[Puzzle 001]

[hisapprentice]

[In the plaza, near its southern edge, there is something strange. It is most noticeable now that snow is falling in earnest - a shape, smallish and curled up on itself. There is a boy in the snow. Asleep, dressed only in new feather pants, shivering. When he finally shivers himself awake, it's a groggy half-there voice that broadcasts. Seems the journal's open.] Just...a few m-more...minutes, Prof-ffessor...

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

[Luke would rather just roll over and keep sleeping. But the other side of his bed is even colder than this one, and someone outside is shouting. He shivers again and tries to curl up tighter under the 'blankets']

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

[He grabs Luke's shoulders and shakes him.]

Kid, wake up! You're gonna freeze!

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

Aw, s-stop it, Professor, I'll get up 'n a m-minute...

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

[SCREW THIS. He picks up the kid and carries him on his back.]

Tch, I'll just take him to my house.

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

[moving! Moving is unfair and unethical and Layton you are so much taller, you cheater.]

H-Hey, lemme alone- [and then his eyes open and he takes in all the snow]

Whoa!

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

[He looks back at Luke and stops.]

You're awake! Damn, thought you were gonna freeze or something.

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

Of course I'm awake, why- ...Who are you?

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

You were sleeping in the snow.

I'm Natsu.

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

Oh...I-I'm Luke- [NOW WAIT JUST ONE MINUTE]

I didn't fall asleep in the snow!

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you.

Uh.....yeah you did. I found you there.

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

When I went to sleep it was in my bed. I don't know what happened after that.

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

You must've been brought here in your sleep.

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

Brought here? Are you trying to tell me I was kidnapped!

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

Yeah. By the Malnosso.

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

By the- who's that? Are we very far from London?

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

The Malnosso. They run this place.

I dunno where London is, but this is a completely different world from it.

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

[blink.]

It's in England! [How does he not know this?]

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

And I dunno where that is. Guess we're from different worlds.

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

Worlds? ...Do you think you're an alien, or something like that?

[Confirm that you're crazy please.]

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

I'm not an alien! I'm a human.

[No such luck here.]

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

Well so am I! So you can't be from another world.

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

You ever heard of Magnolia?

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[his-apprentice.livejournal.com]

Of course I have! It's a kind of tree. I'm pretty sure there's some sort of tea with that name, too.

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[willfindigneel.livejournal.com]

--a tree? It's a town! It's where I'm from.