Damn - why didn't they have magic like this where she was from? It's so... fun.]

Whoa!

[winscenario]

[ Jim lets out a soft, excited laugh at her reaction. Yep, that's pretty much what he was going for. ]

It's made out of some sort of energy field? So I can actually touch it, and it can fight and it seems somehow programmed to protect me. It also responds to my commands, so— that's kind of really awesome.

[ And it's not like it's a real animal, so it can't get hurt or anything. Jim would've felt too bad about using it the way it's intended if that were the case. ]