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[galeforcehero.livejournal.com]

[There is a new strange little building on the Plane! Anyone who wishes to examine it can see it's made of plain tan brick with oxidized-copper-colored accents at the windows and doors. It's styled in a very organic, free-flowing, art-nouveau style, with stained glass windows. Really, it's quite lovely, in a simple way.

There is, helpfully, a large bronze plaque just next to the front door, which in large ornate engraved letters, clearly identifies it as THE PRINCESS DOROTHY GALE'S MAGICAL LABORATORY AND EDUCATION CENTRE. In smaller letters underneath, it adds a lovely image of entwined poppy flowers, and the words WALK-INS WELCOME.

Inside there are some winding stairways leading upwards and downwards, but just past those to the right is a great room that is as inviting as it is lovely.

Maybe it's so inviting because there's the smell of warm, freshly-baked muffins coming from inside? Apparently the Princess herself is baking. You should probably go in and get some before the Master shows up and gets HONGRY and noms them all in a super-creepy nomming rampage.]

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[galeforcehero.livejournal.com]

Well, it just so happens that this princess really does know what she's talkin' about, so it works out alright in the end. What d'you think of the place?

[she gestures around the room] It's like they just plucked it up out of the Emerald City itself and plopped it down in the middle of the Plane for me. I daresay it's the first nice thing the Plane's ever done for me.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[his eyes widened at that, even as he nibbles; he'd assumed she'd brought it herself] It's lovely - suits you very well, I think.

[then, a faint pout] Meeting me wasn't a nice thing?

[galeforcehero.livejournal.com]

Oh, meeting you was more of a matter of serendipity than anything the Plane had a purposeful hand in, I'd say. Not to say I'm complaining, mind you. I think making friends here is about the only thing it's good for.

[she ponders that for a second] Well, that, and giving me the opportunity to have a few classes, teach some people something useful. Would you be interested, do you think? It's free!

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[immediate grin] That's all right, then.

[and now he looks intrigued] Oh?

[galeforcehero.livejournal.com]

Well, I know I planned on using this place to practice my own magic. Last time I tried it on the Plane, I ended up flooding the Ballroom, and I am really sorry about that, by the way, so I figured having a place of my own to practice in might be a good idea. When the wishing stars came 'round, the Plane brought me this place! And there's plenty of room for it downstairs.

But I thought, I'd wanted to have a sort of school here, where people of a like mind could come and I could teach the basics. People had said to me they wanna learn a thing or two, so I thought, why not? Long as I don't go into the dangerous stuff, anyway.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[an amused smile at that first bit, and then he looks pensive] That's certainly a unique opportunity.

[galeforcehero.livejournal.com]

[:|] You don't sound thrilled.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[grins] That's because I'm a very restrained fellow. ...And wary of delightful things as a rule, admittedly.

[galeforcehero.livejournal.com]

Oh, but surely even a very restrained fellow can't deny curiosity on the subject, can he?

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

Not in the least, no.