[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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[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.