shiny new world

[mrsparkle]

Sadde's running.

Not for any particular reason, just because it's faster. He's been meaning to go to one of the capitals for a bit and now, he supposes, is as good a time as any.

And eventually he's not running anymore, because he's close enough to civilisation that someone might spot him. Not that he wouldn't be able to notice them by scent before they saw him, but still. And as he makes his way to the Norway capital at this more leisurely pace, he notices the tiny, shiny key. He walks towards it and picks it up and immediately notices just how magic it is. He can tell by the way the key feels like things, and different things depending on where it is.

He verifies that what the key feels like is consistent in absolute location by waving it around a bit and seeing that the same place always feels the same. "Huh," he murmurs to himself.

He straightens up and thinks. The first obvious thing to try is seeing whether it opens any doors - a universal skeleton key sounds like the kind of thing a magical key could be - but the second obvious thing can be tested right there and then. He pushes the key into thin air with some purpose, as if he wanted to unlock an invisible door, and then turns it, et voilà, the faintest of door-shaped outlines appears before him.

He locks the door, and it disappears. Unlocks it again, and there it is. So he pulls it open and sees-

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[mrsparkle]

"I don't think so, our next step in testing was trying summoning across universes, though I have the feeling that might work similarly to dismissing across universes."

[from_scratch]

"Seems logical. Okay, homeward?"

[mrsparkle]

"Yup!"

[from_scratch]

So Cam flies them home.

[mrsparkle]

And Sadde opens a door that he knows opens more-or-less to ground level on the other side - a plateau of stone - and goes through with paper and an almost complete circle.

[from_scratch]

Cam awaits the summons.

[mrsparkle]

Sadde completes the circle, with the door closed but unlocked.

[from_scratch]

Pop! Now Cam is on this side.

[mrsparkle]

"Hi!" he says, and offers Cam the key.

[from_scratch]

Cam pockets it and gives Sadde a kiss.

[mrsparkle]

...that may not have been the best of ideas. Unless Cam wanted a vampire attached to him on the face, in which case way to go, Cam!

After about two seconds Sadde lets go and clears his throat. "Oops," he says.

[from_scratch]

"So, is casual affection which does not involve superglue and/or magnets something that I can unlock after week six, or what?"

[mrsparkle]

"It, er, should be fine from now on, I think. I'm out of practice with completely new emotions hijacking my brain, just need to get used to them."

[from_scratch]

"Okay. Dismiss me at will, summoner."

[mrsparkle]

Dismiss dismiss.

[from_scratch]

Pop.

Opening of door.

[mrsparkle]

"Okay, now try locking it? Although, will you be able to reopen the exact same door if you do?"

[from_scratch]

"Uh... maybe. Do you want to try this the other way around?"

[mrsparkle]

"Yeah, sounds better, I think."

[from_scratch]

"Okay then." Cam goes through.

[mrsparkle]

Sadde gets the key and plants a kiss on Cam's cheek, successfully not getting superglued to his face.

[from_scratch]

Wag.

[mrsparkle]

He locks the door and then draws another summoning circle.

[from_scratch]

Pop.

[mrsparkle]

"...okay, that's unexpected. I can summon you even with a locked door." He reopens the door he just locked and starts dismissing Cam.