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[araneidal]

[ Natasha's sitting at a table with a stack of black rectangular objects about the size of a palm. She holds up one close to the camera. ]

These are emergency radios in case our network goes down. They come with an inbuilt tracker [ a small hiss ] and three different types of lockpicks, which work for every door in the mansion assuming they haven't been altered. The button here [ she turns it over to demonstrate ] is a torch. No battery needed.

[ She gives it a quick shake, and the torch shines on the table. ]

If you want one, I'll be in the dining room.

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[araneidal]

We aren't, but even if we leave, Wonderland sometimes brings us back.

[heroica]

What determines who returns and who stays? Has anyone been able to identify a pattern?

[ Because, honestly, it seems to happen... a lot. ]

[araneidal]

There're a few. They send scientists home quickly. Fighters or soldiers, they keep.

[heroica]

[ Well, that explains why she's been here for... nine months. ]

To protect itself, maybe? [ She muses. ] And... scientists may be more likely to figure out how to undo some of its workings? Though-- I should think it would want to rid itself of mages and other magic-users, but there are a number here.