[ Minato's here today not as an employee, but as a customer. And because he's a fellow worker, Sandry doesn't need to worry about him reporting her for slacking on the clock. Instead, he simply stands there in the doorway for a moment before taking a few steps towards the counter. ]
...what's in your pocket, Sandry?
[ Something's obviously up, given she was too distracted and automatically gave Minato a customers' welcome instead of just a casual hello. ]
[ She's a terrible liar, isn't she? This isn't working out at all. ]
Cat dirt. I wasn't. Here, look at this.
[ She pulls the ribbon out of her pocket and puts it back on the counter. As she draws her hand away one end of the ribbon moves towards her retreating hand as if it were alive. ]
Fortunately, Minato doesn't have much time to ponder Sandry's choice of swear words. Instead, he draws nearer to get a better look at the ribbon on the counter, blinking a bit as it creeps across the surface like a flat caterpillar. ]
[ Only one way to find out. Minato reaches for the black ribbon tied around his neck and tugs on its end. The piece of fabric loosens, falling into his hand. He sets it on the countertop. ]
[ Sandry puts her finger on the counter near the ribbon and moves it back and forth slowly. As one should expect, nothing happens. It doesn't move even the slightest bit.
She gives a relieved sigh. ]
Nothing. As it should be! Maybe there's something strange about this particular ribbon.
[ Part of Sandry wants to know and part of her wants it to go away. Things like this aren't supposed to happen in Aldrip... But she gives a sigh. ]
I'll go get the supply box.
[ She vanishes into the back, Minato will take care of himself at the front. Maybe get a cookie, maybe make some tea, maybe pull up a chair. He knows the place.
She reappears with a box, places it on the counter, opens it up, and starts rifling through it. After a bit she pulls out some multicolored twine and holds it up for Minato. ]
What about this one?
incidentally this is also how i learn more about sandry's magic
[ Sandry's instinct is correct. He's nibbling on a chocolate chip cookie whhen she returns.
It's certainly different from the ribbon Sandry was experimenting with earlier, and the twine also doesn't look anything like the fabric tied around Minato's neck either. He reaches out to take the twine and lays it on the counter, then places his own index finger on its surface. Minato moves his hand back and forth, seeing if it will follow him. No dice.
[ With some trepidation, Sandry tries her experiment from earlier. Sure enough, the twine follows her finger back and forth. She throws her hands up in exasperation. ]
[ There've been whisperings around the town: people seeing things that suddenly disappeared shortly after they picked them up, people's belongings and even entire buildings going missing. ]
I had stepped into the back for just a minute and when I came out again they were all gone! The whole case of them. I didn't hear the bell from the door, nothing was disturbed, and nothing else was missing.
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...what's in your pocket, Sandry?
[ Something's obviously up, given she was too distracted and automatically gave Minato a customers' welcome instead of just a casual hello. ]
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It's nothing! Just some ribbon I was using to tie up some bags of cookies.
[ While technically true it's no excuse for why she had to hide it. ]
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Oh. Okay.
[ That justification is reasonable enough, but -- ]
...where are the cookies?
[ There's not a single bag of cookies in sight. There are some arranged in the glass case, but nothing like cookies contained in decorative bags. ]
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Well, I was about to do it...
[ She's a terrible liar, isn't she? This isn't working out at all. ]
Cat dirt. I wasn't. Here, look at this.
[ She pulls the ribbon out of her pocket and puts it back on the counter. As she draws her hand away one end of the ribbon moves towards her retreating hand as if it were alive. ]
I don't understand why this is happening!
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Fortunately, Minato doesn't have much time to ponder Sandry's choice of swear words. Instead, he draws nearer to get a better look at the ribbon on the counter, blinking a bit as it creeps across the surface like a flat caterpillar. ]
...is it happening with other things too?
[ Maybe it's a special property of the ribbon? ]
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I haven't noticed it with anything else, but... I haven't tried with other ribbons yet, just this one. I suppose I should try?
[ Sandry isn't sure how much she wants to pursue this though. ]
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Here.
[ A pause. ]
...but only if you want to try.
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She gives a relieved sigh. ]
Nothing. As it should be! Maybe there's something strange about this particular ribbon.
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It looks like a regular ribbon though.
[ No special properties, as far as he can tell. ]
Maybe you should test others.
[ Good thing the boss is out today... ]
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I'll go get the supply box.
[ She vanishes into the back, Minato will take care of himself at the front. Maybe get a cookie, maybe make some tea, maybe pull up a chair. He knows the place.
She reappears with a box, places it on the counter, opens it up, and starts rifling through it. After a bit she pulls out some multicolored twine and holds it up for Minato. ]
What about this one?
incidentally this is also how i learn more about sandry's magic
It's certainly different from the ribbon Sandry was experimenting with earlier, and the twine also doesn't look anything like the fabric tied around Minato's neck either. He reaches out to take the twine and lays it on the counter, then places his own index finger on its surface. Minato moves his hand back and forth, seeing if it will follow him. No dice.
He glances up at Sandry, expectantly. ]
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I don't understand! Why is it doing that?
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He points at her. ]
Maybe it's something you're doing.
[ Or... something unique to her? ]
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But I'm not doing anything. Do you think... something happened to me? It's as if I'm magnetic, but only with strings.
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I think something's happened to a lot of us.
[ There've been whisperings around the town: people seeing things that suddenly disappeared shortly after they picked them up, people's belongings and even entire buildings going missing. ]
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Toph could suddenly hear where things are. And Levi said all the birds are gone. And the cookies all vanished the other day.
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...the cookies vanishing didn't have anything to do with you, did it?
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I had stepped into the back for just a minute and when I came out again they were all gone! The whole case of them. I didn't hear the bell from the door, nothing was disturbed, and nothing else was missing.
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I guess we'll have to bake more to replace the jar.
[ Moving threads, disappearing cookie jars... Strange things really have been happening around town.
Minato offers Sandry a shrug. ]
Maybe it'll all go back to normal one day.
[ They'll wake up, and everything will be back to the way it was. ]
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Yes, I'm sure it will! We'll just have to be patient until then.
[ Surely, surely it will. ]