Collection: Sage Eyes

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Simon: AND BECAUSE I'M CURSED. ALTHOUGH I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.
Shiara: DARK ENERGY IS TAKING SOMETHING FROM YOU. I'M NOT SURE WHAT. YOUR STRENGTH, YOUR HEALTH, YOUR WITS. PROBABLY YOUR ABILITY TO DO MAGIC, BECAUSE YOU CAN TAP INTO YOUR POWER EASIER THAN A NOVICE, BUT IT SHOULDN'T COME OUT SO UNPREDICTABLY.
Simon: OR MY ABILITY TO FIGHT. I WON'T BE ADVANCING TO THE TOURNAMENT. SO NO PAY. BECAUSE I'M TOO 'PRIDEFUL'.
Shiara: YES, YOU KIND OF ARE.
Simon: WHAT WAS THAT FOR?
Shiara: WE'RE COMBINING YOUR MAGIC AND FIGHTING LESSON TODAY. THE FOCUS IS ON BALANCE. YOUR CRYSTAL HEART TAKES IN MAGIC AND EXPENDS IT. OVERFILL IT AND IT WILL SHATTER AND KILL YOU. EMPTY IT AND IT WILL CRACK AND KILL YOU.
Simon: WHAT!? KILL ME?
Shiara: IT'S NOT EASY TO DO EITHER, JUST LIKE IT'S NOT EASY TO DIE FROM EXHAUSTION. BUT MAGIC WORKS BEST WHEN BALANCED. SAME FOR FIGHTING.
SO SIMON, GET READY TO FIGHT ME.
Simon: PSSH, I'M NOT FIGHTING YOU.

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Shiara: SO THIS IS WHERE YOU 'WORK'?
Simon: YES.
Shiara: WHY AREN'T YOU PRACTICING YOUR YOU-KNOW-WHAT?
Simon: BECAUSE...

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SEVENSDAY, ASIMUS 7, 4998
Man: AND OUT OF YOU FIVE, I'LL TAKE...
YOU.
Simon: WHY'D YOU CHOOSE HIM?
I BEAT HIM IN THE PRACTICE.
Man: BECAUSE I CAN USE HIM.
YOU SHOW PROMISE, I ADMIT. BUT YOU ARE TOO PRIDEFUL TO BE TRAINED IN THE SHORT TIME I HAVE YOU.

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Simon: Go through now!

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SIXDAY, ASIMUS 6, 4998
Esma: YOU'RE QUITE PRODUCTIVE TODAY, ROSE. GETTING USED TO THINGS?
Tiffani: THANK YOU.
I THINK I AM.
Tiffani: HEY, SHELLY. ABOUT LAST NIGHT...
Shelly: DON'T EVER MENTION THAT AGAIN.
I'LL LEAVE YOU ALONE IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

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Simon: THAT WAS A SIDE OF YOU I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
Tiffani: SO, IF YOU CAN PRETEND TO BE A NOBLE, I CAN EASILY PRETEND TO BE A THIEF.
Mero: YOU'RE BACK!
I THOUGHT YOU ALL DIED.
Simon: DID YOU FIND WHAT I ASKED?
Mero: WELL...

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Shiara: LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
Simon: WHAT HAPPENED TO RIA? I LOST HER.
Ria: HEE HEE. I HAVE MR. MEOW MEOW.
Man: NO, DON'T TAKE BLACKMAIL! COME BACK!
Cat: MROW.
Tiffani: WHO IS THAT?
Simon: THE GIRL WHO STOLE YOUR MONEY.
SHE'S A LOCAL THIEF.
Tiffani: DOES SHE HAVE PARENTS?
Simon: I DON'T THINK SO.
Tiffani: POOR THING. SHOULD WE HELP HER?
Simon: RIA KNOWS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HERSELF.
Shiara: WE SHOULD PROBABLY GO NOW...

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Man: HEY UGLY, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR MESSING WITH THE PANTHERS.
SNAKE EYES IS GOING TO BE FINISHED FOR GOOD THIS TIME.

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Man: WHERE'D THE LIGHT GO?
Tiffani: SIMON?
Man: IT'S THE LIGHT THIEF!
Tiffani: (SIMON? HURRY!)
BUMP!
Tiffani and Simon: OUCH!
BUMP
Man: I CAUGHT THE LIGHT THIEF!
Tiffani: STOP!
LET HIM GO!
Man: HEY!!

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Person: WHO IS SHE?
Kitty: MREW?
Tiffani: HELLO, KITTY.
Woman: THIS IS KATELYNN, FROM SNAKE EYES.
SHE'S THINKING ABOUT JOINING US.
Person: KATELYNN? I KNEW I HAD SEEN THAT DRESS BEFORE.
BUT THIS WOMAN ISN'T KATELYNN.
Simon: UH OH. THAT'S A CUE FOR THE LIGHT THIEF.
Ria: YAY! SIMON IN ACTION!