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]

The door to this bar occasionally substitutes for other doors in various worlds. When you leave and let the door close behind you, all will be as you left it, including the time, and the door will lead wherever it normally goes.

"Weird," says Lexi.

[bright_and_beautiful]

"Huh? Various worlds?" Jenny peers at Lexi now. "Is- hey, fellow bathroom person, what's your name? Are you not from Earth? You totally look like you're from Earth!"

[lexicality]

"My name is Lexi and I'm from Earth!" Pause. "Hiiiii Lexi, the first step is to admit that you have a problem?"

[bright_and_beautiful]

Jenny laughs. "Hi! My name is Jenny and I am also from Earth!"

[lexicality]

"Hiiiii, Jenny. Okay, but like, are you from mirror universe Earth or what."

The two of you are from different worlds, each of which contains an Earth, the bar puts in.

[bright_and_beautiful]

Jenny is not nerdy enough to make a joke about Earth 2. Instead, she glances back at the original napkin before settling herself onto a bar stool. The stuffed unicorn may have its own place on the stool next to hers. (Fancy was hers before he was Anne's, she is allowed to be possessive.) "So, how do beverages work? I don't carry money in my pajamas or anything... And I can't, like, pay you in magic or anything. I am boringly magic-free."

[lexicality]

"Yeah, I don't have my purse."

The first drink is free. After that you would need money, although you may open a tab.

"Cute unicorn," Lexi adds.

[bright_and_beautiful]

Jenny beams at the bar. "Ooooh. Free drinks best drinks. Can I see the menu, please?"

She picks up Mr. Fancy from his spot next to her and holds him in front of her as she turns to Lexi. "Hello! I am Mr. Fancy! Thank you for saying I am cute!" Her low voice isn't at all believable, but it is also, for duckling reasons, definitely aimed at small children.

[lexicality]

There is no menu. I can make anything at all, napkins the bar.

Lexi raises an eyebrow at the puppeteering job.

[bright_and_beautiful]

Jenny is now laughing too hard to keep puppeteering. "Heeee, sorry! I just- he's usually 'talking' with my little sister. I think it's just habit."

She glances over to see what the napkin says, and splutters slightly. "Er, anything? Geez, I don't know. Something pink?"

[lexicality]

Jenny receives a bright pink smoothie with a ribbon of white yogurt in it. There is a straw.

[bright_and_beautiful]

The straw is just as bright a pink and it sparkles. Jenny is thrilled. "Eeee! Thank you!" She takes a test sip. "Wow, that's delicious."

She offers it to Lexi. "Want to try some?"

[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?"