Arcadia Voss: fidgeting with a necklace Damn, I need to get back home. My brother’s probably losing his shit by now.
Uh, no, that's not what I meant. I mean my REAL home, not this...this whatever-it-is. waves hand around the room
You mean your attic room where you actually do live?
Yeah, that's right. Look, I don't have time for your smartass comments, alright? I need to find a way back home before my brother starts looking for me.
Why are you even here though?
rolls eyes Some kind of weird interdimensional accident, okay? I woke up here all "huh? Where the hell am I?" and you just started talking out of nowhere.
Oh, right, because I summoned you using your pendant
Wait, what? You did WHAT? How the hell did you get your hands on that? It's supposed to be a secret! snatches the pendant from WaterfallMystic's hand
Calm down, it's just something I found. Don't worry about it too much. As long as I have it, you can come visit this world whenever you want
No, no, no! I don't want to "visit" anywhere! I want to go HOME! throws the pendant across the room I don't care if you found it or not, we gotta get it back!
Fine, but you'll have to figure out how to enter your world without it
paces around the room, biting her lip Okay, okay, think Arcadia, think! How the hell did I even get here in the first place?
Like I said, you crossed into this world because I summoned you using the pendant. It works both ways
stops pacing, eyes wide Wait, you think I can just...summon myself back home? Like, just will myself back or something?
chuckles Not exactly. But you can try to focus on your intent and let the magic guide you
Alright, alright. So, let's see...I need to focus my intent, huh? Okay, I can do this. closes her eyes and takes a deep breath
Intention is key, remember? Focus on what you want to happen
opens her eyes, determination shining through Alright, listen up, universe! I intend to go home! I intend to return to my world and be with my brother! So, here's my message to whoever's listening: "Take me home, I'm done with this crap!"
a magical portal opens up in front of Arcadia
Holy shit, it worked?! grins widely Alright, time to go home and ditch this stupid novel world! steps through the portal
steps out of the portal and finds herself back in her attic room Holy shit, I'm really back! jumps up and down
watches from the attic window
rushes over to her brother's room and knocks on the door Hey! I'm back! Are you okay? Did anything weird happen while I was gone? Brother: opens the door, looking confused What the hell, Arcadia? Where were you? And what's with the crazy hair? Arcadia Voss: laughs nervously Uh, well, I had a little adventure, but I'm back now, right? Everything good here? Brother: raises an eyebrow Adventure, huh? You always were full of surprises. Just make sure you stay out of trouble, okay? Arcadia Voss: nods vigorously Oh, don't worry, I won't. grins Now, how about we order some pizza and binge-watch some of those fantasy novels I've been obsessing over? Brother: smiles Sounds like a plan to me. Let's get some food first, I'm starving.