pajama fashion

[bright_and_beautiful]

Patrick has been hiding his toys again. (And, annoyingly, his siblings' toys as well.) For Jenny, this means that once her siblings fall asleep, she gets to spend the next hour hunting around for all the places he may have stuck something. Her latest find is Anne's stuffed unicorn, which was for some reason shoved under the bathroom sink. She doesn't need to wake her sister up for it, but she can at least go put it outside her door.

Except that when she leaves the bathroom, she's not in the hallway. She's in what appears to be a large, brightly lit bar. None of these things apply to her hallway. She feels rather out of place; t-shirt, pajama pants and stuffed unicorn are not exactly magic bar attire. (She thinks.)

As far as Jenny knows, there's only one person in her immediate vicinity who associates with magic. This doesn't seem like Soph's style, but it also doesn't seem particularly threatening. From Soph's explanations, evil magic is pretty up front about being evil. "I replaced your hallway with a restaurant" does not scream evil to her, it's just weird.

She ventures inside a few steps. "Soph? Soooooph, is this you?"

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[lexicality]

"Uh, can I get a second straw?"

A second straw appears. Complimentary.

Lexi tastes. "Oh wow, this is so good."

[bright_and_beautiful]

"I am very pleased with the results of my not at all specific order! Thank you, nice bar."

[lexicality]

You're welcome, of course.

"What happens if I order a whatever-would-be-good?" asks Lexi. Lexi gets something steaming and chocolatey. Sip. "Oh wow. Good things happen if I do that."

[bright_and_beautiful]

"Oooh, what'd you get?"

[lexicality]

"It's chocolatey. And hot. It's not exactly hot chocolate, I think? There might be other stuff in it. Hot... chocolate... eggnog? You can get another straw and taste it, fair's fair."

[bright_and_beautiful]

"I mean, I don't know what eggnog tastes like or anything, but- sure! Thanks." She retrieves a straw from bar and takes a sip. "Awesome. Chocolate!"

[lexicality]

"Chocolate's the best thing."

[bright_and_beautiful]

"I know, right? So good."

[lexicality]

"Chocolate and stuffed unicorns and magic hallway bars."

[follow_polaris]

The door is engulfed in a golden glow and in trots a small quadrupedal mammal.

[bright_and_beautiful]

[lexicality]

"Omigod tiny unicorn."

[follow_polaris]

"...Oh my Celestia, giant apes?" says the tiny unicorn. "Where am I?"

[bright_and_beautiful]

"It's a magic bar and you are the cutest tiny unicorn! Hi tiny unicorn!"

[follow_polaris]

"...Hi? Why am I in a magic bar? I did not see this coming," says the tiny unicorn, shifting her weight from hoof to hoof.

[lexicality]

"Don't be sad tiny unicorn," urges Lexi, "it's okay, the bar says that when you go out it'll be just where you left."

[bright_and_beautiful]

Awwwww sad unicorn face! Jenny's heart is melting. "We don't know why we're here either?" she offers. "It's just a friendly magic bar with tasty drinks, I think!"

[follow_polaris]

"But I didn't see it!" says the unicorn. She peers around anxiously, then her horn glows gold and she shuts her eyes.

[bright_and_beautiful]

Er. Is she blind? Is there a polite way to ask? What's polite for a unicorn? (unicorn unicorn unicorn!) "But... don't you see it now...?"

[follow_polaris]

The unicorn opens her eyes again; her horn dims. "I mean I didn't see it in advance with my spell. And it doesn't work here at all!"

[lexicality]

"You're a future-seeing tiny unicorn?"

[follow_polaris]

"Yes. Usually. Well, I'm not that tiny, but yes. My name is Guiding Star."

There is a star on her butt.

[bright_and_beautiful]

"Is that why you have the star? That's adorable!" Jenny says enthusiastically. (Unicorn!) "Also. Hi! I'm Jenny! I'm sorry about your future...seeing...thing?"

[follow_polaris]

"The star isn't because of my name, it's because of my talent," says Guiding Star. "Uh, it's nice to meet you."

[lexicality]

"I'm Lexi," Lexi puts in. "I have never met a unicorn before!"