Hedric:You stand up, brushing yourself off, and attempt to blame your new companions, "They were the ones doing it, miss! Say, do you think you could pay me for getting your brother back?" [3]
She laughs, "As if, jackass. You look like you're with them. So are you trying to ransom my brother? Because I think the guards would have something to say about that..."
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TalendirYou attempt to stop the boy's spin and bring him back to the ground [5], and manage to do so, but you realize that he is still nearly weightless for some reason. He looks a little shaken up, but there probably isn't any serious physical harm. You try to slap Hedric with the back of your hand [1], but accidentally backhand yourself somehow. Everyone you're with stares at you for a moment, and you decide that your time would be better spent chasing after the real thief, [3] but quickly realize that he is long gone and that you aren't familiar enough with the town to guess where he might go.
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MinaYou explain yourself to the woman, "
I was doing my duty. As for these others, they seem to have been rather carried away." [4]
She replies to you, "Fair enough, I suppose, if you can explain why you were shouting at my brother in the first place."
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AeroYou try to explain the misunderstanding to the woman [4], and succeed.
"Ah, so you thought the little rascal was stealing something? I suppose that is reasonable, though it doesn't excuse your behavior. How in the world did he start hovering, though? Don't tell me one of you is some sort of cruel magic user that enjoys tormenting people?"
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DermSick of the delays caused by your goody two-shoes meatshields, you attempt to teleport them to your side [1]. You accidentally reverse the flow of power and teleport yourself to them instead, right in the middle of the recently-defused confrontation.
-6 MP
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SinterousYou attempt to enchant your focus with a levitation spell
yet again, [5], and finally succeed! The metal sphere now hovers several centimeters above surfaces when not in your grasp.
-4 MP
You hear a small *pop* as Derm disappears, leaving a little swirl of dust where he had been walking a moment ago.
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((Oh my goodness. As soon as you've all finished making fools of yourselves, we can get on the road.
))