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-====The Earth Part 2====+====Chapter 5: The Earth Part 2====
 //Earth and the Girl// //Earth and the Girl//
  
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 "Julia? That man called you that." "Julia? That man called you that."
  
-"Okay. I guess you cought that..."+"Okay. I guess you caught that..."
  
 "My name is Will." "My name is Will."
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 Julia settled into her seat and had a sip of her chai latte. It was okay. Still a bit hot, but another minute or two and it would be cooler. She was very curious about this strange young man. He simply screams, 'mysterious'... but not harmful... Nothing like the boys or people on campus, that's for sure. It felt like an honest-to-goodness 'mystery man'. He wasn't trying to impress her or get her back to his apartment. He may be an enigma, but it was a pleasant change from the other men she'd met. Julia settled into her seat and had a sip of her chai latte. It was okay. Still a bit hot, but another minute or two and it would be cooler. She was very curious about this strange young man. He simply screams, 'mysterious'... but not harmful... Nothing like the boys or people on campus, that's for sure. It felt like an honest-to-goodness 'mystery man'. He wasn't trying to impress her or get her back to his apartment. He may be an enigma, but it was a pleasant change from the other men she'd met.
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 +Julia took this chance to look into Will's face, a very clear and detailed look. After a moment, she felt a weird vibe, a moment of shock as she studied his face. There was something "wrong" almost, a strong sense of 'deja vu'.
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 +She notices that Will had a very peculiar nose, the exact shape of her own in ways. His hair was practically a shade darker, but swept the same way naturally. But the strangest part was the slight scar over his left ear. It was almost the same depth and shape as her own blemish.
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 +Julia had always grown her bangs long to hide her mark. The unfortunate marking of an accident some years ago. 'Just too strange.'
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 +"Something wrong?" Will asked, noticing Julia was staring with a fixed gaze and slightly awkward silence. It was unnerving. Will didn't like it when people stared. In his own experience, staring was usually when people started plotting or criticizing.
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 +"Nothing, no, just... something... your ear." Julia said while running her fingers along her own scar unconsciously. "Try the vanilla latte, Will. It's pretty good." Julia took another sip of hers. It was starting to mellow. Will had forgotten how hungry/thirsty he had been.
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 +The 'latte' was very smooth, but kind of bitter at the end. Certainly better than his world's version of the drink. As Will looks at Julia's face, he too felt the sense of 'deja vu'. It was the girl from the vision or dream. 'Same voice, same form and feel. Very comforting and unsettling at the same time.
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 +Will was still swimming in thoughts but he knew that 'this' place was where he had been summoned to. The dream, the feeling of deja vu... there was no question about it.
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 +"Julia. if I may, I have a few questions about this place." Will wanted to sound polite so he was careful to use his best manners.
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 +Julia felt a little shocked by the politeness but decided to let it pass. "Certainly. What's on your mind?"
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 +She sat back and took another sip of her latte. Perfect. It was in that middle area of hot and very warm. Just right...
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 +"What is this place? I mean..." Will paused and struggled with how he wanted to phrase his next question. He didn't know how much to reveal... how much he could trust... He could have been sent to some world even more dangerous than his own (even if that danger was not as obvious).
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 +Will leaned in and quietly asked, "What world is this?"
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 +At that, Julia's entire train of thought screeched to a halt.
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 +"World? This world?" She thought, 'oh-kay...' She took a long sip of her coffee and a long deep breath. Either this man took cos-play way too seriously, or... maybe had escaped a mental ward. But her opinions stopped there. Any person who suffers a panic attack probably isn't lying and the strangely similar facial patters all leaned toward a possibility she wanted to consider but didn't want to accept. 'impossible or improbable'.
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 +'Maybe he is from another world. The clothes, the staff, the everything! Well, here goes...'
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 +"This world - planet - is called Earth. Seven continents, seven oceans, mostly water... You must know Earth, right?" Will just replied with a 'hmm' as he tried to process. "What about you, Will? Where do you come from if not Earth?"
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 +"I'm from a world called Myrah. It's cloudy and dull. Inescapably grey. Nothing as vibrant and colorful as here. And you can't just walk around from place to place like this. There's checkpoints everywhere. Non-magical people are kept..."
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 +"Magical people!? Is this like Harry Potter or something?"
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 +"I... I don't think so. Our hair stays on our heads." Will looked quizzically.
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 +"No! You said 'non-magical people'. Does that mean there's..." Julia leaned in and quietly whispered, "...magical people? Are you a magical people?" This didn't rule out the 'crazy' or cosplay possibility, but now we get into something that can be tested. 
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 +"Yes, I definitely fit the category of 'magical people' in my world. I'm a third year in the Academy."
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 +"Will, are you for real or are you just, like, really, really deep in character? Can you really do magic?"
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 +"Yes, but..." Will was very apprehensive of using his arcana in public. Not only that, the thought of disturbing that still calmness of Earth's untouched energy field felt like sacrilege. "...it's complicated." Julia was looking back at Will with a look of distrust. "There's arcana here on Earth but I don't want to disturb it."
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 +"What's 'arcana'?" Julia asked. She was balancing between believing and just blowing this whole experience off as an interesting waste of time. She did have the fleeting thought, 'well, it took me years to grasp just the beginning of the sciences. Is it outside the realm of possibility that there could be a supernatural connection to everything?'
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 +After finishing their coffee, Julia had decided to press ahead. "So, you're saying Earth has magic, it's just untouched?" She wanted to be sure she had everything straight.
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 +"Yes but it's undisturbed. Kind of like a calm pond in the middle of a forest. Pure and at peace." Will replied.
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 +Looking at Will, and then her watch. It was getting close to dinner. Julia knew she'd have to get something to eat soon, but she didn't want to leave Will all on his own. He was no ordinary stranger. He had no money or understanding of Earth's customs. He didn't even have a form of I.D.
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 +Julia made a few calls to some friends. Se felt a bit responsible for Will. And, she wanted to see this through. The possibilities Will spoke of were very fascinating. He was sincere and it had been a very long time since she'd even thought about an adventure. //Such a new experience!//
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 +A quick detour for dinner, and after a final call, Julia had everything set. "I have a few more classes this week that I can't miss, but I've found a place for you to stay." She knew a friend across town who rented out a guest room occasionally. With an empty room and nothing big happening, Julia called in to reserve it while Will got his bearing straight.
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 +"I am honored," Will replied. Julia felt a bit embarrassed. Will seemed a bit too stiff at times. Maybe his society was very different from her own more relaxed civilization. Perhaps something she had taken for granted.
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 +As they parted ways for the night, both could sense that their journeys of discovery were just beginning. All through dinner they had discussed their various life experiences. Growing up, school, and difficulties. However, there was always this strange //vibe// both felt from the other. Kind of like when one spoke the other didn't just hear the voice, they also felt it's reverberations.
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 +That night, both lay awake in their rooms. Separated by several blocks, but their minds seeking answers to the same question: "what is this strange feeling?"
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 +//Continue to [[Chapter_6]]...//