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Myriad Reality

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But you used to swim it, huh?

@Magnanimity

Every now and then, but I'd risk getting yelled at for it.

Myriad Reality

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*Blinks a couple of gimes after a moment, but otherwise doesn’t react, and floats over the surface of the water behind you*

@Magnanimity

Now that I think about it, this is a lot like the way you'd get home from the nearby town I used to visit all the time! We had a family friend who lived there.

Myriad Reality

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In the real world, I can definitely buy that. But if you just do what you think you should do, I think we’ll end up somewhere no matter what.

@Magnanimity

Makes sense.
*Spiderlike appendages of bone burst from my back and trail across the open face of the water, much freer from the foliage obscuring the trail*

Myriad Reality

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*Glances down at my feet, which are still lifted just off the ground as I levitate around*
Is specifically swimming absolutely necessary?

@Magnanimity

*Taps my chin with my right index knuckle*
Now that you mention it, probably not. I haven't been home since I developed my species, so it never really occurred to me. The biggest risk is getting lost.

Myriad Reality

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I say go for it. Your feelings will probably be the best guide we have.

@Magnanimity

Okay!
*Wanders into the glut of the swamp, brushing past tangled roots and vines that seem precariously grown across the path*
I think there's a shortcut if we swim, but we'll get real muddy if we do.

Myriad Reality

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Something that feels foreign to you, I would imagine. Something that feels like it doesn’t belong, in a place that’s literally entirely yourself should be a good indicator, yeah?

@Magnanimity

Oh, that makes total sense! Right now, it just feels like the wetlands near home. Maybe I should try to find the way there?

Myriad Reality

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Absolutely.
*Holds out my index finger and manifests a ball of bright white light that floats just beyond my fingertip*
Good thing you invited us.

@Magnanimity

*Nods in response, as the light reveals a rotted boardwalk leading into the swamp, missing slats every few yards*
What are we looking for, exactly?

Myriad Reality

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*Floats past the both of you, my feet drooping my the ankles and my toes just barely above the floor*
I have to admit, this does give haunted house vibes. And the kind you’d usually sign a waiver for. Mysterious and exciting!

@Magnanimity

I've come to find out that people get scared by haunted houses, but when you really think about it, wouldn't you also be upset if someone walked into your home uninvited?
*Once the path levels out, we stand in front of the forested entrance to a murky swamp, still colored chickenscratch-red by the lamp but fading quickly through its thick foliage*

Myriad Reality

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Hey... i don't understand your kind of tastes, i'm a simple man. I like prairies, sunny beaches, luxurious estates, beautiful women... that last part my wife does not need to know... This to me is dingy and nightmare fuel. *I pout*

@The Odeoron

I have a cousin who goes to the beach. I like forests more though.

Myriad Reality

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Guuuh... let me guess... then this must be sexy to you right?

@The Odeoron

*Frowns*
What a weird thing to say. It's just a decoration.