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I-I am so sorry. I do not know a locksmith, but I can repair it magically if you like?

[Zelda's not sure why she feels so responsible for Dark Link's actions, but he is one of her people... technically.]

Wait, hold on a second. Why are you sorry? It's not like you're the one who broke the lock on my door.

No, but... well, did that happen on New Year's?

Yeah. I came back from the fireworks just to find a guy in black making a complete mess! It took forever to clean up!

...How'd you know that?

Someone from my world arrived that night and made a mess of many people's homes. Please, forgive him; he did not mean any harm as far as I can tell. On our world, there are small creatures known as Picori that hide small things all around for anyone to find, and it is not so uncommon for someone to behave like he did.

If he really doesn't mean any harm, he shouldn't be pointing his sword at people! He told me that he was just trying to scare people, but I'm not so sure I believe that...

I don't think I can forgive him yet. [pout.]

[Zelda looks sheepish. She understands, she can hardly be around Dark Link without ~~yelling at~~ scolding him for long.]

I am sorry. He must have frightened you. If you allow me to fix your lock, he will not be able to break it again.

Nah, he didn't scare me. He's all bark and no bite! [waves her hand dismissively.]

But yeah, it'd be really convenient if you could just fix it right away with magic.

It is no trouble, especially if you live in one of the homes that was designed for foreigners and not one of your own make.

Well, if you say so... I don't get how fixing it with magic will keep him from breaking it ever again, though.

It may not work on all the residents of Vatheon, but I can enchant it to keep out people from my world at least.

That's perfect! Then I wouldn't have to worry about him breaking in again to get back at me!

[Get back at her...? Zelda struggles momentarily with the fact that she feels protective of Dark Link. What, exactly, does he need to get back at this girl for?]

If you give me your name, miss, I will be over to fix it shortly. My name is Zelda, by the way.

I'm Jane Maxwell. Get over here as quick as you can, alright? I'm stuck here as long as my door is broken, and it's already starting to give me cabin fever!

[...The sad thing was that her attitude wouldn't be any different even if she did know that Zelda was a princess.]

[The attitude does get on her nerves, but Zelda would be irritated if someone had broken into her home as well. She doesn't comment on it and instead looks Jane up on the residency list. After about fifteen minutes, she makes her way over to Jane's, surveying the damage.]

He certainly made a mess of things.

[She had pretty much resigned herself to guard duty at that point, so she had been waiting by the door.]

You're telling me! I can't help but wonder if he was secretly a tornado in disguise or something. [shrugs.]

[She can't help herself at that, she smiles fondly as she thinks of Link spinning around with his sword like he always does - except, the one who did this wasn't Link.]

Please step back, this won't take long.

[Zelda takes out her harp. She might not be able to fight well with magic, but she had gotten more than her fair share of putting things back together while trying to rebuild Hyrule. She plays a lively tune and the door shudders, obviously trying to fix itself.]

[She did as she was told for once, only to stagger back with her hands over her mouth once she saw the door shudder. Granted, she wasn't a stranger to magic, but she had never seen magic of that type before.

Honestly she did have to fight back an urge to say something about this feat, but she didn't want to think about what would happen to the door if she interrupted the spell.]

[It doesn't take long for it to take its proper shape again, lock included. There's a faint feeling of a ward of some sort.]

There we are. That should be sufficient. I am sorry for the inconvenience.

Wow. [Just out of curiosity, she gave the door a little knock.] That's really nothing to apologize for, though! [Hmm.] ...Hey, hold on a second.

[She walked back insides only to come back out with a little bag of cookies. Surprisingly, she was actually pretty good at baking.] Here. I made these earlier today, so they're still fresh. This'll work as payment, right?

Payment? [Zelda blinks, then smiles.] You don't have to, Miss Jane, but I do appreciate it. I'm sure they will go nicely with tea.

I don't like being indebted to anyone, that's all. Don't read too much into it!

...

[Oh.]

What happened?

[Straight and to the point—]

Someone broke into my place. I was on my way back from the fireworks, and I caught him redhanded! Can you believe that?

Goodness!

[—she looks shocked, understandably. But she looks annoyed, too, that there would be people like that here.]

How disgraceful of him. Who was he?

No idea! He said he was looking for rupees or whatever. He ended up leaving on his own, but it was still pretty weird!

[Well, after she kicked him in his "weak spot" so to speak.]

...Rupees? They sound like a kind of gem...

Is there any particular reason he thought you might have them?

[Not that Jane looks poor or ~not worth robbing~ or anything, but...]

A gem? [PINGED.]

If there is one, he sure didn't let on! Although if they really are gems, I wouldn't let him have them anyway...

[Haha. It's cute to see her get fired up like that. But Rue shakes her head.]

Of course not. I didn't think you would.

[She seems perfectly capable of handling herself. And yet Rue has to say it.]

It's at least fortunate that he didn't hurt you.

Hah, it's always nice to hear that someone has some faith in me! [griiiiin~]

I could have fought back even if he did. A gun beats a sword any day of the week, you know? [She was acting waaaay more nonchalant than she should have.]

[Man, someone's cocky! But it wouldn't be Jane otherwise, now would it? So she grins, too.

She is learning more about her. How interesting!]

A gun? Would that be your weapon of choice, then?

[Being cocky is basically her raison d'être.]

Sure is! I take it with me wherever I go.

...Have you had to use it yet?

[Just curious...]

Yup! [...]

Just to defend myself, though.

Interesting. [smirk]

Hopefully it won't see more use, while your door is in such poor shape. Has anyone contacted you about it yet?

Yeah, someone said they were going to come over and fix it with magic or something. I'm not so sure it'll work, but it's not like my door can get any worse.

...Better than doing nothing, I would say. Though judging by the way you speak of the person, you don't seem to know them very well.

[Are they trustworthy...?]

Nope. But if something goes wrong, I can still slam the door shut! Besides, if I make enough noise I'm sure someone will come out to find out what's going on.

[She nods. Nothing gets more attention than a lot of noise.]

That is true enough. Keep me informed, then, will you?

[Just in case someone tries to break into her apartment too...]

Yeah, I'll keep you posted! By the way, the culprit is a guy in black with a weird sock-hat thing--he sticks out like a sore thumb, so you should be able to spot him if he's wandering around.

Right. I'll certainly contact you if I see him.

[Wearing black with a strange sock-hat thing. Well, it isn't the best description in the world, but it will perhaps be enough. She'll take Jane's word for it that he sticks out at least, so she makes note of it.

She'd probably try to stop him, too, but who knows how that would go. Transforming into Kraehe is difficult, even more so now that she realizes...that isn't who she is at all...]

"Did a number on your door?"...

...Somebody broke into your house?

Yup. It's a pretty lousy way to start off the year, I'll say that much.

[Her tone is more indicative of someone who forgot something on an errand than anything else.]

Lousy? That freaking sucks, man! You got any idea who might've wanted to get into your place? You got anythin' valuable in there? [ KANJI ON THE CASE. ]

Oh, I know who did it alright. I walked in on the guy as he was going through my things! [makes a 'hmph' sound.]

I had the only things I cared about losing with me already though, so that's one less thing to worry about.

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