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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7160427" data-attributes="member: 29398">&quot;I think the magic is coming back,&quot; said Sister Jericho. &quot;Only, it's not the same.&quot; As she said this, the two goblins started to recover their colour but at the same time they became less real. &quot;Everybody,&quot; she cried in alarm, &quot;We have to believe very hard in goblins!&quot; and she got out some pieces of paper and wrote Goblins exist on them very firmly in green ink.&quot;That might help these two here, but what about all the others?&quot;&nbsp; Ronni exclaimed as the implications sank in.&nbsp; &quot;And Penelope!&quot; Cholmondley followed, before running again to the water:&nbsp; &quot;PENELOPE!&nbsp; BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!&quot;Knife, not usually much for thinking, thought this over.&nbsp; &quot;Wa-ait a minute&quot;, she slowly said.&nbsp; &quot;It's not them who's imaginary - it's us!&nbsp; They're not vanishing - we are!&quot;&quot;No...no, we're not&quot; said Jericho, who had herself been thinking - only she was better at it and had the not-so-small advantage of divine inspiration to help out.&nbsp; &quot;Not unless we want to.&nbsp; You see, something's happened - I'm not sure quite how (and probably don't want to know) - that's created a temporary bridge between our universe and some non-magical place that we somehow just visited for a moment.&nbsp; If we don't cross the bridge, we'll all be fine once it disappears.&quot;Foghorn looked around, up, down, under the barge.&nbsp; He was confused.&nbsp; &quot;Bridge?&nbsp; I don't see no stinkin' bridge.&quot;&quot;Actually, Foghorn, we can see it...it just doesn't look like a bridge usually does.&nbsp; See those little boats out there, coming toward the shore?&nbsp; Those are the bridge - and if we just let them land, take on whatever they're going to take on, and sail away I think they'll take all this magic contamination with them.&nbsp; But we have to stay here, and not get on; and anything that can't live without magic also has to stay here...&quot;&quot;PENELOPE!&nbsp; STAY PUT, DON'T MOVE, AND ABOVE ALL DON'T SINK ANY BOATS!!!&quot; thundered Cholmondley, completely drowning out Jericho's next few words.&quot;...can plane-shift us out of here and get us home.&quot; on which several people spoke at once:Keyes: &quot;Good!&nbsp; Then I can steal my palfrey back!&quot;Knife: &quot;Excellent.&nbsp; I think I need training.&nbsp; And then there's a tax collector I need to kill.&quot;Foghorn: &quot;I'd like to get our tavern back - I've always wanted a home base.&nbsp; Nevery really had one before.&quot;Gucci: &quot;As long as zis means I'll stop zis fading een and out like ze bad illusion, you 'ave my suppor'.&quot;Ronni: &quot;Cool!&nbsp; I've got some treasure to sell!&quot;And a moment later Cholmondley, always slow on the uptake, chimed in with one quiet, heartfelt word:&quot;Harrington.&quot;......</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 7160427, member: 29398"] [COLOR="#0000FF"]"I think the magic is coming back," said Sister Jericho. "Only, it's not the same." As she said this, the two goblins started to recover their colour but at the same time they became less real. "Everybody," she cried in alarm, "We have to believe very hard in goblins!" and she got out some pieces of paper and wrote [COLOR="#006400"]Goblins exist[/COLOR] on them very firmly in green ink.[/COLOR] [COLOR="#008000"]"That might help these two here, but what about all the others?" Ronni exclaimed as the implications sank in. "And Penelope!" Cholmondley followed, before running again to the water: "PENELOPE! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!" Knife, not usually much for thinking, thought this over. "Wa-ait a minute", she slowly said. "It's not them who's imaginary - it's us! They're not vanishing - we are!" "No...no, we're not" said Jericho, who had herself been thinking - only she was better at it and had the not-so-small advantage of divine inspiration to help out. "Not unless we want to. You see, something's happened - I'm not sure quite how (and probably don't want to know) - that's created a temporary bridge between our universe and some non-magical place that we somehow just visited for a moment. If we don't cross the bridge, we'll all be fine once it disappears." Foghorn looked around, up, down, under the barge. He was confused. "Bridge? I don't see no stinkin' bridge." "Actually, Foghorn, we [U]can[/U] see it...it just doesn't look like a bridge usually does. See those little boats out there, coming toward the shore? Those are the bridge - and if we just let them land, take on whatever they're going to take on, and sail away I think they'll take all this magic contamination with them. But we have to stay here, and not get on; and anything that can't live without magic also has to stay here..." "PENELOPE! STAY PUT, DON'T MOVE, AND ABOVE ALL [B]DON'T SINK ANY BOATS[/B]!!!" thundered Cholmondley, completely drowning out Jericho's next few words. "...can plane-shift us out of here and get us home." on which several people spoke at once: Keyes: "Good! Then I can steal my palfrey back!" Knife: "Excellent. I think I need training. And then there's a tax collector I need to kill." Foghorn: "I'd like to get our tavern back - I've always wanted a home base. Nevery really had one before." Gucci: "As long as zis means I'll stop zis fading een and out like ze bad illusion, you 'ave my suppor'." Ronni: "Cool! I've got some treasure to sell!" And a moment later Cholmondley, always slow on the uptake, chimed in with one quiet, heartfelt word: "Harrington." ......[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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