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[sos_pilot]

 Hey, all you wild animals! If we haven't met before, the name's Della Duck. Now, I'm not tooootally sure if the calendar here really aligns with what time it was back home or even if time has real meaning at all here BUT ANYWAY! Far as I'm concerned, today is today and today is my birthday!

Now don't go worrying about parties and presents and stuff - I just got here, so we're all kinda too new for that. Instead, what I want is to make a whole bunch of new friends. So if you're up to it, give me three interesting details about you! I'll go first.

1. I'm a mom! I've got three boys, triplets, and they're the best.
2. I've got a twin brother! So technically it's his birthday too, and once again I missed out on the chance to celebrate with him... haaaa ha ha.
3. I'm an ace pilot! If it flies, I can control it!

Now it's your turn, give me the deets!

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[unfavorableinstigation]

[This brunette wizard's got a smile on her face - it's small, but genuine.]

This sure seems to be the month for birthdays and parties, huh? Happy birthday, Della.

As for the three things:

1. I'm Nita Callahan, and I'm from New York. Which, doesn't always exist on other people's worlds, so that's kind of distinct.
2. I'm an older sister - you may have seen her around on the train; her name's Dairine, bright red hair. She gets that from our mom.
And 3.... I'm a wizard?

I'm not good at these, I am so sorry, but I'm glad to meet you anyway!

[sos_pilot]

Nice to meet you too, Nita!

Quick question, thought - I thought witches were female wizards?

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Nita shakes her head, smiling a little more.]

Nah; that's a common convention in other worlds from what I've seen, but wizard's gender-neutral where I'm from.

[sos_pilot]

So what kinda spells can you do? Or are you more of a potions sort of gal?

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Nita looks a bit more bemused now.]

Ever heard the phrase 'there's an app for that'?

Wizardry and spells are kind of like that, for us. There's still usually a price to be paid, but most everyday spells are low-cost.

[The 'years off your life' spells are less common... even though Nita has history with those, too.]

Or they do require specific ingredients present at casting, but that's just because of how they impact space-time, not because we're melting them down or anything.

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[adropofsunlight]

Oh! Oh! I want to do this. Though honestly there isn't a whole lot about me that people don't already know.

1) My best friend is a Chameleon named Pascal. [She will just gesture to the little guy who was currently on her shoulder, happy at still being the best friend all things considering.]
2) My hair is around 70ft long. So on the train, I usually keep it up so not to cause any problems.
3) I lived in a tower for nearly 18 years. So if I ever seem confused about something that is normal to others that is why. I had no way of knowing about things outside of where I lived. But I am also very happy and excited to learn new things to.

[sos_pilot]

Uh, actually, still trying to get used to the whole "app" deal. To make a long story short, I was away while smartphones exploded.

[unfavorableinstigation]

That's fair.

[Nita nods.]

They're pretty new when I'm from, too, and I haven't had the best history with pure tech. That's more my sister's thing, or Kit's.

[sos_pilot]

Hey, we've got something in common! ... Kiiiinda. I was stuck on the moon for over ten years! So if I'm behind on the times, or can't stand my own reflection, that's why!

[sos_pilot]

But back to the topic! You fight off any wicked, vile sorceresses?

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Nita shakes her head.]

No - I've fought evil cosmic Powers, though; does that count?

... And zombies.

[The list is much MUCH longer than that, but those seemed the most 'standard' enemies for magic users to fight.]

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[goingthroughaphase]

Oh hey, wow! Happy birthday! I'll have to remember that for next time.

[ Just in case they're stuck here that long.

Now the question is what she's willing to share. ]

1. I go to school in New York, and am a sophomore in high school.
2. I'm an only child, and my parents are back home in Illinois.
3. I...have an ability which lets me phase through objects.

[ People seem really nice here, so hopefully that admission won't come back to bite her. ]

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[madcuriosity]

Happy birthday, Mrs. Duck! Or... well, unbirthday just in case! But something with the word birthday in it, nonetheless!

Hmm, I don't have anything interesting about me.

But I suppose I could try.

1. I am no wait, you know that about me... Oh ah... Well, I- I'm very fond of riddles and chess.
2. I... [She's trying to think about what's interesting about herself.] I am very fond of flowers and could talk to them for hours.
3. And lastly I... well, I've met all sorts of curious creatures before coming here.

[sos_pilot]

Aw, sweet, zombies! I missed out on my chance while I was away. Are they fast or slow, like in the movies?

[sos_pilot]

New York, that's pretty sweet.

... Wait, what was that last thing?

[unfavorableinstigation]

Mostly slow, but there was a lot of them. They had a lot of material to draw fuel from - literally.

[Nita actually looks somewhat nostalgic now.]

My friends and I got some help from a pumpkin, of all things.

Sometimes you never know what you can rework a spell for...

[sos_pilot]

Those all sound super interesting, Al!

[ Possible nickname, testing it out. ]

What kinda creatures have you met before?

[marriedanidiot]

As one mother to another, happy birthday! Also, forgive me, but are you... actually a duck?

[sos_pilot]

C'mon, you can't just leave details like that hanging!

[sos_pilot]

If I wasn't, this would be a really elaborate and pointless lie.

[ She says in a playful, joking matter. ]

But that's one fact from you, you got two more to go!

CW: some kind of grossness????

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Nita snickers.]

Okay, fair's fair. So it started when I nicknamed my Halloween pumpkin Jackie...

And ended with me and my friends fighting to clear his home patch of yangshi. He and his pumpkin friends ended up eating them.

[adropofsunlight]

Wait? People can actually live on the moon?

[goingthroughaphase]

[ Yeah, she thought that was going to be the focus here. ]

I have a special ability that lets me phase through things. I can pass through objects, or people, by rearranging my molecules to pass through the spaces between atoms.

[ While she knows that there are other people on the train with powers, she still feels a bit nervous about talking about her own, worried about how someone might react. ]

[sos_pilot]

You raised carnivorous flesh-eating pumpkins?

That is so cool.

[blitzcheer]

Heyyy, happy birthday! Playing it safe from the evil cults today? [ Heheh. ] I wouldn't have guessed you were a mom!