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[ghostlighter]

[Seeing as he isn't sure how long this being-a-witch-again thing will last, have a Chris. Who is making potions. In a smoking cauldron. Yes, an actual cauldron. It sits upon a table, along with a moderate amount of ingredients, varying from the type of things you might regularly see in a kitchen to some more... unique things, such as oddly shaped roots or something like glitter dust in a wooden bowl. Several glass bottles filled with colored liquid sit on the other side of the table.

Chris glances to the piece of paper he also has on the table, then rips off a piece of a plant, tossing it into the mixture. The potion-in-the-making bubbles. ... then it explodes in a huge puff of mist and smoke. It's barely enough to knock Chris off his feet, and he makes an annoyed groan as he runs a hand through his hair.]

Note to self: not as much mandrake leaf next time.

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[ghostlighter]

I know what I'm doing. ... mostly.

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

What...are you doing?

[ghostlighter]

[Gets up, brushing himself off, then waving at the smoke.] Making a potion.

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

Wow, really? Are you a wizard?

...It's not dangerous, is it?

[ghostlighter]

... uh. Close enough.

This one? Not really.

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

My world doesn't have witches or wizards or anything like that. Although the Space can seem pretty strange at times.

Ah, well that's good.

[ghostlighter]

Strange how?

[Doesn't mention that some of the others might be a bit dangerous...] Yeah.

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

The Obsolete Space. And there are all kinds of rumors. They're saying that people have died before because of the glasses. But that can't be possible--the world of the glasses is separate from the real world.

Oh, that reminds me! [Digs into the little pouch at her hip and pulls out a pair of dennou glasses.] Um, they're not the latest or best kind, but I couldn't get anything else. I told my dad it was to help a friend with a project.

[ghostlighter]

How separate?

[... ooh, shiny. He takes them and holds them up to look into the lenses without putting them on yet, then looks down and gives her a smile.] Any at all is great. Thanks. How much do I owe you?

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

The glasses world is just an image, you see. It's just digital.

Oh! U-um, that's alright, really...

[ghostlighter]

Oh.

I told you I was going to pay, didn't I?

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

W-well, um...it was, well, ¥44,000 with my dad's discount...

[ghostlighter]

... you wouldn't happen to know what that is in dollars, would you?

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

Um...sorry. I don't really know much about American currency.

[ghostlighter]

Right. 'Course you wouldn't. Uh...

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

Ah...wait! I should be able to look it up, even here...

[She raises her fingers and a green-blue keyboard appears beneath her hands, at the same time that a screen pops up before her.]

We just search "yen to dollar exchange"... [Types furiously and a moment later the screen changes.]

Hm...it says that the current exchange rate is about .013 dollars to one yen. Um...do you know what .01 dollars would be?

[ghostlighter]

[He watches in obvious interest, then tilts his head when she asks that.] Uh... you mean you can't look that up too?

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

Well...I suppose...

[Keeps typing, though it takes her a bit longer to find the right page.]

Okay, it says that .01 dollars is something called a "penny," which is 1/100th of a dollar, so... [Starts the calculation and a second screen pops up.]

Oh! So that's, um, $440.

[ghostlighter]

Oh. Really? That's... some exchange rate. [Less than he was expecting, actually.] Alright, so... I don't have that much on me, but I'll definitely pay you back next time I see you, okay?

[He slips the glasses on, wondering if there's supposed to be any noticeable difference.]

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

Ah, alright. Don't worry about it.

To turn them on you just turn on the button on the side. [Taps the end of her own glasses.] It'll ask you to create a user account, so just put in your name and such. After that you just follow the prompts. It's very easy.

[ghostlighter]

And that's all there is to it? [Presses the button obligingly. O hay, it's a magic screen and keyboard! Nifty.]

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

[Smiles.] That's it for the start-up. It's best to learn by doing with the glasses. It might be disorienting at first. Um, let's see...if you want to confirm that something is real, just lift your glasses--you won't be able to see cyber substances without them. Oh, and if you ever see fog coming out of the Space, be careful because it's probably an Obsolete Space.

[ghostlighter]

[Slowly going through the start-up while he listens, then pauses to look at Yasako.] Explain to me what the problem with obsolete Spaces are again?

[coil-legacy.livejournal.com]

It's very dangerous. There are all kinds of rumors about it, though I don't think anything's really confirmed. But it's where the Illegals are. And they say that there are strange, dangerous things living deep within the Obsolete Space. But also, the Obsolete Space gives you an obsolete picture, so...so you could think you're walking down a sidewalk but you're actually walking into a busy street or something.

[ghostlighter]

... Oh. You see, I'm not really worried about all that other stuff, but the obsolete picture thing? I'll be sure to look out for.